Airport security procedures can differ from airport to airport. At one checkpoint, you may need to remove a laptop from a carry-on bag, while at another, you can leave it packed. Part of that comes down to technology that provides a clearer image of a bag’s interior, but with an important trade-off. On July 13, …
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One young black-footed ferret learned that even a quiet day at home comes with all sorts of adorable surprises—especially when Mom is nearby. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently shared a video on Facebook showing a mother black-footed ferret suddenly popping through an opening beside her kit. The little one looks shocked before he …
Art lovers in the Milwaukee region have a reason to rejoice this week as a missing Picasso has finally been recovered. However, the story of how the print was found may be one for the crime buffs out there, since it’s not exactly an open-and-shut case. It all started back in 2018, when the Washington …
A disturbing video showing a young man chasing and kicking at a sea lion in San Diego sparked outrage when it spread across social media in July. Now, the 18-year-old seen in the footage has pleaded guilty to a federal crime. Tyler Muehl, of La Jolla, pleaded guilty on Aug. 13 to a misdemeanor violation …
When it comes to squatters’ rights, a lot of people don’t understand why laws like this exist in the first place. After all, it does little to protect property owners who actually pay the bills for the home, and it often makes them jump through time-consuming and often very expensive legal hoops in order to …
A children’s attraction modeled after the Titanic at a fruit farm in England is causing debate online. The mechanical ship tips upward, sending riders down slides in a recreation of the vessel’s sinking. The attraction is located at Graveley Fruit Farm in Hertfordshire. The farm introduced its “Ride and Slide” in an official Facebook video …
People like to talk about how bad social media is for our mental health, but in Jefferson County, it appears to be good for something else entirely. Fox 6 News reports that law enforcement officials were able to use the internet to track down stolen property after the person who allegedly took it posted about …
Everyone has a list of travel essentials, and sometimes travelers need to get creative with storage. But customs officers inspecting a traveler’s suitcase at a Tokyo airport found considerably more than clothes and toiletries inside. Authorities say approximately 200 lizards had been packed into 22 pairs of socks. The discovery was made at Tokyo’s Haneda …
Bart Simpson may have made the phrase, “Don’t have a cow” famous on The Simpsons, but it’s clear that this new mama was unfamiliar with the slang. That’s because a tan pug mix rescue dog just gave birth to a cute litter of puppies that look suspiciously bovine in nature. The story was shared by …
Imagine watching your beloved family home go up in a blaze right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. The amount of fear and stress that a person must go through during an experience like that is probably unimaginable. Except that was just the tip of the iceberg for Fa’alagilagi Meni-Siliga, who alleges that the …