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June 7, 2020

Treasure stash worth over $1 million found in Rocky Mountains after decade-long search

The famed treasure hunt has now ended.

May 31, 2020

British couple: Dangerous Florida scorpion found in our bananas

An apple a day will keep the doctor away, but a banana a day might bring you scorpions.

May 28, 2020

New Jersey grandma wears colorful unicorn costume to greet her grandkids during coronavirus pandemic

Maureen Sweeney strapped on a colorful unicorn costume in an effort to greet her grandkids Rylan and Lincoln in New Jersey.

May 28, 2020

Australian man acquitted after 2 allegedly enter wrong home with machetes for 'sexual fantasy,' scare stranger

Two men snuck into a bedroom with machetes after being hired to carry out a stranger's sexual fantasy of being tied up in his underwear and stroked with a broom, only to discover they had got the wrong address.

May 28, 2020

Pennsylvania woman allegedly kept grandma's corpse in freezer for 15 years, collected Social Security checks: reports

A Pennsylvania woman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly keeping her dead grandmother in a freezer for 15 years while the family continued collecting her Social Security checks, according to reports.

May 26, 2020

India captures ‘spy’ pigeon suspected of working for Pakistan: reports

A pigeon suspected of being trained as a Pakistani “spy” has been detained near a disputed border in India after officials discovered a coded ring attached to its foot, according to a report.

May 24, 2020

Charles Barkley says he played game drunk for 76ers after Lakers trade fell through

When NBA great Charles Barkley was on the Philadelphia 76ers during the 1992 season, he said his agent told him that by the end of the day, he would be a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, so he started drinking -- before the trade fell through.

May 22, 2020

Former BP employee sacked for using Hitler meme to mock management wins case

Australia dismissed an attempt by BP to fire an employee over a meme.

May 21, 2020

Peruvian mayor poses as corpse to avoid arrest for flouting coronavirus lockdown, reports say

The mayor of a town in Peru posed as a dead coronavirus victim — by lying in a coffin while wearing a face mask — to avoid being arrested for violating lockdown rules that he should have been helping enforce, according to reports.

May 21, 2020

Ukrainian tennis player shows how she stays in shape during coronavirus outbreak: Pushing cars

Tennis player Angelina Dimova is staying in shape during the quarantine by pushing cars.