DETROIT (UPI) -- Officials with the Michigan Humane Society in Detroit said a 2-year-old beagle found abandoned in a sealed trash bag has found a new home.

Kevin Hatman, a spokesman for the Humane Society, said the dog was found earlier this ...

PLAINFIELD, Ill. (UPI) -- Firefighters in Illinois said a family dog likely saved his owners by waking them up and alerting them to a fire.

Plainfield Fire Department Deputy Chief Jon Stratton said the dog, Payton, started barking around 11:45 p...

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. (UPI) -- A woman whose iPhone was stolen on a Florida-based Disney cruise said the alleged thief accidentally sent her the photos he took with the pilfered device.

Katy McCaffrey, who said her phone was stolen during an ...

SAN DIEGO (UPI) -- A Florida International University professor has compiled a list ranking San Diego's Coronado Beach has the best in the country.

Stephen Leatherman, a coastal expert and professor known as "Dr. Beach," said the 1.5-mile-long ...

NEWTON, Mass. (UPI) -- A Massachusetts man said he is fighting with city officials for the right to keep a wooden structure filled with 34 upside-down tomato plants in his yard.

Eli Katzoff of Newton said he wanted to grow the tomatoes for ...

STOCKTON, Calif. (UPI) -- Two men in a hurry to visit a California jail found themselves behind bars when they allegedly hijacked a church van to get to there quicker, police said.

Dave Kendall, who works for the Church of Christ Within in ...