Man dumps 80K pennies of child support in yard, daughter donates to charity
A Virginia teen turned a vengeful act into a charitable one after her father dumped 80,000 pennies worth of child support in her mother’s yard.
Corpse flower blooms in Poland, drawing crowds
Crowds waited for hours in a cold wind to see a giant foul-smelling blossom also known as the corpse flower make a rare, quick bloom at a botanical garden in Warsaw.
Massachusetts lobster diver survives being swallowed by whale: 'I was completely inside'
'I was completely inside (the whale); it was completely black,' he said.
Town accidentally sells municipal water tower
A small town in Florida accidentally sold its water tower in a blundered real estate transaction.
Girl Scouts have millions of unsold cookies
The Girl Scouts have an unusual problem this year: 15 million boxes of unsold cookies.
Family claims at father's burial the funeral home had wrong body in casket
"We are all very sad, all very distraught," said Spenser Tillman, Larry's son. "Everyone knew that wasn’t my father. Even as we were walking in, people who knew said, 'Tell them to put your father in the casket.'"
Funeral home bids farewell to stained glass and pews; offers 'speakeasy' experience instead
A new speakeasy is located in the Blount & Curry Funeral Home in South Tampa. They also offer an 'immersive space' that they suggest be used for parties and weddings.
Cicadas delay White House press ahead of Biden overseas trip
Reporters traveling to the United Kingdom ahead of President Joe Biden's first overseas trip were delayed seven hours after their chartered plane was overrun by cicadas.
Hong Kong parking space sells for record $1.3 million
A single parking space in Hong Kong has sold for a record $1.3 million.
McDonald's Happy Meal order leads to DoorDash driver's arrest
A Virginia man was arrested after a disturbance over being denied a Happy Meal at a McDonald's and two separate incidents involving a gun in the area.
Woman poisoned friend with eye drops, Waukesha County prosecutors say
A Franklin woman is accused of killing her friend by poisoning her with eye drops in 2018, according to prosecutors.
Motorcyclist leads deputies on chase through San Gabriel Valley; suspect stops for gas mid-pursuit
Police were in pursuit of a motorcyclist wanted for speed and having no tags in the San Gabriel Valley on Monday afternoon. The suspect also stopped for gas mid-pursuit.
Texas woman arrested for posing as 13-year-old daughter to prove point on school shootings
Casey Garcia, 30, of San Elizario, said she put on fake tanner and dyed her hair to better resemble her teen daughter, "Julie."
Naked bike event will require masks
Philadelphia bike riders won’t need their shirts, pants, skirts or even underwear — just a mask.
German military to ship surplus booze back from Afghanistan
The German military says it has found a solution for an unusual logistics problem its troops in Afghanistan face: a glut of beer.
NJ elementary student’s first-person Hitler essay sparks outrage, probe underway
A fifth-grader in New Jersey wrote a first-person essay on Adolf Hitler and is now under investigation.
Dinosaurs ‘definitely’ still exist, survey says 46% in US think
Nearly half of Americans believe dinosaurs still exist in remote corners of the world. But more than half believe there was a creature called the “doyouthinktheysarus.”
Italian artist sells 'invisible sculpture' for $18K
An art aficionado paid over $18,000 for an "invisible sculpture" by Italian artist Salvatore Garau, who said that while the work of art doesn't physically exist, it will need to be displayed in a 5 ft. x 5 ft. unobstructed area.
9-year-old driver, sister crash into semi-truck on Utah freeway
A nine-year-old girl was driving a vehicle with her four-year-old sister in the car, when she attempted to get on a freeway in Utah, swerving into a semi, according to police.
Weed company seeking paid intern to test products, write reviews
Emjay, a California-based weed delivery and retail company, will pay the summer intern $15 per hour to test all 600 of its products and write reviews.