A mountain lion cub missing some toes was found alone in the Santa Monica Mountains at just three weeks old. Crimson is now being cared for at the Oakland Zoo, and has clawed his way into people’s hearts. Itay Hod has the story. Source link
Metal detectorists in Norway unearthed a trove of ancient coins dating back to the Viking Age — the largest of its kind ever found in the country. “This is a historic find,” said Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, Norway’s climate and environment minister, in a statement that described its links to the Vikings as “even more spectacular” … Read more
Tiffani McInnis was a teenager in Texas when her mother, Kimberly Langwell, failed to return home from work, leaving her family searching for answers. More than 20 years later, detectives investigating the case received critical information that would finally reveal Langwell’s fate. Peter Van Sant has a preview. Source link
A human skull was found during an Easter egg hunt in a Southern California park, authorities said Monday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The remains were found Sunday afternoon in Long Beach’s De Forest Park, the city’s police department said in a statement. Officials later … Read more
From cornflakes to the pacemaker, some of our most beloved—and useful—products were born of blunders. Source link
A U.S. Marine was detained at the Palm Springs International Airport on Monday after he allegedly tried to bring a live explosive round through airport screening, according to Riverside County officials. In a news release shared on social media, Palm Springs Police Department officers said they were called to the airport, which is located at … Read more
Researchers have discovered multiple rare and new species in previously unexplored caves in Cambodia, including a flying snake and a florescent-turquoise pit viper. Those creatures were found during a multi-year biodiversity study that surveyed more than 60 limestone caves in western Cambodia’s Battambang province. The project took researchers to 10 different hills across the region … Read more
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Attorneys are drawing on statements from a handwritten manuscript by the late mobster James “Whitey” Bulger in an effort to overturn a former FBI agent’s murder conviction, saying the crime boss’s own words show that the agent was framed. Lawyers for former FBI agent John Connolly filed a motion in Miami-Dade … Read more
A centuries-old sword from the time of the Crusades was discovered by a student swimming off the coast of Haifa, Israel, the University of Haifa revealed on Monday. Shlomi Katsin, a student in the university’s Department of Maritime Civilizations, was swimming off Dor Beach when he saw a group of divers with metal detectors, the … Read more