Wrong patient gets kidney at Ohio hospital

An Ohio hospital has acknowledged that a patient received a new kidney meant for someone else.

Michigan man finds 160 bowling balls under home

A Michigan man made a striking discovery under his house when he went to demolish his back stairs: about 160 bowling balls.

85-year-old man guilty of killing romantic rival

An 85-year-old man faces a 10-year prison term after pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the hit-and-run death of a romantic rival 2 1/2 years ago in New Jersey.

Zoo says 200 people possibly exposed to rabid bat

Roughly 200 people were possibly exposed to a rabid bat while staying overnight at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, the zoo said.

‘Truck boat’ glides over Oklahoma lake

Video captured the moment an Oklahoma man drove his “truck boat” over a nearby lake.

Unusual tradition sends old cars off cliff in small Alaskan town

The town of Glacier View, Alaska sends cars off a large cliff to honor their military on the Fourth of July every year.

Men jailed when police mistake glue for cocaine

A public prosecutor in northern Greece cleared two men arrested on drug trafficking charges after authorities acknowledged that a white substance seized in their car was adhesive powder and not cocaine, court authorities said Thursday.

SC man captures video of law-abiding alligator using crosswalk

A bicyclist in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina captured video of a law-abiding alligator using the crosswalk to cross the street.

Surveillance video shows California inmate stealing firetruck; taking wild ride in escape attempt

The 31-year-old was part of an inmate crew fighting a vegetation fire caused by illegal fireworks late Sunday in the Sierra Nevada foothills town of Shingle Springs east of Sacramento, said California’s corrections and firefighting agencies, which jointly oversee the inmate firefighters.

Autopsy:  NHL goalie dies from chest trauma from fireworks mishap

Latvia's Matiss Kivlenieks, a candidate to be the Columbus Blue Jackets' future goaltender, died in Michigan on Sunday night after fleeing a hot tub and hitting his head following a Fourth of July fireworks accident.

2 teen sisters killed by lightning in Norway mountains

Two Norwegian teenage sisters were killed when struck by lightning during a hike in the southern Norway mountains, authorities said Monday. A third person, a sister to the pair, was seriously injured and was hospitalized.

Woman on tractor arrested after joining Rockwall 4th of July parade without permission, evading police

A 61-year-old woman was arrested while driving a tractor Saturday after police said she refused to cooperate with officers and parade officials by joining the Rockwall 4th of July Parade.

Video: Inmate escapes from prison van and hightails it for freedom

A man in custody inside an inmate transport kicked his cell door and told a guard he was sick. That started a chain of events that included a manhunt that lasted almost a week.