Gubernatorial candidate arrested with 48 pounds of pot

A Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate was arrested Thursday with what police said was 48 pounds of illegal pot. State police arrested Compassion Party candidate Anne Armstrong, along with the party's candidate for attorney general, Alan Gordon.

Driver revives squirrel after car scare

A motionless squirrel apparently stunned by a passing car has been revived by the driver who performed chest compressions beside a Minnesota road.

Toddler shreds more than $1,000 in cash

A toddler in Utah was a little too helpful when he shredded more than $1,000 that his parents were saving. Ben and Jackee Belnap were saving the cash to reimburse Ben's parents for University of Utah season football tickets. They had $1,060 in an envelope, which disappeared over the weekend. Ben tells KSL-TV the couple started searching the house when Jackee hollered, "I...

Expensive taste — $1.1 million bottle of Scotch

The price of a bottle of single-malt whiskey has set records on the auction block. How much would you pay for a good bottle of Scotch whiskey?

Police: Mom fills son's sippy cup with alcohol, gets drunk at movie theater

Police in suburban Atlanta say a woman filled her son's sippy cup with an alcoholic beverage, sneaked it into a movie theater and became so drunk she couldn't walk, talk or care for the 5-year-old.

Why are they trying to count all the squirrels in Central Park?

Jacqueline, 6, and her brother, Will, 4, expressed differing levels of interest, Tuesday evening, in counting the squirrels—all of the squirrels—in Central Park.

Maine woman drawing rave reviews for art made from moose poop

SOMERVILLE, Maine (AP) - A Maine woman is making art and other knickknacks with moose droppings she collects near her home.

3 bear cubs rescued from trash bin

Fire crews in Nevada lit up with excitement for a must see animal rescue.

Human-like robot hangs drywall

A human-like robot has shown that it can install drywall.

Watch: Moose with American flag on antler crosses the road

A moose with a sense of American pride was captured on video as is crossed a road near Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Taco Bell debuts Diablo Tortilla Chips inspired by its hottest sauce packet

Big news, Taco Bell fans: You’ll no longer be forced to suck on a leftover packet of Diablo sauce when you’re in need of a quick fix and nowhere near a Taco Bell.

Proposal on Colorado peak leads to couple's altitude issues

A Texas man found a scenic location in the Colorado mountains to propose to his girlfriend, but the couple ran into trouble on the way down.

Widow kept husband's body for 1½ years

Prosecutors in the northern city of Hamburg say a widow kept her husband's body hidden inside her home for 1½ years after he died because she couldn't bear to part with him.

Central Texas surf resort closed for 'brain-eating amoeba' testing

WACO, Texas (AP) - A landlocked surf resort in Central Texas closed on Friday after a man who visited died from what is commonly known to as a "brain-eating amoeba." The Waco Tribune-Herald reports Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is testing BSR Cable Park's Surf Resort for Naegleria (nee-GLEHR'-yah) fowleri (FOW'-lur-eye), a rare but highly deadly ameba...

Deputies: Woman kept 47 cats and a dog locked in U-Haul truck

After receiving complaints from neighbors, Pasco deputies say they found almost 50 cats and a dog locked inside the storage area and the cab of a U-haul truck at a home, on Dixie Garden Loop.

Seal slaps kayaker with octopus in New Zealand

A kayaker in New Zealand was in for a surprise when a nearby seal popped up and slapped him with an octopus. Kyle Mulinder was kayaking off the coast of Kaikoura, on New Zealand’s South Island, Daily Mail reports, when the playful seal came out of the water and hit him in the face with an octopus tentacle.

'Body' in garbage bag turns out to be discarded sex doll

Police in Ohio say a body reported near a park turned out to be a sex doll. Authorities say Hamilton County engineers called Colerain police Thursday afternoon when they spotted what they thought was a body near Richardson Forest Preserve. Police say the figure was wrapped in a garbage bag and had been abandoned on a hillside.