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 ...

A man couldn’t believe his eyes when he checked his Lucky for Life ticket after waking up at 2:30 a.m. A Maryland grandfather ...

Van Duyne broke into a woman’s car while she was at Costco and put cyanide in her water left in the vehicle, according to ...

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

“Gardner is responsible for the death of his 18-month-old son Sebastian, who was left helpless in a hot truck for more than 3 ...

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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