A circus official says a truck pulling a trailer full of elephants ran off an interstate in southern Mississippi over the weekend, but the four pachyderms and the driver weren't harmed.

A grieving family and workplace safety investigators are searching for answers in what led to the death of a pallet jack operator who was fatally cooked at a Bumble Bee Foods seafood processing plant.

It took much longer than expected, but the Space Shuttle Endeavour has finally reached its permanent resting place at a Los Angeles museum.

A collection of paintings from French Impressionist Edouard Manet is making its only U.S. appearance this fall in Ohio.

Sixty-five years after becoming the first human to fly faster than the speed of sound, retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager is still making noise.

Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner has landed on Earth after a jump from the stratosphere in what is the world's first supersonic skydive.

The weekend weather in New Mexico appears to be cooperating this time for a daredevil trying to become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier.

Word that a giant eyeball washed up on a South Florida has created a buzz on the Internet and in the marine biology community.

The Craigslist ad offered Percocet pills for sale, but warned: "No LE please." Meaning: No law enforcement.

911 operators are getting overwhelmed -- by butt dials.

The National Retail Federation says pet owners are expected to spend 370-million dollars to dress up Fido and Fluffy this year.

Americans will spend 370-million dollars on costumes for their pets.

If you're in search of an extravagant holiday gift, something like a $1 million fountain, look no further.

Authorities say the winner of a roach-eating contest in South Florida died shortly after downing dozens of the live bugs as well as worms. The grand prize in Friday night's contest was a live python.

A grower from Oregon is the winner of this year's Half Moon Bay giant pumpkin contest with a gourd weighing in at 1,775 pounds.

A commercial supply ship is on its way to the International Space Station.

A Finnish couple has added to their victories by taking first place in the North American Wife Carrying Championship at Maine's Sunday River ski resort.

Police in Orem, Utah, say a man who thought he was getting a call from a burglar had actually gotten a call from his dog.

Internet company eBay has canceled the sale of a Halloween mask of Colorado movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes.

During a nearly 25-minute call to 911, a 17-year-old calmly describes shooting his mother and younger sister to death in their North Texas home.

Authorities say a California woman believed to be distraught over a breakup was charged with trying to torch a lingerie store where her ex-boyfriend bought underthings.

Two corrections officers at American Samoa's only jail are suspected of letting inmates leave to go on beer and food runs.

A man nicknamed the Bucket List Bandit by the FBI because he allegedly told a Utah bank teller he had only months to live during a July heist has been returned to Pennsylvania and indicted on the last of 10 bank robberies he's suspected of committing.

Animal welfare authorities say a dog survived an 11-mile ride from Massachusetts to Rhode Island - at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour - after it was hit by a car and became wedged under the front grill.

Former child TV star Danny Bonaduce says a crazed fan bit him during an event at a Washington state casino.