An Illinois man won a $1 million lottery jackpot from a ticket he received as a gift from a friend at his birthday party.

Firefighters climbed to the top of a Connecticut home to rescue a curious cat that went exploring and wound up stranded on the roof.

Authorities in Maryland said a mustang on the loose for over two months has finally been captured and taken to a rescue facility.

A Massachusetts animal control officer responding to a report of a lizard in a parking lot ended up wrangling a large, aggressive mangrove monitor.

A large deer found its way inside a Florida home and spent some time in the bathroom before taking a plunge into the backyard pool.