Tokyo City Hall is developing a dating app to encourage marriage and childbirth
TOKYO (AP) — Called “Tokyo Futari Story,” the city hall's new initiative is just that: An effort to create couples, “futari,” in a country...
Big Mac battle: McDonald’s loses burger trademark for EU in battle with Irish rival
LONDON (AP) — A top European Union court said Wednesday that McDonald's has lost its Big Mac trademark in the 27-nation bloc, ruling in...
Animal control officers in Michigan struggle to capture elusive peacock
SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Animal control officers in Michigan are struggling to capture an elusive peacock that has been on the loose for...
New York magnet fisher catches safe full of soggy $100 bills
NEW YORK (AP) — James Kane has used a magnet to fish all manner of junk from New York City waterways, but stacks of...
UK military horses injured after bolting across London in April ‘recovering with remarkable speed’
LONDON (AP) — The five military horses that bolted and injured themselves as they ran loose through central London in April are all expected...
On a wing and a prayer, a pigeon is rescued by a French Open...
PARIS (AP) — This one's for the birds: A pigeon landed on the court during a French Open match Saturday, leading the chair umpire...
NYC’s rat-hating mayor, Eric Adams, is once again ticketed for rats at his Brooklyn...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's rat-hating mayor has once again been ticketed for a rat infestation at his Brooklyn property.Mayor Eric Adams'...
A pregnant stingray with no male companion now has a ‘reproductive disease,’ aquarium says
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina aquarium that said it had a pregnant stingray with no male companion now says the fish has...
A Ghana toddler sets a world record as the youngest male artist. His mom...
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Meet Ace-Liam Ankrah, a Ghana toddler who has set the record as the world's youngest male artist.His mother, Chantelle Kukua...
A pair enjoyed pricey meals and bolted when it was time to pay. Their...
LONDON (AP) — A Welsh couple who dined out on pricey meals and bolted when the bill came is now paying the price —...
