A rare, endangered turtle was saved from likely boiling in a Chinese soup pot after wildlife officers and a microchip worked to save it from an ugly fate. Poachers nabbed the animal, belonging to a species known as "royal turtle" in Cambodia; its name inherited from the practice of feeding its eggs to kings, from a Cambodian river two months ago, and smuggled it across Vietnam's border on a motorbike, along with a horde of other common turtles.

Rose Mary Cook received a shock when she opened a water bill for $74,000. The city's utility department claimed Cook used 10 million gallons of water last month, charging her $29,787 for water, $43,581 for sewer, plus $893 for municipal tax, according to AP.

Officials expect more than three million people to attend the nation's largest fireworks show in New York City tonight. A spokesman for Macy's, the key sponsor of the event, says 40,000 pyrotechnic shells will explode over the East River with Mariah Carey scheduled to perform.

Amid rising summer temperatures, the Beijing city government is encouraging its workers to dress down in efforts to conserve energy. State media reported Friday that government staff has been given the OK to dress casually during internal meetings, so air conditioner usage can be kept to a minimum.

Danielle George - All Headline News Staff ReporterTaipei, Taiwan (AHN)- The Martun, toilet in Chinese, restaurant in the southern port city of Kaohsiung boasts lengthy lines on weekends as diners wait for a toilet seat in its brightly colored tile interior.