How contact lens wearers can avoid a rare amoeba eye infection
A cornea-eating amoeba has the potential to steal your eyesight and maybe your eyeball.
A cornea-eating amoeba has the potential to steal your eyesight and maybe your eyeball.
Dollar Zombie: Applebee's creates $1 Halloween-themed drink for October
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar is kicking off the month of October with a new $1 Halloween-themed drink.
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar is kicking off the month of October with a new $1 Halloween-themed drink.
Taco Bell debuts Diablo Tortilla Chips inspired by its hottest sauce packet
Big news, Taco Bell fans: You’ll no longer be forced to suck on a leftover packet of Diablo sauce when you’re in need of a quick fix and nowhere near a Taco Bell.
Big news, Taco Bell fans: You’ll no longer be forced to suck on a leftover packet of Diablo sauce when you’re in need of a quick fix and nowhere near a Taco Bell.
Proposal on Colorado peak leads to couple's altitude issues
A Texas man found a scenic location in the Colorado mountains to propose to his girlfriend, but the couple ran into trouble on the way down.
A Texas man found a scenic location in the Colorado mountains to propose to his girlfriend, but the couple ran into trouble on the way down.
Widow kept husband's body for 1½ years
Prosecutors in the northern city of Hamburg say a widow kept her husband's body hidden inside her home for 1½ years after he died because she couldn't bear to part with him.
Prosecutors in the northern city of Hamburg say a widow kept her husband's body hidden inside her home for 1½ years after he died because she couldn't bear to part with him.
Central Texas surf resort closed for 'brain-eating amoeba' testing
WACO, Texas (AP) - A landlocked surf resort in Central Texas closed on Friday after a man who visited died from what is commonly known to as a "brain-eating amoeba." The Waco Tribune-Herald reports Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is testing BSR Cable Park's Surf Resort for Naegleria (nee-GLEHR'-yah) fowleri (FOW'-lur-eye), a rare but highly deadly ameba...
WACO, Texas (AP) - A landlocked surf resort in Central Texas closed on Friday after a man who visited died from what is commonly known to as a "brain-eating amoeba." The Waco Tribune-Herald reports Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is testing BSR Cable Park's Surf Resort for Naegleria (nee-GLEHR'-yah) fowleri (FOW'-lur-eye), a rare but highly deadly ameba...
Deputies: Woman kept 47 cats and a dog locked in U-Haul truck
After receiving complaints from neighbors, Pasco deputies say they found almost 50 cats and a dog locked inside the storage area and the cab of a U-haul truck at a home, on Dixie Garden Loop.
After receiving complaints from neighbors, Pasco deputies say they found almost 50 cats and a dog locked inside the storage area and the cab of a U-haul truck at a home, on Dixie Garden Loop.
Seal slaps kayaker with octopus in New Zealand
A kayaker in New Zealand was in for a surprise when a nearby seal popped up and slapped him with an octopus. Kyle Mulinder was kayaking off the coast of Kaikoura, on New Zealand’s South Island, Daily Mail reports, when the playful seal came out of the water and hit him in the face with an octopus tentacle.
A kayaker in New Zealand was in for a surprise when a nearby seal popped up and slapped him with an octopus. Kyle Mulinder was kayaking off the coast of Kaikoura, on New Zealand’s South Island, Daily Mail reports, when the playful seal came out of the water and hit him in the face with an octopus tentacle.
'Body' in garbage bag turns out to be discarded sex doll
Police in Ohio say a body reported near a park turned out to be a sex doll. Authorities say Hamilton County engineers called Colerain police Thursday afternoon when they spotted what they thought was a body near Richardson Forest Preserve. Police say the figure was wrapped in a garbage bag and had been abandoned on a hillside.
Police in Ohio say a body reported near a park turned out to be a sex doll. Authorities say Hamilton County engineers called Colerain police Thursday afternoon when they spotted what they thought was a body near Richardson Forest Preserve. Police say the figure was wrapped in a garbage bag and had been abandoned on a hillside.
