Breanna Smith holds a baby alligator minutes after it emerged from its shell at Gatorama's "Alligator Hatching…

Breanna Smith holds a baby alligator minutes after it emerged from its shell at Gatorama's "Alligator Hatching…
A contender for most spiteful father of 2012 has emerged and his name, according to the New York Post, is the late…

"Boar" always seemed like an appropriately hideous word for a hideous, tusk-faced animal, but these orphaned boar…
Despite an encouraging decline in teen pregnancy, the U.S. still lags woefully far behind the rest of the developed…

The night mostly belongs to Coco Chanel, but also a little bit to Bill Clinton, since it's his birthday, too. In…
A woman, left tries to fly a kite as her son, second left, watches in the ramparts of the old Dutch Fort, in Galle,…
Earlier today, NPR profiled self-described Maine lobsterman Genevieve Kurilec, who, as owner of her own lobster…
The Vatican's daily newspaper has called for Mattel to start selling its recently-introduced line of bald Barbies,…
WIGAN, ENGLAND - AUGUST 19: Fernando Torres of Chelsea in action with Ben Watson of Wigan Athletic during the…

The scene inside a sweatsy shop isn't pretty, but we really shouldn't ignore mistreated hipsters any longer.…

The President of the United States of, well, not really all of America, but more the mid-face of America, probably…
On Saturday, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law that will force strip clubs to pay an additional tax, which will…
The Senate is currently considering a bill that would expand medical coverage for wounded vets to include in vitro…
The U.K.'s Royal Veterinary College has decided that, since not enough white men are enrolling in its program, it…

This otter enjoys stacking cups. Really, it enjoys treats, which its handlers cleverly hide in the bottom of three…
A polar bear lounges with little regard for the bustling world at the Tierpark Hagenbeck (the zoo in Hamburg,…
A study that presumably involved some degree of science has found that cats aren't just hungry when they rub up…
Diana Nyad, the 62-year-old distance swimmer with a nagging desire to be the first person ever to swim successfully…
Prince William, who is a Royal Air Force search and rescue pilot, recently had the opportunity to demonstrate his…
On this day, 92 years ago, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, so let's all thank…