Conkers controversy: World tournament investigates claims of cheating with steel chestnut
LONDON (AP) — The World Conker Championships said Tuesday that it was investigating allegations of cheating after this year's men’s winner was found to...
After 67 days adrift, a Russian man was rescued but his brother and nephew...
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian man was rescued in the stormy Sea of Okhotsk after surviving for more than two months in a tiny...
Snake slithers through Dodgers dugout during NLCS loss to Mets
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A snake slithered through the Los Angeles Dodgers dugout during Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Monday.The...
Pumpkin weighing 2,471 pounds wins California contest
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A Minnesota horticulture teacher remained the reigning champion Monday of an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California where...
Wife-carrying championship victory brings beer and cash
NEWRY, Maine (AP) — Some partners are carried over the threshold. Others are carried over a muddy obstacle course.Contestants are hoisting their partners and...
Witnesses can bear-ly believe the surprise visitor at Connecticut governor’s estate
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Witnesses could bear-ly believe the surprise visitor that appeared at the Connecticut governor’s estate.A black bear scaled the fence Saturday...
Woman pleads guilty to trying to smuggle 29 turtles across a Vermont lake into...
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A woman from China pleaded guilty on Friday to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, across...
Authorities continue to investigate container suspected of holding dynamite in Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Tennessee continued Friday to investigate a container suspected of holding large amounts of dynamite, warning residents that...
Washington state woman calls 911 after being hounded by up to 100 raccoons
Sheriff's deputies in Washington's Kitsap County frequently get calls about animals — loose livestock, problem dogs. But the 911 call they received recently from...
Scientists now know what the head of the biggest bug to ever crawl the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — As if the largest bug to ever live – a monster nearly 9 feet long with as many as 64 legs...
