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Blood-flavored ice helps zoo animals beat Rio's heatRio de Janeiro’s brutal summer heat has reached 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) on some recent days, sending locals to cool off at the beach.
Radioactive capsule that fell off truck found in AustraliaAuthorities in Western Australia have recovered a tiny but dangerous radioactive capsule that fell off a truck while being transported along a 870-mile highway last month.
Bring back dodo? Ambitious plan draws investors, criticsA company working on technologies to bring back extinct species has attracted more investors.
Australia mining company sorry for losing radioactive deviceA mining corporation has apologized for losing a highly radioactive capsule over a 870-mile stretch of Western Australia.
Japan firm opens whale meat vending machines to push salesA Japanese whaling operator, after struggling for years to promote its products amid protests from conservationists, has found a new way to cultivate clientele: whale meat vending machines.
World champion says Rubik's Cube and violin go hand in handA University of Michigan student is one of the world’s foremost “speedcubers,” a person capable of quickly solving a Rubik’s Cube.
Police recover Guardians manager Francona's stolen scooterThe case of the stolen scooter has been solved.
Hong Kong pet rabbits enjoy bunny resort while owners awayIn crowded Hong Kong, where most apartments range from small to miniscule, rabbits are popular pets.
AP Top 25 Movies, by the numbers: From dollars to donkeysThe films from 2022 that topped the AP's inaugural Top 25 Movies poll yield a host of other numbers, facts, figures and trivia on close examination.
Claim of mammoth bones brings treasure hunters to NYC riverSeveral groups have flocked to the waterway off Manhattan in search of treasure.
Police investigate after Dallas Zoo missing leopard is foundDallas Zoo officials say they've found a missing clouded leopard after a daylong search.
Swedish govt moves to get rid of permits needed for dancingSweden’s center-right coalition government wants to abolish a decade-old requirement for restaurants, nightclubs and other venues to obtain permits before they let patrons dance.
Indian held for unruly behavior with woman on airline flightIndian police have arrested an unruly airline passenger following a complaint by a woman aboard an Air India flight from New York that he urinated on her in business class.
Old NASA satellite falling from sky this weekend, low threatA retired science satellite is about to fall from the sky but NASA says the chance of wreckage falling on anybody is “very low.”.
Masters invitation goes to the wrong Scott StallingsScott Stallings received the best package of all for Christmas because it included an invitation to play in the Masters.
Bloodied Sidibe briefly wears Rutgers coach's ceremonial uniAwa Sidibe wore the ceremonial No. 1 jersey given to coach Coquese Washington when she was hired in May after the Rutgers guard got blood on her uniform during the Scarlet Knights’ 78-67 loss to No. 13 Maryland.
2023 public domain debuts include last Sherlock Holmes workSherlock Holmes is finally free to the American public in 2023.
Shocking, heartwarming & sad stories: The 2022 News4JAX social posts that clicked most with youIn 2022, more people watched videos on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook than in years past. This led to News4JAX reaching more than 400 million people with our content.
South Korea lifts ban on imported sex dollsSouth Korea has formally lifted a ban on the import of full-body sex dolls, ending years of debate over how much the government can interfere in private life.
US officials: COVID, bomb cyclone won't slow Santa's travelsThe U.S. military agency known for tracking Santa Claus doesn’t expect COVID-19 or the “bomb cyclone” hitting North America to affect Saint Nick’s Christmas Eve deliveries.
'Cousin Eddie' display in Kentucky leads to police responseA “Cousin Eddie” display in Kentucky apparently looked a little too real and police were called to check it out.
Eagles belt holiday hits on 'Philly Special Christmas' albumPhiladelphia Eagles lineman Jason Kelce, Jordan Mailata, and Lane Johnson have released a Christmas album.
Florida deputy dressed as Grinch gives onions to speeding driversSeveral motorists who were speeding through an elementary school zone on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway received an odorous onion as a reminder to slow down from a county sheriff’s deputy dressed as the Grinch.
Mars rover captures 1st sound of dust devil on red planetA NASA rover on Mars by chance had its microphone on when a whirling tower of red dust passed overhead last year and caught the sound.
Alabama women face trial for feeding, trapping stray catsTwo Alabama women are preparing to stand trial in a city court where they're accused of committing misdemeanor violations by feeding and trapping stray cats.
California girl licensed to own unicorn — if she finds oneLos Angeles authorities have given a little girl a license to own a unicorn — if she can find one.
