Category Archives: Offbeat News

Baltimore's Office of Animal Control captured one of two serval cats spotted roaming the Reservoir Hill neighborhood on December 5. Officials received 311 calls around 9 a.m. reporting the exotic feli...

NASA's Perseverance rover discovered unusual bleached rocks in Mars' Jezero Crater that indicate the planet once had a warm, wet climate. Purdue University researchers analyzed the rock fragments and ...

UC Berkeley student Zoe Rosenberg, 23, received a 90-day jail sentence for taking four chickens from a Petaluma slaughterhouse in 2023. The animal activist was convicted of felony conspiracy and three...

Detroit unveiled an 11-foot bronze RoboCop statue Wednesday after nearly 15 years of development. The 2.5-ton sculpture depicts Peter Weller's character from the 1987 film and now stands outside Free ...

Police Constable Pamela Pritchard, 29, was dismissed from North Wales Police after groping colleagues during a March 24th night out at Caernarfon Rugby Club. A disciplinary panel found her guilty of g...

A norovirus outbreak has infected 101 people aboard the AIDAdiva cruise ship during its 133-day journey around the world. The CDC reports 95 passengers and six crew members fell ill with diarrhea and ...

New York City has launched a pilot program featuring free fresh food vending machines for families facing food insecurity. Change Food For Good installed the first machine last month at the Kips Bay B...

Pantone announced Thursday that Cloud Dancer, designated PANTONE 11-4201, will serve as 2026's Color Of The Year. The global color authority described the serene white neutral as "a lofty white neutra...

SeaWorld Orlando filed a motion to dismiss Hillary Martin's lawsuit, arguing she was struck by a snowy egret rather than a duck while riding the Mako coaster on March 24th. Martin originally sued SeaW...

Four suspects burglarized luxury SoHo boutique 4G on Monday morning, stealing approximately $1 million in merchandise in four-and-a-half minutes. The thieves broke into the appointment-only Spring Str...