Uber driver surprises fast-food worker with dress and gift card

A generous Uber driver in upstate New York helped a fast-food employee who had been a passenger in her car, after learning she was waiting until Christmas to buy new clothes.

Service dogs attend theater performance as part of training

A group of service dogs enjoyed a performance of "Billy Elliot" at a Canadian theater, as pictured in a group photo of the pups that went viral! 

Man dies after competing in taco-eating contest

A man died shortly after competing in a taco-eating contest at a minor league baseball game in California, authorities said Wednesday.

Chocolate shop sells out of sweets after offering deal to anyone who burns Confederate flag

A chocolatier in North Carolina claims he sold out of every chocolate and gelato offering in his store after offering a free piece of chocolate to anyone who burned a Confederate Flag.

'They're taking over' Antioch neighborhood fed up with rabbit problem

Darrell Stovall didn't think his first year in retirement he'd turn into the neighborhood bunny catcher – but that’s how he spends a good chunk of his time these days. “Call me Elmer Fudd!” said Stovall. “I’ve been trapping them."

Deputies in California looking for the owner of a massive stuffed pig found abandoned

Deputies in California are hoping someone will come forward with any knowledge pertaining to the identity of the owner of a massive stuffed pig that was found abandoned at a local Metrolink station Monday night.

Woman gives birth in back of car, driver's coaching goes viral: 'Do the magic'

Some Uber or Lyft drivers offer water or snacks to passengers, but one New York couple who requested a ride to the hospital got much more when their baby unexpectedly arrived in the back seat — thanks in part to the coaching they got from the front.

Electrofishing stuns hundreds of carp in mind-boggling video

In a mind-blowing video, Kentucky wildlife workers use electrofishing to show a huge explosion of invasive Asian carp in Lake Barkley.

Watch: Lightning strikes ground outside St. Pete-Clearwater airport

A traveler captured the moment lightning struck right outside of a terminal at the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport. 

Drivers asked to avoid Lucas Valley Road as cleanup of gasoline spill continues

The California Highway Patrol on Wednesday asked motorists to use alternate routes to Lucas Valley Road until a cleanup of a gasoline spill is complete. A 50-foot tanker truck containing 7,000 gallons of unleaded gasoline spilled 2,100 gallons of gas when it slid off the road and down an embankment on a curve on Sunday.

Woman accused of urinating on potatoes in Walmart

WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (AP)  - Authorities say a woman suspected of urinating on potatoes at a Walmart in Pennsylvania has turned herself in.

Three boaters rescued, treated for head injuries after crash in Vallejo

Three people were treated Saturday night for head injuries suffered when their boat crashed into a jetty near the mouth of the Napa River west of the Carquinez Bridge, the U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday. The Coast Guard was called about 9:40 p.m. Saturday and told that the 36-foot pleasure craft ran into the jetty.

Rural Nevada not equipped for 'Storm Area 51' turnout

At first, the co-owner of the quirky alien-themed motel down a Nevada highway from the mysterious Area 51 site didn't take a posting for a prank Facebook event too seriously. Then, her phone started ringing. "It doesn't stop, our phone won't stop ringing," Connie West, of the Little A'le'Inn, told the Las Vegas Sun.

Thousands of grasshoppers invade Las Vegas Strip

A migration of mild-mannered grasshoppers sweeping through the Las Vegas area is being attributed to wet weather several months ago.

Woman says 'sore throat' led to near-fatal infection that left her with hole in neck

A woman in London barely escaped certain death after an infected abscess in her neck was mistaken for a sore throat and she was sent away with antibiotics. Stacey Raymond, who said she has a permanent divot in her neck from where the infection ate away at her muscle and skin, first sought help in March, The Sun reported.

Police: FedEx driver delivered shooting victims to ER

A FedEx truck driver stepped in to help three people get to the emergency room, police said, after a shooting in northeast Atlanta.