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September 18, 2017

Lawsuit settled over rights to monkey's selfie photo

Attorneys announced a settlement Monday in a lawsuit over who owns the copyright to selfie photographs taken by a monkey before a federal appeals court could answer the novel legal question.

September 18, 2017

Drunk truck driver arrested for being first person to survive a swim across Hoover Dam reservoir

Arron Hughes reportedly has become the first person in history to survive swimming across the Hoover Dam reservoir in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River.

September 18, 2017

California man pees on deputy while being arrested for drug possession, cops say

A Sacramento man was arrested on drug charges after he was seen loitering and acting strangely in a nearby nature reserve.

September 18, 2017

HuffPost DC bureau writer shares awkward note to messy women's room user

There’s nothing worse than a co-worker with bad bathroom manners. Apparently at The Huffington Post’s D.C. office, things have been taken up a notch to address one such culprit in their midst.

September 18, 2017

Kansas City man drops $3G diamond ring into pond during proposal

A Missouri man hoping to spend the rest of his life with his girlfriend took an unexpected plunge when he dropped his $3G diamond ring into the pond during his proposal.

September 18, 2017

California grandpa throws man off roof to end hours-long police standoff

A California grandfather took matters into his own hands when a stranger jumping on rooftops caused an hours-long police standoff on Tuesday.

September 18, 2017

Democrat mocked for 'worst campaign ad ever'

Democrat Dan Helmer, a candidate for Virginia’s 10th congressional district, released a campaign ad Monday entitled “Helmer Zone” that is being ripped across the board by journalists as one of the “worst ever” political ads.

August 31, 2017

Texas man claims he was assaulted after hitting himself with cinder block, report says

A man in Texas is behind bars after he falsely claimed he was assaulted by another man, but actually assaulted himself.

August 17, 2017

Relive childhood at oversized McDonald's in Peru

There's nothing quite like the thrill of your first Happy Meal.

August 17, 2017

Giraffe wanders into a South African restaurant, tourists remain calm

So this giraffe walks into a bar…