By KATHY MATHESON | Associated Press
| 2:55AM
For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot.
The Associated Press
| May 22, 2013
It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself.
The Associated Press
| May 21, 2013
Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating.
The Associated Press
| May 20, 2013
A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.
The Associated Press
| May 20, 2013
A surprise shell has caused a big stir at a popular Athens beach.
The Associated Press
| May 17, 2013
An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle.
The Associated Press
| May 17, 2013
An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived.
The Associated Press
| May 17, 2013
Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant.
The Associated Press
| May 17, 2013
An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself.
The Associated Press
| May 16, 2013
Authorities in Eastern Oregon say a fleeing man tried to use a backstroke to get across the Columbia River but, exhausted, said he couldn't swim and pleaded with officers to retrieve him. They did.