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Homeless Aussie who helped thwart attack charged with theft
Trevor Marshallsea, Associated Press | Updated Nov 16th - 6:28pm
A homeless Australian man who shot to fame after using a shopping trolley to help police thwart last week's militant attack in Melbourne has been charged over a series of burglaries.
Expert: Rare snake with 2 heads found in Virginia has died
The Associated Press | Posted Nov 16th - 4:53pm
A wildlife expert says a rare, two-headed snake found several months ago in Virginia near the nation's capital has died.
Stranded camel entertains motorists along snowy roadway
The Associated Press | Posted Nov 16th - 8:45am
The surprisingly powerful winter storm that swept across Pennsylvania brought some surprising sights with it, including a camel stranded along a snowy roadway.
Wildlife officials seize mountain lion kitten fed bratwurst
The Associated Press | Posted Nov 15th - 9:52pm
Wildlife officials who seized a mountain lion kitten from a southern Colorado home say the feline fell ill after the residents fed it bratwurst.
FBI re-creates decoy heads Alcatraz inmates used in escape
Eric Risberg, Associated Press | Updated Nov 15th - 6:06pm
Half a century after a notorious prison escape from Alcatraz Island, the FBI has created replicas of decoy heads that inmates used to distract guards from a plan that still captivates researchers and tourists.
Police capture 'unruly' and 'uncooperative' runaway pig
The Associated Press | Updated Nov 15th - 12:54pm
Maine State Police say they helped corral a rather "unruly' pig on the run along Interstate 95.
Breckenridge, Colorado, removing divisive giant wooden troll
The Associated Press | Posted Nov 15th - 11:14am
The town of Breckenridge in central Colorado is removing an art piece of a troll that has become a tourist attraction but also rankled nearby residents.
Rolling in toilet paper: Sheriff buys 24K extra rolls of TP
The Associated Press | Updated Nov 15th - 10:09am
Officials in an Alabama county have a financial mess to wipe up after the sheriff's department mistakenly ordered 24,000 extra rolls of toilet paper.
Tiny Rhode Island polling place saw 1 voter after all
The Associated Press | Posted Nov 15th - 8:43am
A polling place that Rhode Island elections officials initially said did not get a single voter during the midterm elections did get one voter after all.
Missing zoo meerkat case solved with 3 charged in Australia
Trevor Marshallsea, Associated Press | Updated Nov 14th - 9:32pm
It wasn't grand theft. It was tiny.
Crash sends deer into back of woman's SUV
The Associated Press | Posted Nov 13th - 4:42am
Police are praising a woman for avoiding tragedy after a deer crashed through her windshield and landed in the back passenger seat of her SUV.
Romanian man returns $100,000 found in secondhand cupboard
The Associated Press | Updated Nov 13th - 4:32am
A Romanian man was surprised to find 95,000 euros ($107,000) stashed inside a secondhand cupboard he'd bought — and promptly returned the money.
Runaway elephant returned to upstate New York sanctuary
The Associated Press | Posted Nov 13th - 4:19am
An elephant that was burned by napalm during the Vietnam War has been returned to an upstate New York animal sanctuary after taking a late-night stroll.
Minnesota baby born on Nov. 11 at 11:11 p.m.
The Associated Press | Posted Nov 12th - 4:52pm
A Minnesota baby girl was born on Veterans Day — the 11th day of the 11th month — at 11:11 p.m.
Have You Seen This? Boy is adorable emotional roller coaster after shots
Martha Ostergar, KSL.com Contributor | Posted Nov 10th - 2:04pm
Being a brave boy certainly has its up and downs.
Animal control officers, nearby helpers catch loose chicken
The Associated Press | Posted Nov 9th - 3:17pm
A Maine animal control officer had been on a mission to find a loose chicken when he decided to whack a few branches, exposing a black fowl lurking below.
Officers catch huge lizard that terrified Florida neighbors
The Associated Press | Updated Nov 8th - 12:57pm
Florida authorities have caught a huge lizard that has terrified residents of a suburban Miami neighborhood for months.
No voters showed up to this polling place on Election Day
The Associated Press | Updated Nov 8th - 10:41am
Rhode Island elections officials say one polling place in Providence did not see a single voter during the midterm elections this week.
Bond between donkey, emu may make adoption difficult
The Associated Press | Posted Nov 8th - 3:32am
A North Carolina animal shelter says the close bond between a donkey and an emu that can barely stand to be separated may complicate an adoption.
