(UPI) A Ghana man studying forestry in Alabama set a world record for most trees hugged in an hour when he hugged 1,123 trees at Tuskegee National Forest.

Abubakar Tahiru, 29, became interested in nature conservation ...Read More

(UPI) Sometimes winning a six-figure lottery ticket is about being at the right place at the right time, as a South Carolina man found out earlier this month, collecting $200,000 in a scratch-off game.

The Lowcountry man ...Read More

(UPI) An anonymous Maryland woman won a $50,000 Powerball prize after her boyfriend encouraged her to play lottery games.

"He always says, 'Just play. It's only a couple of bucks,'" the winner told Maryland Lottery.

The ...Read More

(UPI) A Nigerian woman broke a world record for the longest interviewing marathon after hosting 90 people over 55 hours, 24 seconds.

Clara Chizoba Kronborg hosts a talk show on YouTube called "Women's World Show." She ...Read More

(UPI) A wildlife rescuer in South Carolina came to the rescue of an alligator found to have been trapped in a drainage pipe for nearly six months.

Matt Kraycar of K&K Wildlife Services said he was summoned by Port ...Read More

(UPI) Firefighters called in a search and rescue team for help recovering a poodle who found himself trapped under the kitchen in a home "of non-standard construction."

The Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said ...Read More