Weird News

Fat Squirrel Steals Pricey Goods Left Out For Delivery Folks

An obese squirrel was caught on video stealing gourmet chocolate and lip balm that a family leaves outside as a holiday treat for delivery people.

New Dinosaur Looks Like Odd Mix Of Duck, Croc, Ostrich, Swan

With a bill like a duck but teeth like a croc’s, a swanlike neck and killer claws, a new dinosaur species uncovered by scientists looks like something Dr. Seuss could have dreamed up.

Self Service: Man Cooks Own Meal At Waffle House As Worker Sleeps

When a man found the only worker at an empty South Carolina Waffle House asleep, he took his meal into his own hands.

Texas Woman Accused Of Mailing Bombs To Obama, Governor Abbott

A woman accused of mailing potentially deadly homemade bombs to then-President Barack Obama and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in 2016 was arrested, in part, due to cat hair, a cigarette box and an almost-destroyed shipping label bearing her address.

The Snark Report: Kardashian Christmas Claws, New Tobacco Rules, and North Korea's Defector

The Kardashians get out their Christmas Claws in today's Snark Report.

Man Breaks Into Monroe Home, Starts Cooking

A man has been arrested in Union County, after he apparently broke into a Monroe residence and began cooking.

Police: Student Put Body Fluids On Roommate's Belongings

A Connecticut college student has been charged with smearing body fluids on her roommate’s belongings, and police are saying it was a bias crime.

Hotel Staff Find Boa Constrictor In Asheville Hotel Room

Hotel staff found a five foot long boa constrictor while cleaning a room Monday night.

Massive Wave Of Butterflies Lights Up Denver Weather Radar

A lacy, cloud-like pattern drifting across a Denver-area radar screen turned out to be a 70-mile-wide (110-kilometer) wave of butterflies, forecasters say.

27 Years Later, Arrest Is Made In Killer-Clown Case

On a May morning in 1990, Marlene Warren answered her front door in an upscale Florida suburb to find a clown in an orange wig, red nose and white face paint handing her carnations and foil balloons.

$129,000 Nanny Job With Use Of Family Maserati Goes Viral

A London couple has posted an opening for a nanny with a six figure salary and use of the family's Maserati.

Back To Bomb Shelters? North Korea Threats Revive Nuke Fears

After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the era of nuclear nightmares — of the atomic arms race, of backyard bomb shelters, of schoolchildren diving under desks to practice their survival skills in the event of an attack — seemed to finally, thankfully, fade into history.