5 people killed by boiling water at Russian hotel

A heating pipe burst Monday in small Russian hotel, flooding rooms with boiling water that killed five people and left six others injured in the city of Perm, emergency officials said.

Mother-daughter psychics get prison for defrauding customers

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A mother and daughter who claimed to be Florida psychics and used eggs containing snake embryos to convince customers they were cursed are going to prison for fraud.

Report: Deaf man sues Pornhub over lack of closed captioning

An adult video website is reportedly the target of a lawsuit over an alleged lack of closed captioning for its videos.

Pigeon wearing tiny sombrero discovered in Reno

Reno City Manager Sabra Newby tweeted about the bird Wednesday, saying it's quirky and fun but still inhumane.

Austin man arrested for DWI, admits to smoking embalming fluid

Around 9 p.m. on January 11, police responded to a welfare check on a suspect vehicle that was reported to be driving erratically at the 2000 block of Manor Road. 

Mystery drone sightings in Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming prompt theories

Dan Carlson says drones have flown after dark near his Nebraska farm four times this year. He suspects military involvement. U.S. Air Force officials overseeing dozens of nuclear missiles scattered across the region deny any role in the drone sightings.

Man asks judge's leave for sword battle with ex-wife, lawyer

A Kansas man has asked an Iowa judge to let him engage in a sword fight with his ex-wife and her attorney so that he can “rend their souls” from their bodies.

Woman recorded by 'Live PD' reality show wearing only a towel seeks $1M

A Rhode Island woman has asked her hometown for $1 million to settle her complaint that local police allowed a reality television show to record her wearing nothing but a towel.

'Ice halo' spotted around the Sun in incredible photo

Michael Schneider, a photographer in Switzerland, was skiing on the Alps recently when he saw the halo developing, British news agency SWNS reports.