Police in New Zealand have recovered a stolen James Bond-inspired pendant from a suspect's gastrointestinal tract.

In the Ecuadorian Andes, young Otavalo Indigenous people are using anime to inspire pride in their culture and language.

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

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

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.

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

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

A rare Fabergé egg crafted for Russia’s ruling family before the revolution has sold for more $30 million.

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

Belgian authorities are puzzled by the theft of an infant Jesus icon from a Nativity scene in Brussels.

At The Gentle Barn, this flock of turkeys isn't going to end up on your plate, but they might cuddle up in your lap.

A copy of the first Superman issue, unearthed by a trio of brothers cleaning out their late mother’s attic, netted $9.12 million at a Texas auction house which says it is the most expensive comic book ever sold.

A Michigan veterinarian will serve 10 days in jail for refusing to return a dog to a homeless man after finding the ailing pit bull mix tied to a truck.

Fire teams in Israel rescued a teenager who was stuck dangling for seven hours from a crane hanging 36 stories high above Jerusalem.

A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation.

A Missouri judge who wore an Elvis Presley wig in his courtroom and played the singer’s music from his phone during court proceedings has agreed to a deal that would cut his career on the bench short.

A motorist in western North Carolina escaped injury when a cat carcass crashed into her windshield.

Pope Leo XIV has revealed a closely held secret: He uses a different Wordle start word each day.

Natalie Paine, a French horn player in New Zealand’s navy, has been stationed in Antarctica on a military posting since October.

A prisoner in Australia is challenging a state's ban on Vegemite in prisons, claiming that denying him the polarizing yeast spread violates his human rights.

Oklahoma coach Jennie Baranczyk hears the popular catchphrase “6-7” all the time at home, possibly more often than please and thank you.

The Marine Mammal Center has rescued a sea otter pup in Morro Bay, California, after it was separated from its mother.

The results of the new study, published last month in the journal Subterranean Biology, spread rapidly online due to the striking images of the giant 1,140-square-foot spider web, a carpet-thick sprawl that stretches along a narrow passage wall inside Sulfur Cave, which extends into Albania from its entrance in Greece.

Luis Rubiales has been pelted by eggs thrown by his own uncle as the former head of Spain's soccer federation presented a memoir relating his downfall after kissing a player at the 2023 Women's World Cup.

The first major blast of wintry weather in the U.S. this week brought snow, frigid temperatures and in some places something a little more magical: Frost flowers.

Wildlife officials say a small alligator spotted along the Charles River in Boston this week has been rescued and delivered to safety.

An ensemble of 374 bagpipers has claimed a new world record by playing AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top.”.

Baylor coach Nicki Collen has a new furry family member — Sailor the cat.

Scientists have captured rare footage of remoras, also known as sucker fish, hitching rides on humpback whales off the coast of Australia.

Colombian photographer Édgar Jiménez is showcasing his portrait of two hippos brought to Colombia by Pablo Escobar in the 1980s.

Massachusetts state police came to the rescue when a dog wandered into a tunnel in Boston and narrowly escaped being hit by traffic.

As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and scientists now say those roads stretched 50% longer than previously known.

In the year since the viral Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest, a group of contestants have found opportunity and community.

A bird sighting on New York's Long Island has avian enthusiasts flocking to the region in the hopes of spotting a feathered friend who has never been seen before in the state.

Lions, tigers and bears that managed to survive in substandard conditions at a now-shuttered zoo on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, paced weakly in their claustrophobic cages on Thursday, waiting their turn to receive urgent veterinary care for the first time in years.

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica has become the world’s tallest church.

A long-hidden Picasso portrait of muse Dora Maar has sold for 32 million euros at an auction in Paris.

Spanish police have arrested seven people suspected of stealing over 1,100 chairs from outdoor seating areas at restaurants and bars.

During an annual fall event where giant elephants smash massive pumpkins, a baby elephant was too small to crush the largest gourds, which weigh around 1,000 pounds.

Giant, floating pumpkin races have drawn large crowds to the Oregon city of Tualatin.

Dogs dressed up as everything from Elvis Presley to Scooby Doo’s Mystery Machine went trick-or-treating in Michigan.

The Big 12 fined Kansas $25,000 for coach Lance Leipold’s statement that a pocketknife was thrown at his staff during the Jayhawks’ game at Texas Tech last weekend.

Protesters are pedaling through Portland's streets wearing nothing or close to it to rally against the Trump administration.

A family cleaning their backyard in New Orleans discovered an unusual marble tablet with some characters in Latin.

In the contest for best scrapple sculpture in Philadelphia on Friday it was the “Mush Push” fashioned from the regionally popular pork breakfast meat that got Patrick Moser’s entry over the goal line.

Century-old wreaths made from human hair fill the walls of Leila’s Hair Museum, and glass cases overflow with necklaces and watch bands made from the locks of the dead.

A dog named Eeyore became a hero by leading a Florida sheriff's deputy to a missing 86-year-old woman who had fallen while walking him.

