Bear family takes a dip with vacationers at California’s Lake Tahoe

Volunteer deputy Robert Harris claimed he mistook his handgun for his stun gun when he fatally shot Eric Harris during a sting in Tulsa

Donald Trump calls judge in Trump University suit “a hater”
A federal judge in San Diego has ordered the release of documents in a lawsuit against the now-defunct Trump University

Transgender bathroom debate likely headed to Supreme Court
Three-judge panel said in decision last month Virginia high school discriminated against transgender teen by forbidding him from using boy’s restroom

WHO issues new Zika virus sex guidelines
The World Health Organization issued new guidelines on Tuesday for those who have traveled to nations fighting the Zika virus

Apple to extend iPhone product cycle
Don’t expect to see new iPhones every two years

Startup will pay for employee weddings
The CEO of Boxed Wholesale announced to his staff Tuesday that the company would pay up to $20,000 for any full-time employee’s wedding

Watch: Massive alligator strolls through golf course
It wasn’t Tiger, but it still increased the heart rates of some golfers

Alleged illegal drug use on “The Biggest Loser” investigated
L.A. County Sheriff’s investigators confirm they are probing possible illegal drug use on the set of the popular weight loss reality show

Large sinkhole shuts down California freeway
Crews are repairing a major sinkhole on one of California’s largest freeways

Katie Couric apologizes for “misleading” edit in documentary
Katie Couric is taking responsibility for a “dramatic pause” that was edited into her documentary “Under the Gun”

Baby with microcephaly from Zika born at N.J. hospital
Hospital officials confirm a woman who contracted the Zika virus internationally gave birth to a baby with the birth defect

Mom with Zika gives birth to baby with birth defect in N.J.
The first baby with microcephaly, a birth defect linked to the Zika virus, has been born at a New Jersey hospital, officials say

Feds file suit to seize San Bernardino shooter’s life insurance
U.S. Attorney’s office in Los Angeles filed the civil asset forfeiture lawsuit for the two policies worth a total of $275,000

Meet America’s new most unloved industry
Consumers have moved the much-maligned cable-TV sector up a notch and pushed down an often related business

“Wise” Trump wins praise from unlikely source
Getting good press from country not known for having positive words about Americans, which also pans “dull Hillary”

Stark warning from U.N. about fate of kids in Iraq’s Fallujah
UNESCO estimates some 20,000 are trapped with their families as the battle for the key city goes on

Figuring your spouse into a key annuity equation
It pays to listen to the answers a group of retirement experts came up with while making this choice for themselves

Tax hikes on the wealthy: Good or bad for growth?
It’s worth taking a closer look at the evidence, which shows pretty clearly which side the answer comes down on

Fore! Giant gator strolls across Florida golf course
Massive gator was caught on camera ambling through a golf course in Palmetto, Florida

Mass. girl accidentally swallows boutonniere pin before prom
Teen’s boyfriend made a joke, she laughed, and next thing she knew she had inhaled the pin for his boutonniere

Woman jump-kicked by kangaroo, rupturing breast implants
Australian woman says a peaceful bike ride through wine country past a “cute” roo took a violent turn

Chinese laundry soap ad shows man “washed” from black to Asian
Commercial for Qiaobi detergent sparks a furor on social media with charges of racism

Video of water bottle flip makes N.C. teen an Internet star
A high school senior in Charlotte is the latest Internet sensation after his school’s talent show — but not because his talent was all that… talented

Video shows sportscaster’s bizarre rant at female anchor
Sportscaster Gary Radnich appears to be holding himself in check over female colleague who “has stolen my material”

The Great Office Post-it Battle
New York employees are channeling their creative energies into a Post-it battle high above the city’s streets

Chewbacca mask viral video creates business boom
A Texas mom who loves her Star Wars Chewbacca mask has been viewed more than 135 million times since Thursday

Dad live streams wife giving birth on Facebook — doesn’t tell her
California man live-streamed the birth of his child on Facebook — and he said his wife didn’t know at the time

Only in Florida: Gator hijacks watermelon
Sheriff’s deputy snaps a photo of gator with giant watermelon in its jaws after it stole the fruit from a field in southern Florida

Italian woman, 116, seen as last living person born in 1800s
Emma Morano becomes world’s latest oldest person in the world; was born Nov. 29, 1899

Siamese in Texas named world’s oldest cat
Cat born during President Reagan’s administration has been named by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living cat

Environmental officer frees deer with head stuck in light fixture
New York State Environmental officials say deer had globe from lamppost stuck on its head overnight until officer rescued it

Tastes like chicken? KFC debuts edible nail polish
Chicken fingers take on a new meaning thanks to limited editions of “Original Recipe” and “Hot & Spicy” glossy finishes

Tennis ball-sized diamond at auction could set price record
The 3-billion-year-old Lesedi la Rona diamond was unearthed in Botswana by a Canadian company, and measures 1,109 carats

Maine governor famed for killing bills, names new pup Veto
Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who has earned renown for exercising his veto pen on bills he didn’t like, adopted a Jack Russell terrier mix

Officials decide what to do with dead whale on beach
30-ton gray whale washed up at popular surfing spot on California beach

Hundreds respond to ad seeking NYC tortoise walker