Weird

Two people broke into a Houston museum Tuesday night and used a getaway boat to evade police before disappearing into the city’s storm drain system, officers say.

A New York City woman discovered an entire empty apartment located through a hole behind her bathroom mirror — and videos of her solving the mystery and making the unsettling discovery have gone viral on TikTok.

A wheel fell off a small aircraft shortly before the plane’s arrival at O’Hare International Airport Thursday evening and ended up in a nearby neighborhood, authorities said.

A monolith has been found on the Trinity Trail in Fort Worth.

Over the past month, police in Mullica Township, New Jersey, have received several 911 calls reporting extremely loud noises that sound like explosions or a “bomb dropped from a plane.”

Days after the discovery and swift disappearance of two shining metal monoliths spotted half a world away from each other, another towering structure has popped up, this time at the pinnacle of a trail in Southern California.

The man who experienced a real-life New York City nightmare — falling into a rat nest after the sidewalk collapsed beneath his feet, leaving him too terrified to scream and risk having the rodents crawl into his mouth — is suing the city and a building landlord

Deep in the Mars-like landscape of Utah’s red-rock desert lies a mystery: A gleaming metal monolith in one of the most remote parts of the state.

Seattle-based novelty store Archie McPhee, which has already raised eyebrows for peddling candy canes flavored like kale and mac and cheese, is now offering ketchup candy canes to get condiment lovers into the holiday spirit.

The pilot of a small plane is being hailed a hero, compared to “Miracle on the Hudson” pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, after managing to land safely on a Pennsylvania highway.

A Florida woman has filed a lawsuit seeking either a paternity test on her goats or a refund

Maine lobsters have long delighted tourists as the state’s most beloved seafood. But one company thinks the crustaceans can save human lives by providing their blood for use in new drugs.

A thief stuffed a total of 30 bags of frozen shrimp down his pants in back-to-back burglaries of a Southern California grocery store, police said Wednesday. The man took the shrimp from a Vons market in the city of Riverside by entering the store three times in a span of 15 minutes on Dec. 14. Each time he went to…

Utah officials say a possible dropped phone resulted in a typo that overvalued a home for almost $1 billion. And taxpayers may have to pay for the mistake. The Deseret News reports a house built in 1978 in an unincorporated area of the county was recorded in 2019 tax rolls with a value of more than $987 million. That’s an…

Myah Autry turned herself in to the NYPD in the Bronx Wednesday night, police said. Charges against her are pending

A black cat interrupted the Cowboys’ Monday Night Football game against the New York Giants with under 6 minutes to go in the second quarter at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

A man’s day went down the toilet when her “rolled” up to one of the security checkpoints at Newark Liberty International Airport earlier this week.

Your dream home may be haunted, and in most states, sellers don’t have to say boo about it.

Federal prosecutors say a New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to smuggling more than 1,000 box turtles that were illegally collected in Oklahoma.

Hungry? Roadkill maybe for dinner.

It seems Florida residents aren’t the only ones making use of their pools to cool off from the heat.

A Hawaii family has won a place with the Guinness World Records for the world’s heaviest avocado.

Some eagle-eyed humans looking skyward this weekend saw something against the brilliant-blue backdrop that had them questioning what the heck was flying above.

Talk about snail mail! A Maryland couple recently received a postcard that was mailed in 1960.

American Airlines said it was investigating on Monday after video surfaced on social media showing an out-of-control catering cart at O’Hare International Airport.

So, there’s this truck stop. With a petting zoo. With a camel. And a woman bit the camel where?!

A man driving on the Massachusetts Turnpike noticed a driver apparently asleep behind the wheel Sunday. Dakota Randall says he noticed a Tesla with its driver and passenger both asleep around 3 p.m. near Exit 17 in Newton.

An apparently hungry thief broke into a Subway shop in D.C. overnight, jumped over the counter and made himself a sandwich.

A man pulled a gun at a Popeyes restaurant in Houston after being told they were out of chicken sandwiches, police say.

A mystery meat incident in Brooklyn has the NYC Department of Sanitation asking: who spilled raw chicken across the road?

Police in New Jersey say a possible carjacker apparently removed a sleeping 80-year-old woman from her parked car before stealing the vehicle and leaving her in the driveway.

Bridgeport firefighters rescued a dog from a roof over the weekend and it was the second time this summer.

When Ryan Dubray was given a $50 bill from his grandparents as he headed off to college in case of emergency, he never dreamed it would be spent at a toll — more than two decades later

Specialists are using lasers to clean up the black biofilm on the Jefferson Memorial dome.

A New York couple’s luxurious vacation house in Florida has been taken over by dozens of black vultures that are vomiting and defecating everywhere.

Officials say a Florida woman who pulled a small alligator from her yoga pants during a traffic stop and illegally possessed numerous other wild animals has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to four charges.

