Rare blue lobster caught by father and son in Maine

“My first instinct was to pull out my phone to document the find because it was such a rare occasion,” Luke Rand said.

Teenage car thief caught hiding in giant stuffed teddy bear, police say

The 18-year-old suspect had been wanted for stealing a car and not paying for fuel at a gas station. He was sentenced last week to nine months behind bars, police said.

Casket knocked over during family brawl at Richmond funeral

A large brawl broke out between family members at a funeral in Richmond, ending with a casket being knocked over and an arrest.

Minnesota woman sets record for world's longest fingernails

Guinness World Records says this 63-year-old grandmother from Minneapolis has set a new record for having the longest fingernails in the world.

Airline passenger fined $1,800 for undeclared McMuffins

A passenger with two egg and beef sausage McMuffins and a ham croissant in their backpack faces a big fine for undeclared meat.

Deputies: Man trying to burn spider sparks Utah wildfire

The 26-year-old told authorities he saw a spider while on the mountain and attempted to burn it using a lighter.

Tiny albino gator hatches at Florida wildlife park

A rare albino alligator baby is the newest resident of a central Florida wildlife park. The owners of Wild Florida say the tiny gator is the only one that hatched out of nine eggs laid by its parents. An albino alligator's lack of skin pigmentation would make it an easy target for predators and therefore put it at risk in the wild.

Visitors to world's tallest tree could face $5,000 fine, up to 6 months in jail

Park officials say increased visitors to Hyperion in Northern California have resulted in “degradation of the tree’s base,” trash and human waste in the surrounding area, and more issues.

Japanese city searching for wild monkeys after nearly 40 people attacked

The wild monkey attacks have reportedly included a 4-year-old girl who was scratched during an apartment break-in. In another incident, a monkey breached a kindergarten classroom.