Category Archives: Offbeat News

Brown bear 32 Chunk captured his first Fat Bear Week title at Alaska's Katmai National Park after years as a fan favorite. Chunk defeated a competitive field including two-time winner 128 Grazer and r...

Russell Laiosa, 56, pleaded guilty to grand larceny last week after stealing a tow truck while operators tried to repossess his 2020 Chevrolet Silverado in Brooklyn last September. Video footage captu...

Aryatara Shakya, a 2-year-old from Nepal, was selected as the country's new Kumari or "virgin goddess" in Kathmandu on Tuesday. The toddler was installed during the eighth day of the Hindu festival Da...

A Florida woman known as Legi0n won a Mortal Kombat XL tournament Saturday while holding her newborn daughter just five days after a Caesarean section birth. The gaming competition took place at Juicy...

Gail Marie Stephenson, 57, was arrested in Key West after threatening residents with a revolver while searching for her allegedly stolen phone, which police found in her SUV. Officers responded follow...

Christina Derevjanik from Stamford, Connecticut, became the fourth person ever to claim the $1 million prize on Wheel Of Fortune, setting a single-episode winnings record of $1,035,155 on Tuesday. The...

Philadelphia cheesemonger Emilia D'Albero made history as the first American to claim gold at France's Mondial du Fromage competition. "My teammate, Courtney Johnson, and I are the first all-female te...

A 31-year-old Australian man remains hospitalized under police guard after allegedly causing 7 separate crashes on Monday. Emergency calls began before 10:30am reporting erratic driving by a white Hyu...

Bay Area police officers stopped a Waymo robotaxi for making an illegal U-turn during a weekend DUI enforcement operation. The driverless vehicle performed the violation directly in front of officers ...

America Online discontinued its dial-up internet service Tuesday, marking the end of an era for 1990s internet access. The service once boasted 20 million users and inspired the Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan rom...