The owners of a house, considered by some as one of the creepiest in New Jersey thanks to series of spooky letters sent by an apparent anonymous stalker alleging the house is being “watched”, sold the sprawling six-bedroom property at a loss, according to a published report.

Someone has taken their tools to the Old Town Road in Wellesley, Massachusetts, this spring and ridden off with a street sign — three times, officials said. The road shares its name with the hit single by Lil Nas X. “Old Town Road” by the Georgia rapper has been at the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart for 18 weeks,...

A fast food bandit turned himself in after he allegedly stole a 50-pound bag of pre-cut French fries from a restaurant in Massachusetts. Police in Waltham said they sought the public’s help in identifying the alleged junk food thief when he was captured on surveillance footage taking the bag of fries after eating at the establishment.

Police are seeking a woman who they say urinated on potatoes at a Walmart in western Pennsylvania. West Mifflin police posted surveillance photos on their Twitter account. It is not known when the incident took place.

French’s, the mustard-making stalwart, has teamed up with Coolhaus for a cool and offbeat treat.

Police are seeking a woman who they say urinated on potatoes at a Walmart in western Pennsylvania. West Mifflin police posted surveillance photos on their Twitter account. It is not known when the incident took place.

News outlets say 25-year-old Jaelyn Alexander attempted to carjack the victim on Tuesday in Orlando before he realized that he couldn’t drive the manual transmission car and stealing another vehicle and fleeing.

Chicago is a hot bed for hot dog enthusiasts, and in honor of National Hot Dog Day, one of the world’s most iconic vehicles is being made available to rent on Airbnb.

Floridians know regular alligators are dangerous enough, but a police department in Tennessee is warning people about an even more menacing creature: the meth-gator.

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection responded to a report of an alligator sighting in Powers Lake in East Lyme Tuesday and said they cannot confirm that there was an alligator.

An Enfield man got quite the surprise Thursday when a boa constrictor curled up under his car engine. The East Windsor Police Department posted the gripping video on its Facebook page.

Conspiracy theorists took to social media in a flurry of excitement Wednesday after a mysterious flying object resembling an orange fireball streaked across the Florida sky.

Bras of all colors and sizes have been found to be wrapped around utility poles all over Delaware but nobody knows who put them there, why they did it, or who they once belonged to.

A “prehistoric” wide load is taking over the morning commute between South Jersey and Philadelphia during the Wednesday morning commute.

The Holmes Beach Police Department says someone found the ear this weekend during the World’s Strongest Man competition that was being held at nearby Manatee Beach, according to NBC affiliate WFLA-TV.

The Holmes Beach Police Department says someone found the ear this weekend during the World’s Strongest Man competition that was being held at nearby Manatee Beach, according to NBC affiliate WFLA-TV.

A South Florida man thought he snagged a deal when he paid $9,100 in an online auction for what he thought was a villa. What he got was a 1-foot-by-100-foot strip of land. The land, valued at only $50, starts on a curb and goes under a wall separating two villas in the Spring Lake community and then out to...

A South Florida man thought he snagged a deal when he paid $9,100 in an online auction for what he thought was a villa. What he got was a 1-foot-by-100-foot strip of land. The land, valued at only $50, starts on a curb and goes under a wall separating two villas in the Spring Lake community and then out to...

When Shawn Miladinovich looked at the Tesla alongside him on the notoriously busy 405 Freeway in Southern California, what he saw was alarming — the driver was apparently sound asleep at the wheel. And, this wasn’t just a case of someone nodding off for a moment.

Though it looked like the San Diego region was about to be drenched in a soggy downpour, it was actually something sort of magical. A giant swarm of ladybugs making its way across the National Weather Service radar had many scratching their heads Wednesday.

Though it looked like the San Diego region was about to be drenched in a soggy downpour, it was actually something sort of magical. A giant swarm of ladybugs making its way across the National Weather Service radar had many scratching their heads Wednesday.

A man was arrested early Monday morning after deputies spotted him wearing a President Donald Trump mask while allegedly vandalizing a parked vehicle in Orange County.

A man wanted by Torrington Police for failure to appear has reached an unusual deal with police.

Researchers are tracking a great white shark in the Long Island Sound for the first time ever, according to the group OCEARCH.

There is a very unique house in Hartford that is not all that it seems – unless you take a closer look. NBC Connecticut’s ongoing series ‘Hidden In Plain Sight’ reveals the story behind the Austin House on Scarborough Street.

A fire rescue crew thought they were responding to a human drowning Sunday at a suburban Lake Worth home. Instead, they found a large brown horse standing in the pool.

The artsy Southern California city of Ojai is so safe that a single attempt by teens to steal beer accounted for the majority of its violent crimes last year.

A surprise passenger hitched a ride on a Boston commuter trolley, frightening some people at first, but warming their hearts when it willingly snuggled in a human passenger’s arms. Commuters say a squirrel bounded onto an MBTA Red Line trolley Monday morning at an aboveground stop, prompting some passengers to hop onto their seats.