Category Archives: Offbeat News

Dictionary.com announced Wednesday that "67" has been selected as its 2025 Word of the Year. The online dictionary describes the annual selection as a "linguistic time capsule, reflecting social trend...

Twin brothers Ian and Stuart Paton from Lymington, Hampshire, have broken the world record for heaviest pumpkin with their 2,819-pound, 4-ounce gourd named Muggle. The 64-year-old siblings also claime...

Franklin Township Police Sergeant Kevin Bollaro faces misconduct charges for failing to properly investigate shooting reports on August 1st that resulted in a double murder. Prosecutors say Bollaro re...

Linsey LaMontagne, director of Clark County's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council that addresses DUI delays, faces her own DUI charge after an April 27th arrest by Nevada State Police. A caller repo...

Miami police arrested Roman Jaquez, 48, and Oscar Brooks Gago, 73, after catching them illegally disposing of cooking grease in a storm drain. The Environmental Crimes Unit investigation began Septemb...

Indiana State Police are seeking public help after thieves stole two critically endangered tortoises from Indianapolis Zoo between 10 a.m. October 11 and 10 a.m. on October 12th. The stolen animals in...

A squirrel named Chunkosaurus Rex has claimed victory in Texas Parks and Wildlife's inaugural Fat Squirrel Week competition. The contest, modeled after Katmai National Park's annual Fat Bear Week, sou...

Researchers discovered that ChatGPT provides more accurate responses when users employ harsh language, though they don't recommend the practice. The unpublished study on arXiv tested 50 multiple-choic...

Cameroon's Constitutional Council declared 92-year-old President Paul Biya the winner of October 12 elections, making him the world's oldest sitting president. Biya secured 53.66% of votes against for...

A surfboard that disappeared off Tasmania in May 2024 has been recovered in New Zealand after drifting 1,500 miles across the ocean. French expatriate Alvaro Bon discovered the barnacle-covered, 7-foo...