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DAVENPORT, IA – A family of ducklings crossing River Drive in Davenport, Iowa on Sunday afternoon found themselves trapped in a storm drain.   The Davenport Fire Department and Police Department sprang into action and rescued 10 ducklings.  They were quickly reunited with their mother

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — They had been playing the lottery for nearly four decades. And earlier this month, that persistence paid off for a married couple from a Phoenix suburb. They have claimed a $410 million Mega Millions jackpot after purchasing a winning ticket from a convenience store. The

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cougar alert! Not exactly the kind of warning you’d expect to hear in a major U.S. city. But that’s what residents of San Francisco got yesterday. Authorities warned people to be on the lookout after a young mountain lion was spotted wandering around the streets. The

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A 65-pound alligator snapping turtle with a face only its mother could love has found a new home at a Virginia zoo after freaking out residents in a northern Virginia suburb. Fairfax County Police said Monday that the turtle dubbed Lord Fairfax was repeatedly crossing a