SHINDONG, China- Another cat has sprouted wings in China according to government authorities. "The leader is very concerned that cats may be learning to fly," said communist party spokesman, Shiki Chen. "Why else would they sprout wings? They must want to travel. But if all cats can't have wings, no cats can have wings. That is our policy."

JACKSON, Mississippi- Brandon Norwood had just taken out the trash at his grandparents home around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday when he noticed something peering at him from under his grandmother's car. "I saw a snout sticking up. I knew it was a reptile," Norwood, said. "I kept my distance. Momma didn't raise a fool. I got down on my hands and knees, and that's when I saw it was an alligator. Then I thought, maybe Momma' did raise a fool, cuz' I shouldn't be down on my hands and knees next to an alligator." Officer Darryl Stasher said they were able to extract the 8-foot alligator from underneath the car by poking it with a broom.

BRANSON, Missouri- Jake the bloodhound is one of the best tracking dogs in the nation. And when he was called on to find an 83 year old who wandered off, naked, from a nursing home police thought Jake would jump into action as always. "But this time old Jake kind of reared back and said 'Thanks, but no thanks,' " according to his handler, Sgt. Cooter Finley. "You gotta' remember, their sense of smell is 1000 times better than ours and there was a mighty scent coming off what we had to work with. But after a bit, Jake shook it off and found our guy. Jake loves police work... most days." The senior who wandered off was returned safely to the assisted care facility and as a reward Jake was given a bowl of apple sauce by the staff.

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri- The Council of American Families has named their Worst Mom of the Year Award Winner, and for the first time, they have a repeat champion. "This is something we hate to see but six years ago Amanda Schleister was seen dangling a two-year old into a storm sewer to get a tennis ball. Now this picture was sent to us and we just had to single her out again," according to spokesperson Conor Edwards.

HAVERHILL, Massachusetts- Mary Burke, 47, was walking her four Labrador retrievers when she saw a coyote staring her down. "There was one, then there were four, and they surrounded me," Burke said. "I started crying. I said, I'm not going to make it out of here." Burke called 911. The dispatcher was able to guide Burke out of the woods as the coyotes kept pursuing her all the way," Burke said. Groveland police cruisers arrived with sirens blaring, and the coyotes fled. "It was the most scary experience of my life, they were so close, I could've touched them with a pool cue." Police advise residents who walk in the woods to always carry a cellphone.

CINCINNATI, Ohio- A deer scampered into the Whole Foods store in Rookwood Commons and charged in, heading for the smell of baking chocolate chip cookies in the bakery section. "He was hanging out next to the oven waiting for the cookies to come out," said Scott Hartman, the store's manager, adding, "That's not a normal thing." The deer hung out in the bakery 25 minutes until the SPCA showed up. Once a tranquilizer took effect, police and the SPCA carried the animal out without a cookie. Hartman said this is the third time he's run a Whole Foods location that's hosted a deer. "Apparently deer like quality organic gourmet food."

KEY WEST, Florida- Summer vacation means fun in the sun and surf for most Americans but not for the Dave and Betsy Edwards family. "That was one long couple of days on that boat," said Kelly Edwards. "Until the rescue choppers came I thought we were never going to see Minnesota again." The Edwards rented yacht failed and drifted for days, surrounded by sharks.

SAN DIEGO, California- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took a stand against anti-illegal immigrant groups saying, "There are jobs that lots of people who live here legally won't do. Unless you protesters will take these jobs just shut up." The governor's remarks were made after a sweep of the San Diego Zoo found there were some illegal immigrants working there.

COEUR D' ALENE, Idaho- Betsy Ann Bowsen thought she could keep her kids free from thoughts of sex by taking them out of the public schools. Then an excitable elk took up residence in her yard and started poking around in its private parts, everyday around 5PM. "What are the odds of this? I had it with what my kids heard on the playground. Now I have to explain what this elk is doing."

BOSTON, Massachusetts- Truman, a 7-foot-long, 30-pound octopus at the New England Aquarium squeezed his body into a 14-inch square acrylic box today in pursuit of food, aquarium officials said. The caretakers for the octopi at the aquarium place food inside locked boxes as an enrichment activity. But zoo goer Marge Sage, who witnessed the exercise, had other ideas. "Do we really want to teach animals how to break and enter? We spend part of the summer on a boat and seeing this makes me very nervous."