WEIRD NEWS
Head priest of Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh accused of stealing baseball cards from Walmart
Read full article: Head priest of Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh accused of stealing baseball cards from WalmartThe head priest of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Pittsburgh is facing charges after being accused of stealing more than $1,000 in baseball cards from a Walmart.
King penguins are the rare species benefiting from a warming world. But that could change
Read full article: King penguins are the rare species benefiting from a warming world. But that could changeKing penguins are adapting to climate change in a way that seems to help them breed successfully, which is unusual.
Giant Baby Jesus statue visits Mexico City’s Tepito neighborhood with message of peace
Read full article: Giant Baby Jesus statue visits Mexico City’s Tepito neighborhood with message of peaceA 16-foot (5-meter) Baby Jesus statue visits Mexico City’s Tepito neighborhood as part of a traveling project that brings the religious image to communities across the capital and nearby cities in central Mexico.
Bag containing weed and cash accidentally donated to a New Zealand charity shop
Read full article: Bag containing weed and cash accidentally donated to a New Zealand charity shopPolice in New Zealand say a knapsack left in a donation area at a charity shop contained marijuana and more than $2,000 in cash.
Punch the orphan macaque is outgrowing his plushie and making friends
Read full article: Punch the orphan macaque is outgrowing his plushie and making friendsPunch the baby orphan macaque is outgrowing the orangutan plushie that comforted him through early rejection from his mother and other monkeys.
A prehistoric skeleton found deep in a flooded Mexican cave was likely placed there in a ritual
Read full article: A prehistoric skeleton found deep in a flooded Mexican cave was likely placed there in a ritualArchaeologists have found a prehistoric human skeleton deep inside a flooded cave system on Mexico’s Caribbean coast.
Injured mother manatee and calf are rescued in Florida and taken to SeaWorld
Read full article: Injured mother manatee and calf are rescued in Florida and taken to SeaWorldOfficials in Florida say an injured mother manatee and her calf have been rescued from a river and taken to SeaWorld Orlando for rehabilitation.
Callers to Washington state hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English instead
Read full article: Callers to Washington state hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English insteadCallers to Washington state’s driver’s license agency who select automated service in Spanish have instead been hearing an AI voice speaking English with a strong Spanish accent.
A settlement is reached in a case tied to eBay's bizarre deliveries and harassment campaign
Read full article: A settlement is reached in a case tied to eBay's bizarre deliveries and harassment campaignA Massachusetts couple who were targeted in a harassment campaign by former eBay employees have reached a settlement in a lawsuit against the company.
A bumper berry harvest has New Zealand's weird flightless parrot in a rare mood for romance
Read full article: A bumper berry harvest has New Zealand's weird flightless parrot in a rare mood for romanceNew Zealand conservationists have been fighting for years to keep the kakapo, the world’s only flightless parrot, from disappearing, with intensive conservation efforts.
Galápagos park releases 158 juvenile hybrid tortoises on Floreana to restore the ecosystem
Read full article: Galápagos park releases 158 juvenile hybrid tortoises on Floreana to restore the ecosystemGiant tortoises have returned to Floreana Island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago as conservationists release 158 juvenile hybrids to restore the ecosystem.
Reggae the seal uses rubber ducks for daily enrichment training at Boston aquarium
Read full article: Reggae the seal uses rubber ducks for daily enrichment training at Boston aquariumA video of Reggae, a 33-year-old Atlantic harbor seal at the New England Aquarium, hugging and fetching a rubber duck has drawn attention on social media.
Man who lived rent-free in New Yorker Hotel, then claimed to own it, pleads guilty to fraud charge
Read full article: Man who lived rent-free in New Yorker Hotel, then claimed to own it, pleads guilty to fraud chargeA New York City man who claimed to own a storied Manhattan hotel has pleaded guilty to fraud.
Loose dog makes Olympic cameo on the cross-country ski course at the Milan Cortina Games
Read full article: Loose dog makes Olympic cameo on the cross-country ski course at the Milan Cortina GamesA surprise participant in Wednesday’s action at the Milan Cortina Olympics had four legs and zero concern for race times.
