‘The Last of Us’ zombie fungal parasite is real and causes ants to commit suicide
If you thought fictional zombies walking around on film were scary, the condition that turns creatures into mindless eating machines actually exists in nature.
Man devours nearly 18 bagels in eating contest: ‘They were tough to eat’
Geoffrey Esper took home the top prize at the Las Vegas competition.
Polka dot surprise: 'Rare' pattern of air pockets pop up in Utah school lot
An elementary school playground in Utah was peppered with unusual air pocket polka dots.
Shaq keeps his UGA championship promise to eat frogs
“I'm a man of my word,” Shaq said.
"I'm banned from Walmart over a bag of Reese's," Houston-area woman says after self-checkout "issue"
A Houston-area woman is upset after she says she was banned from Walmart stores for accidentally forgetting to scan a bag of candy at a self-checkout counter at the location off Highway 105 in Montgomery last March.
Friday the 13th is tomorrow. Here’s why the day is considered unlucky
Friday the 13th will occur twice in 2023, on Friday, Jan. 13, and Friday, Oct. 13. The day tends to conjure certain emotions for some who are superstitious.
Missouri sheriff's office offering free alcohol to volunteers to get drunk to help them with training
Volunteers must also not have any alcohol-related arrests or pending criminal cases on their record, the sheriff's office says.
NC woman wins $2M scratch-off lottery prize months after $1M win
Kenya Sloan hopes to open her own soul food restaurant with her second win.
Porch pirate suspect seen wearing women's underwear as face mask
Spencer Gougler was arrested and charged with several crimes.
Nazi treasure map available to public, reveals possible location of gold, diamond trove
The map is part of hundreds of documents on display at the National Archives this week
Tesla on autopilot leads police on chase before driver finally wakes up
After about 15 minutes into the pursuit, the driver finally woke up and followed police instructions to pull over.
NY Times Sunday crossword puzzles readers with swastika shape on Hanukkah: ‘How did this get approved’
The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah began on Dec. 18 and will end on the evening of Dec. 26.
Pentagon has received 'several hundred' new UFO sighting reports
A new Pentagon office set up to track reports of unidentified flying objects has received “several hundreds” of new reports, but no evidence so far of alien life.
‘I was shocked’: DNA test leads man to granddaughter, brother he never knew existed, living just 1 mile away
Melvin Gray, a military veteran, came across an initiative called “DNA Quest” — a project focused on reuniting adoptees with biological families.
Hundreds of skiing Santas hit the slopes in Maine
Santa Sunday has grown in popularity over more than two decades.
Archaeologists: Mystery debris found on Florida beach likely shipwreck remains from 1800s
The mystery items found along a Florida beach are likely shipwreck remains from the mid to late 1800s, state archaeologists said during a visit to the Daytona Beach Shores site Tuesday.
Full cold moon 2022: When you can see it across America
The "cold moon" will be at its fullest just after 11 p.m. EST Wednesday, and you'll have a little bit more time to gaze at it since daylight saving time ended last month. The event is also known as the 'long night moon' or the 'moon before yule.'
'Reckless driver' turns out to be dog behind wheel of Texas parking lot crash
“He apparently got a little antsy and bounced around the cab setting this truck in motion,” officials shared.
Pilot survives plane crash, walks 6 miles to make call
Authorities said the pilot had to walk several miles to find a spot with good cell service.
'Gaslighting' is Merriam-Webster's word of 2022
Lookups for the word “Gaslighting” on Merriam-Webster's site increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year before.