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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Craig Capri remembers that day better than most others in his law enforcement career.

A California woman and her son took shelter in an upstairs bedroom, after calling police to report a bear in their home. Officers scared the bear away, but not before it helped itself to some freshly baked cake and rummaged through the refrigerator.

New York state is dropping mask requirements on public transportation due in part to a new booster shot targeting the most common strain of COVID-19. Gov. Kathy Hochul said masks will be encouraged but not required on buses, trains and subways.

A record heat wave put California in a conundrum: The state has had to rely more heavily on natural gas to produce electricity and avoid power outages while Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration moves toward ending the use of oil and gas.

Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama returned to the White House Wednesday for the unveiling of their official portraits. It was their first joint visit since they left the White House in 2017.

A chimpanzee escaped from a zoo in Kharkiv on Monday. The primate was seen leisurely roaming around the city's central Svobody Square. Thanks in part to the intervention of rain, a keeper was eventually able to recapture the chimp and return it to the facility - but it took some time. After at least one failed maneuver, an ape evidently not enthralled by the prospect of drenching was enticed into donning the keeper's jacket - and engaging in a hug that proved its downfall. The pair returned to the zoo on a bicycle.

With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, her son Charles becomes Great Britain's new king. The oldest person to ever assume the British throne, he became King Charles III on Thursday.

Former President Donald Trump's longtime ally Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty Thursday to duping donors who gave money to build a wall on the U.S. southern border.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Rain is in the forecast for each of the next six for greater Daytona Beach-Orlando with a 70 percent chance of precipitation late this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne.