Instagram user says he witnessed group dismantle mysterious silver monolith in Utah

Authorities in Utah said they wouldn’t be opening a major investigation into the mysterious monolith’s disappearance — but the mystery of where it went may have been solved.

Security footage: Pair of aging birds stolen from California zoo

Security footage shows someone cutting the lock from the aviary doors, capturing the two birds and putting them into a duffel bag before leaving, authorities said. The motive for the theft is unknown.

Giant phallus statue on mountain vanishes

Police opened an investigation into the disappearance of a large wooden sculpture of a phallus from a mountainside in Germany where it appeared without explanation several years ago.

Bar applies to become church in owner's scheme to skirt UK's pandemic lockdown restrictions

Since the U.K. permits places of worship to remain open amid the pandemic, James Aspell hopes to turn 400 Rabbits Tequila and Mezcal Cocktail Bar into “The Church of The Four Hundred Rabbits.”

New York couple finds Prohibition-era booze hidden in house's walls

A couple restoring a house in Montgomery County, New York, say they were surprised to find bottles of prohibition-era booze hidden behind their walls.

Startled deer steals hunter's rifle, absconds with firearm stuck in antlers

A hunter in the Czech Republic suffered a strange encounter with a deer last Friday when the animal managed to abscond with a rifle that was slung over his shoulder.

Dead mink rise from their graves in Denmark

Danish authorities say the gases from the decaying bodies of the culled mammals are pushing them to the surface.

California can't ban vanity license plates it considers 'offensive,' judge rules

Plaintiffs included a gay man in Oakland who owns Queer Folks Records and wanted to use the word “QUEER” but was refused because the DMV said that might be considered insulting.

Colorado residents wait in 14-hour drive-thru line at new In-N-Out

According to local police, customers had to wait a whopping 14 hours for take-out food at the new In-N-Out Burger in Aurora, Colorado Friday afternoon.

Video: Rapper shoots flamethrower from top of MTA bus

Dupree G.O.D says he was making a tribute to Wu-Tang Clan by shooting a flamethrower from the top of an occupied city bus.

Prosecutors: Evidence of 'cannibalism' in Berlin man's killing

German prosecutors said Friday there is evidence of “cannibalism” in the killing of a 44-year-old man whose remains were found on the northern edge of Berlin earlier this month.

Hollywood man arrested after drone, LAPD helicopter collide

Special agents with the FBI arrested a 22-year-old Hollywood man Thursday on a federal charge alleging he recklessly operated a drone that crashed into a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter.

Jet hits bear while landing in Alaska

A passenger jet landing in Alaska hit and killed a bear and damaged the plane.

Squirrel causes power outage in South Carolina capital city

A section of South Carolina's capital city was without power Monday after a squirrel scurrying across equipment caused damage that led to a blackout.

Illegal fight club busted in the Bronx

Authorities in New York raided what was described as an illegal fight club.