More than 1,000 snakes, birds, tarantulas and other animals were rescued in Colombia in an anti-smuggling operation supported by the U.S..
Author: Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY
CDC warns of ‘large, ongoing’ meningitis outbreak in Florida among gay and bisexual men
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Woman accidentally throws her $110,000 winning lottery ticket in the trash
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Man finds ‘alien’ that looks like ‘dehaired possum’ with claws washed up on Australian beach
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Man who buried school bus full of children for $5 million ransom approved for parole
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Dog swept up in LA river triggers chaotic rescue after bystander jumps in
The Los Angeles Fire Department rescued a woman, man and dog from the Los Angeles rive on Monday after a storm.
Rare tiger named Putin dies unexpectedly at Minnesota Zoo after ‘heroic emergency efforts’
The Minnesota Zoo is mourning the loss of a 12-year-old Amur tiger named Putin who died unexpectedly on Wednesday.