Tim Fitzsimons
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Video shows bear trapped inside Connecticut car and 'freaking out'
Cody Gillotti found a black bear in his mother-in-law's vehicle in Cornwall, in the state's rural northwest, after it tore up the inside of his truck. → Read More
Wallaby missing from Memphis Zoo after storms strike Tennessee
Flooding forced zookeepers to move their wallabies from a kangaroo exhibit to the animal hospital, where they realized one was unaccounted for. → Read More
Tunisian teen who sailed in Tokyo Olympics dies in training accident
Eya Guezguez, 17, competed alongside her twin sister — who was also in the accident, but survived — in the women’s sailing 49er FX event in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games. → Read More
What is aphasia? Bruce Willis is 'stepping away' from acting after diagnosis
An aphasia diagnosis has prompted Bruce Willis to step away from acting. What is aphasia and what causes it? Read about common symptoms and treatment. → Read More
1 dead, multiple injured after tornado tears through New Orleans area
Parts of the South were bracing for more severe weather Tuesday, a day after a 73-year-old woman was killed and more than a dozen others were injured when tornadoes struck Texas and Oklahoma, officials said. → Read More
Thousands remain without power after tornado outbreak in Texas
At least 19 people were taken to hospitals as a result of severe weather in Grayson and Jack counties, officials said. The system is now moving east toward Louisiana and Mississippi. → Read More
Rare wolverine photographed in Yellowstone National Park
Naturalists say there are fewer than a dozen thought to live in the 2.2 million-acre park. → Read More
People in the U.S. can now order 4 more free Covid tests online
The Biden administration is sending another round of at-home antigen tests via COVIDtests.gov. The effort began during the omicron surge in December. → Read More
Four stabbed on NYC subway as crime continues to rise
Violent crime on the New York City subway system has been rising all year, including over the past weeks since officials announced stepped-up policing. → Read More
A bald eagle nicknamed 'Rover' is circling Manhattan's Central Park
A bald eagle nicknamed "Rover" has been circling, diving and hunting around New York City's Central Park since last weekend, enchanting birders across the city → Read More
$3M lotto winner stumbles upon jackpot notification in her spam folder
A woman won $3 million from the Michigan Lottery after first missing the notification of her lucky number draw because the email was in her spam folder. → Read More
Police find 124 caged snakes in dead man's Maryland home
Maryland officials found a dead man and a collection of 124 live snakes, some venomous and illegal to keep, in his home during a welfare check this week. → Read More
Ohio siblings face felony charges after 250-year-old walnut tree is chopped down
Two Ohio siblings were charged with felony theft after they arranged to cut down a tree estimated to be over 250 years old that was located on city property, → Read More
Are shark attacks more likely under a full moon? Study suggests lunar cycles may play a role
A study published in Frontiers of Marine Science compared 46 years of shark attack data with moon cycles and found fuller moons correlated with more attacks. → Read More
Tech founder quits after sending antisemitic, anti-vaccine mass email to prominent Utah figures
David Bateman, founder of Entrata and prominent Utah GOP donor, sent a mass email claiming that "Jews" planned to "euthanize" Americans with Covid and vaccines. → Read More
Chipotle giving vegan plant-based chorizo a try on its menu
Chipotle Mexican Grill on Monday announced a vegan, plant-based chorizo option that will be added to its menu for a limited time. → Read More
CDC: 'Avoid cruise travel, regardless of vaccination status'
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday urged all travelers — vaccinated and unvaccinated — to avoid cruise ship travel due to the omicron variant → Read More
'Shopping cart killer' behind at least 4 Virginia slayings, police say
Virginia police on Friday said they arrested an alleged serial killer who they say is behind four homicides in the state since August. → Read More
Kentucky inmate turns himself in after surviving deadly tornado strike on candle factory
An inmate who was working in a Mayfield, Kentucky, candle factory when a tornado ripped through has turned himself in, according to police. → Read More
Massive planet 10 times bigger than Jupiter discovered orbiting pair of giant stars
Scientists have discovered a giant planet orbiting a massive pair of extremely hot stars, an environment previously thought too inhospitable for a planet to → Read More