UK warns citizens not to get 'blind drunk' amid ambulance strike
The government advised people not to play contact sports, take unnecessary car trips or get drunk in order to reduce their risk of needing an ambulance.
Pilot's festive flight path reveals Christmas tree over Central Florida
Flight plans are usually straight-forward, taking a plane and passengers from point A to point B, but for a pilot trying to log hours for a new certification, sometimes you need to get creative.
Truck driver knowingly leaked red dye all over Oregon roads, deputies say
A leaky truck in Oregon left drivers "over several miles" seeing red – literally.
Giant Froot Loop
Instead of a bowl full of Kelloggs Froot Loops for breakfast, how about one giant loop in a bowl?
NY Times Sunday crossword puzzles readers with swastika shape on Hanukkah: ‘How did this get approved’
The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah began on Dec. 18 and will end on the evening of Dec. 26.
Tennessee transportation department worker discovers human heart in salt pile
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said that an initial examination determined the heart belonged to an adult male.
Pentagon has received 'several hundred' new UFO sighting reports
A new Pentagon office set up to track reports of unidentified flying objects has received “several hundreds” of new reports, but no evidence so far of alien life.
Yeti coolers wash up on Alaska shores months after ship loses cargo
The coolers are believed to be from a cargo ship that lost 109 shipping containers in the Pacific Ocean due to rough weather.
Rookie LASD deputy accused of having sex on duty, accidentally broadcasting it across LA airwaves
A rookie LA County Sheriff's deputy is under investigation for, apparently, having sex on the job, and accidentally broadcasting it across LASD airwaves.
Florida man hits wife with Christmas tree after being asked to help with dinner
A Florida man allegedly hit his wife with a Christmas tree after she asked for help with dinner.
'Seusspicious-looking' passenger causes HOV driver to be cited
A “Seusspicious-looking” passenger was caught in the HOV lane on I-10 in the Phoenix area and authorities are warning inflatable holiday decorations don't count as another person.
‘I was shocked’: DNA test leads man to granddaughter, brother he never knew existed, living just 1 mile away
Melvin Gray, a military veteran, came across an initiative called “DNA Quest” — a project focused on reuniting adoptees with biological families.
Work pants found in sunken trunk from 1857 sell for $114,000
Pulled from a sunken trunk at an 1857 shipwreck off the coast of North Carolina, work pants that auction officials describe as the oldest known pair of jeans in the world have sold for $114,000.
Spectacular wave-like clouds form over Wyoming mountains
Some spectacular cloud formations in Wyoming were so inviting you could almost surf them.
Hundreds of skiing Santas hit the slopes in Maine
Santa Sunday has grown in popularity over more than two decades.
Never-before-seen fish: Researchers discuss new species found more than 3 miles under the sea
Australian researchers searched deeper than scuba divers and submarines could go and found some never-before-seen specimens.
Chicago police officer accused of urinating in ice machine at St. Pete Beach hotel bar
Pinellas deputies arrested a Chicago police officer on vacation in St. Pete Beach after an employee at Jimmy B's Bar in the Beachcomber Hotel said he found the man urinating in an ice machine.
German police seek help in solving bull sperm heist
Police in western Germany are appealing for help in cracking a potentially very cold case.
27 flee plane in Spain after pregnant woman simulates labor
Spanish police were searching for 14 people who ran from a plane after it made an emergency landing to obtain assistance for a pregnant woman who allegedly simulated that she was about to give birth.
Clearwater PD: Florida man had sex with dog in front of people; damaged church property, mailbox
An Orlando man was in Clearwater where he had sex with a goldendoodle in front of adults and a child, damaged a nativity display at a nearby church, and tried to steal a vehicle, police said.