Woman hears rustling in Christmas tree, finds raccoon inside

Aubrey Iacobelli had thought a cat had made its way into her Christmas tree when she was awoken by rustling early in the morning, only to find it was actually a large raccoon.

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. 

Monolith in California removed by teens chanting 'America first'

A 10-foot-tall structure made of stainless steel popped up on a hillside in the city of Atascadero, which is about 15 miles north of San Luis Obispo.

Woman sells husband’s PlayStation 5 after she discovers it is not an air purifier

A man’s attempt to convince his wife that his new PlayStation 5 was an air purifier backfired when she discovered the ruse and forced him to sell the highly coveted gaming console.

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.

Owl found in Rockefeller Center Christmas tree set free

A small owl found inside the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was set free by the wildlife center where it had been convalescing.

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. 

'Bummed' Michigan man buys extra lottery ticket, wins $1 million twice

A Dearborn Heights man said he was disappointed when he mistakenly entered the same numbers twice into the lottery app had no clue he won $2 million until recently.

Parents name their daughter after internet provider for free WiFi

A Swiss internet company offered free WiFi to a couple who named their newborn daughter after their service, according to local media.

Rare white sea turtle hatchling found on South Carolina beach

Volunteers checking sea turtle nests on a South Carolina beach came upon a rare sight: a white sea turtle hatchling crawling across the sand.

12-year-old boy finds 69 million-year-old dinosaur fossil during hike with his dad

Twelve-year-old Nathan wants to be a paleontologist when he grows up, and he's already made what experts are calling a "significant" dinosaur discovery.

Police rescue 'missing' dog that was stuck under owner's reclining chair for 2 days

The 93-year-old woman called police about her missing dog. When officers arrived at her home, they spotted a small face peering out from under the recliner, where the pup had been stuck for two days.

People call 911 about giant sunfish in Massachusetts, officials ask them to stop

An ocean sunfish swimming off the coast of Massachusetts has gotten a lot of unnecessary attention recently -- for simply “doing normal sunfish activities.”