A broken pipeline has led to an estimated 126,000 gallons of oil leaked into ocean waters near Orange County, California.
Author: Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY
Ex-police officer says he was ’90s Paris serial killer in suicide note, DNA confirms
A former French police officer confessed in a suicide note to being the serial killer of rapes and murders in Paris during the 1980s and 1990s.
Museum wants ‘Take the Money and Run’ artist to pay back $84,000 for blank canvasses
A Danish museum that was duped by an artist out of $84,000 for two blank canvases is asserting that it expects to receive its money back.
A Texas man took COVID-19 tests at an emergency room. Then, he got a bill for $54,000.
A Dallas man was charged $54,000 for his COVID-19 tests at an ER – a staggering fee that is not only legal but hardly the only test to break the bank.
‘Horned crocodile-faced hell heron?’ New species of dinosaur unearthed by fossil hunters
There are new characters available to star in a “Jurassic World” movie, as palaeontologists announced the discovery of two new species of dinosaur.
Danish artist pockets $84,000 from museum, calls art installation ‘Take the Money and Run’
The Kunsten Museum of Art in Denmark paid artist Jens Haaning in advance to re-create two artworks. Instead, he pocketed the money and called it art.
South Korean president says the ‘time has come’ to stop eating dogs, seeks ban on practice
About 1 million dogs are eaten every year as part of South Korean cuisine. President Moon Jae-in is proposing an end to that tradition.
Side-eyeing toddler meme from years ago becomes NFT worth over $76,000 in cryptocurrency
Chloe Clem’s unimpressed facial expression from eight years ago became a household meme and later, nonfungible token (NFT) worth $76,377.
‘Unprecedented’ dinosaur fossil with ‘totally weird’ spikes found in Africa
The ankylosaur species of dinosaur is best known for its armored spikes but, before now, remnants have only been discovered in North America.
This winged microchip, smaller than an ant, is the smallest human-made flying structure
Northwestern University engineers are taking a page from “Ant-Man,” creating a flying structure smaller than an ant with a winged microchip.