California officer rescues disabled man from oncoming train
LODI, Calif. (AP) — A police officer in California pulled a man from a wheelchair that was stuck on railroad tracks seconds before the train came past, in a dramatic rescue caught on the officer’s body camera.
Woman receives ID with photo of empty chair
CENTERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Driver’s license photos aren’t always the best, but when a Tennessee woman received her new ID the picture was perfect — for a furniture store. Jade Dodd renewed her license online and received
Wisconsin state agency requires employees to wear masks while teleconferencing
Clothing brand selling digital-only shirt for $700 as part of ‘contactless fashion’ line
Mosquito design in running to be next flag of Mississippi
Report: action needed to stop use of killer robots
Israeli jeweler makes $1.5m gold coronavirus mask
By ISAAC SCHARF Associated Press MOTZA, Israel (AP) — An Israeli jewelry company is making what it says is the world’s most expensive coronavirus face mask — a $1.5 million gold face covering encrusted with 3,600 diamonds.
Florida Man saves drowning black bear
Alligator traps residents in elevator
Alligator traps residents in elevator in Southwest Florida
Bad week for Mexico tourism capped by mis-translations
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — It has been a bad week for Mexican tourism promotion, after “anything goes” tourism ads were pulled and Mexico was slapped with a U.S. “do not travel” advisory.
More than 50,000 pink flamingos mass in France
By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — An unusually high number of pink flamingos have amassed in the wetlands of southern France along with their offspring. The elegant, long-legged birds have long been a tourist attraction
‘Chief mouser’ Palmerston retires as UK’s top diplomatic cat
LONDON (AP) — Time spent in lockdown was just superb for Palmerston, the chief mouser at the U.K. Foreign Office. It was so good, in fact, that he’s decided to leave sorting out international affairs to the
German nudist chases down boar who snatched his laptop
BERLIN (AP) — A German nudist has had the last laugh after giving chase to a wild boar that ran off with a bag containing his laptop. Pictures posted on social media show the naked man running
Man killed in guacamole machine explosion
Iowa man stole hand sanitizer after breaking into bank
National Park Service – “Don’t push your slower friends down” if fleeing a bear
WASHINGTON- In a tongue-in-cheek social media post, the National Park Service shared tips of you encounter a bear in one of the many parks in the United States. They shared real advice and also humorously
Minnesota man sells ’57 pickup for $75 he paid 44 years ago
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man has sold the 1957 Chevy pickup he drove for 44 years for $75, the same price he paid decades ago. KARE-TV reports that Bob Sportal of Prinsburg handed over the key
Crews rescue ostrich injured in fall into Illinois ravine
O’FALLON, Ill. (AP) — Fire officials say an ostrich that escaped from a southwestern Illinois farm was rescued after the 300-pound bird fell into a ravine and was injured. A veterinarian tranquilized the ostrich before members of
Event Producers Criticized for Holding Live Event About Loss of Live Events
