China claims ‘unidentified object’ in its airspace, prepared to shoot it down

The shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon near the coast of South Carolina earlier this month has led to increased tensions between Beijing and Washington.

Chaos at Phoenix Open, a child's 'inappropriate' pig drawing: This week's offbeat, heartwarming headlines

Need a break from bad news? Here's some stories about a flying squirrel attack caught on camera, a trio that has never missed the Super Bowl and a child's viral pig drawing to spice up your week.

Whatever happened to Ronald McDonald and the McDonaldland characters?

If you were a kid in the 1970s or 1980s, you probably remember Ronald McDonald from McDonald’s TV commercials, along with his friends like Grimace, the Hamburglar, and Mayor McCheese.

Supermarket robot escapes store

A robotic supermarket assistant made a great escape from a Pennsylvania store.

Mom calls 911 after toddler gets head stuck in angel food cake pan

Erin Meixel was working from home and in the same room with her daughter when she heard her say, “Mommy, stuck! Mommy, stuck!”

Family shocked by $4,444 charge after Starbucks run

An Oklahoma man was buying coffee in a Starbucks drive-thru and was in disbelief when he later learned he was charged $4,444.44 while paying for his order.

'Bad luck Barquentine' shipwreck that sank in 1869 discovered in Lake Superior

The ship had already sunk twice before and rammed a ship in Lake Huron by the time it sank. But the bad luck didn't stop there as the crew waited in the life boat to be saved, a passing vessel completely ignored them.

'Unreal': Woodpeckers hoard more than 700 pounds of acorns in walls of North Bay home

Exterminators in the North Bay were recently met with a nutty surprise during a call to a home in the wine country community of Glen Ellen in Sonoma County: more than 700 pounds of acorns in the walls stacked up about 20 feet from floor to attic.

DIY couples: Get paid $1,000 to build IKEA furniture together

This Valentine’s season, FinanceBuzz says it will pay the DIY duo $1000 for the work involved, and the couple will also be given a $1000 IKEA gift card to go toward the cost for furniture.

Tesla driver appears to be asleep at the wheel on California freeway: VIDEO

A Tesla driver appeared to be conked out while driving on I-15 in Southern California last week. A woman passing caught the driver on camera.

"She is out!" Tesla driver appears to be sleeping on California freeway
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A driver appears to be asleep while driving a Tesla on a California freeway. Another driver passing by filmed the woman, and called police.

Route to Super Bowl dangerous for Mexico’s avocado haulers: 'Took our truck and tied us up'

Armed guards are accompanying trucks carrying avocados grown in Mexico heading to be exported to the U.S. during Super Bowl season. “We were coming down a dirt road and two young guys came out and they took our truck and tied us up.”

Watch: Venomous snake pops out of hole, surprising golfers

The venomous red-bellied black snake "stayed and watched a couple of groups come through" before seeing himself out.