A war on gophers waged by two Canadian men went awry this weekend when a device used to blast the rodents in their holes sparked a massive grass fire in a rural area near Calgary.
Leonid Stadnik's phenomenal height has forced him to quit a job he loved, to stoop as he moves around his house and to spend most of his time in his tiny home village because he cannot fit in a car or bus.
Merle Brandell and his black lab Slapsey were beachcombing along the Bering Sea when he spied a plastic bottle among the Japanese glass floats he often finds along the shore of his tiny Alaskan fishing village.
A man hoping to cheer up an ailing relative at Wilcox Memorial Hospital hadn't considered one of the visitation rules: No horses allowed.
Two sisters from Virginia sold their Illinois-shaped corn flake on eBay Friday night for $1,350.[Agencies]
A British cash machine became a big hit this week after it started paying out twice as much money as it should.
A Los Angeles man is getting his stolen Mustang back -- 38 years after it was stolen. The vehicle has an extra 300,000 miles and a different paint job, but Eugene Brakke's 1965 Mustang is evidently running just fine.
A British cash machine became a big hit this week after it started paying out twice as much money as it should.
A ray leaped onto a boat off the Florida Keys on Thursday and knocked a woman to the deck, killing her, wildlife investigators said.
A man offered his home, car, job and friends on line Tuesday after splitting from his wife in an effort to "start over."
Petra, a female black swan abandoned her ex-partner – a swan-shaped boat and went to a new mate – a live swan this winter. The zoo director said the pair are building a nest together.
A seven-year-old girl pulled pink wrapping paper off a refrigerator box and gleefully discovered a stepfather inside as her birthday present.
Polar icebreaker Snow Dragon arrives in Antarctic
Xi's vision on shared future for humanity
UN's top environmental honors go to three in China
German trains collide near Duesseldorf, several people injured
China beats Germany 7-4 in men's curling Olympic qualification
Bayern beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in UEFA Champions League
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