Australia-bound plane was so packed with cocaine it crashed after takeoff: police

A small plane bound for Australia crashed shortly after takeoff in Papua New Guinea last week – partially because it was weighed down by $80 million worth of cocaine stowed as cargo.

Deer rescued from ocean at New Jersey beach

Emergency responders on land and in the water helped rescue a deer that got stuck in the ocean off a New Jersey beach.

UK pub installs electric fence to enforce social distancing

As businesses reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, one U.K. pub has devised a unique way of ensuring its guests comply with social distancing orders — the bar’s owners installed an electric fence to separate the bar staff from their patrons.  

Woman who refused to wear mask in Starbucks wants half of $100K raised for barista who wouldn’t serve her

Last month Amber Gilles posted a scathing review to her Facebook page after an incident in which San Diego Starbucks employee Lenin Gutierrez refused to serve her for not wearing a mask, resulting in the creation of a GoFundMe page for Gutierrez, which raised more than $100,000 in tips for him.

Bank robbery suspect blames COVID-19: 'I didn't get a stimulus or that 10k loan'

Houston police say a bank robbery suspect handed the teller a note that said, "I didn't get a stimulus or that 10k loan. I lost my business to Covid so please make this easy and comply..."

Woman finds dozens of snakes in apartment after building renovations

The snakes started appearing in early June when crews removed balconies at the complex and left a hole leading into her residence.

Delaware pizza shop owner thwarts robbery by throwing pizza at suspect, police say

Authorities in Delaware are searching for a man who they say attempted to rob a Sussex County pizza shop with a machete and fled after the owner flung a pizza at him.

'Honey, baby, mine': Man serenades donkey foal with ‘Crawdad Song’

An Ohio farmer captured a sweet moment between her husband and their donkey foal as he serenaded her with the “Crawdad Song.”

'Wow, You Can Really Dance': Georgia Aquarium sea lion shows off moves

A seven-year-old sea lion trounced a Georgia Aquarium trainer in a dance-off at the facility in Atlanta, video posted recently shows.

Denmark's Little Mermaid statue vandalized with 'racist fish' graffiti

The famed statue of Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid, one of Copenhagen’s biggest tourist draws, has been vandalized with the text “racist fish.”