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'One very lucky' dog rescued after falling off 50-foot cliff at Connecticut quarry

“He is one very lucky dog to have survived a fall off one of those cliffs. Other animals have not been that lucky.”

Dog and deer take stroll through town before police intervene: 'All good walks must come to an end'

In a scene out of a Disney movie, a dog and a deer were seen wandering the streets of an Iowa town together. The adorable dynamic duo was spotted on...

Lotto player wins $800K jackpot after his sister dreams about finding 'a bunch of gold'

A North Carolina man won more than $800,000 in the lottery after his sister says she dreamt about riches. David Atwell, of Kannapolis, won $837,187 in Saturday night’s drawing off...

Good Samaritans save driver trapped inside car engulfed in flames on highway

Video captured by cameras on Kadir Tolla’s car shows him grabbing a piece of discarded plastic from the roadway and desperately trying to break the driver’s window without success.

Remains of Brooklyn airman shot down in Europe during WWII will finally return to family after 80 years

"To think that 80 years later he's going to come home and he's going to get the honor he deserves it brings tears to my eyes,” LaPorta said.

Bird 'confuses' UK police officers by mimicking their siren sound: video

Cops from the Thames Valley Police force at the Roads Policing base in Bicester were “left a little bit confused this week” by the sounds — until they discovered a...

NJ couple welcomes twin boys on separate days and years over New Year's

"It was cool pushing out a baby while everyone's counting down and saying 'Happy New Year' and, you know, it was like they had a birthday party," mom Eve told...

Dolly Parton helps dying man cross off his bucket list with surprise call, serenading him with iconic song

"I feel immortal now," LG Gold said after the country superstar called and serenaded him.

Florida first responders form human chain to 'save Christmas' after mom crashes into watery ditch with car full of presents

The sheriff’s office thanked all those who assisted to make the victims’ Christmas “a little bit brighter despite the crash.”

Internet-famous Goldendoodle, Brodie, joins Miami Beach police department's K-9 unit

Brodie, a 3-year-old, 80-pound Goldendoodle, has become a viral internet sensation and has earned a whopping $1 million in branding deals.

Escaped pig named Albert Einswine leads NJ police on wild chase for quarter mile: 'Faster than they look'

This was not your boar-dinary police chase. A pig named Albert Einswine escaped from a New Jersey farm and led cops on a wild chase before they were able to...

Beer bottle with message from 1955 found hidden in walls of Delaware home

"I initially thought it was a bottle filled with urine."

Dog rescued after being trapped in cave with bear for three days

“All told, Charlie was trapped in the cave for three days and for some of that time, shared it (unwillingly) with an approximately 2 year old, 200 pound bear,” the...

Her happy ending: Pit bull 'Cinderella' adopted after more than 1,000 days in LA shelter

A dog fittingly named “Cinderella” will have a chance to live out her “happily ever after” with her new family after spending more than 1,000 days in Los Angeles animal...

Two 'heroic' boys, ages 8 and 12, save 7-year-old from drowning in Michigan pool

"Most heroes don't wear capes and that's these guys. Without these guys, he wouldn't be here right now," the 7-year-old's grandfather said.

German Shepherd wounded on front lines in Ukraine gets new start with Hungarian cops

A German Shepherd who was severely wounded during a rocket attack on the front lines in Ukraine is starting a new life working with a Hungarian police department.

Arizona man pulls two toddlers from burning car seconds before it explodes

"The parents were freaking out, screaming and punching the windows with their bare hands, both the back windows in front of the babies," Heiler said. 

Over 40 strangers celebrate boy's 12th birthday after his friends skip party

Over 40 children and their families showed up to a South Carolina boy's 12th birthday party after his friends from school bailed on the celebration at the last minute.

Pet emu leads police on wild, 20-mile chase through Tennessee town: video

“We were terrified that he would get hit by a car and somebody would hit him with a tranquilizer dart, that he would hurt himself in the chase,” owner Harry...

Fisherman finds photos on stranger's lost camera after 13 years in water

"It just blows my mind that an SD card still worked after all that time," Amayi said.