(UPI) Authorities in California said a single bear was responsible for five break-ins in a two-hour period -- and one of the homes was occupied at the time.

The Sierra Madre Police Department confirmed officers responded ...Read More

(UPI) A Michigan man said a phone call from his son tipped him off to the fact he had won a $500,000 Powerball prize.

Benjamin Pauline, 49, of Allen Park, told Michigan Lottery officials he and his son stopped at the Stop...Read More

(UPI) A Massachusetts middle school's graduation ceremony featured 23 pairs of twins -- as well as one twin whose brother attends a different school.

The eighth grade graduating class at Pollard Middle School in Needham ...Read More

(UPI) Animal control and police officers in North Carolina helped reunite an escaped pet monkey with its owner.

The Surf City Police Department initially announced in a Facebook post that a loose monkey had been caught on...Read More

(UPI) An 81-year-old Boston woman who drives trains for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority was named the world's oldest train operator by Guinness World Records.

Helen Antenucci, who started working for the ...Read More

(UPI) A Washington, D.C., woman scored a $250,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket just four months after winning $50,000 from another game.

Sherri Fowler told DC Lottery officials she bought her Nothing But Cash ...Read More