For 10 years, what could be world’s biggest pearl was hidden under a bed

A fisherman says he and family members found the irregular-shaped pearl inside a giant clam that stuck to their boat's anchor when they sought refuge from a squall on a reef.

‘Wessie’ mystery goes national after discovery of snakeskin in Westbrook

A sample of the skin has been sent to a Texas researcher in an effort to determine the type of snake that shed it.

Large snakeskin found in Westbrook; is ‘Wessie’ back?

The discovery near a boat launch in Riverbank Park suggests that a large snake first spotted nearly two months ago and dubbed 'Wessie' has stayed in the area.

North Carolina man gets 14 years for fatal butt injection

Vinnie Taylor, who is not a doctor, injected misbranded silicone into clients' buttocks in hotel-room procedures.

Man huffed stolen aerosol duster and crashed into Biddeford Wal-Mart, police say

The driver is charged with driving to endanger, and his passenger is charged with shoplifting.

Statues of naked Trump pop up in 5 cities

A group called INDECLINE erects the figures of the Republican presidential nominee.

Connecticut police rescue squirrel with head stuck in container: Video

Black bear shows seed-filching savvy in Buxton

Yvonne Dickson says the bear waited out a police officer's visit and was back pilfering a bird feeder minutes later.

Timber rattlesnake in suburban Boston likely strayed to find water

Authorities say the it was found near the steps of a home in Quincy on the same day as drought conditions were declared 'extreme.'

Cannes bans full-body ‘burkini’ swimsuits from beaches

The mayor of the French resort town calls the burkini 'the uniform of extremist Islamism, not of the Muslim religion.'