Ripley's Believe It Or Not museum to close in Atlantic CityBelieve it or not, an iconic part of the Atlantic City Boardwalk is closing soon.
Celery stalk in trash, luck, lead to lost wedding ringsA celery stalk sighting and a little luck came together to help a New Hampshire man find his wife’s wedding rings in a 20-ton trash trailer, wrapped in a napkin that he had accidentally thrown away.
Monkeys in central Thailand city mark their day with feastA city in central Thailand has served a meal fit for monkeys.
Oddball 6-foot 'Lobsta Mickey' statue returns to BostonA long-forgotten, and somewhat unsettling, statue of Mickey Mouse with giant lobster claws for hands has found its way back to Boston.
Not just fast food; baby comes quickly at Atlanta McDonald’sYes, they’ve nicknamed the baby “Nugget,” after a woman delivered a girl at an Atlanta McDonald’s.
Singing street marshals are Qatar World Cup's surprise starsThe World Cup 2010 in South Africa had Shakira.
Cat's out of the bag when TSA finds stowaway feline at JFKDon’t accuse the TSA of catnapping on the job.
Alaska firefighters help rescue a moose trapped in a homeFirefighters in Alaska got an unusual request for assistance last weekend from the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, but it wasn’t your mundane cat-stuck-in-a-tree situation.
Bob Dylan publisher sorry for $600 book's replica autographsBob Dylan’s publisher is offering refunds for a $600 special edition of his new book, “The Philosophy of Modern Song.”.
Council race in Michigan town settled by two pieces of paperThe election to fill a city council seat in a Michigan town has been settled by drawing two pieces of paper from a bowl, days after a 616-616 tie.
1970s sandals worn by Steve Jobs auctioned for $218KThe California house where Steve Jobs co-founded Apple is a historical site, and now the sandals he wore while pacing its floors have been sold for nearly $220,000.
T rex skull unearthed in South Dakota to be auctioned in NYA Tyrannosaurus rex skull is expected to sell for $15 million or more at auction in New York next month.
Dogs gifted by Kim Jong Un at center of South Korean rowA pair of dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2018 are now mired in a South Korean political row, with the country’s former president blaming his conservative successor for a lack of support as he gave the animals up.
Canines, anyone? Westminster dog show heads to tennis centerThe Westminster Kennel Club dog show is moving next year to a new venue — the home of the U.S. Open tennis tournament.
At San Francisco restaurant, pups chow on filet mignonSan Francisco is a foodie heaven with plenty of Michelin-starred restaurants.
Maine begins removing those naughty license platesMaine is cleaning up its roads one naughty license plate a time.
Woman charged, accused of freeing swarm of bees on deputiesA Massachusetts woman is facing multiple assault and battery charges, accused of releasing a swarm of bees on sheriff’s deputies as they tried to serve an eviction notice.
'Swift-footed lizard' named Massachusetts state dinosaurA “swift-footed lizard” that lived millions of years ago in what's now Massachusetts has been named the state’s official dinosaur.
Are you a mosquito magnet? It could be your smellIf mosquitoes love you, new research suggests it may be because of how you smell.
Nigerian city celebrates its many twins with annual festivalTwins appear to be unusually abundant in Nigeria’s southwestern city of Igbo-Ora.
2,560-pound pumpkin wins California contest; sets recordA horticulture teacher from Minnesota has set a new U.S. record for the heaviest pumpkin after raising a giant gourd weighing 2,560 pounds.
Leader of Belarus gifts Putin a tractor for 70th birthdayRussian President Vladimir Putin has received an unusual gift for his 70th birthday: a tractor.
Silent films to live on in movie theater lobby card projectMany silent films from the early 1900s no longer exist.
Rescuers flock together to save 275 parrots stranded by IanA menagerie of parrots has been rescued from a Pine Island bird sanctuary after its owners refused to evacuate without them in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.
Super squash: 2,554-pound pumpkin carves out new US recordA 2,554-pound pumpkin grown in upstate New York has set a new U.S. record for the heaviest.
California woman charged with killing man over cat disputeA California woman has been charged with killing a man by ramming her car into him after accusing him of trying to run over a cat in the street.
Fish fossil catch from China includes oldest teeth everResearchers in China have found a major catch of fish fossils, including the oldest teeth from any species.
Bargain hunter scores 700-year-old medieval times documentA bargain hunter at an estate sale in Maine came away with a purchase that's downright medieval.
