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by TALI ARBEL / Associated PressA Maine lobsterman hauled in an unusual catch 5 miles off the coast -- a live deer.
by Associated PressSouthern Illinois authorities say a man was seriously injured when he spent a night trapped in a tree he'd scaled to escape an attacking dog.
by Associated PressFederal officials have fined a Pennsylvania company for violations found after a worker was killed when she fell into a meat grinder this year.
by Associated PressTens of millions of voracious purple sea urchins that have already chomped their way through towering underwater kelp forests in California are spreading north to Oregon, sending the delicate marine ecosystem off the shore into such disarray that other critical species are starving to death.
by Associated PressIn the closing days of World War II, a Japanese American set out with other men from the infamous internment camp at Manzanar on a trip to the mountains, where he went off on his own to paint a watercolor and got caught in a freak summer snowstorm.
by Associated PressThe first dead bull was found in a timbered ravine in eastern Oregon. There was no indication it had been shot, attacked by predators or eaten poisonous plants.
by Associated PressIt's hard to regard Ellie as a menace.
by Associated PressA Georgia woman went to fill up her gas tank before work when a deer leaped over her head, kicking her in the process.
by Associated PressEvents involving thousands of Earthlings answering an internet buzz about an invitation to "Storm Area 51" in the Nevada desert have been mostly festive, with crowds numbering in the low thousands and few arrests, officials said.
by Associated PressIn one of the videos, a small object streaks across the sky before the U.S. Navy fighter jet's tracking system locks on and follows it.
by Associated PressAbout 75 people arrived early Friday at a gate at the once-secret Area 51 military base in Nevada — at the time appointed by an internet hoaxster to "storm" the facility to see space aliens — and one person was arrested, authorities said.
by Associated PressThe stage was set Thursday for music and other space-themed entertainment as Earthlings descended on the Nevada desert for events inspired by an internet hoax known as "Storm Area 51."
by Associated PressA Mississippi couple welcomed a 9-pound, 11-ounce baby into the world on 9/11, at 9:11 p.m.
by Associated PressA high school football player has collapsed and died after practice in southwest Missouri.
by Associated PressIt started as a light-hearted challenge between a Florida couple, can a Smart car fit into their kitchen? The answer: Yes it can.
by Associated PressA Tennessee woman has died 10 days after she was mauled by a pack of dogs.
by Associated PressGoogle will pay $170 million to settle allegations its YouTube video service collected personal data on children without their parents' consent.
by Associated PressAuthorities say a baby was abandoned on the doorstep of an Atlanta home overnight.
by Associated PressA house in Cleveland, Tennessee, was destroyed Thursday when a garbage truck crashed into it, according to the Cleveland TN Fire Department's Facebook page.
Compiled by Jody ParkPolice say a Georgia triplet has been accused of fatally stabbing one of his brothers.
by Associated PressA 2-year-old girl died Tuesday after a display fell on her inside a clothing store at Orland Square Mall in Orland Park, Ill., authorities said.
by Associated PressPolice say a pickup truck plunged off a bridge and landed on Interstate 75, killing its driver.
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