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January 20, 2024

Red panda named Barney escapes German zoo, is rescued by fire department while 'grumbling slightly'

A red panda was rescued from a tree after he escaped his enclosure at the Cologne Zoo. The local fire department had to help with the rescue after the red panda refused to budge.

January 20, 2024

50 bizarre laws that have existed or still exist in America

Do you know a weird lifestyle law in your state? It might be included in this roundup of 50 weird state laws that have existed in America, past and present.

January 19, 2024

Contractor finds WWII grenade hidden behind wall while remodeling bathroom in Seattle

A contractor in Washington state came across a hidden grenade during a job demolishing a bathroom in a Seattle-area client's home. Police reportedly told him the device may be from WWII.

January 19, 2024

Suburban Philadelphia man fatally stabbed neighbor over snoring dispute, police say

Christopher Casey, 55, of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, has been charged with third-degree murder in the stabbing death of Robert Wallace.

January 19, 2024

Grandmother takes heat on Reddit for sending hungry 5-year-old to bed: 'He's not starving'

A family drama described on Reddit about a grandmother's babysitting incident with her four grandkids elicited scores of comments from others online; a psychologist weighed in as well.

January 19, 2024

Severed head, hands found in freezer of recently-sold Colorado home

Human remains were found in a freezer at a recently-sold home in Grand Junction, Colorado, the Mesa County Sheriff's Office reported Thursday.

January 18, 2024

Massachusetts scholar finds poems and stories believed to be written by Louisa May Alcott under a pseudonym

A scholar at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, discovered 20 poems and stories that were possibly written by American author Louisa May Alcott under a pseudonym.

January 18, 2024

Book on prime ministers is returned to English library 44 years late: 'Can anyone top this?'

The book "Great Prime Ministers" was returned to a library in Essex, England, recently — more than four decades after it was first due to be returned.

January 17, 2024

Mom of twins bans her sister-in-law from the house for refusal to call daughters by their names

A frustrated mom turned to Reddit after she banned her husband's sister from her house after the woman repeatedly refused to refer to her daughters by their individual names.

January 17, 2024

Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' CD returns to Maryland library 35 years late

A patron dropped off a Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here" CD at Maryland's Prince George's County Memorial Library System more than three decades after checking it out, employees say.