Pennsylvania State Police warned that a mountain lion was roaming the Macungie Township area, then retracted the warning after determining it was a large feral cat. In other news, two Pennsylvania campers were mauled to death by a feral cat.

Ed Currie, hot pepper expert who grew the Carolina Reaper – formerly the world’s hottest pepper – has now grown Pepper X, which is three times hotter. It’s so hot, the residue blinded the plumber who came to replace Ed Currie’s toilet.

LinkedIn is cutting 650 jobs. A massive surge in profile updates crashed LinkedIn.

The cost of purchasing a certificate to own a car in Singapore is now $76,000, which doesn’t include the cost of the vehicle itself. A Singapore single mom reports she’s having a hell of a time unloading her 2011 Chrysler Town & Country minivan.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie collected $96 million at the box office during its opening weekend, and also broke records for sales of friendship bracelets strung together from stale popcorn.

Netflix plans to open physical retail stores, giving subscribers the opportunity to visit them and bitch to a real person about paying $20 a month for crap.

Retired NFL coach-turned-analyst Rex Ryan said the 1-5 New England Patriots “suck”, .. on the premiere episode of his new show, ‘Takes One To Know One’.

Hamas released video of Israeli hostages being played a children’s song Mamtera Im Matara, on a loop for eight hours straight. They initially played Baby Shark, but repeatedly playing that song has been ruled an atrocity under the Geneva Convention.

A Nebraska funeral worker was fired after having sex with a life-size doll belonging to a dead man he was assigned to collect and transport to a funeral home. Things got worse when the funeral worker was notified the doll is now pregnant.

A 6th Grade teacher in Nevada is accused of coercing students to kiss in class and asking if they have a boyfriend or girlfriend. Parents are outraged, but multiple 6th graders thanked the teacher now that they have dates for the big dance on Saturday.

The rate of c-section births in the U.S. tripled over the last three decades. Doctors blame obesity, saying that obese birth mothers give them more delivery complications, like finding the baby.

A man acting as ‘Jay-Z’ in the Philadelphia Mummers Parade had come under fire for wearing blackface. His Mummers club then clarified that the man was actually black, at which point he came under fire for actually being in the Mummers Parade.

President Trump shot down a compromise budget proposal that includes $2.5 billion in border security funding, saying he needs $5.6 billion. He then shut himself in his room and refused to come out, but lawmakers weren’t worried, since that’s how he spends all of his mornings anyway.

A drunk Wisconsin man mistakenly walked in to the home of a female neighbor early Tuesday and passed out on a bed next to the woman’s 150-pound mastiff. The woman is now jealous of the dog since it was the only one in the house to sleep with a guy on New Year’s.

Presley Gerber, model/son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and husband Randy Gerber, was arrested for DUI in Beverly Hills.  Police said Gerber smelled of alcohol, and fell off the runway during his field-sobriety catwalk.

A Philadelphia man climbed atop a monument of George Washington on New Year’s Day, then fell off and impaled himself on the antlers of an elk statue at its base. The man was eventually hospitalized, after failing to convince EMTs to wait until the antlers fall off in spring.

Chipotle is introducing a new menu item, ‘Lifestyle Bowls’. The bowls help customers match ingredients with their different lifestyles, like Paleo, Keto, Whole 30, or Gay.

The Pennsylvania State Police reported that drunk driving was up on New Year’s Eve, but crashes were down. The State Police credit their educational efforts in teaching people how to drive better while drunk.

Netflix issued a warning about the viral Bird Box Challenge – recording yourself doing everyday tasks while blindfolded. They then issued a follow-up warning, clarifying that blind people are free to do whatever they want.

McDonald’s is introducing new items in order to increase early morning revenue. These include Triple Stack McMuffins, Donut Sticks, and paid tickets to use the restroom while it’s still clean.

China landed a lunar rover on the far side of the moon. Four other, faster, lunar rovers are lined up behind it honking their horns trying to pass it.