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Watch: Dog with stainless steel kettle stuck around his neck rescued in India Animal rescuers in India saved a dog that had been wandering for more than four years with a broken stainless steel kettle stuck around his neck.

California truck driver wins $100,000 lottery prize in Maryland A California truck driver who spotted a lottery vending machine at a Maryland truck stop ended up winning $100,000 during his time on the road.

Mystery shape floats across British Columbia night sky British Columbia residents are trying to solve the mystery of an unidentified shape seen floating across the night sky over the province.

Google Maps glitch sends drivers the wrong way on one-way road Residents of a one-way road in Toronto said a Google Maps error caused a flood of vehicles to drive the wrong way for several days.

Watch: Athlete pulls 21,737-pound bus with his neck A 49-year-old athlete from Aruba earned his 10th Guinness World Records title by pulling a bus a distance of more than 65 feet using his neck.

Watch: Bear caught napping in window well of Colorado home Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers were called to a Falcon home where a black bear settled down for a nap in a basement window well.

Boston bakery pleads for return of giant ice cream cone mascot The co-owner of a Boston bakery is offering baked goods as a reward for the safe return of the eatery's "mascot," a giant ice cream cone named Swirly.

Maryland man collects his second $50,000 lottery prize in two weeks A Maryland man made a repeat visit to state lottery headquarters to collect his second $50,000 scratch-off prize in two weeks.

Watch: Tranquilized bear passes out atop brick wall in Los Angeles A bear that prompted a park to be closed and an elementary school to be put on lockdown was tranquilized and wound up asleep atop a brick wall.

Loose dog joins runners in Indianapolis mini-marathon An athletic dog joined human runners in an Indianapolis mini-marathon and police are now trying to find the fleet-footed fido's owner.