Dozens of dogs dressed as alligators, fairies and superheroes have gathered at a Rio de Janeiro Carnival street party as their owners protested cruelty against pets.

A spectator moves in to hug Olympic mascot Tina prior to an alpine ski women's downhill race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026.. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Olympic fans hunt for plushies of mascots Milo and Tina as they fly off shelves

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For fans of the Milan Cortina Olympic mascots, the eponymous Milo and Tina, it’s been nearly impossible to find a plush toy of the stoat siblings in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.

Two cars cross the frozen Soela Strait in the Baltic Sea near Hiiumaa, Estonia, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Kostya Manekov)

Take a ride across frozen sea on Estonia's ice road

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Temperatures in northern Europe have been so low that Estonians can now drive across a 12 1/2-mile stretch of frozen sea.

Finland's Kuura Koivisto reacts during men's freestyle skiing slopestyle qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Olympic slopestyler shows some skin, skis down the mountain in a tank top

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Finland slopestyle skier Kuura Koivisto ditched the ski suit and made his Olympic trip down the hill in a tank top.

Firefighters with the Norwalk Fire department hoist a swan up a ladder on a stretcher after freeing it from the ice on the Norwalk River, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 in Norwalk, Conn. (Norwalk Fire Department via AP)

Firefighters rescue swan stuck in frozen Connecticut river

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Firefighters came to the rescue of a swan found stuck in a frozen Connecticut river this week.

Groundhog Club Vice President Dan McGinley reads the scroll as handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 140th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)

Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicts 6 more weeks of cold

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Punxsutawney Phil, the legendary groundhog that lives in a tree stump in rural Pennsylvania, has issued the most highly anticipated weather forecast of the season: six more weeks of winter.

FILE - The crowd watches the festivities while waiting for Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, to come out and make his prediction during the 139th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File)

Punxsutawney Phil prepares to issue his Groundhog Day weather verdict from Gobbler's Knob

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Punxsutawney Phil is set to deliver his annual weather forecast and predict either six more weeks of winter or an early spring.

This photo provided by the New England Wildlife Center shows a tegu lizard which was found buried in snow in Providence, R.I., in late January 2025. (New England Wildlife Center via AP)

Freezing reptile dubbed 'Lizard in a blizzard' is rescued after being buried in Rhode Island snow

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Wildlife officials say a large exotic lizard was found buried in the snow in Rhode Island.

This photo provided by Melody Baran shows a rare waved albatross spotted off the coast of Point Piedras Blancas, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Melody Baran/University of California, San Diego-Scripps Institution of Oceanography via AP)

Scientists marvel at a Galapagos seabird that wandered 3,000 miles to California

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Scientists on a research vessel off the California coast are marveling at a rare find — a waved albatross was spotted soaring over the Pacific.

In this photo provided by Macey Sorrell, 3-year-old Gregory Sorrell cuddles with a calf his family brought indoors during extreme cold temperatures in Mount Sterling, Ky., on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. At right is his sister, Charlee Sorrell, 2. (Courtesy Macey Sorrell via AP)

Newborn calf struggling in deep freeze brought indoors to curl up on couch

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A Kentucky family battling extreme cold temperatures on their farm over the weekend opened their home to a newborn calf that was struggling in the deep freeze.

Scotty's Castle is seen Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Death Valley landmark Scotty’s Castle is reopening for limited tours after years of flood repairs

Read full article: Death Valley landmark Scotty’s Castle is reopening for limited tours after years of flood repairs

Scotty's Castle, built in the 1920s, is tucked away in the desert in Death Valley National Park and was one of the park's biggest attractions.

A loggerhead sea turtle named Pyari is seen swimming in a tank shortly before its release in Juno Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson)

A sea turtle with 3 flippers swims free after Florida rehab, now followed by satellite

Read full article: A sea turtle with 3 flippers swims free after Florida rehab, now followed by satellite

A loggerhead sea turtle has returned to the Atlantic Ocean after rehabilitation at a Florida turtle hospital.

A NASA aircraft sits near a runway at Ellington Airport after making a belly landing on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Video shows flames flying from NASA plane that touched down without landing gear

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A NASA research plane has landed without its landing gear in Texas, sending plumes of flame behind it.

This photo provided by San Francisco Animal Care and Control shows Dr. Adrian Mutlow, left, chief veterinarian at the San Francisco Zoo, examining a mountain lion after it was tranquilized, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in San Francisco. (San Francisco Animal Care and Control via AP)

Mountain lion roams posh San Francisco neighborhood before being captured

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A 77-pound mountain lion caused a stir as it wandered through San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood.

This undated image provided by Katerina Harvati shows a 430,000 year old wooden tool from Greece that was possibly used for digging. (Katerina Harvati, Dimitris Michailidis via AP)

Scientists recover the oldest wooden tools from a site in Greece

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Scientists say two artifacts found at a lake shore in Greece are the oldest wooden tools uncovered so far.

