Radioactive waste from WWII nuclear weapons found in Missouri school
The report by Boston Chemical Data Corp. confirmed fears about contamination at Jana Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District in Florissant.
Severed finger left behind at crime scene helps police ID potential suspect
Police in North Carolina say a severed finger left at the scene of an attempted home invasion led investigators to a suspect in the case.
Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, accepting birthday cards for its 700th birthday -- in case you forgot
Vilnius is celebrating its 700th birthday in 2023. The problem is that nobody remembers when its birthday is.
Watch: Teen accidentally swallows dog toy— and then squeaks
Hilarious video shows a Texas teen becoming a squeaking machine.
New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, pee to tackle climate change
New Zealand’s government is proposing a tax on the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change.
WATCH: Camel goes through In-N-Out drive-thru in Las Vegas
Fergie the 12-year-old camel apparently loves French fries.
'That cow’s going to jump out': Calf tumbles from trailer onto Massachusetts highway
The driver of the trailer told witnesses the young cow was “going to the slaughterhouse anyway."
Cat gets head stuck in jar, gets named ‘Buzz Lightyear’
The six-month-old kitten was found wandering the streets in Boston.
NY man smuggled pythons in his pants, feds say
A New York City man allegedly smuggled three Burmese pythons into the U.S. by hiding them in his pants.
High demand for McDonald’s adult Happy Meals overwhelms workers
One user on Reddit who claims they are an employee at McDonald’s created a post titled “New Adult Happy-meals are killing me.”
Archeologists unearth 2,000-year-old Hercules statue in Greece
The Hercules statue “with a youthful body,” believed to date back to the second century AD, was discovered last month in the ancient city of Philippi.
Irish man makes history rowing from New York to Ireland
Damian Browne left Manhattan on June 14.
Nearly 2,500-pound pumpkin breaks Massachusetts fair record
Bigger is always better, especially when it comes to pumpkins.
Kentucky man skydives 100 times in one day for 60th birthday: ‘Age is a number’
Michael Bratcher may have broken a state record for the number of skydivers in one day.
Florida flamingos ride out Hurricane Ian in bathroom
As Hurricane Ian came ashore Wednesday, millions of Floridians either evacuated or hunkered down at home. That included some of St. Petersburg’s most famous feathered friends.
Kentucky teacher says snake, mouse fell from classroom ceilings: ‘Another day living the dream'
A baby rat snake allegedly fell from ceiling at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky.
Seal wanders into Massachusetts police station
"Shoebert" the seal made his way out of a local pond.
Futuristic, ‘floating’ SeaPods will offer eco-friendly aquatic living
Ocean Builders is building both SeaPods, which are for aquatic living, and GreenPods, which are for living on land.
Watch: Mexico earthquake causes desert 'tsunami' in California's Death Valley
An earthquake this week in Mexico made waves over 1,700 miles away in a cave located in California’s Death Valley, the National Park Service said.
FDA warns not to cook chicken in NyQuil : ‘A Recipe for Danger’
A recent social media challenge has the country’s top health officials issuing a dire warning.