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Calif. Woman Goes to Bury Pet, Finds Something Grim

Human remains found in a Modesto yard

(Newser) - A California woman went to bury her dead pet and instead dug up a mystery—literally. The Modesto woman began digging in her backyard on Saturday afternoon when she hit on something that seemed to be human bones. The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department verified the remains were indeed human,...

Woman Spends Months in Jail Over Cotton Candy Mix-Up

Needless to say, she's now suing

(Newser) - Dasha Fincher had a bag of blue cotton candy in the car with her when two Monroe County, Georgia, sheriff's deputies pulled the vehicle over on New Year's Eve in 2016. The deputies—who said they pulled the car over because of its dark window tint, but allegedly...

Pilot in Hot Water After Giving Airport-Goers an Eyeful

Andrew Collins stood in front of his hotel room window in the buff

(Newser) - Capt. Andrew Collins doesn't deny he stood in his birthday suit in front of his hotel window at Denver International Airport in September. He just didn't think anyone could see him, he now tells the Denver Post . But the 54-year-old United Airlines pilot was definitely visible to a...

Raccoons Looked Rabid, but Cops Found the Real Reason

Police in West Virginia say they were drunk

(Newser) - Worried residents of Milton, West Virginia, called police about raccoons that looked for all the world like they were rabid. Turns out, they were just drunk, reports Gizmodo . In a Facebook post , the local police department explains that the raccoons apparently got into some fermented crabapples. Officers corralled two of...

Pilots Spot UFOs Over Ireland: 'It Was Moving So Fast'

Irish Aviation Authority investigating bright lights seen Friday

(Newser) - The Irish Aviation Authority is investigating after multiple pilots spotted UFOs traveling faster than the speed of sound over Ireland on Friday. Shortly before 7am local time, a British Airways pilot contacted air traffic controllers at Shannon Airport on Ireland's west coast to ask about possible military exercises, per...

Week&#39;s Most Unusual Couple: Emu, Donkey
Animal
Odd Couple:
Emu, Donkey
Nov 8, 2018 7:31 AM CST

Animal Odd Couple: Emu, Donkey

NC shelter took them in, and they refuse to be separated

(Newser) - An animal shelter in North Carolina has a unique problem: It recently took in an emu and a donkey from an abandoned farm, and the pair refuse to be separated. Both get extremely anxious when that happens, so much so that officials at Carolina Waterfowl Rescue say they need someone...

2 Months After Burial, Dead Brother Shows Up

Aigali Supygaliev had just taken a job in a nearby village, not died

(Newser) - "Uncle Aigali," as Kazakhstan's Aigali Supygaliev is known to those close to him, is also known for wandering off from time to time, sometimes for a week or two at a stretch, so when the 63-year-old vanished from his hometown of Tomarly in June, his family waited...

Surprise Diagnosis for Honeymooner&#39;s Itchy Groin
Surprise Diagnosis
for Honeymooner's
Itchy Groin
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Nov 4, 2018 4:30 PM CST

Surprise Diagnosis for Honeymooner's Itchy Groin

Fla. woman carried human botfly larva in skin from Belize

(Newser) - A tiny creature grew inside a Florida woman for two months after her honeymoon in Belize—and no, she wasn't pregnant. Weeks after returning home, the 36-year-old noticed an itchy spot on the left side of her groin and assumed she'd been bitten by an insect, reports Live...

A Vegan's Mom Made Meat Sauce. It Didn't Go Over Well

Daughter accused of threatening to stab mother over meaty meal

(Newser) - Kids sometimes don't like the food their parents make, but a) this woman's picky-eater daughter is 48 years old, and b) most kids don't threaten to knife their parents over what's cooking. The New York Post reports on a story out of Italy, where local media...

OBGYN&#39;s &#39;Joke&#39; Makes Even Judge Say &#39;Oh My God&#39;
Her Boss Gave
Her an Exam.
Then Her TP
Turned Purple
in case you missed it
Nov 3, 2018 6:35 AM CDT

Her Boss Gave Her an Exam. Then Her TP Turned Purple

Gynecologist doesn't lose license after dyeing employee's vagina purple (yes, you read that right)

(Newser) - If "gynecologist keeps his license after dyeing employee's vagina purple as a 'joke'" isn't a headline that catches your attention, stop reading. For everyone else: This case out of Colorado, in which even the judge uttered an "oh my God," involves Dr. Barry...

