Belle Isle Giant Slide reopens, did tweaks to slow it down make it any safer?

The speed issues of the Giant Slide on Bell Isle have, reportedly, been resolved. But for some of the veterans of the slide who remember riding it years ago, was it always this fast?

The 2022 US men’s mullet championship is open

“Think you’ve got what it takes to ride the wave to Mullet Fame? Enter today and find out,” the mullet championship beckons.

Republican group apologizes after using GOP elephant with KKK imagery

A Republican group in Alabama is apologizing after accidentally using a picture of a GOP elephant that contained Ku Klux Klan imagery.

Part of human foot, in a shoe, found floating in Yellowstone hot spring

A Yellowstone National Park employee spotted part of the foot inside of a shoe floating in the Abyss Pool, a hot spring in the southern part of the park.

Couple arrested for having sex on amusement park ride

The couple originally denied having sex, saying they were picking up a dropped packet of cigarettes.

Rare blue lobster caught by father and son in Maine

“My first instinct was to pull out my phone to document the find because it was such a rare occasion,” Luke Rand said.

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.

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.

Michigan-shaped cloud photographed over state

A bird? A plane? A mitten-shaped state with unpredictable weather and fitting cloud formations?