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(UPI) A Michigan fisherman who ended up in a tug-of-war with a large pike over a hooked bass ended up reeling both fish into his boat.

A video posted to YouTube by Clint Joyner shows the fisherman struggling to pull in a ...Read more

(UPI) Firefighters were called to a hospital in China to free a toddler whose hand became stuck in the dispenser chute of a small toy vending machine.

The boy's parents told rescuers they left the young boy alone ...Read more

(UPI) Wildlife rescuers in Australia were called to the home of a woman who spotted a hapless kangaroo struggling to stay afloat in her backyard pool.

Allison Glover of Hurstbridge said she called Wildlife Australia on ...Read more

(UPI) A motorcycle fanatic in Germany has transformed his love of Harley-Davidson bikes into a special line of gin infused with motorcycle parts.

Uwe Ehinger gained the nickname The Archaeologist by spending much of his ...Read more

(UPI) A Japanese bar is attracting attention from tourists due to the fame of its most popular waiters -- macaque monkeys.

A video filmed earlier in the summer at the Kayabuki bar in Utsunomiya shows the monkey, a 17-year...Read more

(UPI) A frequent bus rider in Florida was given a lifetime bus pass in celebration of her 103rd birthday.

Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority shared a photo of Barbara Rygiel receiving the special bus pass from CEO Brad ...Read more

(UPI) A tourist on a whale watching boat off the Australian coast captured video of a hungry great white shark making a meal out of a deceased whale.

The video, recorded Friday off the coast of New South Wales, shows the ...Read more

(UPI) Scottish band Belle and Sebastian accidentally left their drummer behind in North Dakota after stopping at a local Walmart.

The band incited laughter and concern from its fans after frontman Stuart Murdoch tweeted ...Read more

(UPI) A giant tortoise that escaped from a zoo in Japan has been found by a family two weeks later, about 500 feet from her enclosure.

The Shibukawa Animal Park in Tamano, Okayama Prefecture, said the female Aldabra giant...Read more

(UPI) A visitor to an Alaska campsite captured video of the moment a mother black bear attacked her Siberian husky and the dog was able to drive the predator away.

A video posted to YouTube by Tom Henderson shows the ...Read more

'Whose Streets?" is not only the name of a documentary about social unrest in Ferguson, Mo., in August 2014, but a question that many people at the time found themselves asking. The fatal police shooting of African-...Read more

The top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks for the week of Aug. 7:

1. The Fate of the Furious -- Universal

2. Going in Style -- Warner

3. The Boss Baby -- Fox

4. Kong: Skull Island -- Warner

5. The Circle -- Lionsgate

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(UPI) A young girl in North Dakota stole a car from a local YMCA to take a ride around town with her friends.

Bismarck Police said the 10-year-old girl took the car keys from a man's cubby at the facility's fitness center...Read more

(UPI) A hungry New Jersey man took his paramotor -- an unusual aircraft featuring a parachute and a back-mounted propeller -- to McDonald's to pick up some food.

Tucker Gott posted a video to YouTube Aug. 4 showing his ...Read more

(UPI) Thousands of students at the University of California, Berkely gathered on a football field to form the world's largest human letter.

The university's athletics department shared a photo of the 7,194 incoming first-...Read more

(UPI) A Florida grandmother said her protective pit bulls rescued her two young grandchildren from an attack by a deadly copperhead snake.

Melissa Butt said her grandchildren, Zayden, 4, and Mallory, 1, were playing in ...Read more