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A gold miner found a mysterious grapefruit-sized fur ball. It turned out to be a 'perfectly preserved' 30,000-year-old squirrel.

This ball of brown fur and gnarled legs and claws turned out to be a mummified Arctic ground squirrel.Yukon GovernmentA Yukon gold miner discovered a mangled ball of fur about the size of a large grapefruit.X-rays show the fur ball is a curled-up ice...

Michigan man cleared of killing 2 hunters to get $1 million for wrongful convictions

DETROIT (AP) — The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $1.03 million to a man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two hunters before the convictions were thrown out in February.Jeff Titus, 71, qualified for compensation under the st...

Astronauts explain why no human has visited the moon in 50 years — and the reasons why are depressing

Apollo 11 astronauts planted a flag on the moon on July 20, 1969.NASAThe last time a person visited the moon was in December 1972, during NASA's Apollo 17 mission.Astronauts say the reasons why are budgetary and political, not scientific or technical...

GM expects to be forced to idle Kansas auto plant next week

(Reuters) - General Motors said on Friday it expects to be forced to idle operations at its Kansas assembly plant next week after the United Auto Workers union struck a nearby Missouri plant earlier in the day - the first ripple effect from the walko...

Outrage boils in Seattle and in India over death of a student and an officer's callous remarks

SEATTLE (AP) — Outrage grew Friday over a Seattle police officer's remark that the life of a young woman killed by a speeding patrol car had “limited value." Diplomats from India are asking for an investigation following the death of the Indian gradu...

XL bully dogs to be banned by end of year after man killed in attack

American XL bully dogs will be banned by the end of the year, Rishi Sunak has announced after a man trying to protect his elderly mother died in the latest attack.The Prime Minister said he shared the nation’s horror at the spate of terrifying incide...

Dad of Murdered University of Idaho Student Says She "Tried to Get Out of That Situation"

The parents of Kaylee Goncalves — one of the four University of Idaho students fatally stabbed last year — says that evidence shows that their daughter fought her attacker back but that she was "trapped."Goncalves, 21, was murdered at an off-campus h...

Prosecutors seek narrow gag order on Trump in DC elections case after 'inflammatory' public comments

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are seeking an order that would prevent Donald Trump from making “inflammatory” and “intimidating” comments about witnesses, lawyers and other people involved in the criminal case charging the former president wi...

Over 100 Cars Are Indefinitely Trapped In A Collapsed Parking Garage At A Hospital In Florida

The parking garage of a hospital collapsed on Wednesday in Jacksonville, Florida, trapping over 100 cars belonging to hospital staff and patients. Nobody was hurt in the partial collapse, but car owners were told their vehicles will stay in the parki...

Elon Musk's Mom Says She Knew Her Son Was A Genius Before Preschool —Happy He Didn't End Up In 'A Basement Somewhere' Like Other Geniuses

Every parent thinks their child is brilliant. Maye Musk, the Sports Illustrated cover model and registered dietitian-nutritionist, is no exception — especially because her son happens to be Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Inc. and SpaceX.Maye Musk shared...

A fire department clerk in Buffalo reportedly was paid more than $500K over 7 years – even though she didn't show up for work and actually had a second job

A Buffalo fire department clerk was reportedly paid more than half a million dollars despite not working.Jill Repman collected checks for 7.5 years while on administrative leave after being accused of tampering with payroll, Investigative Post report...

A Jan. 6 rioter was convicted and sentenced in secret. No one will say why

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of rioters have been charged, convicted and sentenced for joining the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol. Unlike their cases, Samuel Lazar's appears to have been resolved in secret — kept under seal with no explanation, even af...

A woman is defending herself after being called a 'cringe millennial' for her overjoyed reaction to IHOP pancakes, while also addressing allegations of racism for rebuking a critic

The viral pancakes video.Screenshot/TikTok - addictedtoanaAna Moreira went viral this week with a clip of herself excitedly reacting to a plate of IHOP pancakes.Many, including a woman in the background, mocked her glee. Some now accuse her of being...

37 Completely Horrifying Things People Found Out About Their Coworkers

We all have that one coworker. If you don't instantly know what I'm talking about, I mean that coworker that you have an absolutely wild story about (and oftentimes, stories in the plural). Either their behavior was completely unhinged, they left und...

Centuries-old coin — depicting Jesus Christ — unearthed in medieval city, photos show

A centuries-old coin depicting one of the world’s most recognizable figures was recently unearthed in Bulgaria.The likeness of Jesus Christ can be seen engraved on the silver piece along with several other individuals.The coin was found in Ruskastro,...