The brand iRobot launched the first Roomba robot vacuum back in 2002, and popularity for the handy devices skyrocketed from there. Countless competitors have emerged, but Roomba is still going strong.

Residents of a home in Phuket, Thailand, discovered an unexpected animal in their garden on July 27: a 15-foot python. When rescuers first reached the property, they found the snake was too big for ...