Helen Viola Jackson, last known Civil War widow, dead at 101

She never told her parents, her siblings or anyone else about the wedding. She never remarried, spending decades “harboring this secret that had to be eating her alive."

'Very chill' llama found wandering off highway

A passerby spotted a wandering llama in a field off an interstate in Massachusetts and with the help of an animal control officer, brought it to a farm for safekeeping.

Sick of 2020? This hotline allows people to scream and hang up

After an incredibly difficult and challenging year, many have the urge to let out their frustrations — and sometimes a simple scream is all that is needed to feel better.

Inmate who survived execution attempt dies; Coronavirus suspected

An Ohio death row inmate who survived an attempt to execute him by lethal injection in 2009 died Monday of possible complications of COVID-19, the state prisons system said.

Parents of 4-year-old killed to 'remove demon' now charged

The parents of a 4-year-old Missouri girl allegedly killed by neighbors to remove a “demon” now face charges.

Hundreds of guinea pigs rescued from one home

An overwhelmed pet owner turned over more than 250 guinea pigs to the Oregon Humane Society. 

Illegal winery busted at Alabama sewage plant

Sheriff’s officials say they've busted an illegal winery that was operating at a municipal sewage plant in a small north Alabama town.

Parents lose lawsuit over destruction of son's porn stash

A man who sued his parents for getting rid of his pornography collection has won a lawsuit in western Michigan and can seek compensation.

Peruvian police officers dress as Santa, elf for undercover drug bust

Police in Peru uploaded a video on social media showing officers dressed as Santa and an elf busting down the door of an alleged criminal with a hammer before arresting him.

Former Israeli space chief says US in contact with ‘galactic federation’ of aliens and Trump knows

Israel’s former director of space programs for the country’s ministry of defense claimed the U.S. and Israel have been in contact with extraterrestrials representing a “galactic federation,” and President Donald Trump has been on the verge of revealing the information.

Woman hears rustling in Christmas tree, finds raccoon inside

Aubrey Iacobelli had thought a cat had made its way into her Christmas tree when she was awoken by rustling early in the morning, only to find it was actually a large raccoon.

Precious painting lost in airport found in dumpster

A surrealist painting worth more than a quarter-million dollars forgotten at an airport in Germany has been recovered from a nearby dumpster.