A portion of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia collapsed after a tanker truck caught fire beneath an overpass – creating a huge inconvenience for the 160,000 daily drivers and 500 daily carjackers who use the route.
Scientists are putting radio-trackable ‘pants’ on poison frogs in the tropical rainforest of French Guyana to understand their movements. They tried putting dresses on females, but after trying on a dozen each, the frogs couldn’t agree on one they liked.
A black bear was spotted walking out of the ocean on to a crowded beach in Destin, Florida. At first he was running, but the lifeguard blew their whistle and told him to slow down.
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi died at age 86. He will lie in state with an open casket so Italians can stop by to deposit their farewell bribe.
A plus-size influencer is asking U.S. airlines to define a uniform policy for ‘customers of size’, since many travelers can’t fit in a single coach seat. Airlines are divided, with many asking that large travelers buy an extra seat, while Spirit & Frontier offer Cargo Class tickets.
The Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, was found dead in his prison cell. He now begins serving the second of his four life sentences.
Starting next year, New York City will begin charging a toll for cars to drive in the congested areas of lower Manhattan below 60th St. Newark, New Jersey is also considering a toll, for drivers desperately trying to get out of the city.
Track athlete Chelsea Mitchell, once described as “fastest girl in Connecticut”, is suing the state because she claims losing races to transgender women caused her to lose scholarship offers. Meanwhile, another “fastest girl in Connecticut” is suing the family of a high school quarterback for child support.
A new startup, Varda Space, is attempting to use microgravity in outer space labs to create unique drugs before returning them to Earth for distribution. Varda Space was renamed after venture capital investors disapproved of their first choice, Astro Meth.
Kanye West celebrated his 46th birthday with a party featuring ‘nyotaimori’ – sushi and sashimi served on the bodies of nude women. Several female sushi platters were injured by guests who used forks instead of chopsticks.