A New Mexico bear hitched a ride on top of a garbage truck, traveling at least 5 miles on the vehicle before it was able to make its escape up a tree. Santa Fe National Forest spokeswoman Julie Anne Overton says the driver was picking up a dumpster last week… Read More

Veterinarians at Busch Gardens had to euthanize “Pinky” the dancing flamingo after a man grabbed her from an animal viewing area and threw her to the ground in front of his children. According to a police report, 45-year-old Joseph Anthony Corrao of Orlando was visiting the theme park with his… Read More

Unlike the last four Olympics, Michael Phelps will be taking part in the opening ceremony for the Rio Games. And he’ll have something to carry. Phelps will be the bearer of the U.S. flag during the Friday night ceremony at Maracana Stadium, selected in a vote by all members of… Read More

New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton is leaving the nation’s largest police force, after getting credit for keeping crime down but grappling with tension between officers and minority communities. Bratton, whose departure was announced Tuesday, will leave next month to become a risk and security adviser at Teneo, a… Read More

Hey leather lung, yer out! An unruly fan attending Tuesday night’s game between the San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies was escorted from his seat in the sixth inning shortly after a verbal confrontation with an umpire. Plate ump Bob Davidson stopped the game, walked toward where the fan was… Read More

Apple is disarming — or at least it’s dumping an emoji that depicts a realistic-looking revolver and replacing it with a brightly colored toy water pistol instead. The tech giant is releasing some new emoji images for iPhone and iPad users who use the cartoonish icons when they send messages…. Read More

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Earl is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before it makes landfall. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Tuesday that Earl was threatening to bring heavy rains, flooding and high winds to Mexico, Belize and Honduras. All three of those countries issued tropical storm… Read More

Anton Yelchin’s parents have filed court documents indicating the “Star Trek” actor died without a will and left behind a nearly $1.4 million estate. Court records show Victor and Irina Yelchin filed to become administrators of their son’s estate on Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court. The actor died on… Read More

On the campaign stump, Donald Trump has opened August by moving from “Crooked Hillary” to “the devil.” Speaking in Pennsylvania on Monday, the billionaire real estate mogul derided Bernie Sanders’ capitulation in the Democratic primary race and Sanders’ decision to support Clinton. Trump said of Sanders: “He made a deal… Read More

Authorities say a man caught climbing a fence at a Southern California jail was trying to get in, not out. Sheriff’s officials say 28-year-old Shane James McDonald wasn’t a prisoner at the Central Detention Center in San Bernardino when he was spotted scaling the perimeter fence early Sunday. But he… Read More