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Look: Hawk found grounded in Virginia driveway was 'too darn fat to fly'


Animal rescuers in Virginia solved the mystery of a hawk found grounded in a resident's driveway: the bird was "too darn fat to fly."

Watch: Firefighters free raccoon with head stuck in tree hollow


Firefighters in Texas came to the rescue of a raccoon spotted high up in a tree with its head stuck in a hollow.

Ohio man splits $20,000 lottery prize with his grandma


An Ohio man is splitting a $20,000 lottery prize with his grandmother just one day after he collected a $500 prize from another game.

Watch: Researchers document 'unusual' relationship between bull, male donkey


Researchers observing monkeys in Ethiopia ended up authoring a paper when they stumbled upon the "special relationship" between a bull and male donkey.

Pennsylvania man goes to the movies 1,207 times in one year


A 60-year-old Pennsylvania man broke a Guinness World Record by attending 1,207 movie screenings in a single year -- an average of 3.3 movies per day.

Watch: Nest of 1,000-5,000 rare ants stolen from England wildlife reserve


The Devon Wildlife Trust in England is investigating the theft of something particularly rare and unusual: an entire nest holding 1,000-5,000 ants.

Look: Escaped sheriff's office service dog found in Kansas


A Kansas sheriff's office said its escaped dog was found and returned to its handler after several hours on the loose.

Watch: Swiss researchers unveil robot hand that walks on its fingers


A team of researchers in Switzerland released details of a perfect spooky season project: a disembodied robot hand that uses its fingers to walk.

$1M Powerball ticket spent two months in oblivious winner's wallet


A Michigan man said he was carrying a Powerball ticket around in his wallet for nearly two months before he discovered it was a $1 million winner.

Watch: Police K-9 named Rocco eats several rocks, undergoes surgery


A Michigan police K-9 underwent surgery when some spilled "crock pot juice" caused him to feast on garden rocks.