Driver detained with handwritten license plate in Benicia

A person allegedly driving in a stolen car in the early hours after the Thanksgiving holiday was caught in a creative attempt at faking a license plate, police said.

Man in El Salvador has last wish honored with wake at nightclub

“Before he died, he told us he wanted his funeral in a discotheque, and that’s exactly what happened," the daughter of the deceased, Katerin Mercedes Bernal, said.

Man had no car or furniture, but died with a big secret – leaving his town millions

Geoffrey Holt was unassuming as the caretaker of a mobile home park in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, where he lived a simple, but curious life. He died earlier this year – with a secret.

Why Rosalynn Carter hired a convicted murderer as a nanny in the White House

Mary Prince, a Black woman convicted of murder in Lumpkin, Georgia, landed a job at the most powerful house in the free world: The White House.

Cargo plane returns to JFK Airport after horse escapes stall

The pilot of the Boeing 747 operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic said due to the plane's weight, he had to dump 20 tons of fuel before going back to New York.

Kraft wants Merriam-Webster to make 'moist' its Word of the Year

While some may draw their own interpretations of the word when they hear it, the food manufacturing giant is using the term to describe its mayonnaise.

‘Puking’ pūteketeke named New Zealand's bird of the century thanks to John Oliver

Comedian John Oliver has succeeded in his campaign to have what he describes as a weird, puking bird with a colorful mullet win New Zealand’s Bird of the Century contest.

Watch: Russian-born mayor in Colombian town legally proves he's not a hologram

Russian-born Mayor Mikhail Krasnov of Tunja, Colombia, faced an unusual challenge as he had to prove his authenticity and dispel hologram and microchip implantation accusations through a legal action known as "tutela."

Disney employees give dirty details about Most Magical Place on Earth guests: 'Code H'

Sometimes, bodily urges come while standing in the lengthy lines at Walt Disney World, with employees of the theme park sharing candid details of kids and adults alike defecating, urinating and throwing up while in line.

McDonald's teams up with Crocs for limited edition collab

McDonald's characters like Grimace, the Hamburglar, and Birdie are the inspiration for the new Crocs Collection. 

Patrick Mahomes says he wears same pair of red underwear every game day

Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, a two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback, is apparently superstitious when it comes to his underpants.

Baskin-Robbins new dessert tastes like Thanksgiving

Some of your favorite turkey day fixins have arrived in an unlikely form – a new ice cream flavor at Baskin-Robbins.

Australian man says he survived crocodile attack by biting back

An Australian farmer was attacked last month by a saltwater crocodile in the country's Northern Territory and dragged nearly 10 feet.