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Can an elephant sue to leave a zoo? Colorado's top court must now decide
Read full article: Can an elephant sue to leave a zoo? Colorado's top court must now decideColorado’s highest court is considering whether five zoo elephants can challenge their confinement under a legal process mainly used by prisoners to dispute their detention.
Florida’s ‘Sinkhole Alley:’ Here’s what homeowners need to know
Read full article: Florida’s ‘Sinkhole Alley:’ Here’s what homeowners need to knowDid you know - Lake Eola is a sinkhole and much of Central Florida sits on top of a massive sinkhole? An Engineering Professor explains what that means and what homeowners should keep in mind.
‘It was absolutely surreal:’ Florida man finds ancient fossil at beach
Read full article: ‘It was absolutely surreal:’ Florida man finds ancient fossil at beachHe said he was about 10 minutes into his diving trip when he saw what looked like a piece of wood sticking out of the sand. To his surprise it was something much much older.
Funeral home discovers hospice patient alive hours after she was declared dead
Read full article: Funeral home discovers hospice patient alive hours after she was declared deadAuthorities say a Nebraska funeral home discovered that a 74-year-old hospice patient who was declared dead by her nursing home was actually still alive.
Woman falls into dumpster while tossing garbage, gets compacted inside trash truck
Read full article: Woman falls into dumpster while tossing garbage, gets compacted inside trash truckA New Hampshire fire department says a woman fell into a dumpster while throwing out her garbage, and it didn't end there: She landed inside a trash truck that compacted the contents.
Naked man arrested at Disneyland after stripping down on ‘It’s A Small World’ attraction
Read full article: Naked man arrested at Disneyland after stripping down on ‘It’s A Small World’ attractionPolice say officers were called to Disneyland when a 26-year-old man stripped down and began climbing through the "It's A Small World" attraction.
Fans at bar thought they had free drinks during MNF, then had to pay up after Jets comeback
Read full article: Fans at bar thought they had free drinks during MNF, then had to pay up after Jets comebackThe promotion will run for 12 other games this season, but not for occasions where the Packers and Jets are playing at the same time.
‘Biohazard’ forces plane headed to Spain to turn back to Atlanta
Read full article: ‘Biohazard’ forces plane headed to Spain to turn back to AtlantaA Delta Airlines flight from Atlanta to Barcelona, Spain had to turn back last week after a passenger had a medical issue that required the plane to be thoroughly cleaned.
The ‘Pasty Olympics’ set to be hosted by town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Read full article: The ‘Pasty Olympics’ set to be hosted by town in Michigan’s Upper PeninsulaEvery summer, the town of Calumet in the northernmost tip of the Upper Peninsula hosts a pasty festival, an event to celebrate the popular food in the region. But this year's event will feature something new.
‘Monster hunters’ wanted in new search for the mythical Loch Ness beast
Read full article: ‘Monster hunters’ wanted in new search for the mythical Loch Ness beastThe Loch Ness Centre in Scotland is calling for “budding monster hunters” and volunteers to join in what it dubs the largest search for the Loch Ness Monster since the 1970s.
How one woman’s hatred clipped the Florida scrub-jay’s wings and kept it from becoming state bird
Read full article: How one woman’s hatred clipped the Florida scrub-jay’s wings and kept it from becoming state birdA baffling debate has been happening in Florida and it’s strange even by Florida standards. Orlando Sentinel Columnist Scott Maxwell joined News 6 Anchor Ginger Gadsden to talk it over.
Michigan boy who used slingshot to save sister says he ‘was just lucky’
Read full article: Michigan boy who used slingshot to save sister says he ‘was just lucky’A Michigan teenager who is credited with using an uncommon weapon to save his sister from an abduction says he was “freaking out” when he reached for his slingshot.
2 fishermen caught cheating at Ohio tournament sentenced to 10-day jail terms, forfeit of $100k boat
Read full article: 2 fishermen caught cheating at Ohio tournament sentenced to 10-day jail terms, forfeit of $100k boatTwo men who admitted stuffing fish with lead weights and fish fillets in an attempt to win thousands of dollars in an Ohio fishing tournament last fall have been sentenced to ten-day jail terms and other penalties, including the forfeiture of a boat valued at $100,000.
