Strange News

The BHP train that was derailed in Western Australia was loaded with iron ore, like this one in a photo provided by the company.

World News

Runaway Train Blazes Through Western Australia For More Than 50 Miles

5:32pm November 06, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The train had nobody on it. It was eventually deliberately derailed, creating a dramatic crash scene with huge lengths of crumpled, twisted metal on the desert sand next to the train track.

Sports

A Timeout Retirement Announcement

5:42am November 02, 2018

Head coach Denny Douds retired from coaching East Stroudsburg University's football team after more than 40 years. He called an illegal fourth timeout, told his team and walked off the field.

Opposing City Council Candidates Stay Friends

5:19am November 02, 2018

Derik Mundt and Mary Sikes, two candidates running for city council in Coronado, Calif., have remained friends despite campaigning against each other. When Mundt was hospitalized, Sikes visited him.

Reese's Rolled Out A Candy Converter To Help Get Rid Of Unwanted Halloween Candy

7:37am November 01, 2018

If you've got a stock pile of unwanted candy, Reese's created a converter just for that. A chance for people to trade out unwanted Halloween candy for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

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Engraving from a series of images titled "The Great Yellow Fever Scourge — Incidents Of Its Horrors In The Most Fatal District Of The Southern States."

How Yellow Fever Turned New Orleans Into The 'City Of The Dead'

5:35pm October 31, 2018

by Leah Donnella

Some years the virus would wipe out a tenth of the population, earning New Orleans the nickname "Necropolis." The gruesome disease killed thousands, scapegoated immigrants and upheld white supremacy.

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It's 'Mourning Edition'

5:00am October 31, 2018

Huntington, N.Y. is changing its name to Hauntington for Halloween. We thought we'd do the same.

Dress Up Your Chickens, Just Don't Kiss Them

5:00am October 31, 2018

The CDC says it's safe to dress your chickens up for Halloween. This comes after a news outlet reported a salmonella outbreak and said dressing a chicken in a costume could spread harmful bacteria.

Arts

The Times Bodies Rested In Pieces, Or Not At All

8:13am October 27, 2018

In anticipation of Halloween, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with writer A.J. Jacobs about instances throughout history of people who just couldn't stay dead.

People watch as French urban climber Alain Robert ascends the 46-story Heron Tower in central London on Thursday.

World News

'French Spider-Man' Arrested After Scaling London Skyscraper Without Ropes

5:44pm October 26, 2018

by Ruben Kimmelman

A man who has climbed many of the world's tallest buildings has done it again, this time in London.

One Man's Lucky Break Into A $1 Million Lottery Pool

6:11am October 26, 2018

Earl Livingston from New Jersey is 87 years old. He was headed to buy a Mega Millions lottery ticket when he fell and broke his hip. Then he joined the hospital staff's winning lottery pool.

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