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A Michigan man said a store being sold out of his preferred scratch-off lottery ticket turned out to be fortuitous when his second choice earned him a $1 million jackpot.

A mysterious safe that appeared on a New York state farmer's property with a note attached will remain a mystery for the time being, the farmer said.

Officials at a German zoo said a baby albino kangaroo disappeared from her enclosure and is feared to have been stolen.

While emission levels for ozone-forming chemicals have fallen in some North American cities, new research suggests tropospheric ozone levels have increased across the Northern Hemisphere over the last 20 years.

Current guidelines on introducing solid foods to babies may hamper efforts to prevent food allergies, researchers say.

Actor Lori Loughlin was sentenced to two months in federal prison and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, received five months Friday for taking part in a college admissions scam.

Fort Hood called for the public's help Friday in its search for a missing soldier, bringing attention yet again to the Army base in Texas where three service members have died in recent months.

The Pentagon announced contracts totaling $17.4 million on Friday to retain contractors' workforce capabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

American Indians and Alaska Natives are more than three times as likely to get COVID-19 than White Americans, a new report released Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found.

Tropical Storm Genevieve gradually weakened Friday as it moved north away from the Baja California Peninsula, forecasters said.

The remainder of the New York Mets and New York Yankees series was postponed Friday due to the coronavirus. The first game of the series was postponed Thursday after two members of the Mets organization tested positive.

The capital of the Netherlands has installed hemp-filled urinals in public outdoor locations around the city as a means of combating the longtime problem of "wild peeing."

Army pilots will be required to serve at least 10 years, four years longer than the previous policy, Army officials said this week.

Secondary transmission of COVID-19 at childcare sites was "limited," but still disrupted operations, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams star in Amazon's romance drama "Chemical Hearts," and Netflix's "Lucifer" is back with Season 5 Part 1 this weekend.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told senators Friday that he's "extremely, highly confident" that the U.S. Postal Service will be able to process all mail-in ballots, even those sent close to Election Day.

Rapper Kanye West filed paperwork a couple minutes late and will not be listed on the presidential ballot in Wisconsin in November, election officials said.

An Idaho man with a habit of breaking Guinness World Records added another title to his name when he ate 107 blueberries in 1 minute.

The Pentagon will help develop artificial intelligence algorithms to improve decision-making of first responders in natural disasters and humanitarian efforts.

Joseph DeAngelo, also known as the "Golden State Killer," was sentenced to multiple life sentences Friday without the possibility of parole, after three days of emotional impact statements given by victims and relatives.

If you suffer from heart failure, try to stay calm. Stress and anger may make your condition worse, a new study suggests.

U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and partner BioNTech say their COVID-19 vaccine candidate is on track for regulatory review as soon as October, if it continues to provide positive results.

A report on Russia's military doctrine indicates a shift away from reliance on nuclear capability and emphasis on the military as only one element of strategy.

Blackpink and Selena Gomez teased their forthcoming collaboration, "Ice Cream," slated for release Aug. 28.

A customer at a California grocery store captured video of a shoplifting wear strolling into the store and nonchalantly walking off with a bag of chips in its mouth.