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Squirrels Are Damaging Some Maple Syrup Operations DANVILLE, Vt. (AP) – Maple syrup producers have more than the weather to worry about. Frenetic squirrels are chomping on equipment, crimping the…
Knitting With a Repurpose: Woman Makes Suit of Plastic Bags GREECE, N.Y. (AP) – Rosa Ferrigno’s new suit takes recycling to an extreme — she knitted it from more than…
Lost Rings Returned to Boston Couple BRANFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two rings lost in the snow at a Connecticut highway rest stop nearly month ago have been found and returned…
Rare Sea Creature Washes Ashore in Southern California SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) – A 7-foot sea creature that washed ashore in Southern California has been identified as a hoodwinker sunfish,…
Teacher Wins $10K for Reading Fine Print in Insurance Policy ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida insurance company has awarded a Georgia high school teacher $10,000 for reading the…
House Call Turns Into Horse Call for Police in Minnesota INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) – Authorities say a suburban Minneapolis resident reported a strange intruder in her basement. It…
Volunteer Discovers $4,000 Inside Donated Book in Phoenix PHOENIX (AP) — KPNX reports that volunteer Cathy McAllister was sorting books for a charity book sale in Phoenix last weekend when…
Idaho Looks Into Loud Cannon Fire at Governor’s Inauguration BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Idaho National Guard’s commanding officer says he will look into 19 startlingly loud ceremonial canon blasts that…
Elephant Seals Take Over California Beach During Shutdown SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A colony of elephant seals took over a beach in Northern California during the government shutdown when there…
German Man Survives Ride Between Two Train Cars at 125 Mph BERLIN (AP) – Police say a German man who ducked out of a train for a cigarette during a…
Austrian Train Workers Rescue Wild Goat Buried in Snowdrift BERLIN (AP) — Austrian news agency APA reported Wednesday two workers leapt out of the train and shoveled through the snow…
Cincinnati Zoo’s Premature Hippo Fiona Hits Big Milestone CINCINNATI (AP) – The Cincinnati Zoo is celebrating another milestone for its famous premature baby hippo. The zoo said Wednesday that Fiona…
350-Pound Headstone Stolen From Massachusetts Business PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts business owner doesn’t know who broke into her company, but she does know they had to have been…
Candidate Whose Missed Vote Led to Tie Loses on Dice Roll WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (AP) – A city council candidate in northeastern Arkansas whose runoff election ended in a tie…
Inmate Hitches Ride With Officer, Goes Back to Jail GREENUP, Ky. (AP) – A jail inmate who escaped from authorities and tried hitchhiking along a highway didn’t enjoy freedom for…
Beloved Gift Shop Turtle Celebrates 50th Birthday Party BRISTOL, N.H. (AP) — A turtle given to a bedridden little boy in New Hampshire back in 1968 has celebrated her 50th…
Dutch Court Rejects Man’s Request to Be 20 Years Younger THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch motivational speaker Emile Ratelband may feel like a 49-year-old but according to Dutch law…
Expert: Rare Snake With 2 Heads Found in Virginia Has Died WAYNESBORO, Va. (AP) — A wildlife expert says a rare, two-headed snake found several months ago in Virginia near…
Police: Mom Drove With Son on Car Hood Over Dentist Dispute BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania mom faces criminal charges for allegedly driving with her son on the hood…
Causing an Uproar: Lion-Car Combo the Latest in Selfie Fad PARIS (AP) — When Paris police officers found a lion cub in a Lamborghini during a traffic stop, they exposed…