Girl, 9, declared 'genius' for hiding cheese in lip balm for secret school snack

One clever 4th-grader from St. Louis has been declared a “genius” after filling empty lip balm tubes with cheddar cheese to secretly snack in school, in a prank that delighted Twitter users believe confirms that “the future is female.”

Man has 4-inch 'devil horn' removed from head

A man in India recently had a four-inch hornlike growth removed from his head after it began causing him pain, and after attempts to trim it by a local barber stopped being successful.

California Highway Patrol captures fleeing fugitive emu

California authorities have captured an emu after the flightless fugitive led officers down a highway. The Fresno Bee reported Friday that the bird was apprehended following a brief pursuit by California Highway Patrol officers.

'Rare but very special': Baby born on September 11 at 9:11 p.m. weighing 9 pounds, 11 ounces

While the date of Sept. 11 often carries a sadness with it for many Americans in remembrance of the horrific terrorist attacks that took place in 2001, the day has also become a joyous one for a couple in Tennessee.

Woman who didn't know she was pregnant gives birth in bathroom

A Delaware woman who thought she couldn't have children says she unexpectedly gave birth in the bathroom without showing any symptoms before delivering.

73-year-old woman murdered 82-year-old neighbor with a brick, police say

A 73-year-old Bladensburg woman is jailed without bond after she allegedly used a brick to murder her 82-year-old neighbor early Sunday morning.

Pressure cooker whistle shoots off, lodges into woman's skull

An Indian woman is blinded in one eye after the whistle attached to a pressure cooker shot off the cooking device and lodged into her skull.

SF whale watching boat has close encounter with humpback in San Francisco Bay

A passenger aboard the San Francisco Whale Tours vessel 'Kitty Kat' filmed a close encounter between a humpback whale and a boat. Fortunately the humpback whale was not struck by the boat, and no one was injured during the ordeal.

Ohio mom shoots daughter making surprise visit home from college, police say

A woman shot her 18-year-old daughter in the arm after the teen came back to make a surprise visit home from college and startled her, police said.

Teen's junk food diet caused him to go blind, study reveals

A teenager reportedly went deaf and blind due to his junk food diet, according to a study released on Monday.

Pope Francis rescued from Vatican elevator after electrical malfunction

Where's the pope? He's stuck in a Vatican elevator. Thousands of people who were gathered in St. Peter's Square for the traditional Sunday on-the-dot-of-noon appearance by Pope Francis were watching for the window of the Apostolic Palace to be thrown open so they could listen to the pope's remarks and receive his blessing. But after seven minutes, people were looking at each...

San Jose residents fed up with cows, bulls making nightly visits

Residents in one San Jose neighborhood have been dealing with an unusual animal invasion. Cows and bulls have been coming to graze on their lawns and wander their streets. They say they've been calling animal services, city officials and even police, trying to get help. But now a group of ranchers is finally taking action.