A giraffe named Gracie escaped in Texas. No one can seem to find her
A giraffe named Gracie is missing in Texas, and the search for her has become a tall order.…
Australian air conditioner cleaner breaks record with shout over 122 decibels
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Joseph McGrail-Bateup, an Australian professional air conditioner cleaner and honorary town crier, has been…
A month-old pony moves to an apartment in Croatia. Neighbors don’t mind
ROVINJ, Croatia (AP) — A month-old pony named Mile is the newest resident of an apartment building in…
Australian cockroach kingpin caught with 100,000 illegal insects in record bug bust
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — More than 100,000 live cockroaches illegal to keep in Australia were confiscated from a…
More than 100,000 illegal cockroaches were seized from an Australian breeder
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — More than 100,000 live cockroaches illegal to keep in Australia were confiscated from…
Massive 11,000-carat ruby unearthed in Myanmar’s war-scarred gemstone heartland
BANGKOK — Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest…
Rare 11,000-carat ruby found in Myanmar’s conflict-hit Mogok
BANGKOK (AP) — Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the…
A massive 11,000-carat ruby has been unearthed in Myanmar’s war-scarred gemstone heartland
BANGKOK – Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest…
Tiny kitten rescued from rubble after a Mississippi tornado
As storm chaser Ashton Lemley picked his way through a tornado-ravaged Mississippi trailer park, he heard the unmistakable…
Spring snowstorm will blast Colorado and Wyoming with freezing cold
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — While some Americans were gazing at tulips and mowing lawns, people in Colorado…
Kiwi comeback: Wellington residents return New Zealand’s national bird to capital
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The kiwi, New Zealand’s sacred national bird, vanished from the hills around Wellington…
French teen charged in Singapore over a vending machine straw-licking video
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A French teen is facing mischief and public nuisance charges in Singapore after…