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Authorities in Maryland said two zebras on the loose since August have returned to their herd. The Prince George’s County Department of the Environment confirmed the zebras are back with the rest of the herd owned by Jerry Holly, but Read more
Kraft is offering to pony up $20 for dessert supplies to help customers who were unable to make cheesecake due to shortages of Philadelphia Cream Cheese. The company set up a special website at which the first 18,000 people to Read more
A Maryland man said his impatience in collecting a small lottery prize led to his winning a $100,000 jackpot from a scratch-off ticket. The 40-year-old Sparrows Point man told Maryland Lottery officials he was shopping at a grocery store in Read more
Wildlife officials in Pennsylvania said an escaped African tortoise went for a walk down the middle of a road, prompting 911 calls from concerned residents who feared the animal could be a snapping turtle. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Read more
A stretch of interstate in Indiana experienced hours of delays Tuesday when a semi crash resulted in a large amount of honey being spilled across the roadway. Indiana State Police said the early morning crash in the Fair Oaks area Read more
An owl that escaped from a zoo in Wales in the United Kingdom was safely returned to the facility after being rescued from a TV antenna on top of a house. The Greenacres Animal Park in Flintshire said Borvil, a Read more
A British strongman with multiple Guinness World Records for balancing heavy objects on his head got into the Christmas spirit by balancing a chimney pot — complete with smoke. John Evans, 74, of Ilkeston, England, donned a Santa suit and Read more