Tooth infection leads to 26-year-old California dad's death

A California long-haul trucker died early Monday after a tooth infection spread to his lungs, Fox 40 reported.

Pet snake gets stuck in woman's stretched earlobe

An Oregon woman’s post about how her pet snake’s curiosity landed her in the emergency room has quickly gained steam on social media.

George H.W. Bush and wife Barbara to handle Super Bowl coin toss

Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, will handle the pregame coin toss at the Super Bowl.   NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says Wednesday that the former First Couple recently were released from Houston Methodist Hospital, where the nation's 41st president received treatment for pneumonia for more than two weeks.   The former president is 92. He often attends games of the...

'Get off your phone!!' Day care's message to parents goes viral

A day care in Texas has one message to parents picking up their children: Get off your phone. And it’s going viral.

Budweiser focuses on immigration in Super Bowl ad

NEW YORK (AP) - Each year Super Bowl ads offer a snapshot of what's going on in the culture. But this year's Budweiser ad released Tuesday featuring an immigrant's travel to the U.S. became suddenly more topical than Anheuser-Busch executives were probably expecting, released days after President Donald Trump's executive order Friday temporarily banning refugees and nearly all...

Class-action lawsuit filed against the maker of 'Hatchimals'

The maker of 'Hatchimals' the must-have holiday toy of 2016 faces a class-action lawsuit filed by an irate Bakersfield mom.

Super Bowl commercials released by Ford, Budweiser, Mr. Clean

Ford, Budweiser, Pepsi, Snickers, and Mr. Clean are are all spending big on Super Bowl LI. The Super Bowl is more than a game - this is the time to sit around, eat some snacks, and wait around for the football to end so the Super Bowl commercials come back.

VIDEO: Attack on bus driver thwarted by man with cane

The city said that bus never made it to its next bus stop because one of its riders started acting strange and then attacked the woman driving the bus.

Bobcat remains missing; search expands to surrounding neighborhoods

A female bobcat is missing from the Smithsonian's National Zoo in DC. In a press release Monday afternoon, the Zoo said the bobcat, which is named Ollie, has escaped her enclosure.

Repairs uncover cocaine worth $434K in airplane's nose gear

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say 31 pounds of cocaine that was accidentally discovered stashed in the nose of an American Airlines aircraft in Tulsa is worth around $434,000. Tulsa County Sheriff's Office spokesman Justin Green says the plane arrived in Miami from Bogota, Colombia, on Sunday. It was flagged for maintenance and sent later that day to Tulsa International Airport, where...

Starbucks to hire 10,000 refugees over next 5 years

WASHINGTON (AP) - Starbucks says it will hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years, a response to President Donald Trump's indefinite suspension of Syrian refugees and temporary travel bans that apply to six other Muslim-majority nations.

Elderly caregiver in assault video appears before Houston judge

Houston police say they have arrested an elderly caregiver that they say was caught on video striking the elderly woman she was entrusted to care for.    According to initial reports, HPD got a call about a suspicious person the 59 and Fulton area.  They recognized and arrested her at 2:30am.  Floyd is now in Harris County Jail. 

FedEx stands up for driver seen stopping flag-burners

FedEx is backing a driver in Iowa who stopped flag-burning protesters from desecrating American flags in a confrontation caught on video that went viral, according to reports. Many on Twitter were calling him a hero.

Dog from Korean 'meat farm' learns how to lie down on bed

Dogs saved from a Korean meat farm are beginning to adjust to their new lives, but some are struggling to understand concepts like beds and comfort.

Actor John Hurt dead at 77, publicist says

John Hurt, the English actor who starred in such films as "Alien," "The Elephant Man," and "Harry Potter," has died, according to reports from British newspapers. He was 77.

Police: Burger King workers sold marijuana at drive-thru

Police say two employees at a New Hampshire Burger King have been arrested on drug charges after authorities were tipped off that drive-thru customers who asked for extra crispy fries got marijuana with their meal.