Florida Mayor Allegedly Tried to Trade Speed Bumps for Sex

Constituent filed complaint against Lantana mayor in January

(Newser) - A Florida mayor allegedly offered a constituent speed bumps in exchange for sex. The Florida Commission on Ethics announced last week it found probable cause that David Stewart, mayor of Lantana since 2000, violated state statutes in the case by "misus[ing] his position to attempt to obtain a sexual...

Bus Passenger: Driver Got Lost, Drove in Circles for Hours

'Why he doesn't have GPS who knows?'

(Newser) - A passenger says a Greyhound bus driver on a trip to New York City got lost in Cleveland and drove in circles for several hours before returning to the city's terminal. Arin Choo says he and other passengers began asking the driver questions Tuesday night when they noticed they...

At Disney Parks, &#39;HEPA Cleanup&#39; Is Creepy Code
At Disney Parks,
'HEPA Cleanup'
Is Creepy Code
in case you missed it
Oct 28, 2018 1:10 PM CDT

At Disney Parks, 'HEPA Cleanup' Is Creepy Code

Wall Street Journal: It means that custodians need to clean up human ashes. Again

(Newser) - It's all fun and games until someone finds the ashes—which is disturbingly not that hard to do at Walt Disney parks. Confirming what Gizmodo says has been an urban legend for years, current and former custodians tell the Wall Street Journal that ashes of loved ones, often big...

Minor League Team's Plucky Logo Goes Viral

Meet the Rocket City Trash Pandas

(Newser) - Minor league baseball teams occasionally get a little cheeky , but a new Alabama team is seeing merchandise fly out the door after it decided to talk a little trash. Meet the Madison-based Rocket City Trash Pandas, which unveiled their logo on Saturday—a raccoon lifting off in a trash-can like...

CDC: Go Ahead, Dress Your Chickens for Halloween

This is an actual government press release

(Newser) - If you want to dress your chicken up for Halloween, the CDC wants you to know that it's just fine with you letting your avian freak flag fly, reports KUTV . In an actual news release meant to soothe those whose Halloween plans were thrown into emotional upheaval, the government...

David Schwimmer: &#39;I Swear It Wasn&#39;t Me&#39;
David Schwimmer
Provides His Alibi
Oct 25, 2018 6:02 AM CDT

David Schwimmer Provides His Alibi

'As you can see, I was in New York'

(Newser) - Police investigating a restaurant theft in England may have given him the benefit of the doubt, but that wasn't enough for David Schwimmer. Given his resemblance to the suspect , the Friends star apparently felt the need to provide his alibi on Twitter . "Officers, I swear it wasn't...

Judge Throws Off Robe, Runs After Fleeing Inmates

Surveillance video captures the whole thing

(Newser) - A judge removed his robe and gave chase after two handcuffed prisoners made a run for it from his Washington state courtroom, the AP reports. Video obtained by the Daily Chronicle shows Judge RW Buzzard leap into action Oct. 16 when the men identified as 22-year-old Tanner Jacobson and 28-year-old...

Cops: Cookies With Human Remains Possibly Doled Out at School

The treats may have contained the ashes of a California student's grandparent

(Newser) - It's Halloween season, meaning candy corn, Mallomars, pumpkin spice everything, and ... cookies with human remains? That's the snack that at least one California student reportedly brought to Da Vinci Charter Academy High School in Davis, per the San Francisco Chronicle , containing the not-appetizing ingredient of a grandparent's...

Ignore That Cookie Monster Cat Email From State Dept.

US Embassy in Australia blames 'training error' for odd email blast

(Newser) - The US hasn't had an ambassador to Australia in place for two years, the longest stretch since WWII—which may explain why things are getting low-key chaotic Down Under at the American embassy. The BBC reports that an apology has been issued after a "training error" resulted in...

Case of Babies With Missing Limbs Closed Without Answer

3 clusters have been studied in France

(Newser) - "The absence of a hypothesis of a possible common cause does not make it possible to hold further investigations." Such is the pronouncement of France's public health agency after investigating a rash of cases of babies born without arms, forearms, or hands. The Guardian reports the focus...

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