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The encounter was caught on a wildlife camera from the Florida Wildlife Federation and the fSTOP Foundation. The cameras usually capture videos of deer or bobcats.

Officers, including the K-9 unit followed the person’s tracks in fresh show. As they closed in on the man, he jumped into the Assiniboine River, trying to walk on the ice, but falling through and swimming in

Seven people have died from drinking hand sanitizer after the party they were at ran out of alcohol, according to reports out of Russia. It’s understood some nine people began drinking the antiseptic wash, which is 69

Indonesia is home to the highest number of threatened bird species in Asia and a rampant illegal trade in birds.

NILES, Ill. (AP) — An 81-year-old former Marine from suburban Chicago says he was looking for “some type of persuasive weapon” when he used his grandfather’s antique Irish walking stick to chase three burglars from his home.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities say a police officer in Puerto Rico has been charged with stealing more than $1,300 worth of goods from Home Depot while wearing his uniform. The officer was identified as

FORT KENT, Maine (AP) — A dog’s journey across the Canadian border and back was complicated by coronavirus restrictions limiting movement from a town on one side of the St. John River to a Maine town on

NEW YORK (AP) — A rapper who shot off a flamethrower while standing on an occupied New York City bus has surrendered to police. Authorities say he was arrested Wednesday on charges including reckless endangerment and criminal

When pigs fly—and they are doing so a lot this year—they usually take Boeing or Airbus wide-body jets across the world.

  Italian police have used a Lamborghini Huracán, a car with a maximum speed of 325 km/hour, to race a transplant kidney from the northern town of Padova 500 kilometers south to Rome in just over two

Justin MacNair stepped out of the room for just a moment, but when he returned his then 4-year-old stepson, Peyton, was crying a bit.

In his monthly prayer address, the Pontiff warned that while robotics may bring positive change to the world, it could also exacerbate “inequalities” across the planet

Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, the ruler of Turkmenistan, unveiled a statue to the Alabi dog on Wednesday

“Sometimes people actually do make our job easy,” authorities said.

Attendees of “Rumble in the Bronx” were discovered drinking, smoking and fighting, according to officials — and were not social distancing, they said.

The Primary School in southern France, put up ‘no throwing’ signs outside the school entrance depicting an adult throwing a child.

By RAF CASERT Associated Press HALLE, Belgium (AP) — For about a pound of pigeon, a wealthy racing fan put down a record 1.6 million euros ($1.9 million) for the Belgian-bred bird. During a frantic bidding Sunday

COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. (AP) — Police say a man who crashed his car into a Montana grocery store and fled the scene was later arrested after running nude through a nearby retirement home. The suspect was taken

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Police officers in the mountains north of Santa Cruz responded to a suspicious figure in a roadway early Thursday and found Bigfoot. The Scotts Valley Police Department says it was a little

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police are stumped by the theft of a rare pine tree from the University of Wisconsin Arboretum. UW-Madison police said Thursday that the 25-foot Algonquin Pillar Swiss Mountain pine was sawed down sometime

By The Associated Press undefined NEW YORK (AP) — Ariel Cordova-Rojas went to New York’s Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge last week to celebrate her 30th birthday. She ended up rescuing a swan with lead poisoning, taking it

By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For the banded mongooses of Uganda, frequent battles between neighboring groups afford females a chance to slip away and mate with males of the opposing side, a new

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A couple say they were cast in a false light on an Animal Planet reality show about state Fish and Game conservation officers. New Hampshire Public Radio reports that the state Supreme Court

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man who was tracking a large buck on the opening weekend of deer hunting season wound up finding another prize for his collection when he came across a 3-foot alligator. Cory Klocek

ROCKMART, Ga. (AP) — Police jailed a woman in Georgia accused of pretending to be an FBI agent to score a free fast-food meal, saying she allegedly threatened to arrest restaurant workers if they didn’t serve her

He was charged with armed burglary of a dwelling, grand theft, extortion, grand theft of a firearm, unlawful use of a two-way communication device and convicted felon on possession of a firearm or ammunition.

The female black bear approached the Hyder-Stewart border crossing in northern British Columbia and “sought entry for essential reasons,” the Canada Border Services Agency said in a tongue-in-cheek Facebook post.

The SeaLife favourite has now been put on a strict vegan meal plan, consisting of 550g of cauliflower, sprouts and broccoli and 110g of lettuce a day, combined with an increased fitness regime.

Although the location of the incident remains unclear, employee Emre Sayar is seen clearly in a tank filled with milk.  The employee who recorded the incident, Uğur Turgut, was also arrested.

“I mean, I suspect we could have an army of 120,000, of which 30,000 might be robots, who knows?” Carter said, although he stressed he was not setting any particular target in terms of future numbers.

33% claimed to have never seen a cow in person

LAKEVIEW, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan couple whose large family attracted attention by growing to include 14 sons has welcomed their first daughter nearly three decades after the birth of their first child. Kateri Schwandt gave birth

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Cooking chickens in a Yellowstone hot spring landed three people in hot water.  A park ranger heard that a group with cooking pots were hiking toward the park’s Shoshone Geyser Basin. The

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida school named after Everglades National Park experienced a taste of what the wetlands has to offer when a small alligator appeared on the school’s playground. The Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office said

SPIJKENISSE, Netherlands (AP) — The front carriage of a Dutch metro train that landed on a sculpture of a whale’s tail after plowing through the end of an elevated section of rails has been painstakingly lifted clear

CLAYTON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin State Patrol had a little advice for a guy who transported a snowmobile by strapping it to the roof of his Toyota Corolla: Bad idea. A trooper pulled over the driver

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer In a flash of luck, astronomers have solved a mystery about weird cosmic radio bursts. These fast radio bursts happen so quick, scientists hadn’t been able to figure out what’s causing

BERLIN (AP) – Scientists say they have found an elusive chameleon species that was last spotted in Madagascar 100 years ago. Researchers from Madagascar and Germany said Friday they’ve discovered several living specimens of Voeltzkow’s chameleon during

BERLIN (AP) — A lawnmower robot’s electronic cries for help foiled a thief’s plan to make off with the grass-cutting automaton. German police said Friday that a homeowner in the western town of Lippstadt was surprised on

LONDON (AP) — A former birdkeeper who stole a pair of penguins from a British zoo and sold them on Facebook has been sentenced to 32 months in prison. Bradley Tomes was jailed for taking Humboldt penguins