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Partial remains of elderly Florida man found in bear slain by state wildlife personnel

Florida wildlife officials have found the remains of the state's first fatal bear attack on a human inside one of the bears they killed in the aftermath of the attack.

May 10, 2025

Barkley comes out against transgender athletes in women’s sports

Former NBA star Charles Barkley said that while he supported transgender people, it was stupid to allow biological men to compete against women in sports.

May 9, 2025

Rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West, says new Hitler song is banned from streaming sites

Embedded links for the song in other posts by the rapper on X to the music streaming platform Soundcloud are down, and the song doesn't appear on his official YouTube channel.

May 9, 2025

Plane at London Gatwick Airport caught fire due to copilot mix-up

British aviation safety officials revealed in a report this week that a plane at London Gatwick Airport suffered a brake fire last June due to an error by the copilot.

May 9, 2025

Grizzly killed by car in Wyoming park months after his famous mother died the same way

Grizzly bear GB1058, a member of a rare four-cub litter, was found dead inside Grand Teton National Park after a vehicle hit it just months after his famous mother, GB399, was killed there similarly.

May 9, 2025

Pennsylvania 14-year-old boy caught after car chase

A 14-year-old boy was arrested in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, this week, accused of leading cops on a high-speed chase.

May 9, 2025

Virginia man accused in killing of high school student doing ‘ding-dong-ditch’ TikTok trend

A Spotsylvania County, Virginia, homeowner is facing murder charges in the shooting death of a local high school student who was recording a "ding-dong-ditch" prank for TikTok.

May 8, 2025

Kentucky Derby’s winning jockey could face discipline for whipping Sovereignty too often

Jockey Junior Alvarado, who won the Kentucky Derby riding Sovereignty against second-place Journalism on Saturday, could face discipline from horse-racing authorities for whipping his horse too much.

May 8, 2025

Tot’s mom wants Loudoun County schools to act on anti-Asian slurs

The mother of a boy who was called anti-Asian names by a middle schooler, and other parents, called on Virginia's Loudoun County Public Schools to fight racism.

May 8, 2025

Helicopter broke apart before April crash above Hudson River, feds say

Federal safety officials on Wednesday released a preliminary report on the April 10 helicopter crash in New York City that killed the pilot and five passengers. The chopper separated into pieces before crashing.

May 8, 2025

Svetlana Dali, accused stowaway at JFK International Airport, tried elsewhere

Svetlana Dali, who sneaked through security and onto a Delta Air Lines flight at John F. Kennedy International Airport last year, had multiple prior stowaway attempts, according to prosecutors.

May 8, 2025

U.S. Army lieutenant found dead while on leave from base in Honduras

A U.S. Army lieutenant serving in the 1st Battalion, 228 Aviation Regiment was found dead over the weekend in Honduras after going off-base on authorized leave.

May 7, 2025

Ohio cops bust raccoon with meth pipe in its mouth

After arresting a woman who was driving with a suspended license, officers with the Springfield Township Police Department in Ohio found a raccoon in her car holding a methamphetamine pipe.

May 7, 2025

Woman killed by alligator on Florida’s Lake Kissimmee after her canoe flipped

A woman canoeing at Florida's Lake Kissimmee State Park with her husband on Tuesday was killed by an alligator after it overturned their boat.

May 7, 2025

Florida’s first fatal bear attack on a person is confirmed

Florida wildlife officials have confirmed that a man and a dog found dead in Jerome, Florida, were killed by one or multiple bears, making it the first known fatal bear attack on a human in state history.

May 7, 2025

Airline employee accused of trying to get drugs, cash through customs at Dulles

An airline employee at Dulles International Airport in Virginia has been charged with trying to move more than 4 pounds of cocaine and thousands of dollars through customs.

May 6, 2025

American tourist impaled while trying to climb over fence at Rome’s Colosseum

A 47-year-old American tourist ended up hospitalized in Italy after getting impaled on the spike of a metal fence he was climbing at the Colosseum in Rome.

May 6, 2025

89-year-old man and his dog killed in Florida in suspected black bear attack

An elderly man and his dog were mauled to death in Collier County, Florida, on Monday, and Florida wildlife officials suspect one or more black bears were behind the attack.

May 6, 2025

Fan who fell 21 feet at Pittsburgh Pirates game able to take steps

Kavan Markwood, the 20-year-old fan who fell 21 feet onto the field at a baseball game in Pittsburgh last week, on Monday took his first steps since the accident.

May 6, 2025

Cold case solved: Woman ‘missing’ for 62 years found alive, did not want to be found

A missing woman who walked away from an Indiana bus stop at the age of 20 in 1962 has officially been found alive.

May 6, 2025