'Calling 911 on stars': California sheriff asks residents to stop reporting planets in sky

Two shiny dots in the sky Wednesday night apparently startled some residents in California's Central Valley. The Stanislaus County sheriff took to Facebook Thursday to tell people they shouldn't call 911 as NASA confirmed the stars were in fact Jupiter and Venus.

Watch: Los Angeles sees light snow as winter storm pushes through region

The winter storm is the second of three pushing through Southern California this week, bringing more rain and snow to an already soaked region.

'Scream' costume causes scare in Sonoma

Police in Sonoma rushed to the historic town square after getting several calls from people worried about someone wearing a "Scream" costume. 

Mexican president posts photo of what he claims is a mythical Mayan elf

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wrote the photo “was taken three days ago by an engineer, it appears to be an aluxe," adding “everything is mystical.”

Metal rod impales car's windshield, narrowly missing driver

A driver escaped a real-life scene in Tustin straight out of "Final Destination" and is living to tell the tale.

Hot Wheels collector turns hobby into museum in Maryland

It’s been more than half a century since Mattel created its Hot Wheels franchise, and for one super-collector in Gaithersburg, the fascination with the toys started at a young age.