August 18, 2026 Two planes blow tires while landing at major US airport hours apart, FAA investigating The FAA is investigating after American Airlines and United Airlines planes suffered tire damage hours apart at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
August 17, 2026 One of world’s oldest orca whales found with possible shotgun wounds as officials launch investigation Toñi, the oldest known Iberian orca, surfaced in the Strait of Gibraltar with wounds conservationists believe were caused by shotgun pellets.
August 17, 2026 Shocking prehistoric discovery on NJ beach '100%' came from colossal ancient predator A Jersey Shore shell-hunting trip led 11-year-old Bo Bowers and his father to pull a megalodon tooth from the rocks at a Sea Isle City jetty near Townsend Inlet.
August 17, 2026 Boy's jaw-dropping Jersey Shore find turns out to be millions of years old An 11-year-old boy searching for seashells with his father on the Jersey Shore uncovered a massive tooth between two rocks. Bo Bowers and his family later took the fossil to the New Jersey State Museum, where an official verified the discovery.
August 17, 2026 Man busted after customs uncovers bizarre cargo hidden inside 22 pairs of socks Customs officials at Haneda Airport found around 200 lizards stuffed inside 22 pairs of socks in a Mexican man's suitcase, including endangered species.
August 17, 2026 National park trip turns tragic after falling rock pierces Jeep roof, fatally striking man in front of wife Rex Schowengerdt, 72, suffered a catastrophic brain injury when a falling rock pierced the roof of a Jeep he was traveling in as his wife sat beside him.
August 17, 2026 NYC drivers shell out $9 congestion toll. City admits it failed to improve air quality New York City's own Health Department report found no statistically significant air quality improvement after a year of the $9 congestion toll.
August 17, 2026 American tourist killed by lightning while hiking Sicily's Mount Etna A 29-year-old Kansas tourist was killed by a lightning strike while hiking Sicily's Mount Etna, Europe's largest volcano, in an exposed area Sunday.
August 17, 2026 US military bases are ‘ill-equipped’ to stop drone swarms, top commander reveals after Rubio's UAP warning Lt. Gen. Joseph Jarrard warns U.S. military bases lack the sensors and counter-drone systems needed to detect and defeat drone swarm attacks.
August 17, 2026 Dangerous rabid beavers attack 2 teens, with 1 airlifted and popular park partially closed Two rabid beaver attacks at Cunningham Falls State Park injured a teen swimmer and a fisherman, prompting partial closures and thermal imaging surveys.
