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S.C. man wins $500,000 lottery prize, followed by another $1,000 A South Carolina man's wife said he has "a weird knack for winning" after he scored a $1,000 lottery prize just a couple days after winning a $500,000 jackpot.

Watch: Dog rescued from canal reunites with family after 6-year absence A German shepherd rescued from a canal by Florida firefighters was reunited with her family -- who said the beloved pet had been missing for six years.

Watch: College ring dropped into the Long Island Sound found 56 years later A Fordham University class ring dropped into the Long Island Sound in New York was returned to its owner after being found by a beachcomber 56 years later.

Watch: Bear breaks into California home, eats dog food, cookies and chips A bear broke into a California home in the Los Padres National Forest to feast on snacks including dog food, cookies, a bag of chips and a container of sugar.

Look: Firefighters rescue man wedged inside playground tube slide Emergency responders in Connecticut were called to a playground for an unusual rescue when a 40-year-old man became wedged inside the middle of a tube slide.

Watch: Suspected great white shark bites surfer's board in half A surfer in New South Wales, Australia, was able to return to shore without injury after his board was chomped in half by a suspected great white shark.

Watch: World Humanoid Robot Games kick off in Beijing The World Humanoid Robot Games kicked off in Beijing, with AI-powered robots from around the globe competing in sports including track, soccer and dance.

Watch: 'Large cow' spotted on Illinois overpass wrangled by deputies An Illinois overpass became the stage for an impromptu rodeo when Williamson County deputies ended up in a hoof chase with "a large cow in the roadway."

Watch: Auto worker's lost wallet found under hood 11 years later A Minnesota mechanic working on a car brought into his shop made a surprising discovery under the hood: a wallet lost by a Ford plant worker 11 years earlier.

Police: Suspected suicide attempt was just trucker trying to cool off Emergency responders rushed to a Netherlands bridge where they discovered a reported suicide attempt was actually just a trucker trying to beat the heat.