The presidential election is so close to being over, we can almost taste it ― or maybe it’s just all the free treats that are being offered today. A number of businesses around the country are doling out free food, drinks, discounts and services i.....»»

Elect to de-stress today with the aid of animals rather than alcohol. The San Francisco Zoo and Firefox have collaborated to make Nov. 8 more tolerable by live-streaming the zoo’s three red pandas from their tree house enclosure. The red pan.....»»

It all started with a peculiar little discovery. At a market in Frankfurt 25 years ago, Jochen Raiss, whose found photos have since been anthologized in art books, stumbled on a picture that caught his attention ― a woman standing nonchalantly in a tree.....»»

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland is easing an alcohol ban for volunteer firefighters and other emergency workers using heavy vehicles, saying it had led to staffing shortages when crises demanded quick action, especially in smaller towns lacking professiona.....»»

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An abandoned, four-story building towers above a windswept field, blending in with the landscape like an old tree. But not everything about the image ― a photo taken by artist Julian Charrière ― is quotidian. Splotches of light festoon the sere.....»»

The next time you think about eating a ghost pepper, stop and consider this. A case report in The Journal of Emergency Medicine describes a patient who spent 23 days in the hospital with tears in his esophagus after he consumed a hamburger topped wit.....»»

Police in England are praising a student driver who gave them a ride to an emergency call during a lesson. The unidentified woman was driving with her instructor in Kingston, southwest London, around 8 p.m. on Thursday when she noticed officers trying to .....»»

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The cash-strapped Pennsylvania city that was ridiculed and then praised in 2014 for its scrawny "Charlie Brown Christmas" tree has decided to go artificial this year, gracing its town square with a brightly lit, factory-made model tha.....»»

Question: What do oysters, glitter, assorted pig parts, birch tree sap and barbecue sauce all have in common? Answer: They’re just a few of the ingredients featured in some of the more adventurous beers poured at this year’s Great American Bee.....»»

Hurricane Matthew made landfall in Haiti this week, slamming the country’s southwest coast with winds of 145 mph and flooding. Since then, Florida, South Carolina and Georgia have each declared a state of emergency as the storm makes its way toward .....»»

The loneliest frog on Earth is dead, taking with him the hope of an entire species. Toughie was a famed Rabbs’ fringe-limbed tree frog and the last known member of his species. He had mottled brown skin and a strange bird-like call. He was desc.....»»

A group of dedicated tree-climbers are scaling towering trees in an effort to help heal the planet. Protected with little more than a harness and some rope,arborist Jake Milarch has scaled redwoods topping 300 feet — that’s as tall as the Stat.....»»

A hot air balloon crashed into power lines and left residents in Clyde, Ohio, without electricity Monday. Two people were on board the aircraft when it plummeted into the cables near Limerick Park at 6:45 p.m, The Sandusky Register reports. Emergency crew.....»»

Usually, senior pictures are pretty boring. There’s the classic “lean against the tree” pose, the “sit on a swing” pose ― you know the drill. But an Oregon teenager has won the senior picture game once and for all, with the.....»»

Thirteen Things You Never Knew About Pine Cones........»»

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I cannot stress this enough. Leave. Your. Luggage. Can you hear me? Did you read it right? Leave your luggage. Leave it. Go. You’re on an airplane that’s going through an emergency situation and an evacuation is underway. It could be a wa.....»»

A New Mexico bear hitched a ride on top of a garbage truck, travelling at least 5 miles on the vehicle before it was able to make its escape up a tree. A New Mexico bear hitched a ride on top of a garbage truck, travelling at least 5 miles on the vehic.....»»

It’s a tree-mendously sad sight: A tree that once looked like Elvis Presley has now morphed into Donald Trump. The tree in question is an elm in Herefordshire, England, that received worldwide attention in 2013 after photographer Jon Rowley noticed .....»»