Police: Man used toddler to steal game prizes

Police are looking for a man who they say used his toddler to steal prizes out of a vending machine game at a mall in New Hampshire.

Cocaine-filled balloons found at central California middle school

Authorities say two students were hospitalized as a precaution after a 13-year-old boy brought two balloons full of cocaine to a central California middle school.

Taco Bell employee fired for refusing to serve English-speaking customer

A Spanish-speaking Taco Bell employee in Florida was let go by the fast food chain after a video circulating on social media this week showed her refusing to serve an English-speaking customer.

Hundreds of goats being airlifted out of Washington forest

Helicopters and trucks are relocating hundreds of mountain goats from Olympic National Park in an effort officials said will protect natural resources, reduce visitor safety issues and boost native goat populations elsewhere in Washington state.

Driver cited for driving with mannequin in HOV lane

PHOENIX (KSAZ) - A driver was busted by authorities along a Phoenix freeway for driving with a mannequin in the HOV lane. The Arizona Department of Public Safety tweeted out a photo showing a mannequin in the passenger seat of a car that was traveling along Loop 202 near Van Buren in the HOV lane.

Pot washes ashore on Florida beach

Nearly two dozens packages of marijuana washed ashore in Volusia County.

Chicago man says he was too intoxicated to know he was shot

A man shot early Tuesday in the South Side Gresham neighborhood told police he was too intoxicated to realize he was wounded until later that morning.

Harris Poll: Taco Bell voted best Mexican restaurant in the country!

Yo quiero Taco Bell! According to, The Harris Poll, a nationwide customer survey of their favorite brands, has released its 2018 results. The participants in the survey weighed in on everything from printers to pizza, and the results are surprising.

'Fatberg' measuring 100 feet long, 11 feet wide found in metro Detroit sewer line

Officials in suburban Detroit hope the discovery of a large fatberg in a sewer line will help educate the public about what shouldn't go down the drain.

Georgia charter school bringing back paddling

A Georgia charter school is reportedly bringing back paddling as a disciplinary policy for students.

Labrador dog named Lucy saves man from sex conviction

The discovery of a black Labrador named Lucy led to the unraveling of a criminal case Monday against an Oregon man who had begun serving a 50-year prison sentence.

Students take control of bus after driver passes out, dies

A Southeast Texas school district says three students took control of a moving school bus after the driver became unconscious and later died.

Man fined $124 for kicking seagull that ate his burger

HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — A man accused of kicking a seagull that tried to eat his cheeseburger at a New Hampshire beach has been fined $124.

Virginia man convicted of punching Charlottesville rally organizer fined $1

A Virginia man convicted of punching the organizer of last summer's white nationalist rally after he attempted to hold a news conference has been fined $1.

Man erects electric fence to keep school kids out of yard

A Virginia man says he erected an electrified fence to keep kids waiting for the school bus off his property.