What do you do when a donkey gets loose from its pen? You let it do what it wants. One of the furry creatures got loose on a busy street in Morrilton, Arkansas. It drew the attention of several law enforcement vehicles, stopping traffic while officers tried to corral him to safety. The donkey stood…
If you don’t keep a close eye on your energy bills, you may want to change that. CenterPoint Energy has told one Houston homeowner he may be owed close to $14,000 after finding he overpaid on his electricity for 14 years. Peter Yang, a retired engineer and pastor, discovered the problem himself by walking outside…
Where do all of the fees on your phone bill go? You may be shocked to learn the answer. A federal program funded by charges tacked on to American phone bills pays more than $340,000 a year to keep hundreds of buildings connected to the internet on Adak Island, Alaska. There’s just one problem: nearly…
Farmers and residents in the villages around Larissa in central Greece are still crossing a bridge that floodwaters buckled almost three years ago. Why? Because going around it can add more than 20 miles to their trips.The Paleopyrgos bridge over the Pineios River was one of dozens wrecked when Storm Daniel hit the region in…
Jackie, a female bald eagle whose Big Bear Lake nest is watched by millions through a live cam, is recovering at a raptor center after she was found grounded and unable to fly. Rescuers brought her in on July 18, and she’s now recovering at the Ojai Raptor Center in Ventura County, California. KTLA reported…
What happens when nature and your favorite sport collide? It might look a little something like what happened on this British Columbia golf course. A black bear walked up to a golf cart, pulled a bag of clubs off the back of it, and hauled it away while golfers filmed. It all went down at…
It seems that no matter how good a cause is, there are individuals who would like to see it burn. The bountiful Clair Community Garden in North Omaha, Nebraska, was vandalized less than 24 hours after celebrating a new grant. Nearly every plant was destroyed. Pastor Portia Cavitt walked into the scene on Friday morning,…
Have AI data centers begun descending upon your neck of the woods? They’re beginning to become prevalent just about everywhere around the world. Residents of Makarewa, a small town in New Zealand, are coming together to get answers about a US$3 billion AI data center approved for their area. The 49-hectare hyperscale facility, which takes…
When’s the last time you had an adorable pack of bobcats in your backyard? We’re willing to bet never. One mother bobcat picked a Canadian author’s backyard as the place to raise her three kittens this summer, and the homeowner has been documenting the result. Dana Goldstein realized at the beginning of July that the…