Teenage car thief caught hiding in giant stuffed teddy bear, police say
The 18-year-old suspect had been wanted for stealing a car and not paying for fuel at a gas station. He was sentenced last week to nine months behind bars, police said.
Police: Man steals excavator, illegally rips up ground at grocery store
Police said the excavator was left running at a job site and construction crews followed the suspect to the store.
Airbnb removed Mississippi 'slave cabin' listing after viral TikTok
Airbnb said it removed the listing and others that have reportedly included former slave quarters in the U.S.
Airline passenger fined $1,800 for undeclared McMuffins
A passenger with two egg and beef sausage McMuffins and a ham croissant in their backpack faces a big fine for undeclared meat.
Deputies: Man trying to burn spider sparks Utah wildfire
The 26-year-old told authorities he saw a spider while on the mountain and attempted to burn it using a lighter.
Still want a Choco Taco? Rare ice-cream treat selling for hundreds online
One Facebook advertisement had a box of Choco Tacos for sale with $500 for each one.
Virginia woman discovers snake inside bag of popcorn at grocery store
The Virginia woman snapped photos of the reptile that she says was a rat snake.
Michigan-shaped cloud photographed over state
A bird? A plane? A mitten-shaped state with unpredictable weather and fitting cloud formations?
Miners unearth rare pink diamond in Angola, believed to be largest found in 300 years
The pink diamond discovered in Angola is called the “Lulo Rose" and will be sold by the Angolan state diamond marketing company, Sodiam.
Rare zodiac coin found in Israel after underwater survey
The coin bears the image of the zodiac sign Cancer behind a depiction of the moon goddess Luna.
Japanese city searching for wild monkeys after nearly 40 people attacked
The wild monkey attacks have reportedly included a 4-year-old girl who was scratched during an apartment break-in. In another incident, a monkey breached a kindergarten classroom.
Photos of 'real life Chucky' go viral online after residents spot him roaming an Alabama neighborhood
The masked stranger turned out to be a 5-year-old boy who likes to wear his Halloween costume from 1988's "Child's Play."
NASA Mars rover discovers weird string-like object that goes viral
An image of what appeared to be a clump string on Mars went viral last week. The photos were taken by the NASA Perseverance rover's Hazard Avoidance Cameras.
Velveeta unveils new martini with cheese-infused vodka, garnished with pasta shells
Shaken, not stirred? Velveeta has launched a new $15 “Veltini," complete with olive brine and vermouth.
Man to eat only Taco Bell in 30-day health experiment
Sam Reid hopes to redefine what it means to be “healthy” by eating only Taco Bell for a month and examining different health metrics at the end.
Michigan woman sues date for $10K, yells at judge during hearing
A wild argument broke out between a judge and a Michigan woman as she sued a man for $10,000 after she says he stood her up on a date.
‘Heartbeat’ radio signal detected billions of light-years from Earth
Fast radio bursts (FRB) are usually one-offs so astronomers are particularly intrigued by this most recent FRB which has a consistent burst similar to that of a beating heart.
USGS: 2.4 magnitude earthquake happened in Monroe County Monday
Did you feel it? Michigan had a 2.4 magnitude earthquake near Luna Pier on Monday.
Dramatic photos show tree burning from inside after lightning strike in Ohio
Photos of the tree in a rural Ohio town showed glowing, red-hot flames spiraling up the trunk, while the outer branches appeared green and seemingly unaffected.
Virginia man wins $250K lottery prize with numbers he saw in dream
Alonzo Coleman picked the unusual sequence of numbers 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, that he said came to him while he was sleeping.