(UPI) An exotic caracal cat seen wandering loose in a Chicago suburb for the past few days was safely captured by animal control officers, authorities said.

The Hoffman Estates Police Department said the caracal, a wild ...Read More

(UPI) A Minnesota man won the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with a 2,471-pound squash he dubbed Rudy.

Travis Gienger, of Nowthen, traveled with his gargantuan gourd to the competition in Half Moon Day, ...Read More

(UPI) A Chinese textile company assembled a team of more than 30 garment makers to break the Guinness World Record for the largest pair of jeans.

The garment makers with Yixing Textile Co. in Yulin City spent 18 days ...Read More

(UPI) Animal rescuers in Oregon said a small, white animal spotted earlier this month in Portland was safely captured and positively identified as an Arctic fox.

The Bird Alliance of Oregon said the female Arctic fox was ...Read More

(UPI) An Ohio police officer attempting to wrangle a runaway inflatable pumpkin in the middle of a residential road was "attacked" by the decoration and ended up engulfed.

A dashboard camera video shared by the Bay ...Read More

(UPI) Police at the University of Montana issued an alert Tuesday morning to warn students and faculty of a bear wandering the campus.

The University of Montana Police Department's alert, sent at 5:09 a.m., revealed the ...Read More