FILE - Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles head into the first turn as they compete in the Wienie 500 following the practice session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Oscar Mayer's Wienermobile race is coming back to the Indy 500

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The Wienermobiles are coming back for a bite at the Brickyard in May, giving them another chance to relish the spotlight of racing’s biggest weekend.

Inmates wish each other good luck before competing in the Voice of Freedom rehabilitation program singing contest at the Djanira Dolores de Oliveira women's penitentiary in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Singing contest in Rio prison provides creative outlet for women behind bars

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In a Rio de Janeiro prison, Brazilian women inmates showcased their talents in a singing contest on Friday.

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2000 file photo, a Mr. Potato Head statue stands outside the Hasbro, Inc. headquarters in Pawtucket, R.I. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)

Rhode Island may ditch Mr. Potato Head license plates after Hasbro moves to Boston

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Rhode Islanders have long been able to choose Mr. Potato Head for their specialty license plates.

A woman holds a sign reading in Spanish, "Missing Boro. Lost during the Adamuz accident. Any information is helpful," about a dog that went missing during a train crash in Adamuz, southern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Recovery of missing dog Boro brings hope after Spain's train crashes

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After back-to-back fatal train crashes in Spain, Thursday brought the good news that Boro the missing dog was found.

Survivor of Spain's train crash pleads for help finding her dog Boro, and social media users rally

Read full article: Survivor of Spain's train crash pleads for help finding her dog Boro, and social media users rally

Ana García and her sister were traveling from Malaga in southern Spain to Madrid when their train car derailed and crashed in one of the country’s worst railway tragedies.

Gemologist Ashan Amarasinghe holds what is said to be the world's largest purple star sapphire at a ceremony in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka unveils a rare purple star sapphire claimed to be the biggest of its kind

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A massive purple star sapphire weighing 3,563 carats has been unveiled in Sri Lanka.

A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Horses leap through flames and pets go to church in Spanish animal rituals honoring St Anthony

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Hundreds of people in Spain have watched horses gallop through flames as part of the centuries-old tradition called Las Luminarias.

This undated image provided by Communications Earth and Environment shows the mummified remains of a cheetah. (Ahmed Boug/Communications Earth and Environment via AP)

Mummified cheetahs found in Saudi caves shed light on lost populations

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Scientists have uncovered mummified remains of cheetahs from caves in northern Saudi Arabia.

A white-cheeked spider monkey licks a popsicle in the summer heat at the BioParque do Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Rio de Janeiro zoo animals are treated to popsicles as the city faces scorching summer weather

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Animals at Rio de Janeiro’s BioParque zoo received popsicles and frozen treats Tuesday as the city faced another day of extreme heat during Brazil’s summer.

FILE - A bear lies inside a crawl space beneath a home in Altadena, Calif., Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

California homeowner rolls out 'unwelcome' mat for black bear living under his house

Read full article: California homeowner rolls out 'unwelcome' mat for black bear living under his house

A huge black bear has finally been evicted from a crawl space under a Los Angeles area house where it had been living since Thanksgiving.

This 2022 image provided by Shany Dror shows a dog named Mugsy in Massachusetts, who has learned the names of many of her toys. (Francine Hannan/Shany Dror via AP)

Some dogs can expand their vocabulary by eavesdropping on their owners

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A new study finds that some gifted dogs can learn the names of new toys by eavesdropping.

This photo shows Abbie, a 9-year-old golden retriever mix, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in West Columbia, S.C. (Katy Cowan/Final Victory Animal Rescue via AP)

Rescuers use drone technology to find dog that escaped along New Jersey Turnpike

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A dog traveling from a South Carolina shelter to a planned new home in Maine escaped during a bathroom break along the New Jersey Turnpike.

In this undated family photo provided by Erica Lattimore through Fieger Law shows her daughter, Timesha Beauchamp with her brother Steven Thompson in Southfield, Mich. Michigan authorities have agreed to reinstate the licenses of two suburban Detroit paramedics if they pass a national exam, after Timesha Beauchamp declared dead on their watch was discovered to be alive at a funeral home. Beauchamp was declared dead only to be found alive at a funeral home in August 2020. Beauchamp died on Oct. 18, 2020 at Children's Hospital in Detroit. (Courtesy Erica Lattimore through Fieger Law via AP)

Detroit suburb agrees to a $3.25 million settlement in the case of woman found alive in a body bag

Read full article: Detroit suburb agrees to a $3.25 million settlement in the case of woman found alive in a body bag

A Detroit suburb has agreed to a $3.25 million settlement with the family of a young woman who had been declared dead at her home but was alive when her body bag was opened at a funeral home.

