Fidel Castro's Crocodile Bites Man at Aquarium Party in Sweden

Photo: David Keyton/AP/Shutterstock The man was enjoying a private crawfish party at the Skansen Aquarium in Stockholm on Tuesday when the crocodile suddenly bit him,BBC NewsandThe Local Swedenreported. Despite the horrifying incident, the man was reportedly in “stable” condition following the attack, the news outlet reported. When emergency responders arrived on the scene, Pettersson said, “He was heavily bandaged when we arrived on the scene.” In 1978, Castro gifted two crocodiles to a Russian cosmonaut....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 435 words · Susan Ballard

Firefighter Adopts Kitten He Saved After Developing 'Very Special Bond' During the Cat's Rescue

Photo: Courtesy of Brandon Mulvaney Firefighter Brandon Mulvaney’s family just got a bit bigger and furrier. In August, Mulvaney — a firefighter with Michigan’s Saginaw Fire Department — received an alert at 1 a.m. about an animal trapped in a storm drain. Mulvaney and several others were dispatched to respond to the call and found a tiny kitten trapped below ground. After conferring with the other members of his crewand Saginaw County Animal Care & Control(SCACC) — which had officers on the scene to assist with the rescue — Mulvaney descended seven feet down a maintenance hole to reach the pipe with the kitten....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Suzanne Thomas

Fitness Model Michelle Lewin Attacked and Bitten by Wild Pigs on Bahamas Shoot: See the Video

Photo: Michelle Lewin/Instagram Venezuelan model Michelle Lewin was enjoying a tropical bikini-clad photo session on the islands of the Bahamas when things went from fun in the sun to beach nightmare. The 32-year-old fitness influencer was visiting Big Major Cay island in Exuma, which is an uninhabited area known for its feral pig and piglet population that swim in the waters around the island. Many models and tourists have visited the location to swim with the pigs (you may remember theinfamous scene of models swimming with the pigs in Fyre Festival’s star-studded commercial)....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Cindy Jenkins

Fitz and the Tantrums Release 'All the Feels' Music Video and Announce Upcoming Album

Fitz and the Tantrumsfans will have plenty of new songs to jam to in the fall.The band — comprised of Michael “Fitz” Fitzpatrick (vocals), Noelle Scaggs (vocals), James King (saxophone, flute), Jeremy Ruzumna (keyboards), Joseph Karnes (bass), and John Wicks (drums, percussion) — announced on Friday they’ll be dropping their highly anticipated fourth album,All the Feels, on Sept. 20.“So many highs and lows this last year but we’ll make it through together....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 559 words · Mrs. Heather Kerr DVM

Fla. Woman Donates Her Kidney to Husband's Ex-Wife 2 Days After Their Wedding: 'Meant to Be'

“I didn’t want any frills; I wanted to keep it simple and it was perfect,” she tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. The procedure was ultimately successful, giving way to Mylaen’s clean bill of health — and the long-awaited chance at a new life. The twist of fate was something Jim and Mylaen never would’ve imagined when they wed in 1991. During Mylaen’s first pregnancy with their son Jimmy Jr....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Danielle Brooks

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Washing Ashore in Florida — and Plastic Is to Blame

Sargassum washes ashore in Florida.Photo: Andre Seale/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Flesh-eating bacteria is washing ashore in Florida — and more is headed its way — thanks to a massive cluster of plastic-polluted Sargassum that scientists believe is infested with the virulent Vibrio vulnificus strain of bacteria. Sargassum, a brown microalgae that resembles seaweed and has been expanding in the Sargasso Sea and other parts of the ocean, is an ideal host for the Vibrio, whichscientists have discovered cling to plastic intermingled in the seaweed, according to a new study published inWater Research....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Dr. Kaitlyn Howard

Florence Pugh Clarifies She and Will Poulter Are 'Not Dating': But 'Thanks for Saying We Look Sexy'

