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Watch: Kitten stows away in engine compartment for nearly 80-mile drive A newborn kitten was rescued from inside the engine compartment of a vehicle after stowing away for a nearly 80-mile ride.

Watch: S.C. aquarium celebrates 'Lucky Seven' penguin baby boom A South Carolina aquarium is celebrating a penguin baby boom, with five recent hatchings bringing the total for the year to seven.

One of two loose pigs captured in Detroit neighborhood A pig that took up residence in a Detroit neighborhood was captured after an hour-long chase -- and a second swine remains on the loose.

Michigan man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery A 39-year-old man in Livingston County, Mich., used the money he made from selling cans to purchase a winning $500,000 scratch off lottery ticket.

Snake found browsing bread aisle at grocery store An animal education group in England said a snake found browsing the bread aisle in a grocery store is one of more than 20 snakes it has taken in this year.

Nearly 2,000 people down shots of Malört to set world record A Chicago bar gathered 1,969 people to simultaneously take shots of iconic local liqueur Jeppson's Malört and set a world record in the process.

Watch: Montana woman uses bear spray to ward off charging moose A Montana woman used a can of bear spray to ward off an aggressive moose that charged at her dogs outside of her home in Big Sky.

N.C. woman tries online lottery game for the first time, wins $325,758 An inexperienced North Carolina lottery player tried an online Digital Instant game for the first time and ended up winning the $325,758 jackpot.

Watch: Mysterious vanishing island reappears on British Columbia reservoir A mysterious island that appeared and disappeared on a British Columbia reservoir has been found more than 18 miles away from where it was previously spotted.

Watch: Police responding to burglary report find bobcat inside home Police in Washington responded to a 911 call about a possible burglary and wound up encountering a literal "cat burglar" -- a bobcat.