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Sister René Parman marked her 105th birthday Friday by playing golf at Knoll Run Golf Course in Lowellville, Ohio, with sisters from her Humility of Mary convent. The Catholic nun began her religious journey at 18 but didn't discover golf…
Krystl Watts, 48, faces battery charges after allegedly attacking a man with Silly String at the OCC Road House bar in Clearwater on Thursday evening. Police say Watts confronted victim Jessee Hammock, 33, around 9 PM and sprayed him with…
Hellmann's Spain has offered to pay repair costs for Cafetería Las Postas in Sevilla after a customer set the restaurant on fire because staff had no mayonnaise packets. The August 21st incident began when a man requested condiments for his…
A restoration specialist at Cairo's Egyptian Museum allegedly stole a 3,000-year-old bracelet belonging to King Amenemope on September 9th. The specialist reportedly contacted a silver jeweler, who sold the ancient artifact to a gold jeweler for $3,735. The gold jeweler…
Harvey Sliker, 75, of Utica faces simple assault and reckless endangerment charges after allegedly threatening children on his school bus. Sugarcreek Borough Police received complaints from parents whose children arrived home "crying and extremely sweaty." Investigators say Sliker ordered students…
Connecticut will prohibit first cousin marriages beginning October 1st under new legislation supported by both Democratic and Republican lawmakers. Officials cite increased risk of birth defects from procreation between first cousins as the primary reason. "It's just so wrong because…
Chiles Peach Orchard in Crozet, Virginia has earned official recognition from Guinness World Records for growing the world's heaviest peach. The massive fruit weighed 1.83 pounds, surpassing the previous record of 1.8 pounds. Workers discovered the record-breaking peach during September…
The Annals of Improbable Science presented this year's Ig Nobel Prize winners Thursday evening in Boston during the 35th First Annual ceremony. Nobel laureates handed out awards recognizing scientific research that makes "people laugh, then think." Japanese researchers won the…
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol announced plans to restore "hundreds of thousands" of seats across North American locations as part of his "Back to Starbucks" initiative. Niccol outlined his vision to transform stores back into a "third place" between home and…
Anhthai Thai, 34, was arrested Monday at Palm Grove Village mobile home park in Pinellas Park, Florida after his attempt to create "rage baiting" videos for money led to multiple 911 calls. Police found Thai yelling loudly at his mother,…
A man in his 30s died Wednesday after becoming unresponsive on the Stardust Racers roller coaster at Universal's Epic Universe in Florida. The guest was taken to a hospital following the incident but later died. "We are devastated by this…
French endurance cyclist Sofiane Sehili was arrested September 2nd in Russia, just over 100 miles from completing a world record attempt. The mid-40s athlete had cycled more than 11,000 unassisted miles across 17 countries in 62 days, aiming to break…
An Air Corsica flight circled for nearly an hour after an air traffic controller fell asleep in Ajaccio, a French island in the Mediterranean Sea. The flight departed Paris Orly Airport at 10:47 p.m. on Sept. 16th and approached Ajaccio…
Natalie Sellars of Uniondale, New York, says her 6-year-old son Michael was abandoned on a school bus for nearly 30 minutes after the driver skipped his scheduled stop. Sellars called her son's emergency cell phone when he failed to arrive…
The National Toy Hall of Fame announced 12 finalists for its 2025 class, including snow alongside popular games and toys. Other contenders are Battleship, Catan, Connect Four, Spirograph, Trivial Pursuit, scooters, slime, cornhole, Star Wars lightsaber, Furby, and Tickle Me…
Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield is departing the ice cream company after 47 years, claiming parent company Unilever has silenced the brand's social activism. In a letter posted by co-founder Ben Cohen, Greenfield wrote "that independence, the very basis…
Five young Florida men face criminal charges after attacking and humiliating a man during a To Catch a Predator-style sting operation they recorded for profit. The incident occurred around 2 AM Friday at a Largo residence where the victim expected…
Austrian daredevil Josef Tödtling earned a Guinness World Record by pulling a car 328 feet in 56.42 seconds while his entire body was on fire. The stunt made him the first person to hold the record for fastest 100 meter…
Burglars stole $700,000 worth of gold specimens from Paris' Natural History Museum early Tuesday, using an angle grinder and blow torch to break in. The thieves targeted native gold specimens, which are naturally-occurring alloys containing gold and silver. Museum director…
Celebrity chef Valentino Luchin, 62, was arrested Wednesday after allegedly robbing three banks in one day across San Francisco. The Italian-born former head chef of Walnut Creek's Ottavio restaurant was identified as the suspect who passed a demand note to…
Two mothers turned in their sons after the boys caused $50,000 in damage to a Florida elementary school. The 12- and 13-year-old suspects broke into Friendship Elementary School in Deltona on Saturday during daylight hours, then returned that night for…
A Shanghai court has ordered two 17-year-olds to pay 2.2 million yuan ($309,000) to catering companies after they urinated in soup at a Haidilao hotpot restaurant in February. The teenagers posted a video of their drunken act online, sparking widespread…
Several competitors were disqualified from Scotland's World Stone Skimming Championships after using artificially modified stones. The annual competition on Easdale island requires participants to use naturally occurring slate from the location, but officials discovered some contestants wielded machine-shaped and smoothed…
An unidentified man wearing scuba gear robbed the Paddlefish restaurant at Disney Springs early Monday morning, stealing up to $20,000 in cash before escaping underwater. Orange County Sheriff's Office deputies responded around 12:10 a.m. after the suspect entered the closed…