May the Fourth be ‘I do’: Ohio city has ‘Star Wars’ weddings
Read full article: May the Fourth be ‘I do’: Ohio city has ‘Star Wars’ weddingsWhen Julia and Robert Jones discovered that a judge from the Akron Municipal Court in Ohio was officiating “Star Wars”-themed weddings on May the Fourth — essentially a holiday for fans of the franchise — the couple felt the force calling them to commit to the ceremony.
McDonald’s franchisees fined for having workers as young as 10. Here’s where it happened
Read full article: McDonald’s franchisees fined for having workers as young as 10. Here’s where it happenedTwo 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at McDonald’s restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Kentucky found.
T. rex’s race to finish line at horse track in hilarious video
Read full article: T. rex’s race to finish line at horse track in hilarious videoEmerald Downs, a racetrack in Auburn, Wash., had a bunch of people dressed in T-Rex costumes get into the start gate like any horses normally would to being a race.
‘Sushi terrorism:’ Japan police arrest 2 in food prank at beef bowl diner
Read full article: ‘Sushi terrorism:’ Japan police arrest 2 in food prank at beef bowl dinerJapanese police have arrested two men who posted a video on social media showing one eating pickled ginger with his chopsticks directly from a communal container at a famous beef bowl restaurant chain.
Inmates dig hole in wall to escape jail, go to IHOP, get re-arrested
Read full article: Inmates dig hole in wall to escape jail, go to IHOP, get re-arrestedAuthorities say two inmates in a Virginia jail used primitive tools to create a hole in the wall of their cell and escape and were found hours later at an IHOP restaurant nearby.
What is this? Woman finds odd creature in yard, leading to much debate
Read full article: What is this? Woman finds odd creature in yard, leading to much debateKelly Garrahan, a resident of Titusville, found a creature with oddly shaped head and tail in her yard, which started disrupting her farm animals.
Giant corn maze in Illinois highlights 60 years of James Bond
Read full article: Giant corn maze in Illinois highlights 60 years of James BondA suburban Chicago farm that boasts having the “World’s Largest Corn mMze” is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the world’s most famous fictional secret service agent.
An old high school gym turned into a home? You’ll have to see listing to believe it
Read full article: An old high school gym turned into a home? You’ll have to see listing to believe itOne portion of the house has the original basketball court and bleachers, while another portion was renovated into elements of what typical homes have, such as a kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms.
👶Baby names that are illegal around the world
Read full article: 👶Baby names that are illegal around the worldGovernments around the world have taken it upon themselves to outlaw certain offensive, baffling, or downright ridiculous baby names to save kids everywhere from decades of embarrassment, confusion, and bullying.
Dashcam video shows woman with pitchfork, whip before arrest outside Florida Publix
Read full article: Dashcam video shows woman with pitchfork, whip before arrest outside Florida PublixThe Florida Highway Patrol released dashcam video of a woman who was accused of waiving a pitchfork and black whip in front of a Publix store in Lake County on July 20.
Woman with pitchfork, whip tries to sell teddy bears at Florida Publix, troopers say
Read full article: Woman with pitchfork, whip tries to sell teddy bears at Florida Publix, troopers sayA woman accused of waving a pitchfork and black whip in front of a Publix store was arrested Tuesday in Lake County, according to an arrest affidavit.
Here’s where Florida stands on states with most UFO sightings list
Read full article: Here’s where Florida stands on states with most UFO sightings listA highly anticipated U.S. intelligence report on UFOs officially ruled that no evidence of alien life has been found—but conveniently can’t be ruled out.
Woman rescued after falling headfirst into hole of outhouse while trying to get her phone
Read full article: Woman rescued after falling headfirst into hole of outhouse while trying to get her phoneA woman who accidentally dropped her cellphone into the hole of an outhouse in a national forest and fell in while trying to retrieve it had to be rescued by firefighters in Washington state.
