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?

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.

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.

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.

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.