In a wildlife reserve in Russia's Far East, a female bear has spurned natural instincts and adopted an orphaned cub.

A mother bear caring for a cub that's not her own is rare. Most orphans don't stand a chance at survival, as they are usually killed by adult bears, female bears or even other bear cubs, a spokesman for the Kronotsky National Nature Reserve told the news service RIA Novosti.

Denmark's Prince Joachim cried when his wife gave birth Monday. The 39-year-old royal and Princess Marie welcomed a healthy baby boy into the world at 4.57am, after a ten-hour labor at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen.

The new prince - who is the fifth grandchild of Queen Margrethe - weighed 3kg, and measured 49cm in length.

A Scarsdale, New York mom kicked her 10- and 12-year-old girls out of the car in downtown White Plains and drove away after apparently becoming frustrated when they wouldn't stop fighting.

Police said Madlyn Primoff, 45, forced her two daughters to get out of the car Sunday and then drove away, the White Plains Journal News reported.

A Michigan waitress is being praised as a hero by authorities and the family of a toddler she saved from choking to death.

Stacy Gordon, 31, a waitress at the Green Oak Township, Michigan TGI Fridays, noticed Ava Marenda with her head and eyes rolled back, not breathing and she had a mouthful of raisins and other snacks. Gordon, who is training to be a medical assistant, sprung into action.

A mother in Nashville, Tenn. Is trying to figure out how her 7-year-old daughter was left on a school bus after it made its rounds and made its way back to the bus yard.

Police said the little girls fell asleep on the bus, which was dropping children off at the end of the school day, and the driver did not know she was still on the vehicle when he returned it to the bus yard.