November 5 Healthcare system apologizes after over 500 living patients told they were dead via mail: 'Pretty upsetting' MaineHealth apologized after a computer malfunction sent 521 death notifications to living patients Oct. 20. Apology letters are being sent to all affected patients.
November 2 Escaped monkey captured by authorities days after truck crash flips vehicle in Mississippi One of three escaped research monkeys found in Mississippi after truck carrying 21 primates from Tulane University crashed on interstate near Heidelberg.
November 2 Dog tax slammed as 'short-sighted and unfair' as tourist hot spot aims for public-area cleanup Italy's Bolzano province proposes taxing tourist dogs $2 per day to cover cleanup costs. Residents would pay over $100 annually in a controversial new "fido tax" policy.
November 1 Woman's bad review backfires after restaurant's hilarious 'leaf' lesson stuns internet A Restaurant's witty response to a customer's bay leaf complaint goes viral, sparking heated online debate about cooking knowledge and food service standards.
October 27 Tourist falls into canal in viral mishap, blames it on Google Maps' directions: See the video Google Maps apparently led a Polish visitor into a Venice canal in a viral video — highlighting navigation challenges in an Italian city struggling with overtourism issues.
October 23 ‘Meaningless' 6-7 meme takes internet by storm: Why kids are yelling these two numbers all the time The viral "6-7" meme from rapper Skrilla's song disrupted a KEZI reporter's live shot and has been affecting teachers and classrooms nationwide.
October 22 Florida Uber Eats driver noticed autistic son missing from car, continues delivery: police A Florida Uber Eats driver was charged with child neglect after his autistic son was found wandering naked on an interstate ramp. Good Samaritans rescued the nonverbal child.
October 20 Hobbyist finds 4,270-year-old human skull on Indiana riverbank, stumping authorities A hobbyist found an ancient human skull on the West Fork of the Whitewater River in Indiana that testing revealed to be over 4,000 years old.
October 18 Roommate's loud smoothie prep at dawn ignites viral debate over noise etiquette A sleep-deprived man wins over Reddit users after his roommate's 5:30 a.m. smoothie habit repeatedly breaks "quiet hour" rules and ruins mornings in a shared home.
October 10 Medieval shoe found in vulture nest reveals centuries-old secrets in European mountain caves Archaeologists in Spain discovered medieval artifacts in bearded vulture nests, including a complete 13th-century esparto sandal and thousands of bone fragments.