Man with zebra, parrot in front seat charged with DUI

Police in Dubuque, Iowa, responded to an unusual call this week: reports of a zebra and a parrot in the front seat of a truck parked outside a bar.

Parents take aim at proposed gun range near elementary school

A Connecticut town is caught up in a heated debated over whether a proposed gun range should be built just hundreds of feet from a local elementary school. "I'd say total insanity. A gun range should not be put next to a school, period. Put it on the o...

Mountain lion killed in downtown Santa Monica, Calif.

A mountain lion found in the courtyard of an office building was shot and killed Tuesday after it tried to escape as authorities try to figure out how the large cat made its way into downtown Santa Monica, Calif.

Ferrari crackdown: Italy declares war on tax cheats

Across Italy police are cracking down on Ferrari and Lamborghini drivers, but not because they are driving too fast.

Obama daughters’ school hit with prank email about sex

The upscale Washington private school that counts Sasha and Malia Obama among its students was hit Tuesday with a prank email advising parents that, among other things, their children would receive "a voucher that may be redeemed for their choice of co...