A man who set off fireworks near a movie theater as his friend made a marriage proposal created panic among moviegoers who mistook the fireworks for gunshots, authorities said. Read more
A big red navigation buoy that bounced along Atlantic waves for two years has beached in Florida, where it’s drawing attention. Read more
A 200-pound black bear showed up as a walk-on at the University of Tennessee’s baseball stadium, but ended up being sent back to its home territory. Read more
‘Twas the night of Christmas at a North Carolina house, no creature should have been stirring, not even a mouse. But a Forsyth County couple awoke with a fright, as something was moving about their house in the night. Read more
Residents of the Mississippi city are protesting the large pothole in their neighborhood by decorating it with holiday cheer. Read more
A Michigan man recently identified as the newborn boy snatched from his mother in 1964 by someone posing as a maternity-ward nurse was found through commercial ancestry websites after the man or a child of his submitted DNA to the sites to learn more about their family tree, a genetic genealogist who played a role in the discovery told The Associated Press Friday. Read more
An Iowa man is trying regain custody of a young coyote that he says has become his emotional support animal. Read more
Pullman police say a man just released from jail helped himself to some presents under a Christmas tree in the police department’s lobby — only to find out they were fake. Read more
Officers and a K-9 smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from three bags. Read more
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A 4,176-year-old cake that was found in an Egyptian tomb is the world’s oldest, according to the Guinness World Records. Read more
St. Paul police posted a picture of the note on Twitter on Friday, and reminded residents who are expecting deliveries to take precautions to avoid thefts. Read more
The body of the 45-year-old was found in a canal on private property in June in Polk County, halfway between Tampa and Orlando. Read more
Visitors to the Tennessee Aquarium may be shocked to learn that an electric eel named Miguel Wattson is lighting up a Christmas tree. Read more
A Salt Lake police officer can’t explain his habit of arriving at the right time, but there are now two crash victims who benefited from him being in the right place when they needed him. Read more
A crowd burst into spontaneous applause when Araujo and the baby were brought off the plane. Read more
Giphy, a database of the mini-videos, had been removing animated GIF files of the Star Wars character from the new Disney Plus streaming series “The Mandalorian.” Read more
Willie Murphy won the World Natural Powerlifting Federation Lifter of the Year award in 2014. Read more
Cambridge University, home to the world’s oldest debating society, was the setting Thursday night for a demonstration of what the future might hold as IBM’s Project Debater pitted against itself for the first time. Read more
The affidavit says inside was loosely wrapped frozen meat, which was thawed and revealed packages containing about 740 grams of heroin and 389 grams of methamphetamine. Read more
After police asked for help over social media, authorities have learned the animals belonged to an employee of the nearby Tanganyika Wildlife Park. Read more
A rescued puppy is attracting a lot of attention because of his cute resemblance to a unicorn. Read more
