Where’s the beef? A Florida convention center cook is accused of helping a co-worker walk away with steak that costs a total of over $2,000. According to Local 10 News, Broward County deputies arrested 26-year-old Rahul Pandey after reviewing surveillance footage from the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale. The Aug. 2 footage allegedly …
If you’ve ever had your bag searched by TSA and had something taken away, you know how nerve-wracking it can be. However, TSA is reminding passengers that it does not confiscate routine prohibited items. There is typically a way to keep your item or pack it differently unless it is something dangerous. In an official …
A centuries-old forest in Portugal has joined one of the world’s most exclusive wellness groups. Buçaco National Forest, known locally as Mata Nacional do Bussaco, officially became a certified therapeutic forest on July 17. It is the first forest on the Iberian Peninsula and one of only four worldwide to receive the international designation. Until …
In a story that sounds a bit like Home Alone, a documentation problem prevented a 10-year-old boy from boarding a flight at Barcelona’s Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport. His parents reportedly responded by boarding without him. They took their younger child onto the plane while the older boy remained unaccompanied in a public section of …
What should have been a simple drink order at a Miami restaurant turned into a two-hour disturbance. The unusual encounter began when a customer allegedly tried to use a card that did not work. Ugo Patierno of Primo’s Italian Restaurant said Richard James Scott then asked to charge the drinks to his room at the …
A Colorado woman was shocked when she went to change the thermostat during a stretch of extreme heat and discovered the controls were no longer entirely hers. The system would not allow her to set the temperature below 79 degrees. Kyri Baker’s thermostat displayed a message explaining that the restriction was meant to conserve energy …
A golfer near Cincinnati survived a terrifying encounter after lightning struck him while he was recording a storm. His phone captured the flash and the deafening bang before it fell to the ground. The incident happened Friday, Aug. 7, while heavy rain covered the golf course. Several people were attempting to move a golf cart …
JetBlue employees conducting a routine inspection found something very surprising. A man was allegedly sleeping inside the bathroom of an aircraft parked near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Authorities identified the man as 32-year-old Sammuel Prescott Lackey of Fort Lauderdale. The unusual discovery happened early Sunday, Aug. 2, while the JetBlue Airbus A320 was undergoing maintenance. …
A 21-foot boat ran out of fuel while traveling through the waters of southeastern Alaska. Now, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg is under fire as his private yacht was reportedly closer than the vessel that ultimately came to help. According to the Alaska Beacon, vessel-tracking data showed Zuckerberg’s 387-foot superyacht, Launchpad, was near Farragut Bay when the …
Travelers planning a Caribbean escape from Atlanta are about to lose a relatively new and very convenient option. Delta Air Lines is permanently ending its nonstop service to St. Vincent and the Grenadines less than nine months after the route launched. The final scheduled flight between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Argyle International Airport will …