Bobi, 30-year-old dog in Portugal, breaks record for world's oldest dog ever

A 30-year-old purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo has been declared the world’s oldest dog at 30 years and 266 days, Guinness World Records said.

Man, caught at palace with crossbow, admits plan to kill Queen Elizabeth

In 2021, prosecutors say, the former supermarket worker scaled a wall with a rope ladder and entered the castle grounds, wearing a metal mask and carrying a loaded crossbow with the safety catch off.

Child abuser, ex-pop star Gary Glitter freed from UK prison

Former pop star Gary Glitter was released from prison in England on Friday after serving half of a 16-year prison sentence for sexually abusing three young girls in the 1970s.

Watch: Fishermen cling to cooler after boat capsizes off Australian coast

The three men grabbed anything still floating when their boat started taking on water off the coast of Australia and held on for hours, officials said.

Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US, Pentagon says

The U.S. says it is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days.

Feds reunite nearly 700 migrant kids separated from their families at US-Mexico border

President Joe Biden issued an executive order on his first day in office to reunite families separated under his predecessor's policy of forcibly separating parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border to discourage illegal immigration.

Video: Tourist whacked with stick, heckled after illegally climbing Mayan pyramid

The incident happened over the weekend at the archaeological site of Chichén Itzá on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula — a popular tourist destination.

Blood-flavored popsicles help zoo animals beat Rio's heat

The flavors of ice given to the zoo's carnivores aren't found at your average summer hotspot: Chicken, minced meat and bovine blood. But 14-year-old lion Simba and the 3-year-old black jaguar Poty lap it up.

Shell profit doubles to record high as Russia-Ukraine war drives up energy costs

Shell is the latest oil company to report bumper profits even as the fossil fuel industry faces increasing pressure to cut climate-changing carbon emissions.

Men smuggled $5M worth of reptiles over 7 years, prosecutors say

Over a seven-year period, the smugglers reportedly shipped over 8,700 animals to Asia and sold them for a collective $5.13 million.

Stories of Perseverance: Arizona burn survivors traveled to Africa for days-long trek up Mount Kilimanjaro

It's a journey that is tough even for the average person who is extremely fit, but a group of burn survivors in Arizona decided to tackle a hike up one of the world's tallest mountains, and they did it for a good cause.

Australia to remove British royals from its bank notes

The nation’s central bank said Thursday its new $5 bill would feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III.

Former Mexico zoo director killed, cooked 4 goats for Christmas party

Investigators said the former director of a zoo in southern Mexico killed and cooked four of the zoo's pygmy goats and served them up at a Christmas-season party.

Beyoncé announces ‘Renaissance’ 2023 tour dates

The superstar and “Break My Soul” singer will kick off the tour May 10 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Tiny but dangerous radioactive capsule that fell off truck in Australia found

The radioactive capsule the size of a pea fell off a truck last month. “They have quite literally found the needle in the haystack,” an Australian official said.

Where in the world has it never snowed?

Believe it or not, a tropical island has seen snow more recently than an area of Antarctica.