Birch Bay, Washington may have set a new Guinness World Record Thursday after 4,917 people officially entered frigid water during a polar bear dip attempt. Several community groups organized the event to break the existing record, previously held by Norway…
Oxford Bus Company collected 4,387 lost items in 2025, returning 1,013 pieces to owners, representing about 23% of all found belongings. The British transit company's most unusual discoveries included an inflatable dinosaur costume, a potato with googly eyes, rubber ducks,…
Medical workers at Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Iowa successfully recovered heirloom wedding rings accidentally thrown away by a patient. Susan Sinnwell realized the day after her hand X-ray that she had discarded a napkin containing her grandparents' wedding rings…
Nearly 80% of designers working on new housing developments report that separate dining rooms have dropped down buyers' priority lists over the past year, according to new research. Instead, builders are creating flexible spaces that serve as home offices, guest…
Susan Erica Avalon, 51, faces second-degree homicide charges after authorities say she killed two former husbands in separate Florida counties within hours. Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells said deputies found a 54-year-old man with gunshot wounds at his Heritage Harbor…
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The National Society of Film Critics has selected One Battle After Another as its 2025 Best Picture. The film earned four awards in total, including Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson, Best Supporting Actress for Teyana Taylor, and Best Supporting…
Stephen Anthony Lawrence, who played Bernard "Beans" Aranguren on Disney Channel's Even Stevens from 2001 to 2003, alleges Universal Studios Hollywood terminated his employment in retaliation for reporting a suspected pedophile. The 35-year-old actor made the claims Saturday on Instagram,…
ABC's Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest delivered its strongest ratings in four years, averaging 18.8 million viewers during the crucial 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. slot, up from last year's 17.9 million. The broadcast peaked at…
Evangeline Lilly disclosed on Instagram that she sustained brain damage following a traumatic injury in Hawaii last year. The actress, known for roles in Lost, The Hobbit, and Ant-Man, fainted face-first into a rock on a beach in May, severely…
Avatar: Fire & Ash maintained its box office dominance with $40 million from North American theaters during its third weekend. It has reached $306 million domestically and $1.08 billion worldwide after 18 days in release. The film achieved the billion-dollar…
Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another claimed Best Picture at Sunday's Critics' Choice Awards. Anderson also won Best Director and Adapted Screenplay. Jessie Buckley earned Best Actress for Hamnet while Timothée Chalamet took Best Actor for Marty Supreme. Jacob…
Rex the wallaby was safely recovered after escaping from Lots of Love Farm in Williamstown, New Jersey on December 29. The 3-foot-tall marsupial was found the next day in a Walmart parking lot in Gloucester County. Owner Ron Layden said…
Cleve Brown faces felony assault and misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges after attacking a homeless woman at a mall on December 16. Police say Brown approached the 46-year-old victim at a water fountain and punched her "in the back of the…
Erica Rothenbuhler was charged with felony theft after taking six children's toys worth $48 from under a Christmas tree at a St. Petersburg Red Roof Inn last Thursday morning. Hotel security footage shows the 44-year-old entering the lobby and "began…
Kobe Latrey Watkins of Lake City was arrested December 23 and charged with armed robbery, exposure of sexual organs, grand theft and criminal mischief following a bizarre incident at BJ's Meat Market. Police responded to robbery reports at 8:50 p.m.…
A Disney World employee is recovering after preventing a 400-pound prop boulder from hitting audience members during the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular show on December 30. Video posted on TikTok shows the cast member pushing the rubber boulder after…
Mickey Rourke is accused of owing $59,100 in unpaid rent and could be evicted from his Los Angeles home, according to a lawsuit. The landlord claims Rourke, 73, stopped paying rent on the three-bedroom Spanish bungalow he began leasing in…
Thousands of cultural works from 1930 entered the public domain on January 1, 2026, when their copyrights expired after nearly a century. The collection includes the original Betty Boop, teen sleuth Nancy Drew, Disney's first Pluto character (called Rover), and…
Isiah Whitlock Jr. died on Tuesday in New York at age 71. The actor was best known for portraying corrupt state senator Clay Davis on HBO's The Wire."His manager Brian Liebman announced the death on Instagram, writing: "It is with…
MTV's 24-hour music channels went permanently dark on Wednesday, ending decades of operation. The flagship MTV Music channel concluded its run on New Year's Eve by playing the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star," the same song that launched MTV…
Netflix suffered technical difficulties Wednesday night when the Stranger Things Season 5 finale premiered, marking the second outage this season. The streaming service went down at 5 p.m. PT, exactly when the final episode launched. The crash lasted approximately one…
Zootopia 2 has become Walt Disney Animation's highest-grossing film ever, earning $1.46 billion globally and surpassing Frozen 2's previous record of $1.45 billion from 2019. The animated sequel collected $333 million domestically and $1.13 billion internationally. During its fifth week…
Pantone announced Thursday that Cloud Dancer, designated PANTONE 11-4201, will serve as 2026's Color Of The Year. The global color authority described the serene white neutral as "a lofty white neutral whose aerated presence acts as a whisper of calm…
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