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The Burrillville, Rhode Island farmhouse that inspired the 2013 horror film The Conjuring will be auctioned on Halloween. JJ Manning Auctioneers states: "This antique farmhouse that has become famous for historical paranormal sightings and activity." The 3,000-square-foot home sits on…

A 36-year-old California woman was rescued Saturday morning after spending nearly 18 hours lost in Michigan's Pigeon River State Forest during a YouTube survival contest. The contestant left base camp Friday around 5pm to search for water but never returned.…

A new Banksy artwork showing a judge striking a fallen protester was quickly censored at London's Royal Courts of Justice. The anonymous artist confirmed the mural on Instagram Monday after court guards covered it with black plastic sheets. The piece…

Christine McDonald, owner of Rushing River Apiaries in Terrace, B.C., faced thousands of desperate bees invading her indoor shop late last month. The "robber bees" entered through cracks in an old bay door, seeking honey as late summer food sources…

Beniamin Bucur, 40, was arrested Wednesday night for allegedly residing in a crawl space beneath a Clackamas apartment building without permission. Deputies responded around 11pm after a witness saw an unknown man park and enter the back of the complex,…

Christian Roberto López Rodríguez from Spain has broken his own Guinness World Record by completing 100 meters backwards in high heels in 16.55 seconds. The accomplished record-breaker improved on his previous time of 20.05 seconds, which he set during an…

A Kentucky nurse saved a young raccoon's life after finding it unconscious in a dumpster filled with rainwater on August 14th. Misty Combs, who works for the Letcher County Health Department, discovered the juvenile raccoon had consumed fermented peaches discarded…

A Michigan couple welcomed their fourth child in a McDonald's parking lot on August 11th, leading them to nickname the baby "McTilly." Alyce and Kevin Rotunda were racing to a hospital 45 minutes away when they realized they wouldn't arrive…

Boston-based Unreal Snacks allows its 70 employees to expense unlimited chocolate from any brand, not just their own products. The team consumed over 1,300 pounds of chocolate in the first seven months of this year and expects to reach nearly…

An anonymous Star Wars collector paid $3.6 million for Darth Vader's original lightsaber at a Propstore auction in Los Angeles, setting a new record for the highest amount ever paid for a Star Wars prop. The screen-matched weapon was wielded…

Tesla has unveiled a potential $1 trillion payout for CEO Elon Musk tied to aggressive company targets over the next decade. The package includes twelve share tranches requiring milestones like reaching $2 trillion market valuation and delivering 20 million vehicles.…

Carlo Acutis, a tech-savvy teenager who died in 2006, became the Catholic Church's first millennial saint during Sunday's canonization ceremony presided over by Pope Leo XIV. Acutis, born in London in 1991, died at age 15 from leukemia after using…

Two Powerball players from Missouri and Texas will share the estimated $1.8 billion jackpot after Saturday's drawing, marking the second-largest US lottery prize in history. The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, and 62, with Powerball number 17. The…

A Scottish farmer believes sea eagles are responsible for the disappearance of several of his Shetland pony foals. Donald John Cameron, who runs an agritourism business with partner Lindsay Robertson on the island of South Uist, says five of his…

The Northern Miner trade journal has hidden $1 million worth of gold coins and smaller caches across Canada in the Great Canadian Treasure Hunt. The grand prize features 217 one-ounce gold coins, while 12 smaller caches are worth $25,000 each.…

A former NHS surgeon received a two-year, eight-month prison sentence for insurance fraud and possessing extreme pornography. Neil Hopper, 49, from Truro, Cornwall, deliberately froze his legs with ice and dry ice in 2019, forcing their amputation. He then falsely…

A Manchester nightclub will allow customers to bring their own alcohol starting September 19th. XLR owner Chris Hindle said the move addresses the current "hospitality crisis" and helps "get people back into clubs again." The Withington venue requires customers follow…

A New Zealand woman set a Guinness World Record by running barefoot across Lego bricks in 24.75 seconds. Gabrielle Wall completed the 100-meter sprint over loose Lego pieces in Christchurch. The 328-foot track contained 661 pounds of Lego bricks donated…

A 1-year-old boy in Sydney went missing for two hours after being mistakenly handed to the wrong grandparent at his daycare center. The incident occurred at Bangor's First Steps Learning Academy on September 1, when a grandfather took the child…

At the Burning Man festival in Nevada, a woman unexpectedly gave birth to a 3-pound, 9-ounce baby girl in the bathroom of her RV camper. Kayla Thompson told The New York Times she didn't know she was pregnant and had…

A 46-year-old employee at a Florida puppy store allegedly strangled a juvenile he had an ongoing dispute with, while wearing an inflatable puppy costume. Rodney Platthy, a registered sex offender, was outside the Sunshine Puppies store in Clearwater when multiple…

Fifty-one years after a student lost his wallet at an Ontario high school, construction workers found it hidden behind a bathroom wall. Tom Schopf, who was 17 years old in 1974, had the wallet containing his student IDs, driver's license,…

A woman from Ireland secretly traveled to Switzerland to undergo assisted suicide, despite telling her family she was on vacation in Lithuania. Maureen Slough, 58, informed a friend she "was not herself" and "felt like she had been living in…

A Florida man is facing federal charges for using drones to smuggle fentanyl and contraband cellphones into prisons across multiple states. Prosecutors allege 45-year-old James Key III conspired to distribute fentanyl from December 2024 to August 2025, targeting facilities in…