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Tonight — Dec. 21, 2023 — marks the winter solstice, aka the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's everything you need to know.

Little did Jessica Vincent know that the colorful vase she bought at Goodwill for $3.99 would rake in over $100,000 at auction. Here's the full story on the Goodwill find of a lifetime.

Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza option drew national attention after a series of complaints went viral and caused the Taco Bell Mexican Pizza lawsuit.

Maybe it's the ominous music or the terrifying scenes, but one thing is for certain: people are addicted to North Sea TikTok videos. The craze has even spawned the hashtag #northseatok.

Golfers at Shukuza Golf Club in South Africa were surprised to see a martial eagle kill an impala on the golf course. The course is located in Kruger National Park.

The key takeaways of COP28 point to fuzziness and loopholes concerning fighting the climate crisis — though the conference's major climate deal provides a glimmer of hope.

The FDA issued a recall of Aviator Sundried Tomato Halves distributed by Global Veg Corp. The recall is due to "undeclared sulfites," which may be dangerous for people with sulfite sensitivity.

Venezuela and Guyana have sparred over the Essequibo region since the 1800s; and a 2015 oil discovery in Guyana has ramped up the conflict immensely.

Pepsi has discontinued Sierra Mist and replaced it with a lemon-lime soda called Starry. Did it have something to do with internet star Cierra Mistt?

In the Gulf of Corinth, researchers spotted a dolphin with thumbs on both flippers. Find out whether this is common and how the dolphin's thumbs work.

A giant pliosaur skull has been excavated from a coastal cliffside in Dorset, England. Here’s what the bones of the prehistoric sea monster revealed.

Gatorland, a Florida theme park, announced the birth of an extremely rare leucistic alligator. Find out what makes these gators so unique.

In the U.S., Detroit, Mich., is the test site for a wireless charging road after similar roads have been built globally. Here's what to know.

The president of COP28, Sultan Al Jaber, made a controversial statement that reducing fossil fuels will not help in reaching future climate targets.

Three manatees have lived in captivity for decades. Allegations of inadequate shelter and mistreatment have prompted their transfer to another zoo.

An escaped kangaroo was on the loose in Canada for four days before she was caught by police. Here's what to know about her escapades.

A cougar in Minneapolis was caught on a home security video camera. The Minnesota DNR believes the big cat may have come from North or South Dakota.

Though the chances of getting fatally attacked by a shark are one in 3,748,067, the year 2023 has seen a handful of horrific incidents involving the apex predators.

Exercise and a healthy social life maintain our well-being as we age. One study shows being a dog parent seems to amplify those protective measures.

Wonka, a chicken with a crossed beak, was rescued from an egg farm in 2020, and her health has improved immensely since then.

Science says crabs feel pain, yet they are cruelly mishandled before a torturous demise. One video in a fish market shows crabs fighting for freedom.

Thousands of cantaloupes were recalled starting in September 2023. Now, cases of salmonella have increased. Here's what to know.

With billions in funding, the proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements mandate removal of all lead pipes from U.S. water systems.

A British man said a spider laid eggs in his toe while he was on a cruise, but biologists say this is false. Here's more on the icky story.

Is Unilever committed to phasing out single-use plastics? A Greenpeace report shows otherwise, despite the corporation's environmental pledges.

The chief executive of ADNOC, Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, will lead the COP28 climate talks despite allegations of his pushing oil interests.

A freighter ship departing from Canada and headed to Italy was stuck in the Detroit River. Here's what to know about the situation.

Acapulco was hit by a Category 5 hurricane in October 2023. In the wake of the storm, piles of garbage are causing concerns about a possible public health crisis.

Clean beauty brand Pacifica's charitable "One Typo = One Tree" campaign will feature holiday products with packaging typos. Little mistakes shouldn't create waste!

Peaches, plums, and nectarines sold in 2022 and 2023 are part of a fruit recall due to listeria. One person died and 10 were hospitalized from the contaminated fruit.

During protests held at two famous New York City museums, protesters from Extinction Rebellion demanded that the museums take a stand against climate change.

Following the tragic death of Ryder, a carriage horse, in August 2022, former carriage driver Ian McKeever has been charged with overdriving.

In 2023, a wildfire in Virginia dubbed the "Matts Creek wildfire" continues to burn and affect the air quality of the state. Here's what to know.

Late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar brought hippos to Colombia for his private zoo. Authorities struggle to decide what to do with the invasive species.

Kimba the lion escaped his enclosure at an Italian circus, prompting the town's mayor to call for circuses to end animal exploitation. Here's what happened to the escaped lion.

Stories are circulating the internet about a Mystic Monk Coffee scandal surrounding the brand and the Carmelite monks who produce it.

Thanks to climate problems like drought and storms in Spain two years in a row, olive oil supplies are down and prices are up.

Two Just Stop Oil protesters were arrested on Nov. 6, 2023, for vandalizing Diego Velázquez's "Rokeby Venus" painting.

A project to build 99 tiny homes in Canada is helping unhoused community members, but some critics say it's unhealthy for the residents to be so cut off from the rest of society.

A gardener in Ontario, Canada, believes he has grown the world's largest zucchini. His giant vegetable measure 8 feet, 4.79 inches.