Jan/23/2019 Police seek 'Bad Santa' in Mercedes theft case

(UPI) Police in Australia released security camera footage of a "Bad Santa" stealing a Mercedes car while dressed as St. Nick. The New South Wales Police said a woman had parked her luxury 2009 Mercedes C63 sedan overnight at an underground ...

Jan/23/2019 Iowa man gets giant check for $1 lottery win

(UPI) An Iowa man visited the state lottery headquarters to receive a ceremonial giant check -- despite winning only $1. Tyler Heep said he won $1 from a scratch-off lottery ticket, so he decided to visit Iowa Lottery headquarters to see if they ...

Jan/23/2019 YouTuber rescues parrot from storm drain

(UPI) A California YouTuber stepped in to help when a 10-year-old African Grey parrot ended up trapped for three nights in a storm drain. Arturo Vasquez said he called the fire department and city crews when his parrot, Milly, flew into a storm ...

Jan/23/2019 University apologizes for 430 mistaken acceptance emails

(UPI) A Florida university said "human error" was to blame for about 430 acceptance emails being mistakenly sent out to applicants. The University of South Florida St. Petersburg confirmed about 430 applicants received mistaken acceptance emails ...

Jan/23/2019 'Miracle puppy' has new home after surviving euthanasia drugs

(UPI) A "miracle puppy" that survived euthanasia at an Oklahoma shelter was taken to a no-kill shelter in Iowa, where he found a new home. The King's Harvest Pet Rescue No Kill Shelter in Davenport said the puppy, a Labrador retriever-American ...