A Malayan sun bear named Angela living in a Chinese zoo has been the subject of much chatter after a video of her circulating online led to viral speculation that she is actually a human wearing a bear costume. The increased attention from the video has caused visitors to flock to the zoo to catch
An officer in rural Ohio has been fired after he released a police dog on a Black man who had already raised his hands in surrender, authorities said Wednesday. In a statement, the Circleville Police Department said Officer Ryan Speakman had his employment “terminated.”On July 4, Speakman, who is white, deployed the dog he’d been
An Arizona teenager who vanished without a trace when she was 14 years old has turned up safe at a police station after being missing for nearly four years, police said. Alicia Navarro, now 18, of Glendale, Ariz., showed up alone this week in a small Montana town about 64 kilometres from the Canadian border
A Florida jury has awarded US$800,000 (CA$1.05 million) in damages to a young girl who was severely burned by a McDonald’s Chicken McNugget. Olivia Carabello was just four years old when she suffered second-degree burns after a hot Chicken McNugget fell on her leg as her mother pulled away from the drive-thru of a South
Everyone loves a good mystery, so when a huge, unidentified metal object washed up on a Western Australian beach, locals and internet sleuths alike couldn’t contain their curiosity. Residents near Green Head beach reported the massive copper-coloured cylinder to police on Sunday. The object, which is still on the beach, was discovered visibly damaged and
Though the sight of an otter sunbathing on a surfboard is undoubtedly adorable, one “aggressive” surfboard-snatching sea otter in California is harassing swimmers and causing a nuisance. A five-year-old female sea otter in the waters off Santa Cruz achieved viral fame this month after a local photographer captured photos and video of the mammal gnawing
NOTE: The following article contains disturbing content. Please read at your own discretion. Rudolph (Rudy) Farias IV, the teen who went “missing” eight years ago in Houston, Texas, said he was “brainwashed” by his mother, who allegedly coerced him into hiding in their home for nearly a decade.Farias, who was reported missing at 17 years old
The Las Vegas skyline has a multitude of over-the-top visual splendour, but the latest addition, called the MSG Sphere, makes Sin City stand out on a whole new level. Now known as the largest sphere on Earth, the dominating dome boasts the world’s largest video screen, and the city was treated to a preview of
NOTE: The following article contains disturbing content. Please read at your own discretion. Rudolph (Rudy) Farias IV, the teen who went “missing” in Houston, Texas, eight years ago, was actually at home the entire time, according to local police.At a press conference on Thursday, representatives from the Houston Police Department responded to reporter questions about
A Subway location in Georgia is facing backlash over a message it displayed on its store sign that made light of the Titan submersible implosion that claimed five lives. On Sunday, numerous social media posts cropped up that showed the same Subway sign, reading: “Our subs don’t implode.”One woman tweeted at Subway, “this is at