Photo: Mike Marsland/WireImage; Tristan Fewings/Getty Florence Pughis not datingWill Poulter— and she disapproves of the misleading photos that sparked romance rumors. TheBlack Widowactress, 26, was photographed on a beach during a trip to Ibiza Monday with friends, including Poulter, 29, with whom she starred in the 2019 filmMidsommar. “No, Will Poulter and I are not dating. We went to the beach with our friends, who are always about half a metre away from us in every picture, but have been cleverly cut out/ framed out so that it looks otherwise,” she wrote....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 259 words · Trevor Ho

Florida Man, 75, Kicks Nearly 8-Foot Gator to Save Dog: 'I'm Chalking It Up to Good Luck'

Buddy Ackerman of Palm Harbor, a city about 30 minutes northwest of Tampa, opened up to local stationABC Action Newsabout the harrowing July 9 incident — which saw a nearly 8-foot gator make quick work of grabbing the canine, named Osi, as the pup was relieving himself near a backyard pond. “He was squealing a good bit when the thing grabbed him,” Ackerman told the outlet, recalling being “a nervous wreck” and slipping and falling onto his backsidewhile “tugging” against the reptile....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Chad Williams

Florida Nurse, 25, Who Couldn't Stop Burping Learned She Had a Symptom of Stage 3 Cancer

Photo: GoFundMe A Florida nurse is “devastated” after learning that her nonstop burping was actually a symptom of cancer. In an interview withNeedToKnow,Bailey McBreen— from Tampa, Florida — recalled the strange moment she started burping frequently starting in 2021. “I would burp five to 10 times a day,” she told the outlet. “This was not normal for me. I actually rarely ever burped before, and that is why I noticed how weird it was....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 629 words · Melissa Hill

Florida Teen with Down Syndrome Asks Girlfriend to Homecoming in Sweet 'Proposal' Video

One romantic teenager pulled out all the stops when asking his girlfriend to a school dance.David Matthew Cowan, a student from Seminole High School in Florida, surprised Saris Marie Garcia, his cheerleader girlfriend, during a football game on Thursday. The 19-year-old senior dashed onto the field with a bouquet, balloons, and a sign that asked his sweetheart, “Will you be my sunshine to homecoming?”In a video posted toInstagramof the sweet moment, Garcia, 18, is seen dropping her pom-poms when she sees Cowan, 19....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 826 words · Vincent Johnston

Flyers Mascot Gritty Bonds with Famous Emotional Support Alligator at Philadelphia Hockey Game

Two viral sensations — one furry mascot and one reptile — collided at the Philadelphia Flyers home game on Monday night. Gritty/ Instagram Avideo captured at the eventand posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, shows Gritty holding the alligator in both arms. An announcer asks Gritty, “Is that a real alligator?” The mascot nods enthusiastically in response. Wally — who belongs to Pennslyvania native Joie Henney — alsomade a cameo in one of Gritty’s videoson Instagram....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Joseph Ingram

Former Miami Dolphins Coach Brian Flores Sues NFL and 3 Teams, Alleges Discrimination and Racial Injustice

Photo: Mark Brown/Getty Brian Flores, former head coach of theMiami Dolphins, filed a class action lawsuit against the organization on Tuesday, alleging discrimination in his firing last month. Flores, who turns 41 on Feb. 24, also alleges that the New York Giants and Denver Broncos — the teams for which he said he sat through “sham” interviews for a head coaching position — discriminated against him in their hiring process....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1029 words · Nathan Everett

Former USC Football Player Chris Brown Dies at 24

Chris Brown.Photo: Brian Rothmuller/Getty ImagesA former football player at the University of Southern California has died.Chris Brown, an offensive lineman for the Trojans from 2014 to 2018, died on Sunday, USC head coach Clay Heltonsaid in a tweet. The cause of Brown’s death was not immediately revealed.“Heartbroken to hear the news that we lost Chris Brown today,” Helton wrote Sunday. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Brown family....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 580 words · Vickie Petersen