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A Long Island man got unusually lucky after winning the lottery for the second time in three years. Juan Hernandez earned his big prize on Tuesday after buying a ticket for the New York Lottery’s $10 million deluxe scratch-off game, just three years after he already cashed in on a lottery win with the state, NBC News reports. […]
The man who was photographed carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s podium during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has been sentenced to prison. NBC News reports Adam Johnson of Florida was sentenced to 75 days in prison on Friday. Johnson is also required to pay a $5,000 fine. U.S. District Court Judge Reggie B. Walton said Johnson […]
Five years ago, paleontologist Amelia Penny struck gold in Scotland’s Isle of Skye when she noticed a fossilized jaw amongst the terrain during a field study 2017. Now, the near-complete fossil reveals a 170 million-year-old prehistoric flying reptile that is “the largest of its kind ever discovered from the Jurassic period,” according to the National Museum of Scotland. As […]
Hollywood Unlocked founder Jason Lee is still convinced the queen is dead. Earlier this week, the celebrity news site published a baseless report announcing that Queen Elizabeth II was found dead Tuesday morning. The shocking news came just days after Buckingham Palace confirmed the 95-year-old monarch had tested positive for COVID-19 and was exhibiting cold-like symptoms. “Sources close to the […]
Prince Harry is taking one of Britain’s biggest publishers to court. According to Reuters, the 37-year-old Duke of Sussex has filed a libel lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Limited—the newspaper group behind well-known titles like Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday. The outlet reports the complaint is centered around a Feb. 20 Mail article that included claims about Harry’s dealings with the […]
History is full of lovable bears. There’s Fozzy, Yogi, and even Bear in the Big Blue House. Hank the Tank, a 500-pound bear from California who has broken into many local residents’ homes, is having a hard time proving he’s one of the good guys. Hank broke into yet another South Lake Tahoe home on Friday, […]
Carnival Cruise Line is making masks optional for guests. The decision follows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent easing of warnings. Masks will not be required starting March 1 following a decline in onboard COVID cases, NBC News reports. “There may, however, be certain venues and events where masks will be required,” Carnival said in […]
Joe Biden says he’s now convinced that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine. “We have reason to believe the Russian forces are planning to and intend to attack Ukraine in the coming week, in the coming days,” Biden said Friday during a White House press conference. “We believe that they will target Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, […]
A former Georgia state employee alleged to have orchestrated a fake pregnancy scam has now been indicted by a grand jury. Robin Folsom, 43, was indicted this month by a Fulton County grand jury on multiple felony counts, per a report from regional outlet WJCL. In court documents, Folsom is listed as being charged with offenses […]
Michigan authorities are searching for a home that seemingly vanished late last year. According to the Detroit Free Press, the 12-foot-by-28-foot cabin was removed from its lot sometime between Nov. 18 and Dec. 16, when it was last seen. The owner of the small structure told law enforcement he didn’t know how it disappeared or why anyone would […]
