Using your hand to pay? Phoenix area Whole Foods stores are using the technology

Imagine not needing cash, a card, or your phone to pay. Only your hand. It's called palm recognition technology and that method of payment is already here at every Whole Foods in the Valley.

Extremely overdue book returned 119 years later to Massachusetts library

The library said it's common to get overdue books back 10 or 15 years later - but never 119. The topic of this book was still pretty up and coming for 1904.

Man gets stuck inside tortoise hole in New River backyard

A spokesperson says the man was clearing things out of the hole at a home near 7th Avenue and Joy Ranch Road when he became trapped.

Runner takes last-second wrong turn, loses world's largest 10K

A runner expected to take top honors at the world's largest 10K shocked the crowd when she took a wrong turn just before the race ended.

Maine woman, 64, punches bear in nose after it chased her dog

The woman was bitten when she stepped in between her dog and the black bear, which had been chasing her pet – and punched the bear in the nose.

World UFO Day: New investigations show growing acceptance in science, government

Have aliens been confirmed yet? Well, no – but the expert work to identify hundreds of UFOs has accelerated in the last year more than ever. Here’s a look at where some investigations stand this World UFO Day.

Marvel at never-before-seen octopus nursery found off coast of Costa Rica

An international team of scientists recently explored previously unseen seamounts off of Costa Rica. What they found on their expedition was a new active octopus nursery and witnessed babies hatching.

The shipping containers removed from Arizona's border are up for sale

The Arizona Dept. of Administration says the 20- and 40-foot containers range in price from $500 to $2,000. They have some wear and tear, but are otherwise "very functional," officials said.