A North Texas woman has given birth to her own granddaughter after serving as a surrogate for her daughter. At age 54, Tracey Thompson of Plano delivered a 6-pound 11-ounce girl after serving as surrogate for her 28-year-old daughter, Kelley McKissack. Doctors at The Medical Center of Plano say McKissack… Read More

Zoo elephants in Berlin have enjoyed a light festive snack: a late delivery of Christmas trees. The New Year feeding of unsold pine trees has become an annual event. Zookeeper Mario Hammerschmidt says the trees are certified as pesticide-free. Hammerschmidt said Thursday that the trees are “a good supplement to… Read More

The recent arrests in Utah of three people accused of stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of baby formula is the latest example of a problem that officials say is vexing stores and police nationwide as thieves systematically swipe the mixture from shelves and resell it to unsuspecting parents. Baby formula… Read More

A man has won prizes worth nearly $2,000 after being the only person to enter a contest to celebrate a Michigan city’s 150th anniversary. Taylor Langstaff had to do 25 activities in the Bay City area and stamp them off on a “passport” to win the prizes, MLive.com reported (http://bit.ly/1mEuS99… Read More

This is a dirty job one Discovery Channel star wouldn’t do. Fans of the TV show “Dirty Jobs” noticed that photos of an Oregon bank robbery suspect resembled host Mike Rowe. The attention prompted a bemused Rowe to mention that he was in Kansas at the time. The Mail Tribune… Read More

A political supporter who mailed a gag grenade to a newly elected county sheriff in Pennsylvania won’t be charged with a crime. Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier said Thursday that the man meant no harm. He says the grenade was a disarmed World War II device and wasn’t intended… Read More

A macaque monkey who took now-famous selfie photographs cannot be declared the copyright owner of the photos, a federal judge said. U.S. District Judge William Orrick said in federal court in San Francisco Wednesday that “while Congress and the president can extend the protection of law to animals as well… Read More

Officials at Zoo Miami say a young giraffe has been euthanized after suffering an apparent spinal injury. Zoo spokesman Ron Magill told The Miami Herald that the 9-month-old giraffe, Wesley, poked his head between two posts Tuesday to look into an area where another giraffe was being examined by keepers. Officials… Read More