This ancient snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A ancient giant snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton, researchers reported Thursday. Fossils found near a coal mine revealed a snake that...
View ArticleFlorida man cracks open beer after allegedly firing gun near officers: 'I...
PORT ORANGE, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man cracked open a beer after he allegedly fired a gun near officers on Tuesday, police said. The Port Orange Police Department said it received a call about a...
View ArticleLexington man accused of stealing cow, warrants say
DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A Lexington man is facing a felony charge after being accused of stealing a cow. Warrants say that Joe Bryant, 63, of Lexington, stole a single cow belonging to another...
View ArticleA Nigerian chess champion is trying to break the world record for the longest...
NEW YORK (AP) — A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate is attempting to play chess nonstop for 58 hours in New York City’s Times Square to break the global record for the longest chess...
View ArticleMan who won primary election while charged with murder convicted on lesser...
LEBANON, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana man who won a primary election for a township board position while charged with killing his estranged wife has been found guilty of the lesser charge of...
View ArticleMan uses screwdriver to fend off alligator that pulled him 'to bottom' of...
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A South Carolina man is recovering after he says he was attacked by an alligator while collecting fossils in the Cooper River earlier this week. William Georgitis, of...
View ArticleSoar, slide, splash? It’s skiers’ choice as spring’s wacky pond skimming...
GILFORD, N.H. (AP) — A costumed skier races down a slope, hits a pond and hydroplanes halfway across. He pirouettes and then plunges into the icy water before jumping up and waving to the cheering...
View ArticleNorth Carolina medical marijuana sales begin at Cherokee store
CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) — Medical marijuana can now be legally purchased in North Carolina with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians opening its long-planned dispensary this weekend on tribal land....
View ArticleDucklings rescued from Marriott Hotel in Downtown Richmond after being...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The Richmond Animal Care and Control (RACC) rescued a group of lost ducklings that got separated from their mother and other siblings. According to RACC, a group of ducklings...
View ArticleCanadian family receives wrong body after father died on Cuban vacation
LAVAL, Quebec (AP) — A family in Quebec is searching for answers after discovering that their father's remains didn't make it to Canada from Cuba, where he died while on vacation, and instead received...
View ArticleMartian skies over Athens? Greece's capital turns an orange hue with dust...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Skies over southern Greece turned an orange hue on Tuesday as dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Acropolis and other Athens landmarks....
View ArticleCicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling...
NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) — Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff's office asking why they can hear sirens or a loud roar. The Newberry County...
View ArticleAlligator on runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida captured, released...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A large alligator made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida where it had to be captured and taken away for release in a nearby river, officials said. The...
View ArticleDid you know this whole week is full of palindromes? Just look at the date!
(WPHL) - Did you know Wednesday's date is a palindrome? Just look at the numbers: 4-24-24. Now try reading backward. It is still 4-2-4-2-4. April 20 through April 29 is a week of palindrome dates,...
View ArticleWatch: Man shoots at naked attacker who rammed him with a truck
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO) - It started out as a normal Saturday night for Ronald May. He had just gone to the casino in Terre Haute, and was pulling into his driveway when he noticed a red truck...
View ArticleTwerking vandals cause $25K in damage to California business
GLENDORA, Calif. (KTLA) - A San Gabriel Valley business is struggling after vandals broke into their parking lot, spent some time twerking atop their vehicles and caused thousands of dollars in damage...
View ArticleChicago's 'rat hole' removed after city determines sidewalk with animal...
CHICAGO (AP) — The “rat hole” is gone. A Chicago sidewalk landmark some residents affectionately called the “rat hole" was removed Wednesday after city officials determined the section bearing the...
View ArticleWhen Danish police pulled a woman over, she locked herself in her car and...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A routine traffic stop on a highway south of Denmark's capital turned into an unusual standoff as a 26-year-old woman locked her car and refused to speak to the police...
View ArticleHave a unique phobia? Fear not! You're not alone
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) -- Do you have a unique phobia? Those with autophobia, the fear of being alone, need not worry in being alone in their fears. According to the National Institute of Mental...
View ArticleAthletic director frames principal using AI in racist audio clip, police say
(AP) -- A high school athletic director in Maryland has been accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments,...
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