2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (103+ words) June 4 (UPI) -- A South Carolina man found helping out a relative by driving them to a doctor's appointment paid off with a $75, 000 lottery prize. The Bamberg resident told South Carolina Education Lottery officials he was driving a family member to…...

3+ hour, 36+ min ago  (128+ words) June 4 (UPI) -- A Singapore teenager parlayed his speedy Rubik's cube solving skills into breaking the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to assemble Mr. Potato Head. Speedcuber Calen Seah said he spent about a year practicing with the toy…...

17+ hour, 20+ min ago  (424+ words) June 3 (UPI) -- People in the United States have pulled back from support of LGBTQ+ issues over the past few years, with 65% percent showing support for same-sex marriage now as opposed to 71% in 2022-2023, a Gallup poll released Wednesday shows. The percentage…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (124+ words) June 3 (UPI) -- A North Carolina man scored a $100, 000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket right after telling his friends he was going to win that exact amount. Rocky Mount resident Donald Bunn told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he informed…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (110+ words) June 2 (UPI) -- Maryland State Police were called to a busy stretch of highway to wrangle an emu spotted running loose in the roadway. Troopers from the Salisbury Barrack were summoned to the Salisbury Bypass, near the Ocean City exit, about…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (377+ words) June 2 (UPI) -- Ghana's parliament approved a bill criminalizing identification as LGBTQ+ or promoting gay activities. The legislation, called the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, mandates prison sentences of three to 10 years, The Guardian reported. President John Dramani Mahama…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (110+ words) June 2 (UPI) -- Maryland State Police were called to a busy stretch of highway to wrangle an emu spotted running loose in the roadway. Troopers from the Salisbury Barrack were summoned to the Salisbury Bypass, near the Ocean City exit, about…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (434+ words) June 2 (UPI) -- The Trump administration's ban on transgender servicemembers in the U. S. military is "both arbitrary and based upon animus," a federal appeals court ruled, maintaining a block on the government from discharging plaintiffs in the case. While the divided court…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (182+ words) June 1 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Connecticut conducted an unusual rescue involving a curious young goat that got its head stick in a utility trailer. The Thompson Fire Engine Co. said on social media that crews responded Sunday night "to what can…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (174+ words) June 1 (UPI) -- Animal law enforcement officers in Colorado responded to a neighborhood on an unusual call that marked a local first: a pig's tusk was caught in a fence. The Humane Society of the Pike's Peak Region said animal law…...