People line up to get a look (and a whiff) of corpse flowers when they bloom.  The rare tropical plant takes nearly a decade to form its first bloom and, when it does, the odor it releases is comparable to rotting flesh. The blooms also only last for.....»»

Maverick, a neglected German Shepherd who chewed off his own foot when he became entangled in his leash, is now recovering comfortably after surgery. The pup recently underwent a successful operation to repair his paw, reports the Massachusetts Socie.....»»

An Australian man’s kayaking trip turned into a nail-biting water rescue when a 16-foot shark began circling and bumping his boat. Video taken from a helmet camera worn by Ian Watkins captured a chilling encounter he had while paddling off the south.....»»

By now you’ve seen “The Notebook” hundreds, if not thousands, of times. But you haven’t seen all of it. We hope you’ve saved some of those Gosling tears for this freshly uncovered deleted scene brought to us by comedy group S.....»»

The World Wildlife Fund is biting back. On July 13, WWF-Australia bought a $100,000 shark-fishing license on the Great Barrier Reef for a 3,937-foot net meant to trap sharks. WWF-Australia will not actually use the net, but the purchase will prevent .....»»

While out searching for Pokémon Tuesday, two former Marines caught something much greater: An attempted murder suspect they say was touching children inappropriately at a nearby park. Roommates and Marine veterans Seth Ortega and .....»»

Just over five years ago on a Friday in March, the residents of Fukushima, Japan were urged to flee immediately when an earthquake and subsequent tsunami caused a triple nuclear meltdown at a nearby power plant.  The town has barely been touched.....»»

A young boy was knocked down and run over by a 5-foot-tall, 300-pound security robot at a California mall on Thursday. Sixteen-month-old Harwin Cheng suffered a swollen foot and several scrapes in the scary encounter at the Stanford Shopping Center in Pal.....»»

A sharp-shooting army veteran is being hailed a hero for saving a bald eagle that had gotten tangled in rope 75-foot up a tree. Jason Galvin used a .22 caliber rifle to fire 150 shots at the rope and branches surrounding the feathered creature — Ame.....»»

Why eat a tortilla when you can be IN ONE?! In today's edition of "Why Didn't We Think Of This First?", we bring you The Tortilla Towel. Touted as an "indoor or outdoor towel, created in the likeness of a flour tortilla," the five-foot round towel.....»»

Maine authorities have been searching day and night for a giant snake -- reportedly the length of a truck -- that they spotted slithering near a park and playground. A patrolling police officer last saw the serpent, dubbed "Wessie" by locals, near We.....»»

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An Australia woman woke up early Monday morning to a nightmarish surprise -- a 16-foot python inside her home. Trina Hibberd, of Queensland, said that she spotted the slithery beast stretched out across two rooms. Not the type to get totally freaked out, .....»»

NEW YORK (AP) -- Catching a train at New York's crowded Penn Station is no thrill. But a development team has proposed a novel plan to overhaul the station: Build a 1,200-foot thrill ride on top of it and pay for renovations by charging $35 a .....»»

Authorities say an "abnormally large gator" was pulled from a southwest Florida neighborhood's storm drain Monday following calls to the sheriff's department about a foul smell. In a statement, Lee County officials say they determined that the odor was co.....»»

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- An Arkansas woman escaped injury and managed to safely stop her car after a 4-foot-long rat snake came out of her dashboard and slithered across her feet as she drove on Interstate 49.........»»

A Hawaii judge has dropped a second-degree murder charge against a woman accused of killing her twin sister by driving an SUV off a 200-foot Maui cliff. The judge ruled Alexandria Duval, 37, be released after prosecutors failed to present enough evid.....»»

This little penguin in New Zealand will soon be waddling with some extra oomph.  A penguin named Bagpipes had his foot amputated years ago after he was found back in 2007 with a fishing line wrapped around his leg, One News reported. Bagpipes, who's .....»»

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) -- Police in Connecticut say they were able to apprehend a suspect they were running after thanks to a passing motorist who saw the foot pursuit and offered an officer a ride.........»»