An inflatable chicken popped up outside the grounds of the White House on 9 August. The chicken, named Don, sported a shock of golden hair, styled in a manner similar to U.S. President Donald Trumps. Taran Singh Brar, a resident of Orange County, California, said he was using the inflatable to bring awareness to how bad and destabilizing our leader is.Aug 10, 2017
A police officer in Tucson, Arizona, was spotted getting into his groove as he directed traffic after a power outage on the citys east side.Aug 2, 2017
CCTV footage shows US border officers encouraging a teenager to drink liquid meth. Cruz Velazquez died two hours after being interrogated to the two officers at a border crossing from Mexico. The footage shows the officers making drinking gestures to Velazquez. The officers should have carried out instant substance tests if they suspected the teen to carry illegal substances. His family has launched a lawsuit against the two officers.Jul 30, 2017
Abhishek Prasad was filmed strumming on his guitar while undergoing a seven hour operation on his brain in Bengaluru, India on 20 July. Prasad suffered from involuntary spasms in his hand, a condition known as musicians dystonia. The doctor then asked him to play his guitar during surgery as a way of helping the surgeon identify problem areas. Prasad confirmed that the surgery was successful, and now even plans to release his first album next year.Jul 21, 2017
Scientists have discovered mystery signals coming from a star 11 light years away. The very peculiar pulses appear to be unique to the red dwarf, scientists say, with observations of similar nearby stars showing no similar behavior.Jul 18, 2017
Manhattan superintendent Martin Fernandez posted a video of an epic apartment cleanup on YouTube. Thousands of cockroaches were crawling through the rooms and Fernandez even found the corpse of a dead cat. According to the superintendent, the former tenant began hording stuff two years ago. He was evicted out of the apartment after a one-year court battle. Fernandez said the smell in the apartment was so foul it came through his face mask.Jul 16, 2017
The birds were released onto Austrias A1 highway on 4 July, after a truck carrying coops crashed. Around 100 firemen were called to the scene to remove debris and capture the chickens, causing a 10km traffic jam. The blockade was eventually lifted five hours later.Jul 5, 2017
Yang Niu the baby elephant was caught on video Thursday (June 29) sliding down a muddy hill.The footage was caught by her keeper from the Asian elephant breeding and rescue centre in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, located in southwest Chinas Yunnan Province.Yang Niu was sent to the breeding centre two years ago when villagers found her abandoned and injured in the wild.Jul 3, 2017
Huamelula Victor Aguilar, mayor of San Pedro, married the crocodile in a traditional symbolic ceremony on June 30. The ritual has been practised by the Chontal Indians since 1789, and is believed to bring about a good harvest. According to tradition, the crocodile is considered a princess.Jul 3, 2017
Facebook announced on Thursday (June 29) it had completed a second test of an unmanned aircraft in May designed to beam internet access to remote parts of the planet in the future.Jun 30, 2017
A giant sinkhole swallowed a car completely in St. Louis, Missouri. 25-year-old Jordan Westerberg returned from the gym with his fiancée to find his car had disappeared into the hole. The cause of the sinkhole is unknown as investigations continue.Jun 30, 2017
