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Francis Clifford Smith, America’s longest-serving prisoner, has died at 101 after more than 70 years behind bars. The Connecticut inmate, 101, passed away after maintaining his innocence since his 1950 murder conviction at age 25. Smith had faced execution eight…

PG&E has confirmed that wild turkeys caused six power outages in Cambria since July by making power lines swing into contact with each other. Stephanie Magallon, a regional communications representative for the utility, explained the unusual mechanics behind the feathered…

Animal Planet star Ed Cassano was killed in a hit-and-run while examining a snake on an Arizona highway. Cassano, 81, a Florida-based wildlife enthusiast who appeared in the 2010 exotic pets documentary “Fatal Attractions,” was struck on Aug. 7 in…

Archaeologists on Tuesday unveiled skeletal remains believed to be those of a sacrificed man near an ancient pyramid in Lima. Gladys Paz, the archaeologist who led the excavation, presented the findings at Huaca Pucllana, an adobe pyramid in Peru’s capital.…

A Florida mother was arrested after posting Instagram videos showing her pouring hot wax on her crying daughters and setting a fire in her kitchen. View this post on Instagram Meliza Campos-Sanchez, 26, was taken into custody Monday in Miami…

Steve Carell dug through case studies of middle-aged virgins to ground his iconic 2005 comedy role. Carell, 62, co-wrote *The 40-Year-Old Virgin* with director Judd Apatow after pitching the poker sequence that became central to the film, which marked its…

Agostino Abbatiello, the alleged “Pablo Pledgescobar” ringleader, surrendered to authorities Tuesday after skipping his first court date. The 24-year-old former Sigma Chi member turned himself in on August 18, one day after failing to appear for a scheduled arraignment in…

Hayden Panettiere’s memoir revealed a 2005 zebra fall that left her with lifelong back pain. The “Nashville” star, who died Sunday at 36, wrote in “This Is Me: A Reckoning” that she was just 14 when she suffered the injury…

Renata Sorrah, 79, is stepping back into the spotlight with a new television role more than two decades after her confused expression launched one of the internet’s most enduring memes. The Brazilian actor has joined the cast of “Por Você”…

A Tijuana woman arrested at the border pleaded not guilty after federal officers found 69 live animals stuffed in pillowcases in her Volkswagen’s hidden compartment. Georgina Bribiesca Chavez, 66, of Tijuana, was taken into custody Aug. 10 at the San…

An 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy has spoken out about pulling a massive megalodon tooth from a New Jersey rock jetty. Bo Bowers, 11, and his father Mike were shelling on Sea Isle City beach last week when the pair made the…

Angela Holm, a married mom of five, is weathering a viral storm after footage of her late-night gym workout with her newborn racked up over 2.2 million views. View this post on Instagram The clip, posted to TikTok, shows Holm…

The Disneyland content creator accused of stalking Peter Pan performers is refusing to back down. Toni Kulusich, 27, told WIRED she plans to keep visiting the Anaheim, California park and interacting with the character despite a wave of online criticism…

Phoebe Gates was spotted stepping off a helicopter in New York City wearing Phia-branded merch just days after explosive new reporting alleged she had known about her startup’s “cookie stuffing” scheme for months. The 23-year-old Stanford alum, youngest daughter of…

An explosive device was thrown at the Antioch home of a man whose racist rant went viral online. The device — initially believed to be a large firework — detonated at the Lake Alhambra-area property before Antioch Police officers were…

An apartment hallway became an unexpected wrestling ring when Florida police officers encountered a five-and-a-half-foot alligator that had wandered into the building. The officers faced a challenging capture operation that required teamwork, improvisation, and nerves of steel. The gator was…