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ROSE HILL, Kan. (AP) — Firefighters are looking for anyone who might be missing a boa constrictor after some Kansas residents found the 6-foot snake in their living room couch. Police officers responded to a 911 call Monday from a resident in Rose Hill, a town about 20 miles southeast of

NEW YORK (AP) – For the first time in four years, life expectancy in the U.S. has gone up. The increase is small — just a month. But it marks at least a temporary halt to a downward trend. The rise is mostly due to lower death rates for cancer and drug overdoses. The government

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — If you want to tie the knot at the Grand Canyon, you’ll want to get your request in sooner. The national park says a lack of staffing means applications for special use permits will take longer to process. Weddings, family reunions, memorial

LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — This story brings new meaning to the term “joint custody.” In this case, a Tennessee man was taken into custody for lighting a joint in court. Spencer Alan Boston is charged with disorderly conduct and simple possession for his actions during a court appearance Monday

PORTSMOUTH NH (AP) – A pair of civil engineers took their relationship to new heights atop a New Hampshire bridge. Dan Del Tufo arranged to have the Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth lifted to its maximum height, and that’s where he surprised Julia Kallmerten with a marriage proposal. She

LUDLOW, Vt. (AP) — Authorities in Vermont had to take swift but careful action after a moose got stuck on an active railroad bridge. Wildlife officials got a report Wednesday saying the moose was stuck on a train bridge in southern Vermont. It took an effort by local game wardens, biologists,

GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — It was a showdown for the ages — between a police dog and a cow. It went down in Georgetown County, South Carolina — and it started when a sheriff’s deputy with a K9 responded to a burglary call Wednesday. The police dog got distracted and bit a cow that belongs to

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — It’s dangerous — but there are still people who insist on doing it. A Florida man has been arrested for pointing lasers at airplanes approaching Sarasota Bradenton Airport. Authorities say Charlie Chapman Jr. aimed a laser toward four planes and a sheriff’s

YEKATERINBURG (AP) — Russia is said to be a place where bears run free. But in this case, it was elephants that literally had the run of one city’s streets. Residents of Russia’s third largest city Yekaterinburg, were blown away last Thursday when they spotted a pair of elephants wandering