Dogs parade at Rio Carnival as their owners protest against animal cruelty
Read full article: Dogs parade at Rio Carnival as their owners protest against animal crueltyDozens of dogs dressed as alligators, fairies and superheroes have gathered at a Rio de Janeiro Carnival street party as their owners protested cruelty against pets.
Olympic fans hunt for plushies of mascots Milo and Tina as they fly off shelves
Read full article: Olympic fans hunt for plushies of mascots Milo and Tina as they fly off shelvesFor fans of the Milan Cortina Olympic mascots, the eponymous Milo and Tina, it’s been nearly impossible to find a plush toy of the stoat siblings in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicts 6 more weeks of cold
Read full article: Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicts 6 more weeks of coldPunxsutawney Phil, the legendary groundhog that lives in a tree stump in rural Pennsylvania, has issued the most highly anticipated weather forecast of the season: six more weeks of winter.
Punxsutawney Phil prepares to issue his Groundhog Day weather verdict from Gobbler's Knob
Read full article: Punxsutawney Phil prepares to issue his Groundhog Day weather verdict from Gobbler's KnobPunxsutawney Phil is set to deliver his annual weather forecast and predict either six more weeks of winter or an early spring.
Freezing reptile dubbed 'Lizard in a blizzard' is rescued after being buried in Rhode Island snow
Read full article: Freezing reptile dubbed 'Lizard in a blizzard' is rescued after being buried in Rhode Island snowWildlife officials say a large exotic lizard was found buried in the snow in Rhode Island.
Scientists marvel at a Galapagos seabird that wandered 3,000 miles to California
Read full article: Scientists marvel at a Galapagos seabird that wandered 3,000 miles to CaliforniaScientists on a research vessel off the California coast are marveling at a rare find — a waved albatross was spotted soaring over the Pacific.
Newborn calf struggling in deep freeze brought indoors to curl up on couch
Read full article: Newborn calf struggling in deep freeze brought indoors to curl up on couchA Kentucky family battling extreme cold temperatures on their farm over the weekend opened their home to a newborn calf that was struggling in the deep freeze.
Death Valley landmark Scotty’s Castle is reopening for limited tours after years of flood repairs
Read full article: Death Valley landmark Scotty’s Castle is reopening for limited tours after years of flood repairsScotty's Castle, built in the 1920s, is tucked away in the desert in Death Valley National Park and was one of the park's biggest attractions.
A sea turtle with 3 flippers swims free after Florida rehab, now followed by satellite
Read full article: A sea turtle with 3 flippers swims free after Florida rehab, now followed by satelliteA loggerhead sea turtle has returned to the Atlantic Ocean after rehabilitation at a Florida turtle hospital.
Survivor of Spain's train crash pleads for help finding her dog Boro, and social media users rally
Read full article: Survivor of Spain's train crash pleads for help finding her dog Boro, and social media users rallyAna García and her sister were traveling from Malaga in southern Spain to Madrid when their train car derailed and crashed in one of the country’s worst railway tragedies.
Horses leap through flames and pets go to church in Spanish animal rituals honoring St Anthony
Read full article: Horses leap through flames and pets go to church in Spanish animal rituals honoring St AnthonyHundreds of people in Spain have watched horses gallop through flames as part of the centuries-old tradition called Las Luminarias.
Rio de Janeiro zoo animals are treated to popsicles as the city faces scorching summer weather
Read full article: Rio de Janeiro zoo animals are treated to popsicles as the city faces scorching summer weatherAnimals at Rio de Janeiro’s BioParque zoo received popsicles and frozen treats Tuesday as the city faced another day of extreme heat during Brazil’s summer.
California homeowner rolls out 'unwelcome' mat for black bear living under his house
Read full article: California homeowner rolls out 'unwelcome' mat for black bear living under his houseA huge black bear has finally been evicted from a crawl space under a Los Angeles area house where it had been living since Thanksgiving.
