Thousands of fat innkeeper worms — colloquially known as “penis fish” — washed up on Drakes Beach in Point Reyes, Calif., last Friday.
Author: Joshua Bote, USA TODAY
New Zealand orders 186,000 square inches of skin from US for volcano victims
A majority of the burns from the New Zealand volcano eruption were very severe, doctors said. Some patients’ burns covered 90 to 95% of their bodies.
A woman was conscious during gynecological surgery. The hospital used wrong anesthesic
The woman said her screams went unheard because she was wearing an oxygen mask. Her blood pressure rose during the surgery, an indicator of distress.
This hardware store’s Christmas commercial will melt your heart. It only cost $130 to make
In the advertisement, two-year-old Arthur runs the shop, sweeping floors, running the register and wrapping gifts. It got 50,000 views in two days.
Husband and wife die a day apart after being married 68 years
Robert and Corinne Johnson were married for 68 years. They lived in the same farmhouse for 67 years, raising their children and farm animals.
Ancient puppy found in permafrost believed to be 18,000 years old, scientists say
Discovered last year in a lump of frozen mud, the puppy is unusually well-preserved, with its hair, teeth, whiskers and eyelashes still intact.
Whale found dead with a 220-pound ‘huge ball’ of garbage in its stomach
The whale, nearly 46 feet long and weighing around 26 tons, washed up on the shore of Seilebost Beach in Scotland’s Isle of Harris.
Starbucks worker loses job after police chief said officer was served cups labeled ‘PIG’
A social media post claimed a worker served an on-duty Kiefer, Oklahoma officer cups labeled “PIG” instead of the officer’s name
Healthy man dies after being licked by dog and getting rare infection, researchers found
The man’s death was caused by capnocytophaga canimorsus, a rare bacteria that naturally occurs in dog and cat mouths.
More than 14,000 sheep fall into Black Sea after ship capsizes; thousands of animals feared drowned
The Queen Hind’s crewmembers — 20 Syrian nationals and one Lebanese individual — were all saved, along with 32 sheep swimming by the ship.