In this photo provided by the Misquamicut Fire Department, Phoenix, a yellow Labrador, is rescued by firefighters in Westerly, R.I., on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, after falling through thin ice on a pond. (Misquamicut Fire Department via AP)

Rhode Island firefighters rescue a yellow Lab from an icy pond on New Year's Day

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Firefighters in Rhode Island rescued a yellow Labrador named Phoenix on New Year's Day after he fell through an ice-covered pond.

FILE - Betty Boop collapses on Broadway near 49th Street as handlers work to raise the deflated helium balloon during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)

Betty Boop and 'Blondie' enter the public domain in 2026, accompanied by a trio of detectives

Read full article: Betty Boop and 'Blondie' enter the public domain in 2026, accompanied by a trio of detectives

Betty Boop and “Blondie” are among the highlights of titles entering the public domain with the arrival of 2026.

FILE - Lobsters are displayed on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Oysters, crab and $400,000 worth of lobster meat stolen in New England

Read full article: Oysters, crab and $400,000 worth of lobster meat stolen in New England

Forty-thousand oysters, lobster worth $400,000 and a cache of crabmeat all were stolen in separate recent incidents in New England.

Shamans hold photos of U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro during their annual ritual to predict political and social issues for the new year in Lima, Peru, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)

Peruvian shamans predict Maduro's fall, continued global conflicts in 2026

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A group of Peruvian shamans gathered in front of the sea in the Miraflores district of Peru’s capital city to carry out an annual ritual in which they make predictions for the upcoming year.

Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios laugh ahead of their Battle of the Sexes tennis match in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday Dec. 28, 2025. (Amr Alfiky/Pool Photo via AP)

Kyrgios beats Sabalenka in latest 'Battle of the Sexes' in tennis

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Nick Kyrgios has won the latest version of the “Battle of the Sexes” in tennis.

This photo provided by the family shows Suze Lopez, and her son, Ryu, in California in October 2025. (Lopez family via AP)

'The best gift ever': Baby is born after the rarest of pregnancies, defying all odds

Read full article: 'The best gift ever': Baby is born after the rarest of pregnancies, defying all odds

Doctors say just 1 in 30,000 pregnancies occur in the abdomen instead of the uterus.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift kiss after the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, in Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Pop culture in 2025: A ring for Taylor, an ill-timed KissCam ... and whatever ‘6-7’ means

Read full article: Pop culture in 2025: A ring for Taylor, an ill-timed KissCam ... and whatever ‘6-7’ means

In a year of pop culture moments, some things were old and some things were very new.

Volunteers take phone calls from children asking where Santa is and when he will deliver presents to their house, during the annual NORAD Tracks Santa Operation, at the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, at Peterson Air Force Base, in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Thomas Paul/North American Aerospace Defense Command. via AP)

NORAD continues decades-long tradition of tracking Santa's trip around the world

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For the 70th year in a row, people of all ages will be able to get updates on Santa's journey around the world from the North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado.

Bolillos, a traditional Mexican bread, sit for sale at a street stand in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

British baker’s criticism of Mexican 'ugly' bread triggers social media outrage

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A British baker's critique of Mexican bread has sparked outrage on social media, leading to a public apology.

FILE - Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux, right, walks past as police officers block an entrance to the Louvre after thieves carried out a daylight raid on French crown jewels, in Paris, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

A mysterious fedora, a thieving cat and other stories that made us smile in 2025

Read full article: A mysterious fedora, a thieving cat and other stories that made us smile in 2025

The past year wasn't all doom and gloom; there was plenty to smile about, too.

FILE - Blank coins wait to be the last pennies pressed at the U.S. Mint, in Philadelphia, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Last US cents sold at auction for a sum of $16.76 million were worth a pretty penny

Read full article: Last US cents sold at auction for a sum of $16.76 million were worth a pretty penny

Auction bidders spent top dollar for some of the final pennies to be circulated in the U.S. before the government ended the cent’s production.

This image, provided by NASA, shows the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas captured by the Hubble Space Telescope on Nov. 30, 2025, about 178 million miles (286 million kilometers) from Earth. (NASA, ESA, STScI, D. Jewitt (UCLA), M.-T. Hui (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory), J. DePasquale (STScI) via AP)

Interstellar comet keeps its distance as it makes its closest approach to Earth

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A stray comet from another star is swinging past Earth.

Cyclist Barnaby Wickham poses for a portrait in front of his art structure made from hubcaps, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, at his home in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Baltimore cyclist finds joy in collecting lost hubcaps and stringing them into art

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Cyclist Barnaby Wickham has collected more than 700 lost hubcaps, mostly on his bike rides around Baltimore.

