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Thursday, Mar 14, 2019 at 08:40 AM EDT

Goat Elected as Honorary Mayor Sworn in for First Term

Goat Elected as Honorary Mayor Sworn in for First Term

The new honorary mayor of Fair Haven, Vermont — a 3-year-old goat named Lincoln — was officially sworn into office this week. Lincoln was dressed in a sash reading "Mayor" for the Tuesday ceremony at the...

Tuesday, Mar 12, 2019 at 07:20 AM EDT

'Highly Aggressive' Bull Mounts Car, Attacks Woman in NJ

'Highly Aggressive' Bull Mounts Car, Attacks Woman in NJ

A “highly aggressive” bull attacked its owner and charged at police officers after it got out of its enclosure, police said. Officers got several calls about a cow approaching cars on Houses Corner Road in...

Friday, Mar 8, 2019 at 09:43 AM EST

Goat Named Honorary Mayor of Vermont Town

Goat Named Honorary Mayor of Vermont Town

A 3-year-old Nubian goat is poised to become the first honorary pet mayor of the small Vermont town of Fair Haven. The goat named Lincoln was chosen by townspeople for the one-year honorary post at the...

Sunday, Mar 3, 2019 at 11:18 AM EST

Snowbound Oregon Man Ate Taco Sauce Packets, Survived 5 Days

Snowbound Oregon Man Ate Taco Sauce Packets, Survived 5 Days

A man whose car was stranded in central Oregon snow for five days survived by eating taco sauce packets and starting the engine periodically to warm up. A snowmobiler found Jeremy Taylor, 36, of Sunriver, on...

Wednesday, Feb 27, 2019 at 05:57 PM EST

2 Arrested in Buffet Brawl Over Crab Legs

2 Arrested in Buffet Brawl Over Crab Legs

Alabama police say a dispute over crab legs at a dinner buffet ended in a brawl that left two people facing misdemeanor charges. Huntsville police officer Gerald Johnson says he was eating at the Meteor Buffet...

Friday, Feb 22, 2019 at 04:16 AM EST

World's Largest Bee, Feared Extinct, Found in Indonesia

World's Largest Bee, Feared Extinct, Found in Indonesia

The world’s largest bee, last seen by a scientist in 1981, is not extinct after all, NBC News reported. A single female was found and documented earlier this year on an Indonesian island, an Australian...

Monday, Feb 18, 2019 at 02:54 PM EST

Man Stomps on Head of Diddy Statue at Madame Tussauds: NYPD

Man Stomps on Head of Diddy Statue at Madame Tussauds: NYPD

A man knocked over a wax figure of Sean "P. Diddy" Combs at Madame Tussauds in Times Square, causing the head to fall off. He then stomped on the head, police said Sunday.

Friday, Feb 15, 2019 at 05:27 AM EST

Booby-Trapped Stairway Shocks Philly Real Estate Investors

Booby-Trapped Stairway Shocks Philly Real Estate Investors

A team of Philadelphia real estate investors was lucky to avoid what could have been a tragedy after coming across a stairway booby-trapped with a swinging knife. Ekrem Uysaler said he and his team were scoping...

Friday, Feb 15, 2019 at 10:58 PM EST

Rat Seen 'Passed Out' on NYC Sidewalk Holding Henny Bottle

Rat Seen 'Passed Out' on NYC Sidewalk Holding Henny Bottle

Joining the likes of infamous rodent celebrities found in the streets of New York (here’s looking at you Pizza Rat and Millennial Avocado Squirrel), we present to you...Henny Rat!

Tuesday, Feb 12, 2019 at 06:23 PM EST

Not a Rom-Com: Mom Scouting Date for Son Draws Campus Ire

Not a Rom-Com: Mom Scouting Date for Son Draws Campus Ire

It's almost Valentine's Day, and at Towson University in Maryland a mother has been trying so hard to find a date for her son that campus police are concerned. A woman in her 50s wearing a multicolored scarf...

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