Police and sheriff’s deputies in Alabama “traded in traffic stops for rodeo duty” when they were called to lasso a 1,500-pound bull on the loose.

An Idaho man who teamed up with his family to break the world record for clearing Hungry Hungry Hippos went solo to earn a second title for the game.

A Texas family’s pet goose is being hailed as a hero for alerting the sleeping family to a fire that erupted in their barn.

A United Arab Emirates man parlayed his soccer skills into a basketball record when he backheel kicked a ball into the hoop from 39.37 feet.

A Maryland man said he followed his gut instinct about a particular scratch-off lottery ticket and ended up collecting a $100,000 prize.

When Russian soldiers get killed in the war, their spouses or closest relatives receive lump sums of money starting at 5 million rubles ($64,000) and sometimes exceeding 8 million rubles ($100,000). This is the Government’s way of reassuring conscripts that if, or rather when, they lose their lives on the battlefield, their families are taken…

Most people believe that natural sounds are harmless to human health, but a recently reported incident proves that there are some exceptions. An 18-year-old boy surnamed Wang went camping in a forest in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, where he was exposed to the clicking sounds of hundreds of cicadas for several hours, which affected his hearing.…

Animal services in Dallas came to the rescue of a raccoon seen wandering a neighborhood for several days with a mayonnaise jar stuck over its head.

The Ontario Provincial Police teamed up with animal groups to rescue a mother cat and six kittens that made their home underneath a police cruiser.

An Indian woman who hasn’t gotten her hair cut since 2015 earned the Guinness World Record when her long locks were measured at 8 feet and 10 inches.