JAPAN (Aug. 10) - An escaped goat has become a local celebrity in a Japanese city after fleeing his owner and taking up residence next to railroad tracks. FULL ARTICLE

ORIENTAL, N.C. – A North Carolina man was reunited with his beloved dog five days after the chihuahua was credited with saving his life during a stroke. FULL ARTICLE

NEW YORK CITY, Ny. - TV host Al Roker enlisted the help of 69 chefs and sandwich enthusiasts to break the Guinness World Record for most people in an online sandwich-making relay. FULL ARTICLE

IDAHO- Police and wildlife officers in Idaho responded to a resident's property to remove a trespasser that was highly unusual for the area -- an alligator. FULL ARTICLE

LAS VEGAS, Nv, - A cat brought into a Las Vegas shelter as a stray was reunited with his family 10 years after going missing from a friend's house. FULL ARTICLE

GREENSBORO, N.C. – A North Carolina girl's message in a bottle traveled more than 4,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean and was plucked out of the water by a fisherman in Morocco. FULL ARTICLE

INDIA - An Indian man broke a Guinness World Record when he solved six Rubik's cubes in 2.17 minutes -- while completely submerged underwater. FULL ARTICLE

NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand wing of pizza chain Domino's has backtracked on a promotion offering free pizzas to customers "named Karen that aren't, well, 'Karens.'" FULL ARTICLE