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Syrup spill closes California highway for nearly 9 hours A stretch of California highway was closed for nearly nine hours while crews worked to deal with a sticky situation: a syrup spill.

N.C. lottery player wins his second Cash 5 jackpot in 14 years A North Carolina man scored a $259,866 Cash 5 lottery jackpot nearly 14 years after winning a $117,305 prize from the same game in 2012.

Watch: Firefighters rescue golden retriever from thawing Canadian river Firefighters in Ontario came to the rescue of a golden retriever that fell through the ice covering a frozen river and plunged into the frigid water.

Look: Stranded porpoise returned to open waters in Guernsey Animal rescuers on the island of Guernsey said a porpoise found repeatedly swimming toward the shore has been successfully returned to the sea.

Look: Emu escapes Kentucky home when storm topples fence Authorities in Kentucky said an emu named Mystery spent about a day on the loose when severe storms knocked down her shelter and fence.

Look: Florida cat gets surgery after swallowing 26 hair ties A Florida animal rescue said a 6-year-old cat underwent surgery for an intestinal blockage, and veterinarians ended up removing 26 hair ties.

Watch: Dog with bucket stuck over its head rescued in Alabama A dog seen wandering for several days with a bucket stuck over its head in Alabama has been freed thanks to the efforts of multiple local residents.

Sister's reminder leads Maryland woman to $50,000 lottery prize A Maryland woman said a timely reminder from her sister to pick up lottery tickets led to her winning a $50,000 prize from a scratch-off ticket.

Watch: 'Cheetozard' auction results in a Guinness World Record Guinness World Records said the auction of Cheetozard -- a Flamin' Hot Cheeto shaped liked the Pokemon Charizard -- resulted in a new record.

Watch: Britain's first elephant shrew pups, 'the Snootlets,' born at zoo The Hertfordshire Zoo in England announced the births of two elephant shrew pups -- the very first of their species to be born in Britain.