Francine the cat is back home at a Lowe’s store in Virginia after going missing for a few weeks.

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The humble water buffalo has become a prized show animal in Thailand.

Vince Whaley had a nervous moment at the Sanderson Farms Championship.

At the Central Military Hospital in Bogota, a unique team of emotional support dogs is helping wounded soldiers.

Domestic goats are reaching new heights on Vermont's ski slopes.

Police in Northern California pulled over a self-driving Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn.

New Zealand’s annual bird election has crowned the kārearea, or New Zealand falcon, as Bird of the Year.

A veterinarian in Michigan has been convicted of theft for refusing to return a dog to a homeless man.

The skateboard Tony Hawk used to make history in 1999 has sold for a record-breaking $1.15 million.

Residents of a San Francisco Bay Area city are on the lookout for an aggressive squirrel that has sent at least two people to the emergency room.

A bull moose that fell into an abandoned well in Maine was pulled to safety during an elaborate five hour rescue.

A few dozen enthusiasts of ancient hunting tools participated in the Northeast Open Atlatl Championship in Addison, Vermont.

Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes have introduced a new live mascot.

Unknown musings of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the founding father of independent Czechoslovakia, are believed to have been unearthed.

A new world record has been set for the largest serving of Nigeria-style jollof rice.

Ghana's fantasy coffins are unique creations that embody the essence of a person's life.

John Daly is in the PGA Tour Champions record book for the highest score on a hole.

Workers at a Montana animal shelter were evacuated and sent to the hospital after smoke from two pounds of methamphetamine incinerated by FBI agents started to fill the building.

When Alex Babich looks up at the 35-foot sunflower towering over his Fort Wayne, Indiana, backyard, he sees more than just a plant.

A dying octopus in a Southern California aquarium is receiving an outflowing of love and well wishes as she spends her final days pouring her last energy into caring for her eggs.

Humpty Dumpty took a big fall, and now police are hoping to crack the case.

Scientists have discovered that octopuses don't have a dominant arm, but they more often use their front arms for tasks.

Hikers who climbed one of Colorado's tallest mountains got more than a sweeping view at the top.

If you have trouble finding dates, spare a thought for Ned, a perfectly nice snail with dire romantic prospects.

Thousands of redheads from all over the world are gathering in the southern Dutch city of Tilburg for a once-a-year festival to celebrate their flaming locks.

Finland's air force is moving to remove swastikas from its flags, partly due to the awkwardness it creates with Western allies.

Thousands of people from around the world seeking a uniquely messy thrill have spent a wild hour flinging bushels of overripe tomatoes at each other.

A pair of ospreys have disrupted the fall sports season at a Minnesota high school by nesting on a light pole on the football field.

A deer hunter has discovered a rare subtropical wood stork in the wilds of Wisconsin.

A senior lawyer in Australia has apologized to a judge for using AI-generated fake quotes and nonexistent case judgments in a murder case.

Paleontologists have identified a new whale species from a 25-million-year-old fossil found on an Australian beach.

Some cottontail rabbits in Fort Collins, Colorado, have been drawing attention because they have wart-like growths on their faces that look like horns.

Reports of a large great white shark near popular beaches in Maine have prompted a warning to beachgoers.

A 54-pound meteorite from Mars has sold for over $5 million at a New York auction, setting a world record.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating an incident in which thieves stole about $7,000 worth of Labubu dolls, the agency said.

A scientist says fragments of a meteorite that punched through a Georgia homeowner's roof after blazing across the sky in a fiery streak is older than the Earth itself.

The Milwaukee Brewers are bringing manager Pat Murphy’s strange eating habits to fans.

A writer from Maine, Sharon Kitchens has turned her passion for Stephen King's books into a published work.

The WNBA is still struggling with a string of sex-toy disturbances.

Nélida Pérez feeds street cats in Old Havana, but Cuba's worsening economic crisis is making it increasingly difficult.

Four Barbary lion cubs have been born in a Czech zoo.

A Seattle Kraken ice hockey player and the team's mascot had a close call with a brown bear during a video shoot in Alaska.

Israeli authorities have euthanized a group of crocodiles in a West Bank settlement.

About 15 to 20 canine wave riders are set to vie for top dog in the World Dog Surfing Championships outside San Francisco this weekend.

A truckload of hot dogs has spilled across a Pennsylvania highway after a crash, clogging the road toward the end of the morning rush hour.

Dedicated model builders at Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg have been working for almost 25 years to create tiny visions of the trains, cars and cities of the real world.

José Caballero turned an inning-ending double play for the Tampa Bay Rays in the fifth inning, then batted in the sixth.

Utility workers in Peru's capital have discovered two pre-Incan tombs while expanding underground gas networks.

Workers at a South Carolina site that once made nuclear bomb parts have found a radioactive wasp nest.

Dozens of dairy cattle are on the move at Michigan State University.

Indian soccer officials say that a job application to coach their national team it apparently received from former Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández was fake.

Dutch rider Thymen Arensman has launched a daring solo attack on a long final climb before holding on grimly to win the 19th stage of the Tour de France.