In this image taken from a video a skydiver is caught on the wing of a plane as he exited the aircraft in Tully, North Queensland, Sept.20, 2025.(Jarrad Nolan/Australian Transport Safety Bureau via AP)

Skydiver dangles at 15,000 feet after parachute catches on plane’s tail in Australia

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Australian accident investigators have released dramatic images showing a skydiver's parachute entangled on an airplane's tail, leaving him dangling at 15,000 feet.

This image taken from drone footage provided by Grand County Search and Rescue shows a man being freed from quicksand Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Arches National Park in eastern Utah.

Hiker mired in quicksand in Utah's Arches National Park is rescued unharmed

Read full article: Hiker mired in quicksand in Utah's Arches National Park is rescued unharmed

Quicksand is a corny peril in old movies, but getting stuck in it really did happen to one hiker in Utah.

FILE - A Waymo car drives up a hill in San Francisco, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

San Francisco woman gives birth in a Waymo self-driving taxi

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Waymo's self-driving taxis have been in the spotlight for both negative and positive reasons.

Owner of the Christel Dauwe Collection ornaments shop, Christel Dauwe, wraps boxes of holiday ornaments at her shop in Antwerp, Belgium, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Holiday ornaments decorate life all year long in this Belgian shop

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Christel Dauwe has been living in a holiday wonderland year-round with her Christmas ornament shop in Antwerp, Belgium.

In this undated photo released by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, items dropped by a drone into the Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, S.C., are seen. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP)

Drone drops steak and crab legs for prisoner feast but South Carolina guards find it first

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A drone dropped a package of contraband into the Lee Correctional Institution prison yard three weeks before Christmas.

FILE - France's Caroline Garcia reacts as she plays United States' Bernarda Pera during their first round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Caroline Garcia turned down $270,000 betting company offer for her tennis podcast

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Retired French tennis player Caroline Garcia has turned down a $270,000 sponsorship deal for her podcast from a betting company.

This photo released by San Diego Fire-Rescue shows owner Alexis reuniting with Sadie, a black Labrador retriever-mix, after Sadie was rescued from the water near Mission Beach, San Diego, Nov. 23, 2025. (San Diego Fire-Rescue via AP)

Lifeguards rescue dog swept out to sea by rip current off San Diego coast

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A pup that was swept out to sea by a rip current must be feeling doggone lucky after her unlikely rescue off the San Diego coast.

In this photo provided by the New Zealand Police a Faberg pendant is held after it was recovered, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, from a man accused of stealing and swallowing the pendant. (New Zealand Police via AP)

Police recover a swallowed Fabergé pendant after a 6-day wait for it to reappear

Read full article: Police recover a swallowed Fabergé pendant after a 6-day wait for it to reappear

Police have recovered a James Bond-inspired Fabergé pendant after six days of waiting for it to exit a suspect's gastrointestinal tract.

This security footage provided by Sprig + Fern The Meadows, shows a seal entering a bar in Richmond, New Zealand, on Nov. 30, 2025. (Sprig + Fern The Meadows via AP)

A seal galumphs into a bar. The bartender says 'Grab the salmon!'

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A baby seal has caused chaos by wandering into a bar in Richmond, New Zealand.

The Talipot palm trees, native to India and Sri Lanka, is in bloom for the first and only time in its life, in Aterro do Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Lucas Dumphreys)

Decades-old palm trees in Rio de Janeiro flower for the first — and only — time

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Talipot palms in a Rio de Janeiro park are flowering for the first and only time in their lives.

A police car is parked outside the Auckland District Court in Auckland, New Zealand, Aug. 17, 2015. (Bevan Read/Fairfax NZ/STUFF via AP)

New Zealand man accused of eating Faberge pendant inspired by Bond movie as police wait for evidence

Read full article: New Zealand man accused of eating Faberge pendant inspired by Bond movie as police wait for evidence

Police in New Zealand are monitoring a man accused of swallowing a $19,000 pendant with the intention of smuggling it out of a jewelry store.

In this photo provided by Samantha Martin, a drunk raccoon is seen passed out in a liquor bathroom on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in Ashland, Va. (Samantha Martin/Hanover County Protection via AP)

Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor

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A raccoon broke into a closed Virginia liquor store and drank alcohol from the bottom shelves over the weekend.

A consumer holds up a Dua Lipa calendar during the opening of the music star's taqueria, a pop-up restaurant for her fans in Mexico City, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Dua Lipa's Mexico concerts come with specialty tacos, hot sauce and margaritas

Read full article: Dua Lipa's Mexico concerts come with specialty tacos, hot sauce and margaritas

Dua Lipa has opened a pop-up taqueria in Mexico City called La Dua, offering a unique culinary experience for her fans.

A bear lies inside a crawl space beneath a home in Altadena, Calif., Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Southern California man gets an unwanted housemate: A black bear in his crawl space

Read full article: Southern California man gets an unwanted housemate: A black bear in his crawl space

A bear in Southern California has taken up residence in the crawlspace under a man's home.

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