Birthday toy swapped out for a pound of pot

When a Spalding County girl celebrated her 8th birthday, she got a present no one ever imagined. Her parents say someone had taken a toy out of a box and replaced it with marijuana.

Steer wanders onto 210 Freeway in Lake View Terrace

A steer is safe in a pen after leading authorities on a chase along the freeway, through a parking lot, and into a local yard Wednesday afternoon.

YouTube couple facing charges for staying overnight in Pennsylvania Target

A bizarre social media challenge led to the arrest of a man and woman after police say they hid inside a Chester County Target overnight and filmed for their YouTube channel.

U.S. border authorities find 52 reptiles hidden in man's clothing

Authorities say a man who tried to slither past U.S. border agents in California had 52 lizards and snakes hidden in his clothing.

Woman fights to keep ‘FART’ license plate in North Carolina

Karly Sindy of North Carolina said she was surprised when the DMV granted her vanity plate request, but now the DMV wants an explanation for it — and she’s come up with one.

Minnesota’s ‘frozen woman’ alive and well decades later

In 1980, Jean Vig became stranded and nearly froze to death, but despite the cold she still calls Minnesota home.

House explosion in Minnesota kills 20-year-old dogsitter

A 20-year-old woman died late Saturday in rural Le Sueur County when the home where she was house-sitting exploded and collapsed in a fire.

Arizona Catholic priest resigns over wrongly-used word during baptism; what you should know about the mix-up

In a unique situation for people of the catholic faith, a priest in Arizona is stepping down because diocesan officials in Phoenix determined the words he was using during baptisms were wrong, thus invalidating them.

Large opal sells for nearly $144K at Alaska auction

The opal, dubbed the “Americus Australis,” weighs more than 11,800 carats, according to the auction house Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals.

World's heaviest strawberry officially gets title from Guinness

Weighing a whopping 10.19 ounces – more than half a pound – the titanic berry this week was declared the world's largest by Guinness World Records.