Man sentenced to 1 day a year for 10 years in fatal crash
MIAMI (AP) - A Florida man faced up to 27 years in prison for a fatal car crash, but instead he's been sentenced to just 10 days - with one day to be served on each of the next 10 anniversaries of the crash. The Miami Herald reported Tuesday that a judge imposed the unusual sentence on 24-year-old Erick Betancourt, who pleaded guilty to three counts of vehicular homicide.
MIAMI (AP) - A Florida man faced up to 27 years in prison for a fatal car crash, but instead he's been sentenced to just 10 days - with one day to be served on each of the next 10 anniversaries of the crash. The Miami Herald reported Tuesday that a judge imposed the unusual sentence on 24-year-old Erick Betancourt, who pleaded guilty to three counts of vehicular homicide.
LEGO wheelchair built for injured turtle at Maryland Zoo
An injured wild eastern box turtle at the Maryland Zoo is on the mend after a wheelchair was built for him using LEGOs.
An injured wild eastern box turtle at the Maryland Zoo is on the mend after a wheelchair was built for him using LEGOs.
Clam-flavored candy canes will change how you feel about Christmas forever
A company, whose employees seem to pride themselves on creating items no one knew they wanted, has spent the last year coming up with new candy cane flavors, just in time for the holidays.
A company, whose employees seem to pride themselves on creating items no one knew they wanted, has spent the last year coming up with new candy cane flavors, just in time for the holidays.
Gay penguins 'kidnap' chick from 'bad' parents
A gay penguin couple “kidnaped” a baby while its parents waddled off for a swim, a zookeeper claims.
A gay penguin couple “kidnaped” a baby while its parents waddled off for a swim, a zookeeper claims.
Veteran cuts off arm after hand stuck in meat grinder
A 69-year-old Vietnam vet who lost a hand after it got stuck in a meat mixer while he was making sausage at his North Dakota home says he had to slice off his left arm above the wrist with a butcher knife or risk bleeding to death.
A 69-year-old Vietnam vet who lost a hand after it got stuck in a meat mixer while he was making sausage at his North Dakota home says he had to slice off his left arm above the wrist with a butcher knife or risk bleeding to death.
Passenger discovers assigned seat does not exist on plane
A Lion Air passenger was shocked when she boarded her flight from Palembang to Jakarta in Indonesia and discovered her seat did not exist on the plane.
A Lion Air passenger was shocked when she boarded her flight from Palembang to Jakarta in Indonesia and discovered her seat did not exist on the plane.
Marry later in life, live happier ever after?
If you waited to get married, chances are you won't get divorced. At least, that is what the numbers are showing.
If you waited to get married, chances are you won't get divorced. At least, that is what the numbers are showing.
Virginia two-headed copperhead snake may go to educational facility or zoo, researchers say
A wildlife and conservation research hospital says a two-headed snake recently found near the nation's capital may be sent to an educational facility.
A wildlife and conservation research hospital says a two-headed snake recently found near the nation's capital may be sent to an educational facility.
Dense swarm of bats causes flap at Vienna airport
Birds are a well-known hazard for airport operators, but Vienna airport officials have had to deal with different winged intruders: a swarm of bats.
Birds are a well-known hazard for airport operators, but Vienna airport officials have had to deal with different winged intruders: a swarm of bats.
State investigating restaurant that calmed lobsters with pot
State health inspectors are investigating a Maine lobster restaurant that tried to mellow out lobsters with marijuana.
State health inspectors are investigating a Maine lobster restaurant that tried to mellow out lobsters with marijuana.
Virginia wildlife officials share 'extremely rare' photos of two-headed copperhead snake
Officials with the Virginia Wildlife Management and Control on Sunday took to Facebook to share “extremely rare photos” of a two-headed copperhead snake.
Officials with the Virginia Wildlife Management and Control on Sunday took to Facebook to share “extremely rare photos” of a two-headed copperhead snake.