Pennsylvania woman gets $284bn electricity bill
An electricity bill for more than $284bn (£212bn) left a woman in the US state of Pennsylvania stunned… until she found out the amount was wrong. Mary Horomanski from Erie […]
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The mystery of South Africa’s golden harp
In 1962 Igor Stravinsky, the Russian-born composer and conductor, went to South Africa to conduct the state broadcaster SABC Symphony Orchestra in a series of concerts. It was the height […]
Woman Single-Handedly Buys Thousands of Gifts for Sick Children
One Chicago woman is proving that it doesn’t take a whole lot to be a big blessing this Christmas season. Jessie Tendayi bought thousands of toys for sick children with […]
Serena Williams to make comeback in Abu Dhabi after giving birth
Serena Williams will return to tennis in Abu Dhabi next week, almost four months after giving birth. The American, 36, will play world number seven Jelena Ostapenko in an exhibition […]
Raccoon ‘dragged US baby across room’ in Philadelphia attack
A baby girl has been attacked in her room by a raccoon in the US city of Philadelphia, her family says. Four-month-old Jourini Black suffered claw marks to the face […]
Slender Man stabbing: Girl gets 25 years in mental hospital
One of two US girls convicted of a 2014 stabbing to honour the horror character Slender Man has been sentenced to 25 years in a mental hospital. Anissa Weier, 16, […]
Sesame Street to help Syrian refugees
Characters from the children’s television programme Sesame Street are going to be used to help teach children displaced by war in Syria. The Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee […]
Too fat cats? Russian circus under fire over ‘obese’ lionesses
“Greedy” fat cats at a Russian institution have caused a stir on social media, after incriminating pictures emerged online. But in the lionesses’ defence, the row isn’t really their fault. […]
Kenya teen’s court victory over police strip-search
A Kenyan court has awarded a schoolgirl four million Kenyan shillings ($40,000; £30,000) after she was strip-searched by police looking for drugs in 2015. Half-naked pictures of the young woman, […]
Google just launched three new photography apps
Part of the company’s new ‘Appsperiments’ program Google just announced three new photography applications: Storyboard (Android only), Selfissimo! (iOS and Android), and Scrubbies (iOS only). The releases are part of […]