A real possum appears among plush toy animals in Australian airport gift shop Posted April 20, 2026 On shelves crammed with cuddly toy native animals in an Australian airport gift shop, one fluffy possum stood out: its big brown eyes were moving. A browsing pass…
Jarring alarms out, quieter alerts in. New firehouse dispatch systems aim to ease stress Posted April 13, 2026 Until recently, a call coming into the Danbury Fire Department meant alarms and tones immediately blasting at high volume—startling the firefighters before they h…
A new recruit joins a team of bloodhounds built for searches Posted April 7, 2026 The North Dakota Highway Patrol's newest recruit has floppy ears, four legs, and an amazing knack for finding people. Beau, a 12-week-old puppy, is joining a band…
In this Minnesota city, it’s tradition to line up for ice cream even when it’s 6 degrees Posted April 5, 2026 During winter in Minnesota, people lined up in single-digit cold at the Moorhead Dairy Queen (DQ) as if spring were in the air. The annual March 1 opening of the 77-year-old wa…
Osaka city stunned by anonymous gold bar gift worth $3.6M to fix aging water pipes Posted March 30, 2026 Osaka has received a hefty gift of gold bars worth 560 million yen ($3.6 million) from an anonymous donor asking for its specific use: to fix the Japanese city's …
Cash bouquets rival flowers as coveted tokens of love in Zimbabwe Posted March 17, 2026 Romance in Zimbabwe is taking strikingly inventive forms, reflecting life in an economy where cash reigns supreme and sustainability gains new social value. Yo…
Olympic pin mania has collectors running between landmarks and swarming a trading center Posted March 14, 2026 A dozen people outside a Milan metro station on February 11 stared intently at their phones until 8 a.m., when an Instagram post provided a location. “Run, don’t …
London’s Poems on the Underground celebrates 40 years of bringing verses to commuters Posted February 27, 2026 Can a few lines of verse make commuting less worse? That, in essence, is the question asked four decades ago by Judith Chernaik, an American writer in London who wondered whether …
Rhode Island may ditch Mr. Potato Head license plates after Hasbro moves to Boston Posted February 19, 2026 It's no small potatoes that Rhode Islanders have been able to choose the image of Mr. Potato Head as a specialty license plate for decades. Yet with Hasbro's deci…
Luxury supercars raise cash for charity at Detroit Auto Show Posted February 17, 2026 Sparkling Porsches and Jaguars are just some of the sports cars and luxury vehicles that are helping to raise money for a local Detroit charity. About 500 guests spent $250 per…