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Almost 50 years after “The Giant Spider Invasion” made its brief, sci-fi mark on American film culture, what one expert expects to be “zillions,” of massive spiders are expected to ...

The fish off the coast of the Azores Islands will be swimming in luxury. Thirteen days after a fire was first reported aboard the cargo ship Felicity Ace, it sank ...

"We made contact with the 14-year-old and then arrested her for soliciting to kill the ex-boyfriend."

A furball appearing on the floor of the house is part and parcel of cats being cats. One cleans it up and carries on. But things are different with people ...

Avid hikers in certain areas of California know that you have to keep your wits about you to avoid dehydration, rattlesnakes and mountain lions. The stealth of the big cats ...

Power outages are annoying to deal with and can cause life-threatening issues for some people depending on the time of year, duration of outage and condition of the person. On ...

As 2020 came to a close, people hoped out loud and not-so-subtly that 2021 would be better -- but then 2021 brought its own weirdness. And it went out with ...

Every year, and especially during the summer, we see warnings about leaving pets or children unattended in cars. There are constant PSAs and many tragic stories to remind people of ...

When someone steals from you and you don't know who, you can feel helpless. Your only option is to file some sort of police report and try to find your ...

On Sept. 10, authorities in Bonner County, Idaho, responded to a disturbing scene at Lower Mosquito Creek Road in Clark Fork after getting a tip about a possible murder in ...

It seems impossible that a bridge could just up and vanish, but that is what happened to a rather large bridge from Middlebury Run Park in Akron, Ohio. Police first ...

The idea of trading up from something less valuable to something of great value is more common a pursuit than you might think. Vloggers have done it. An episode of ...

Another feature has been getting renewed attention lately.

Landmark Theatre is a well-known historical site in Syracuse, New York, but on Friday morning first responders got a different kind of show than most people would expect. On Friday ...

Most people who take a DNA test do so because they have questions and are curious. Where do they come from? Do they have family they don't know about? Services ...

There's something about buried treasures that tantalizes people across the world. The bigger the potential haul, the more intrigued the would-be finders are -- and that certainly has held true ...

Rain brings life, especially in the more notoriously arid environments. Plants flourish, animals thrive and life abounds after water hits the earth. But one very particular form of life has ...

There were multiple cameras found.

It's not unusual for conflict to arise between homeowners and contractors when one party feels shorted by the other. Whether the issue is poor communication, shoddy workmanship or late payment, ...

People generally have strong positive or negative associations with dolls. Some fondly remember toys they grew up with or have collections, while others are creeped out by those collections and ...