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The Geminid Meteor Shower begins Thursday, but residents of Tucson, Ariz., got a preview Wednesday night as a meteor streaked through the sky and exploded .

Joseph Ali, 27, cradles an 18-pound lobster he caught by hand near the Huntington Beach Pier on Dec. 10, 2013.

Throughout the year, some events provide a bit of respite from the daily grind and remind us that human nature and failings are qualities shared worldwide.

This Nov. 7, 2013 file photo provided by The City of Wasilla Department of Public Works shows a cardboard cutout of Sarah Palin in the 1999 Ford Expedition she used when she was mayor of Wasilla, outside City Hall in Wasilla, Ak.

A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to being the "lookout" in a 79-year-old Willmar woman's stabbing death, according to the Kandiyohi County Court.

A New Jersey man is apparently is a very sound sleeper, or has a very high tolerance for pain.

We're guessing the chances of this happening rank somewhere between one in a million and one in a gazillion: Krystine Rivera was jogging in northern Virginia around 6pm on Thursday when the 27-year-old was hit by a ... flying deer.

We're guessing the chances of this happening rank somewhere between one in a million and one in a gazillion: Krystine Rivera was jogging in northern Virginia around 6pm on Thursday when the 27-year-old was hit by a ... flying deer.

In this Jan. 9, 2013 photo provided by the University of Florida, the male Periplaneta japonica is shown.

Jon David Couzens, whose case prompted a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Kansas City-St.

Like many schools across the suburbs and rural areas, Center Elementary has had too many children who often don’t have enough food at home.

The strangest month in Randy Bennett's 13 seasons as coach at Saint Mary's College is about to begin.

In this Dec. 5, 2013 photo provided by Pawsitive Pet Care is a baby alligator at their veterinary center in Waterloo, Iowa.

All told, it's a 31-mile, or 50-kilometer, run - longer than a marathon. But that didn't stop local runners from taking on the challenge on Saturday, the

Students from the University of Oregon are under investigation after a video of what some are calling a "snowmassacre" went viral.

That's according to Leo Moskovitz, who just turned 109. The northeastern Pennsylvania resident jokes that God can't find him because his name has never appeared in the phone book.

The changes playing out through KanCare came under fire last week in hearings before members of the National Council on Disability.

Like many schools across the suburbs and rural areas, Center Elementary has had too many children who often don’t have enough food at home.

Wisconsin's ultra-liberal capital city is a place where just about anything goes, from street parties to naked bike rides.

This video has to be seen to be believed as it shows a murderous moggie digging its claws into a woman walking her dog in Azerbaijan The murderous moggie is seen first having a pop at the dog as the woman walks it down the road.