Fake funeral home ad pushes COVID-19 vaccinations in North Carolina

“Don’t get vaccinated” was the simple message painted on a box truck driven around Charlotte that appeared to promote a local funeral home. But the funeral home doesn’t exist, and the message instead was promoting the vaccine.

Homeless man faces 7 years in jail for allegedly underpaying for Mountain Dew by 43 cents

A Pennsylvania man was jailed and charged with a felony after allegedly underpaying for a bottle of Mountain Dew soda by 43 cents, a penalty due largely in part to the state’s three-strikes law.

Man killed after beer keg explodes at birthday party

The tap on the keg wasn't working correctly so he tried fixing it. The keg exploded, killing him.

Woman with memory loss found alone on island inhabited by bears

Croatian police said Wednesday they have established the identity of a woman who was found in a remote area on a northern Adriatic island with no recollection of who she was or where she came from.

Japanese 107-year-old sisters certified as world’s oldest identical twins

107-year-old Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama have been certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living identical twins!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.