Nice try but no potato for New Zealand couple’s giant find
Read full article: Nice try but no potato for New Zealand couple’s giant findA New Zealand couple who believed they had dug up the world’s largest potato in the garden of their small farm near Hamilton have had their dreams turned to mash after Guinness World Records wrote to say that scientific testing had found it wasn’t, in fact, a potato after all.
Woman dubbed ‘serial stowaway’ gets 3 years in prison for sneaking onto flights
Read full article: Woman dubbed ‘serial stowaway’ gets 3 years in prison for sneaking onto flightsA 70-year-old woman with a history of slipping past security at airports around the U.S. and sneaking onto flights has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for trespassing at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport in 2019.
Snowing spiders? The building rainy pattern in Australia can trigger a flood of arachnids
Read full article: Snowing spiders? The building rainy pattern in Australia can trigger a flood of arachnidsWhile it can sound like something out of a horror movie, in Australia the transition from late summer to fall can trigger what is known to the locals as spider season. It’s kind of like our lovebug or mosquito season but is a little different.
Man accused of lifting $25,000 dinosaur claw at gem show
Read full article: Man accused of lifting $25,000 dinosaur claw at gem showAuthorities say a man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a fossilized dinosaur claw valued at $25,000 from an Arizona vendor last month and then trying to resell it.
Police find 52 tarantulas, scorpions, snake during drug raid
Read full article: Police find 52 tarantulas, scorpions, snake during drug raidProsecutors in Brussels say two people suspected of growing cannabis have been arrested this week in a Brussels apartment that contained a more unusual find: tarantulas, scorpions and bearded dragons.
Dog? Coyote? Wildlife experts investigate mystery animal woman brought into basement
Read full article: Dog? Coyote? Wildlife experts investigate mystery animal woman brought into basementA Pennsylvania woman thought she brought in a dog wandering in the cold and now, wildlife experts are working to figure out what exactly the animal is.
Most ‘Havana syndrome’ cases not linked to US adversary, CIA says
Read full article: Most ‘Havana syndrome’ cases not linked to US adversary, CIA saysU_S_ officials say the CIA believes it's unlikely that Russia or another foreign adversary is using microwaves or other forms of directed energy to attack hundreds of American diplomats and intelligence officers who attribute their brain injuries and other symptoms to what's come to be known as “Havana syndrome.”.
A brothel in a fancy home, a turtle on I-95, a gator in a trash can: 6 of Florida’s bizarre 2021 headlines
Read full article: A brothel in a fancy home, a turtle on I-95, a gator in a trash can: 6 of Florida’s bizarre 2021 headlinesMany people hoped 2021 would be the year things got back to normal in this world.
6 years and counting: Ex-treasure hunter still stuck in jail. Here’s why
Read full article: 6 years and counting: Ex-treasure hunter still stuck in jail. Here’s whyA former deep-sea treasure hunter is preparing to mark his sixth year in jail for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of 500 missing gold coins.
Walmart says she shoplifted; jury awards her $2.1 million
Read full article: Walmart says she shoplifted; jury awards her $2.1 millionAn Alabama woman who says she was falsely arrested for shoplifting at a Walmart and then threatened by the company after her case was dismissed has been awarded $2.1 million in damages.
Dozens of customers stuck for days in England’s highest pub after storm
Read full article: Dozens of customers stuck for days in England’s highest pub after stormDozens of customers who stopped for a drink at Britain’s highest pub are getting a longer stay than they bargained for after the building was cut off by a blizzard.
Do look down: Here’s what it’s like to scale one of New York City’s tallest skyscrapers
Read full article: Do look down: Here’s what it’s like to scale one of New York City’s tallest skyscrapersAn attraction opening Tuesday gives thrill-seekers a unique perspective on New York City from almost 1,300 feet up.
California parents sue after getting another couple's embryo
Read full article: California parents sue after getting another couple's embryoTwo California couples gave birth to each others’ babies after a mix-up at a fertility clinic and spent months raising children that weren’t theirs before swapping the infants.