73-year-old woman murdered 82-year-old neighbor with a brick, police say

A 73-year-old Bladensburg woman is jailed without bond after she allegedly used a brick to murder her 82-year-old neighbor early Sunday morning.

Video: Deaf woman refused service by 'Jack In The Box' employee

Video posted to Facebook on September 8 showed a woman being refused service by a Jack In The Box employee when she attempted to place an order at the fast food restaurant in Campbell, California, on August 31.

Florida 'psychic' gets prison for scamming woman out of $1.6 million to lift family curse

A South Florida woman who claimed to be a psychic fortune teller has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison for taking $1.6 million from a Texas woman to remove a curse from her family.

One third of pet owners prefer furry friends over their own kids, survey finds

There's no doubt that most pet owners adore their furry family members. In fact, some even consider them their children....but that could be bad news for their own flesh and blood.

Woman suffers mercury poisoning after using tainted skin cream from Mexico

A California woman is in a semi-comatose state after using a Ponds-labeled skin cream tainted with methylmercury, making her the first reported case of methylmercury poisoning of this type linked to a skin cream in the U.S., according to the Sacramento County Public Health agency. 

'Storm Area 51' creator cancels alien-themed festival over fear of 'possible humanitarian disaster'

The California man behind the viral "Storm Area 51" event on Facebook that may draw alien-obsessed crowds to a rural Nevada county next week has pulled out of a festival spawned from the popular event because of safety concerns.

Missouri man charged with stabbing, then strangling girlfriend's dog

A Missouri man has been charged with stabbing his girlfriend's dog, then strangling the animal to death after getting into a vehicle to take it to a veterinarian.

Rare full moon to appear on Friday the 13th across the US

Friday the 13th will be extra spooky this week as a rare full moon is set to appear across the United States.

Incredibly rare 2-toned lobster found off the coast of Maine

It was a one in 50 million chance that local fisherman Captain Daryl Dunham might catch an extremely rare two-toned lobster just off the coast of Maine — but he did.

Teenagers who don't date are less likely to be depressed than those who do, study finds

Contrary to what most pop culture references might lead one to believe, teenagers who don’t date aren’t antisocial misfits or weirdos — in fact, they tend to be just as socially skilled, as well as less depressed than their peers who do date, a new study found.

'Trump' license plate rejected for being offensive

A Swedish man’s application for a vanity license plate reading “TRUMP” has been denied. 

TV anchor gives on-air rebuttal to viewer critique of attire

A weekend news anchor and TV reporter in Portland, Oregon, is doubling down on her preference for high-waisted pants after a male viewer told her to "dress like a normal woman" in a message sent to her Facebook work account.

Pressure cooker whistle shoots off, lodges into woman's skull

An Indian woman is blinded in one eye after the whistle attached to a pressure cooker shot off the cooking device and lodged into her skull.

Attack leaves Charging Bull statue with a hole in its horn

Police say a Texas man bashed New York's Charging Bull statue with a metal object and damaged one of its horns.