An Arabian show horse named William swam out to sea after being spooked Tuesday evening, triggering an elaborate rescue effort.

A police officer working as a school resource officer in northern Mississippi twice stunned the mother of a middle school pupil with a Taser during a heated argument at the school Wednesday morning.

A one-armed robot has learned to juggle two balls at once, an impressive feat that promises to shed light on dynamic human motions, according to the Japanese researchers behind the machine.

May is Motorcycle Safety Month, and reporter Stephanie Berzinski of WXII-TV in Winston-Salem, N.C., learned first-hand how tough the big bikes can be to handle when she tipped over a new Harley-Davidson live on the air during a safety story.

For the owner of this cat, grooming is a snap: “My cat loves getting attacked with the vacuum cleaner,” she wrote on YouTube, where she posted this video Monday.

The clerk at a Stanton gas station’s first day on the job was marred by an armed robbery that police believe may be linked to a string of similar holdups in Orange County.

The mild winter led to at least one unexpected consequence: many more costly collisions between cars and wildlife on American roads.

To a very vocal online contingent, cilantro is the very worst. On “I Hate Cilantro” websites and Facebook pages they gripe that the herb tastes like soap, mold, or dirt. Cilantro haters not only despise its flavor, they also detest its smell.