• Skateboarding Chihuahua up for adoption in Baldwin Park
• Kangaroo stays with boy lost in Australian wilderness
• 4-year-old mayor re-elected in northern Minnesota
• Small monkey found during drug bust in Thousand Palms
• Street sign-spinners see robotic competition
• San Diego Zoo's panda cub celebrates 1st birthday
• Bear caught on tape trying to rescue cub from trash bin in Azusa
• White lion cubs make debut at zoo in Japan
• 96-year-old Wisconsin grocery store owner refuses to be robbed
• 4-year-old mayor of small Minnesota town seeks re-election
• Green algae blankets Chinese city's coast
• Hot dog eating contest: Joey Chestnut wins with record 69 dogs
• Baby born during traffic stop in Milwaukee
• Surfing dogs hit waves at Imperial Beach competition
• 'Supermoon' shines brightly across SoCal sky
• Caught on camera: Monkey bites Texas officer during traffic stop
• World's Ugliest Dog title goes to Californian beagle-boxer-basset mix
• App: Get paid for reporting parking violators
• Boston woman pays $560,000 for 2 parking spots
• Giant pink dog statue stolen from West Hollywood
• Sea lion pup hitches ride on boat off Newport Beach coast
• Costumed penguins waddle around Japanese park to welcome African leaders
• Giraffe twins born at Texas wildlife preserve
• Stuck Chinese baby's mother won't be charged
• Vine marriage proposal goes viral on Twitter
• Russian daredevil jumps off Mount Everest, breaks record
• Otter artists paint pictures at Florida zoo
• Mother of newborn trapped in sewer confesses to police, reports say
• JC Penney gets flack over 'Hitler' tea kettle billboard ad in Culver City
• Newborn rescued from sewer pipe in China
• Man devours 2 giant apple pies in minutes, breaks world record
• Officer, good Samaritans lift SUV off girl
• High-speed chase stopped by family of ducks
• Dog waste DNA identifies owners who don't pick up droppings
• Cat lost after Hurricane Sandy finds way home
• Lion meat tacos taken off menu at Florida restaurant
• Lion meat tacos cause uproar in Florida
• School under fire for sending letters to students about being overweight
• Driver finds snake slithering in her car
• Virgin Galactic spaceship takes first powered flight over Mojave
• Gorilla caught on tape running from aggressive goose in Kansas
• Clouded leopard cubs join Nashville Zoo family
• Homeless man pays it forward with $50,000 lottery win
• Sea lion pup jumps into San Diego man's car
• 3300-mile wheelchair ride to New York state high school reunion
• Macy's mistakenly advertises $1500 diamond necklace for $47
• Polar bear cub unveiled at New York zoo
• Man jumps off subway platform to save stranger in Philadelphia
• Bears break into Monrovia home, ransack kitchen table
• Woman delivers 16-pound baby boy in England
• Anonymous veteran leaves note, cash for soldier's girlfriend
• Blind Husky and his seeing-eye dog need new home
• Lancaster father delivers his own son in passenger seat
• Bear cubs found in box off roadside in South Carolina
• Elderly Florida woman yanked off train for singing spiritual hymn
• 'Batman' hands suspect over to UK police
• Polar bear cub unveiled at New York zoo
• 114-year-old recognized as world's oldest woman by Guinness World Records
• Teen who flipped off Florida judge has 'changed'
• Sea lion pup jumps into OC man's kayak
• Meteor sightings reported across Southland
• Tiny planet discovered outside solar system
• Sea otter dunks to exercise joints at OR zoo
• Burger King Twitter hacked; appears to be McDonald's account
• Knut the polar bear becomes museum display in Berlin
• Valentine's Day gift to remember: Woman gives boyfriend kidney
• Orca whale born at SeaWorld in San Diego
• San Diego Zoo giant panda cub playful during latest test
• Red pandas ready for romance at Denver Zoo
• New Hampshire toddler survives 4-inch pencil into brain
• Woman saved after fainting, falling on train tracks in Madrid
• Angelenos ride subway without pants for event
• Michigan man catches giant goldfish in local lake
• Public gets first viewing of cheetah cubs at Australian zoo
• Rare painting worth $12K found at Goodwill in Virginia
• Australia mom finds python coiled around toddler
• Drunk airline passenger duct-taped to seat
• Boy's turkey call summons lost hard-of-hearing old dog
• 50-foot rubber duck floats around Sydney Harbor
• Snow chain installer finds man's lost wedding ring
• 9-year-old cancer patient raises $250K for Make-A-Wish Foundation
• Cat caught in cactus rescued, nicknamed 'Prickly Pete'
• Baby in runaway shopping cart rescued, caught on video
• Mayan calendar nears end: Doomsday or party?
• Geminid meteor shower lights up LA skies
• 12/12/12 marks special day to tie the knot
• NorCal magician's head set on fire on TV show
• Video shows toddler's close call after car crashes through store
• Onion's 'Sexiest Man' satire makes China paper
• Gold dust worth $300K found underneath Sacramento home
• Powerball jackpot jumps to record $425M after no winner
• Circus camel loose on the streets of Glendale
• Adorable video of baby panda startled by zookeeper goes viral
• NASA scientists discover new giant planet 'super-Jupiter'
• Santa Claus takes photos with families, guns
• Bizarre clown and officer brawl caught on tape
• Mini Cooper record: 28 UK women cram into car
• NorCal triplets weigh 20 pounds at birth, may set world record
• Panda cub at San Diego Zoo gets official name