Three injured after bobcats mistaken for domestic animals

Three people in Texas are recovering from injuries after a woman mistook two bobcat kittens for domestic cats and brought them into her home. While the woman was attempting to feed the bobcat kittens, they attacked, biting her and two other people on the hands.

Californians urged to stop drinking hydrogen peroxide

California Poison Control has issued a statement urging local residents to stop drinking hydrogen peroxide. People have been consuming the caustic liquid in the false belief that it can cure a number of ailments, including arthritis, sinus infections and cancer.

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Burning rabbit blamed for forest fire

A planned hazard reduction fire turned into an uncontrolled blaze in Canada on Monday, burning down up to 10 homes. Officials say the cause of the blaze was a burning rabbit, which broke through containment lines before setting another area of bush land on fire.