Australian researchers name vibrant rainbow insect in honor of RuPaul
Australia’s national science agency paid tribute to RuPaul by naming a fly after the drag queen, according to a press release dated September 15, while other newly discovered insect names reference Pokemon and Digimon Adventure.
Small balloon causes big power outage in Germany
German police are investigating the source of a balloon that caused a massive blackout.
VIDEO: Cat survives death-defying fall at Florida stadium with help of American flag
It looks like this cat used one of his nine lives after falling from a death-defying height.
Man crushed to death at McDonald’s in freak accident
A man was crushed to death in his own car in a freak accident at a McDonald's drive-thru restaurant.
11-foot alligator trapped for days in Florida storm drain freed by crew
An alligator is free from a Florida storm drain after crews pumped more than 1,000 gallons of water into the area.
Bishop quits after falling in love with satanic erotica writer
A Spanish bishop quit the Catholic church, reportedly after falling in love with a woman who writes Satanic-themed erotic books.
Maryland man whose attack on a woman with a semen-filled syringe was caught on camera sentenced to 10 years
A Maryland man who plunged a semen-filled syringe into a woman in an Anne Arundel County grocery store is headed to prison.
Naked woman drove golf cart through standoff with armed suspect, Pinellas deputies say
While Pinellas deputies were in the middle of a tense standoff with an armed man on the roof of a Dunedin home on Sunday, they said a naked woman who drove through the scene on a golf cart made the situation even more dangerous for law enforcement.
Satanic Temple to fight Texas abortion law, cites religious freedom
The Satanic Temple is arguing that women should be able to take an abortion-inducing drug as an expression of religious freedom within the first 24 weeks of pregnancy.
Computer glitch leads to false report of huge earthquake in Canada
A government seismologist says a magnitude 6.5 earthquake reported in British Columbia on Monday never happened.
Tesla footage reveals man lied about getting hit by car, police say
Police said a man was outsmarted by a Tesla after video from the car’s cameras revealed he lied about getting hit.
Cow gets stuck in tree in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida flooding
Workers rescued a cow wedged in a tree southeast of New Orleans that became stuck following severe flooding brought to southern Louisiana by Hurricane Ida.
Deputies: Florida man used fake name to hide child porn from wife
Johnny Berto Pantoja Algarin faces eight counts of possession of child pornography.
Woman 'rampaged' through Manhattan employer’s computers after she was fired
The HR executive went in and destroyed thousands of documents in the company's computer system after she was fired.
Parents must pay son $30,441 for tossing his porn collection
A judge has ordered a western Michigan couple to pay $30,441 to their son for getting rid of his pornography collection.
Cow in Wisconsin car; woman in drive-thru says she was 'freaking out'
A woman in Marshfield, Wisconsin was simply waiting in line at a McDonald's drive-thru when she noticed a calf sitting in the back seat of a sedan.
'UFO' seen on Florida Turnpike turns heads
What appeared to resemble an unidentified flying object floating along a highway in Dade County, Florida had some doing a double-take.
West Michigan couple ordered to pay $30K to son for throwing out porn collection
David Werking, 43, sued his parents after they threw away his collection of films, magazines, and other items. “Frankly, David, I did you a big favor getting rid of all this stuff,” his dad said in an email.
NYPD, graffiti artist in 12-hour-long standoff at Brooklyn water tower
A graffiti artist was taken into custody Thursday after climbing atop a water tower in Greenpoint.
Man who led police on chase in stolen mortuary van turns self in
A Georgia man accused of stealing a mortuary van with a body inside from a crematory parking lot and leading police on a chase has turned himself in to authorities.