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DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — Some mistakes are costly, but not this one. A Detroit-area man who accidentally bought an extra lottery ticket won two $1 million jackpots. Samir Mazahem of Dearborn Heights says he was saving

By MARION RENAULT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists say the armor of a seemingly indestructible beetle offers clues for designing stronger planes and buildings. The aptly named diabolical ironclad beetle can withstand being crushed by

EMBDEN, Maine (AP) — A North Carolina man with a metal detector has found a long-hidden, 222-year-old coin under a few inches of soil outside a church in Maine. The Bangor Daily News reports that Shane Houston

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Volunteers checking sea turtle nests on a South Carolina beach came upon a rare sight: a white sea turtle hatchling crawling across the sand. The town of Kiawah Island posted on its

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) — Police in California have announced two arrests and the return of a pair of unique lizards that were stolen from a reptile shop last year. The Los Angeles Times reports the Long

NORWALK, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in southern California say a mailman helped another man who accidentally cut his arm with a chainsaw late last week. KNBC-TV reported Monday that United States Postal Service mailman Fernando Garcia was

By CHRISTIANA SCIAUDONE and DAVID BILLER Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian lawmaker has stepped down from his position representing President Jair Bolsonaro’s government, and has been suspended from the senate, after police searched his

DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Comedian John Oliver made a secret trip to Connecticut last week to help cut the ribbon on a new sign naming the city’s sewage treatment plant in his honor.  Danbury’s City Council voted

By MARION RENAULT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York state and city wildlife officials say it’s too soon to know the local impact of exotic eels dumped into a Brooklyn lake last month. The nonnative

ST. STEPHEN, New Brunswick (AP) — A Canadian couple found a way for their grandparents from Maine to see their wedding despite the border closure because of the pandemic. It involved a boat used for hauling lobster

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida wildlife protection agency says it has broken up a trafficking ring that illegally trapped squirrels and shipped them to Asia. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A ring-tailed lemur stolen from the San Francisco Zoo has been found. The 21-year-old male lemur named Maki was discovered missing shortly before the zoo opened to visitors on Wednesday. Investigators found evidence

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A stop-motion Rudolph of TV legend and his still-shiny nose are going up for auction. Santa is coming too. Figures of the flying reindeer and Saint Nick

PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Researchers studying fossils among a vast expanse of petrified wood in eastern Arizona say they’ve found a new species. The tiny, burrowing reptile is part of a group known as

JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish carrier Finnair says it will start selling business class-style airline meals in a nationwide supermarket chain in a move to both keep its catering staff employed and also to

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The dean of South Carolina’s largest law school is apologizing for forwarding an email that contained the names of students who failed the exam to become a lawyer and the confidential bar exam