Language-learning company Babbel and The Captioning Group released their annual list of most mispronounced words Thursday, featuring New York City's incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani and Paris's Louvre museum. Mamdani's name, correctly pronounced zoh-RAHN mam-DAH-nee, was frequently mangled as he rose…
A Severance, Colorado family won their battle against their homeowner's association to keep a 28-foot inflatable Santa decoration in their yard. Dora Flores and her family faced removal orders from Fromm & Company, which manages their HOA, after erecting the…
A total of 1,435 couples broke the Guinness World Record for most couples kissing underneath mistletoe during a Saturday event in Washington, D.C. The DowntownDC Business Improvement District organized the record attempt at Anthem Row, surpassing the previous record of…
A man arrested while wearing a Chuck E. Cheese costume has earned "Florida Man of the Year" recognition according to The Miami New Times. Jermel Jones, 41, was detained July 23rd in Tallahassee over alleged credit card fraud while working…
A woman was injured when a camel kicked her during Champion Forest Baptist Church's "Christmas Spectacular" performance in Houston. Video footage shows the camel walking down an aisle as part of a parade when it kicked out its hind leg,…
ABC and Dick Clark Productions revealed the co-host lineup for Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2026. Seacrest will team up again with Rita Ora in Times Square for New York festivities. Chicago native Chance the Rapper…
MrBeast topped YouTube's 2025 creator rankings with 452 million followers, maintaining his number one position. Netflix's animated film KPop Demon Hunters emerged as a major trend, placing four songs in YouTube's top music list including "Golden," "Soda Pop," "Your Idol"…
One Battle After Another leads the 2026 Golden Globe nominations with nine nods. Sentimental Value earned eight nominations while Sinners received seven and Hamnet has six. Wicked: For Good and Frankenstein each scored five. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande received…
Snoop Dogg will perform during halftime of the Minnesota Vikings-Detroit Lions game on Netflix's NFL Christmas Gameday December 25th at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The show, called Snoop's Holiday Halftime Party, will feature special guests yet to be announced.…
A 55-year-old woman remains missing after disappearing during a group swim Sunday near Lovers Point in Pacific Grove, California. The swimmer was with 17 members of a swim club when she vanished around midday. All other swimmers returned safely to…
Suntory Global Spirits will suspend bourbon production at its James B. Beam distillery in Clermont, Kentucky for all of 2026. The company calls the shutdown a chance to make "site enhancements" and adjust output levels. "We are always assessing production…
A popcorn machine caught fire Friday morning at Regal Cinemas 16 on Tiny Town Road in Clarksville, Tennessee, forcing the theater to temporarily close. Clarksville Fire Rescue confirmed the incident on Facebook, stating "Upon arrival there was a fire in…
Hundreds of people attended a satirical funeral for the penny Saturday at Washington D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial. The event featured actors dressed as Abraham Lincoln carrying a casket where attendees tossed pennies. Corporate spending platform Ramp organized the mock ceremony one…
Several staff members at St. Regis Mohawk School in Akwesasne, Ontario have been placed on administrative leave following community outrage over photos of a wooden "time out box" allegedly used on students. The Salmon River Central School District launched an…
Alec Baldwin says he had suicidal thoughts after prosecutors filed a second charge in the fatal Rust shooting. “The people I was most concerned about, the people that I had the deepest pain for, were my wife and my kids,”…
Jimmy Kimmel will present the 2025 Alternative Christmas Message on Britain's Channel 4, airing Christmas Day as an alternative to the monarch's traditional address. The annual UK tradition began in 1993 and has featured unexpected figures including former Iranian president…
Olivia Rodrigo and actor Louis Partridge have broken up after approximately two years together, Page Six reports. Both 22, the couple quietly ended their relationship earlier this month through a mutual decision following a difficult period. Representatives for both declined…
Vince Zampella, co-creator of the Call Of Duty video game franchise, died Sunday in a single-car accident near Los Angeles at age 55. The crash occurred around 12:45 p.m. on Angeles Crest Highway in the San Gabriel Mountains when Zampella's…
Drake will host three consecutive nights of gambling livestreams on Kick from December 21-23, offering one lucky fan 10% of his Stake winnings. The Toronto rapper announced the holiday giveaway on Instagram, writing "Can we end my roughest gambling year…
Michaela Benthaus, a 33-year-old paraplegic engineer from Germany, made history Saturday as the first wheelchair user to experience space travel during a Blue Origin rocket flight from West Texas. Benthaus, who was severely injured in a mountain bike accident seven…
Activists dressed as Santa Claus and elves stole groceries from a Montreal Metro store, later claiming the heist was inspired by Robin Hood. The group posted video of the theft and said they "redistributed" the food to those in need…
James O'Neill's body remained unidentified in a Dublin morgue for almost 13 months after being discovered in Phoenix Park on November 17th, 2023, despite having nine forms of identification in his clothing. A Phoenix Park ranger found the Belfast man's…
A library book has been returned to Chantilly Regional Library after 36 years of international travel. Harry The Dirty Dog was originally checked out November 6th, 1989 by diplomats living in Washington D.C. Their son Dimitris recently discovered the overdue…
Dave Purchase, owner of On Toast sandwich shop in Gloucester, England, sang Christmas songs for 42 consecutive hours to break a Guinness World Record. Purchase, known as "Mr. Toasty," closed his store inside Warehouse 4 to attempt the marathon singing…
