Naperville's Sarah Rodriguez places 2nd in women's division at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating contest

She said afterwards, she lets nature take it's course. “When the contest is over, you take a photo, you shake a hand, and you put your hands on your knees and your body makes that decision for you.”

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.

$50 billion mistakenly deposited into Louisiana family’s account, father says

Darren James says he and his family felt what it was like to be billionaires for four days after their bank accidentally deposited $50 billion into an account.

Rescue attempt leaves cat and owner stuck in tree

A cat owner found himself also stuck in a tree with his cat after he tried to rescue it.

Michigan boat captain finds 95-year-old message in a bottle: 'We were all in shock'

A boat captain in Michigan thought she had found just another glass bottle last week. Then she realized there was a message inside that appeared to be from nearly 100 years ago.

NY woman receives hundreds of Amazon packages she didn’t order

A woman in Buffalo, New York started receiving hundreds of packages from Amazon containing face mask brackets that she didn’t order to begin with.

Boston woman uses 1983 aquarium ticket good 'at anytime in the future'

The nearly 40-year-old ticket was used by Rachel Carle, 26, who said the ticket had belonged to her great aunt, Catherine Cappiello.

Man dumps 80K pennies of child support in yard, daughter donates to charity

A Virginia teen turned a vengeful act into a charitable one after her father dumped 80,000 pennies worth of child support in her mother’s yard.

Bethesda chocolate shop selling chocolate covered cicada treats

A Bethesda chocolate shop is leaning into the arrival of Brood X by selling a new treat - chocolate covered cicadas.

Toddler's morbid 'Lion King' birthday cake depicts Mufasa's death

Casey Feigh, Leona’s uncle, posted pictures of the cake to Twitter. According to him, she had a very specific reason for requesting this scene. Apparently, this kid really doesn’t want to share her cake.

Florida man's 'stand your ground' defense rejected in iguana killing

A judge has rejected the “stand your ground” defense of a Florida man who said he beat an iguana to death only after it attacked him, biting him on the arm.

Alligator causes traffic jam on Florida road

An alligator recently brought traffic to a standstill in a South Florida community.