Air pollution ruled as cause of 9-year-old's death in UK

A British coroner has ruled that excessive air pollution from traffic fumes contributed to the death of a 9-year-old girl who died of a fatal asthma attack.

Florida golfer snatches ball stuck on alligator's tail

Here's a problem only golfers in Florida would face: how to retrieve a ball stuck on a gator's tail on the golf course.

DHS warns against the 'Cannibal Sandwich,' a Wisconsin tradition

The Wisconsin Historical Society's website notes the "Cannibal Sandwich" consists of raw, lean ground beef served on bread (especially rye cocktail bread) with sliced onions, salt and pepper.

Precious painting lost in airport found in dumpster

A surrealist painting worth more than a quarter-million dollars forgotten at an airport in Germany has been recovered from a nearby dumpster. 

Erectile dysfunction drug 'mix up' with depression medication causes nationwide product recall

A Tennessee-based pharmaceutical company announced Wednesday that it is “voluntarily recalling” two drugs – one that treats erectile dysfunction, the other depression – after a “product mix-up” that resulted in the medications being "inadvertently packaged together."

Visitors report mysterious Utah monolith's disappearance

A mysterious monolith found in a remote area of Utah went missing just a few days after its discovery. The Bureau of Land Management said a person or group reportedly removed it.

Instagram user says he witnessed group dismantle mysterious silver monolith in Utah

Authorities in Utah said they wouldn’t be opening a major investigation into the mysterious monolith’s disappearance — but the mystery of where it went may have been solved.

Dead mink rise from their graves in Denmark

Danish authorities say the gases from the decaying bodies of the culled mammals are pushing them to the surface.

Squirrel gets drunk after eating fermented pears outside Minnesota woman's home

A woman in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota got a video of a squirrel outside her home who accidentally got a little tipsy from eating fermented pears. 

Dachshund rescues family's small dog from mountain lion attack in Colorado

Winston the dachshund saw a mountain lion grab his best friend Mijo, a 15-year-old chiweenie. But instead of running away in fear, Winston courageously chased the large cat and barked until it dropped the tiny pup.

Adorable owl rescued from Rockefeller Christmas tree

The owl had not had anything to eat or drink in 3 days, so the center gave him fluids and "all the mice he will eat."

Lake Geneva man puts jet-powered cheese wedge up for sale

Some things aren't too gouda to be true, and one thing is certain -- the cheese wedge is a muenster of a machine.