Decades-old mysteries finally found answers thanks to new DNA breakthroughs. In one story, California deputies identified Jeffrey Thomas Rupen after a skull was dropped off at their sheriff's office ...

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Annette Smith turned a routine coffee stop into a $50,000 Pick 5 win by playing her favorite birthday numbers. A grandpa in ...

Jordan Sickles, 23, was found guilty of second-degree murder, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and robbery ...

The well-known Portuguese man o’ war — Physalia physalis — may look like a jellyfish, but it’s actually a siphonophore, or a colony of animals that live together to create the complete structure, ...

Two whales found dead at a coastal park in northeast Florida are believed to be a mother and her calf, state officials say. The discovery was made Wednesday, June 18, about a 15-mile drive northeast ...

Archaeologists found the gold-plated artifact on a sacred island of Japan almost 70 years ago but only recently took a closer ...

On the resulting lists of readers’ choice award winners, Lake Murray reigned supreme in the water sports category. The lake — ...

Someone in Florida is holding a top prize-winning lottery ticket. The lucky player hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, winning $110,604.59 in the evening drawing Thursday, June 19, the Florida Lottery said.

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In the forests of Doi Phu Kha National Park in Thailand, a new species of scorpion called Scorpiops doiphukha was discovered. This “large” scorpion, found hiding in rock crevices, is notable for ...

Tourists visiting the beach for Juneteenth watched in amazement as one of the swimmers among them was an alligator, according ...