Funeral home workers startled when 'dead' woman starts breathing
The 66-year-old Iowa woman had been pronounced dead at hospice but “gasped for air” when funeral home staff opened the body bag, state officials say.
Blood-flavored popsicles help zoo animals beat Rio's heat
The flavors of ice given to the zoo's carnivores aren't found at your average summer hotspot: Chicken, minced meat and bovine blood. But 14-year-old lion Simba and the 3-year-old black jaguar Poty lap it up.
Florida woman helps identify father as murder victim, 37 years later
“I can’t even imagine wondering and worrying about a lost family member for even a day, let alone for 37 years. That wait is now over for Mr. Alt’s family,” Bucks County District Attorney Weintraub said in a statement.
Virginia high school girls basketball coach fired after impersonating player, 13, during game: reports
Arlisha Boykins, 22, was an assistant coach on the JV girl's basketball team at Churchland High School in the Portsmouth Public Schools district.
Tiny but dangerous radioactive capsule that fell off truck in Australia found
The radioactive capsule the size of a pea fell off a truck last month. “They have quite literally found the needle in the haystack,” an Australian official said.
NYC pigeon dyed pink sparks speculation of 'sickening' gender reveal: 'What is wrong with people?'
The Wild Bird Fund speculated that the bird was dyed for a gender reveal party.
Ohio couple suing their neighbors over backyard pizza oven
The couple filing the lawsuit claim that smoke and fumes from the pizza oven give them headaches, makes them cough, and causes dizziness.
Teenager playing hide-and-seek found days later inside shipping container in another country
A 15-year-old boy accidentally locked himself inside a shipping container while playing hide-and-seek. He was found six days later in another country.
Missing radioactive capsule prompts urgent public health alert in Western Australia
The capsule contained the same substance used within gauges for mining operations, officials said.
Mummy discovered may be ‘oldest and most complete’ ever found in Egypt
The 4,300-year-old mummy was one of dozens of discoveries made near Cairo.
You can buy this 'famous' Colorado ghost town for $925,000
Want to own a piece of history? An abandoned mining town in southwestern Colorado has landed on the real estate market and the photos highlight its storied past.
Bubbles blown instantly freeze amid extreme cold in Russia, video shows
The footage shows several members of a family blowing bubbles using a bubble gun and straws. The bubbles are seen to instantly freeze.
UK archaeologists ask public’s help with puzzling cave carving
The cave carving was discovered last summer during a dig at Nesscliffe Hill in the United Kingdom.
Get paid $1,000 to eat cheese before bed – in the name of science
Fancy a little bedtime brie, a Swiss snooze, or a Neufchatel nap? The folks at one mattress review site want to pay you to eat cheese before bed.
Mountain Dew Baja Blast Hot Sauce: Here’s how you can win an exclusive bottle
The sweepstakes will take place beginning Jan. 19 and will end on Feb. 8.
Adrift for 24 days, sailor rescued by Colombian navy after scrawling 'help' on boat
Elvis Francois said he survived over three weeks adrift on a sailbot in the Caribbean by eating ketchup, garlic powder, and seasoning cubes.
'Unusual' 650-pound fossil whale skull found in Maryland, estimated to be 12 million years old
The discovery was made in October, but due to the fossil’s sheer size, it was only extracted two months later in December.
World’s oldest known person, French nun Sister André, dies at 118
Lucile Randon, known as Sister André, was also one of the world’s oldest survivors of COVID-19. She died just a few weeks before her 119th birthday.
Scorpion found in bananas turned into learning moment for students
Cafeteria workers were shocked when the scorpion fell into the metal tub being used for washing the bananas.
Watch: iPhone catches on fire while charging in Ohio family’s kitchen
Jennifer Leisgang said the device was an iPhone 4 and was charging using an original Apple charger.