Rare $500 banknote from 1934 set for auction

A rare $500 banknote from 1934 will be auctioned on Wednesday by England-based Hanson’s Auctioneers.

'Wild Thang' crowned 'World's Ugliest Dog' in Petaluma

The Sonoma-Marin Fair played host to perhaps the globe's most prestigious contest for less than attractive dogs. Friday, an 8-year-old Pekingese named Wild Thang was crowned the 'World's Ugliest Dog'.

Watch: Hail flows like lava during severe thunderstorm in Nebraska

A severe thunderstorm rolled across western Nebraska Thursday afternoon, bringing torrential rain, baseball-sized hail and hurricane-force wind gusts.

Fort Worth man offered $200M to buy Virgin Orbit. He had less than $1 in his bank account, SEC claims

The SEC claims the North Texas man actually had less than $1 in his bank account when he made the offer, falsely claimed he had an SMU law degree and lied about having investments "in over 13 space companies."

UFO transparency advocates want UAP questions in presidential debate

The New Paradigm Institute has launched a social media campaign urging debate moderators to ask presidential candidates if they will release UFO-related documents, emphasizing the importance of UAP disclosure and government transparency for the next president.

More than a dozen Indiana Pizza Huts abruptly closed

A string of more than a dozen Pizza Hut restaurants in Indiana suddenly closed up shop earlier in the month.

'Squiggly shark' with 'rare' deformity hooked in Titusville: 'I feel bad keeping this one'

A “squiggly shark" with an apparent tail deformity was discovered in Titusville earlier this month – and researchers have revealed a possible explanation to why the big fish looks the way it does.

Ancient treasure among 1,650-year-old objects unearthed in Israel

Archaeologists in Israel recently made a "dramatic" discovery that provides invaluable historical knowledge about Jewish life in the ancient Roman era of Israel, officials said.

Aliens may be living among us disguised as humans, Harvard researchers claim

Research scientists at Harvard University wrote a paper suggesting aliens could be living underground or on the moon, or even walking among us and posing as humans.

100-year-old NJ woman reveals she works 6 days, 50 hours per week

As Miriam Todd celebrated her 100-year-old birthday, she revealed she’s still a working-woman, clocking in 50 hours a week at her family’s New Jersey business.

Joey Chestnut won’t be competing in the 2024 Nathan’s hot dog eating contest; here’s why

According to Major League Eating, the establishment that hosts the famous hot dog eating contest, Joey Chestnut chose to continue representing the rival brand over participating in the contest.

Rare white bison calf spotted in Yellowstone National Park could fulfill prophecy

A Montana photographer has a picture she definitely will not forget after snapping a photo of a rare – and, potentially, sacred – white bison calf in Yellowstone National Park. 

'Miss AI' pageant features fake beauty queens

Models created using generative artificial intelligence are competing in the “Miss AI" pageant this month.