Suspected tar balls on Sydney beaches actually poop-filled 'fatbergs'
Mysterious black balls that washed up on Sydney, Australia, beaches were initially suspected to be tar balls but turned out to be miniature "fatbergs" containing human feces.
U.S. secures 200 million barrels of oil for strategic reserve
Nov. 8 (UPI) --The U.S. Department of Energy said Friday that 200 million barrels of oil have been bought and delivered for ...
Pride Rock begins in new 'Mufasa: The Lion King' trailer
Mufasa is largely a prequel to Disney's 1994 animated hit The Lion King. In the new film, Simba ( Donald Glover) has ascended the throne of Pride Rock, and Rafiki (John Kani) tells the story of ...
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Rhode Island man amasses world's largest collection of energy drink cans
Nov. 8 (UPI) --A Rhode Island man with a passion for caffeine earned a Guinness World Record for his collection of 1,019 energy drink cans. Tiverton resident Joel Spears, aka CaffeineMan on YouTube, ...
Man who broke Capitol window in Jan. 6 riots sentenced to 8 years in prison
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a Jan. 6 rioter convicted of smashing a door window inside the U.S. Capitol right ...
Police confirm 5 people, including 2 children, dead in Minn. murder-suicide
Nov. 8 (UPI) --Five people are dead, including the apparent shooter, in a family-related murder-suicide incident in Duluth, Minn., police and local officials confirmed Friday. The victims included the ...
Study: Women might incur 'catastrophic' bills for out-of-state abortions
One piece left out of the abortion debate is the high transportation and medical bills facing women forced to leave their ...
Analysis: Northeast Asia braces for Trump 2.0
Nov. 8 (UPI) --Northeast Asian countries are bracing for changes that might follow as President-elect Donald Trump returns to ...
1 in 5 Americans might have Long COVID
More than 1 in 5 Americans likely suffer from long COVID, a new AI-assisted review has found. The analysis suggests that ...
Canadian mayor, council refuse to swear oath to King Charles III
Nov. 8 (UPI) --The newly elected mayor and four councilors in a small city in Canada are refusing to swear an oath to King ...
Stop for orange juice leads N.C. woman to $250,000 lottery prize
Nov. 8 (UPI) --A North Carolina woman made a stop for orange juice and ended up winning $250,000 from a scratch-off lottery ...
Philadelphia SEPTA transit strike averted as union continues bargaining
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority workers decided to continue negotiations on a new labor contract Friday afternoon, averting a strike that had been set for midnight Thursday.