Mount Everest is covered in trash and a few bodies

Workers have collected more than 3 tons of trash from Mount Everest since mid-April—and plenty more still needs to be cleared, according to recent reports.

TSA finds moose poop in traveler's carry-on bag

Politics can stink. That was the message delivered by a traveler to airport inspectors in Alaska who found moose nuggets inside his carry-on bag.

Students fed up with infestation create Instagram account for school's roaches

Students frustrated by an apparent cockroach infestation at their high school are airing their grievances the way most high schoolers do in 2019: on social media. An Instagram account called “Cockroaches Of DamascusHS MCPS” has comically displayed more than 65 posts of cockroaches seen in the Maryland high school.

Squirrel snuggles with subway riders in Boston

A surprise passenger hitched a ride on a Boston commuter trolley, frightening some people at first, but warming their hearts when it willingly snuggled in a human passenger's arms.

Fire captain denies entering 7-Eleven in the nude

A Massachusetts firefighter police say walked naked into a Rhode Island convenience store on a dare to buy a soda said it never happened.

Woman attacked by bees after hive falls on her head

An Arizona woman is recovering from more than 20 bee stings after heavy winds blew a hive off a tree and it landed on her head.

Jersey shore town got a tsunami warning that sounded real but was only a test

As the National Weather Service tested its tsunami alert system on Monday, at least one coastal community in New Jersey thought the threat was real.

Captain America 'shield' covers MIT dome

Student pranksters at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have struck again, drawing inspiration from America's hottest movie.

Man accused of flushing grandparents' ashes down toilet

Authorities say a western Pennsylvania man flushed his grandparents' ashes down a toilet after his mother kicked him out of her home. The Tribune-Review reports that Thomas Wells was arraigned Monday on two counts of abuse of a corpse and a criminal mischief charge. McKeesport police say the 33-year-old Pittsburgh man had been staying with his mother for...

Mom shocked to find daughters weren't lying about ‘creature' in the closet

A woman said an opossum was living in her children’s bedroom for three days before she realized there really was a “creature” stirring in the closet, and not just an imaginary friend or stuffed animal.

Beluga whale with Russian harness raises alarm

A beluga whale found with a tight harness that appeared to be Russian made has raised the alarm of Norwegian officials and prompted speculation that the animal may have come from a Russian military facility.

Vehicles submerged in flooded Love Field parking garages

People who parked on the lower levels of garages at Love Field Airport were in for an unpleasant surprise when they found their vehicles underwater.