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Tiny California cottage on market for just under $1 million

A 595-square-foot (55-square meter) Southern California cottage with one bedroom and one bathroom is on the market for just under $1 million. The Orange County Register reports the price of the tiny abode ...

Police investigate how a handgun ended up in driver's bumper

LAKEWOOD, Wash. (AP) — Talk about gunning the engine.

Spain horse whisperer's animals mirror stress sufferers' state of mind

In the Guadalix mountains outside Madrid, Argentine horse whisperer Fernando Noailles uses his animals to help people suffering from stress and anxiety. People who come to his sessions spend time with the horses and learn through the movement of the animal what mental state they themselves are in, says Noailles, who charges up to 120 euros per session. From watching the horse's reaction, the client learns how to identify and control emotions, he says.

'Nut rage' Korean Air heiress questioned over housekeepers

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A Korean Air heiress whose tantrum over nuts delayed a flight nearly four years ago is being investigated by South Korean immigration officials on suspicion she unlawfully hired housekeepers from the Philippines.

Legend of Loch Ness Monster will be tested with DNA samples

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The stories seem as tall as the lake is deep. For hundreds of years, visitors to Scotland's Loch Ness have described seeing a monster that some believe lurks in the depths.

Truck dumps 40,000 pounds of chicken feathers on highway

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) — A tractor-trailer made a fowl mess when it rolled over in Washington state. It dumped about 40,000 pounds (18,145 kilograms) of chicken feathers across Interstate 5.

Hall of fame to redo soccer star Brandi Chastain plaque

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A bronze plaque honoring soccer star Brandi Chastain got a red card Tuesday after a social media outcry over its unflattering portrayal of the athlete.

Laurel, Yanny or ... covfefe? White House joins in on debate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is joining in on the viral debate over whether people hear the names "Laurel" or "Yanny" in a much-shared audio clip.

6 young squirrels rescued from ordeal of tangled tails

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Six young squirrels whose tails were stuck together by tree sap are recovering after a Nebraska wildlife expert untangled them.

Tickle Me, Fleury: Vegas goalie tickles Jets player's ear

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury gave Blake Wheeler quite an earful.

Police praise Wisconsin students for prank that was illusion

CUMBERLAND, Wis. (AP) — Police had praise for students who created an illusion for a senior class prank that appeared to show a car crashed into the principal's office.

German police bring in crane to get 5 buffalo off autobahn

BERLIN (AP) — Police called in a crane to lift five fugitive water buffalo off a highway in western Germany during an operation that lasted about nine hours.

Michigan police department picks "Pawfficer"

TROY, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit police department is giving another cat a chance to take the law into her own paws.

China's multi-story hog hotels elevate industrial farms to new levels

On Yaji Mountain in southern China, they are checking in the sows a thousand head per floor in high-rise "hog hotels". Privately owned agricultural company Guangxi Yangxiang Co Ltd is running two seven-floor sow breeding operations, and is putting up four more, including one with as many as 13 floors that will be the world's tallest building of its kind. Hog farms of two or three floors have been tried in Europe.

'Hello kitties' turns to 'beware bobcats' in Texas

With big blues eyes and stubby tails, two kittens taken in by a San Antonio family looked adorable until the fiery seven-week-old felines ripped apart formula bottles and repeatedly bit the hands that were trying to feed them. The family, whose name has not been released, told authorities they thought the kittens were the rare and prized domestic breed of Bengal cats. Later, they confessed that the kittens were found by a relative in a nearby rural county and then brought to San Antonio, according to Norwood.

Iowa man says his dog shot him while they were playing

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — With best friends like these, who needs enemies?

Walrus surprise residents in remote Alaska village

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Residents of a village of 110 on the Alaska Peninsula see the occasional walrus in Bering Sea waters, but when 200 packed a beach just outside the community, it took them by surprise.

Rescuers bitten after mistaking bobcats for domestic kittens

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Three well-meaning people suffered bites when the kittens they rescued after hearing them mewling in a San Antonio alley turned out to be ravenous bobcat cubs .