Category: News

A Connecticut woman arrived home from work to find her house occupied by an unusual burglar — a bear. Shannon Davis said she arrived at her Winsted home Monday to find her cat was outside and staring at a window in an unusual way. “It was just a weird look on the cat and I […]

Global Wind Day, celebrated annually on June 15, began in 2007 as Wind Day, a day to promote wind energy in Europe. The holiday was first organized in 2007 by the European Wind Energy Association, which is now known as WindEurope. The group co-hosted events in 18 European countries to promote the growth of wind […]

Authorities in Tennessee said they are trying to find the owner of a 300-pound mystery pig spotted wandering loose and damaging property. The Carter County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that the sow has been wandering for days in the Judge Ben Allen Road area, and no owners have yet come forward to […]

A North Carolina man said deviating from his usual lottery-playing routine led to his winning a $1 million jackpot from a scratch-off ticket. Yamir Bryant of Arden told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he had been planning to visit his usual store last Thursday evening, but he decided to mix it up and try buying […]

A South Carolina couple are trying to solve the mystery of a message in a bottle they plucked out of Lake Murray. Katelyn Moody of Aiken said she and her husband, Austin, were boating on Lake Murray during the weekend when she spotted what she initially thought was trash floating in the water. Moody picked […]

Police in Louisiana said an officer responded to an “uncommon call” to relocate a snake found lurking in a resident’s bathroom. The Town of Livingston Police Department said in a Facebook post that the department received an “uncommon call” on Tuesday reporting “a snake in the bathroom of a residence.” The responding officer had some […]

A British Columbia library said a patron recently returned a book with a note apologizing for the tome being 51 years overdue. The Vancouver Public Library said in an Instagram post that the book, The Telescope by Harry Edward Neal, was returned recently with a sticky note apologizing for its tardiness. “Very sorry it’s a […]