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Tiger mauls employee at animal sanctuary
An Oklahoma woman is recovering after a tiger attacked her at a zoo in Wynnewood about an hour south of Oklahoma City. It happened late Saturday morning when an unidentified employee put her hand through a 450-pound tiger’s fenced enclosure. The zoo’s owner is withholding the woman’s name until he ...
Governor compares gay marriage to incest
Pennsylvania Republican Gov. Tom Corbett is in hot water after he compared same-sex marriage to incest in a TV interview. The governor was speaking about same-sex marriage on WHP-TV when one of the anchors asked about a statement his legal team made in a recent court filing. That statement compared the marriage ...
Man finishes 23-year voyage around the world
A 44-year-old deemed the world’s most-traveled man says he’s ready to return home to Calgary after visiting every country in the span of 23 years. The journey started back in 1990, when then-21-year-old Mike Spencer Bown decided he wanted to visit every single country in the world. He wanted to ...
'Obamacare' enrollee didn't actually purchase health plan
A college student who who became an overnight Obamacare sensation after he claimed to have been among the first to successfully enroll in the health care plan … now is backpedaling. It all started Tuesday when 21-year-old Chattanooga State University student and part-time day care worker Chad Henderson tweeted: “enrolled in ...
Lake turns animals into calcified mummies
Unusual chemical properties in a Tanzanian lake give it the ability to support some wildlife while turning other animals into calcified mummies. Photographer Nick Brandt, who has captured images in eastern Africa for years, stumbled across Lake Natron in Tanzania and found dead birds and bats that looked like they were ...
What's really inside your chicken nuggets — not much chicken
A recent study found out what’s really inside those chicken nuggets. Yeah, turns out it’s not all chicken. Researchers at the University of Mississippi took it upon themselves to figure out what exactly was in the popular fast food item and tested two nuggets from two different national fast food ...
Rare dinosaur-tail fossil found by construction worker
A construction worker installing pipeline in Alberta, Canada never thought he’d find this — “A huge dinosaur fossil. Come and take a look, it’s believed to be the tail of a 35-foot dinosaur.” (Via HLN) CBC reports a backhoe operator was working on a pipeline when the shovel broke off a piece of ...
Twelve-year-old girl arrested for bullying
A 12-year-old girl has been arrested and charged in a case of so-called “relentless bullying.” So let’s start with a couple details: “Last month the parents of a 13-year-old girl told police that the 12-year-old girl was taunting, bullying and harassing their daughter.” (Via WTIC) “Police say they became concerned when the ...
Wife pleads not guilty to stabbing snoring husband
An Arkansas woman accused of stabbing her sleeping husband with a butcher knife because he snored pleaded not guilty this week to a charge of first-degree attempted murder. The woman's snoring husband, not surprisingly, has filed for divorce. Read more trending stories Doug Weiser, 43, said he and his wife ...
Groom decides bomb scare better than angry bride
A British groom who forgot to book the wedding venue has admitted calling in a bomb threat, hoping his bride would not discover his oversight. Read trending stories After realizing on the morning of the wedding that he had not done his job and reserved a public hall in ...
Woman claims she's voice of Siri
A Georgia woman has come forward claiming she is the voice behind Apple’s automated voice assistant, Siri. SUSAN BENNETT: “I’m Susan Bennett. You probably know me. I’m the voice actor who provided the voice for Siri.” “Siri, would you like to be interviewed by CNN?” (Via CNN) Even though Bennett ...
Study shows very little chicken in 'chicken nuggets'
If you love chicken nuggets, you may want to take a moment to consider what you're actually eating. A new study published in the The American Journal of Medicine indicates that those "nuggets" don't contain much in the way of chicken meat. Randomly selected nuggets from two national fast food ...
Bank error makes man a trillionaire, for a day
What would you do with four trillion dollars? An East Texas man found himself facing that unique question this week after a very, very large bank error. According to KLTV, Reggie Theus was checking his account online when he noticed his account was a bit higher than normal, "I obviously ...
Video released of gun battle between trooper, vet
Newly released video shows a scary gun battle as an Oregon State Trooper pulls over a military veteran. “Comes out with one hand behind his back. The trooper repeatedly asks him to get back in the car and this is what Allen does. He started opening fire and then he ...
911 operator laughs when man says girlfriend is 'on fire'
Imagine being in one of the most terrifying positions of your life and calling 911 — only to hear laughter at the other end. “You’re calling for help, you shouldn’t be laughed at.” (Via KGUN) In what he called a ‘freak accident,’ Lalo Delgado’s girlfriend caught on fire while driving. Obviously, Delgado ...
Fecal matter pills help cure deadly illness
Swallowing poop sounds like a crappy way to feel better, but for some suffering from severe gut infections, it could be life-saving. Dr. Thomas Louie and other Canadian researchers carried out a clinical trial where sufferers of Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, took pills literally made of fecal matter to get ...
Man accidentally shoots, kills girlfriend during hug
A hug turned deadly Tuesday when a man pulled his gun out of his waistband to get it out of the way and it accidentally fired, Phoenix police said. Read trending stories Police said the 18-year-old man was moving the gun because it was bothering his girlfriend, and she ...
Hug an animal for World Animal Day
Did you even know it was an event? World Animal Day is celebrated on Oct. 4, which coincides with the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. Read more stories The international holiday was started in Florence, Italy, in 1931, at a convention of ecologists, ...
World reacts to U.S. shutdown with laughter, dismay
If you thought the shutdown debate in the U.S was ugly, just wait until you see the international reaction. “You can’t handle the truth.” “You have been hijacked.” “There will be no negotiations.” (Via CNN) From Lebanon to Australia, just about everyone has something to say. (Via The Daily Star, The Australian) French newspaper Le ...
Daughter's bedside ceremony grants dad dying wish
It has always been one Missouri father’s dream to walk his daughter down the aisle. But when Johnny Wells was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, he was told he wouldn’t live to see 10-year-old Nakeol’s wedding day. (Via KETV) Nakeol is obviously too young to get married, but ...
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