Falling ice crushes parked car in Manhattan

A large chunk of ice fell from a building in Manhattan, crushing the roof of a parked vehicle.

Who-who-who's that in the chimney?

From inside her fireplace, Alice Shackelford heard noises that shouldn't have been coming out.  As they continued over a few days, she grew more concerned. 

Deputies unknowingly rescue dog belonging to fellow deputy

When three Florida deputies spotted a dog about to drown, they had no idea they were about to save a pooch belonging to one of their own.

Virtual reality video game trains teachers to survive school shooting, report says

A virtual reality video game being developed by the U.S. Army and Homeland Security Department allows users to experience the perspective of an active school shooter.

Man ripped 20 chickens' heads off during 'jealous rage', police say

A Connecticut man is facing animal cruelty charges after he allegedly ripped the heads off of 20 chickens during a “jealous rage” on Christmas Day after viewing pictures of other people hanging out with his wife, police say.

St. Louis Zoo cheetah gives birth to record eight cubs

A momma cheetah in St. Louis just gave birth to a record-setting litter, but she may be too busy to give it much thought right now.  ‘Bingwa’ now has eight – yes eight – cubs to take care of.

Fed-up passenger exits plane via wing

A passenger on a delayed Ryanair flight from London who apparently got fed up waiting to get off a plane after it landed in the southern Spanish city of Malaga surprised fellow passengers by using the emergency exit to jump onto a wing.

Brake for beaks: California officers save chickens from road

It was a race against the cluck as California Highway Patrol officers scrambled to rescue nearly 20 chickens that ran through highway lanes near Los Angeles.

Mountain lion burned in Thomas Fire gets bandage made of fish skin

A mountain lion that was injured during the Thomas Fire in Ventura County is recovering thanks to an unusual technique- doctors have applied fish skin to his injuries.

Body cam shows cookie-eating squirrel charging police

Brockport Police were dispatched to a New York home on December 29 after a squirrel broke in and helped himself to some cookies from the kitchen.

Police rescue seal pup waddling around Cape Cod highway

A baby seal that wandered far from the ocean has been returned to the sea with the help of some police officers on Cape Cod. Yarmouth Police say the seal pup was found waddling on Route 6A in Yarmouth Port late Friday. Police and Amazing Animal Ambassadors were able to put the seal in a cage and hold onto it until wildlife officials arrived.

Dispute over bet on 'Call of Duty' lead to police shooting innocent man

Police in Los Angeles have arrested a man they suspect made a hoax emergency call that resulted in a SWAT police officer fatally shooting a man at the door of his own home in Kansas, law enforcement officials said Saturday.

Man accused of rigging door to electrocute pregnant wife

A Florida man is accused of rigging the front door of a home in an attempt to electrocute his estranged pregnant wife.

WATCH: Neighborhood cat steals banana catnip

It was the first time a St. Petersburg woman ordered banana catnip, but it wasn’t her own cat that got a piece of it.

TMZ: Lawsuit filed against Atlanta hotel over wrong floor

A woman is suing a hotel chain after she claims she was kicked out of one of the Atlanta locations. That according to TMZ.com who also reported she was booted because she was a “non-swinger on a swingers' floor.”