Category Archives: Offbeat News

A power outage at London's Heathrow Airport in March led to a prolonged shutdown, stranding around 200,000 passengers. According to a review of the incident, the airport's chief executive, Thomas Wold...

New York state's Adirondack Mountains saw a bizarre incident this past weekend involving a group of hikers. According to the Department of Environmental Conservation, officials received a 911 call on ...

Police in Jacksonville, Florida are searching for a suspect who allegedly stole a $650 ferret from a Petland store. According to a police report, security cameras captured footage of the male suspect ...

Researchers from Brazil, France, and Italy have discovered that at least three sizable asteroids, ranging from 330 to 1,300 feet in diameter, are orbiting in sync with Venus and pose a potential threa...

Sheriff's deputies in Wisconsin successfully apprehended an escaped pig after a brief pursuit in the Town of Wayne. The incident began when a farmer reported an animal at large in a subdivision, promp...

The highly anticipated Detroit Tigers-San Francisco Giants matchup at Comerica Park took an unexpected turn when a squirrel darted onto the field at the start of the game. The unexpected visitor quick...

A rare, historic pink diamond with ties to French royalty is set to be the centerpiece of an upcoming auction in New York. The 10-carat, kite-shaped gem is believed to have been passed down from Frenc...

The City of Tulsa has hired a company, Cart Repo, to retrieve abandoned shopping carts from across the city. Since December, Cart Repo has collected 1,917 carts from 40 different stores, with the majo...

British-South African swimmer Lewis Pugh recently completed a 12-day, 59-mile swim around Martha's Vineyard, the setting of the classic film Jaws, in an effort to raise awareness for shark conservatio...

A chaotic incident in Florida resulted in the death of a 42-year-old man, Timothy Schulz, after an encounter with both an alligator and sheriff's deputies. According to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd,...