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A 1987 Buick GNX, No. 450 of just 547 built for a single model year, sold for $200,000 with 26 miles in 2024; two years and only 4 miles later, the 30-mile car sold again for $427,000

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A 1987 Buick GNX, No. 450 of just 547 built for a single model year, sold for $200,000 with 26 miles in 2024; two years and only 4 miles later, the 30-mile car sold again for $427,000

Inside, the GNX remains unmistakably rooted in its era. A three-spoke leather-wrapped steering wheel sits ahead of GNX-specific Stewart-Warner instrumentation. Some cars age and others simply become more expensive to own. A 1987 Buick GNX with barely 30 miles on its odometer has demonstrated just how dramatically collector demand can shift, selling for $427,000 after … Read more

Who is Alma de la Rosa Flores? Mexican reporter and her cameraman hit by car during live broadcast

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Alma Flores and Cristo Martínez faced a life-threatening situation when a runaway SUV hit them during a live broadcast in Monterrey.

A TV reporter and her cameraman had a close brush with death when they were hit by a runaway SUV while reporting live on air. Alma Flores and Cristo Martínez faced a life-threatening situation when a runaway SUV hit them during a live broadcast in Monterrey. Mexican correspondent Alma de la Rosa Flores was doing … Read more

A Pennsylvania man started welding old car parts into sculptures in 1988; his Erie front yard now has a two-headed dinosaur and rocket ship

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A Pennsylvania man started welding old car parts into sculptures in 1988; his Erie front yard now has a two-headed dinosaur and rocket ship

Image: Schaefer Family Page A Pennsylvania man named Richard Schaefer began turning discarded car parts into sculptures in 1988, and his roadside front yard in Erie has since grown into one of the region’s most unusual local attractions. Visitors driving along Hershey Road will spot a two-headed dinosaur, a rocket ship, a bumblebee, a spider … Read more

3-ft python in car, runaway pig, knife-wielding crab: 5 strange stories from US you missed

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3-ft python in car, runaway pig, knife-wielding crab: 5 strange stories from US you missed

Python found in New Jersey woman’s car (left); K-9 Wouter bitten by suspect in Southern California. From a crab apparently brandishing a blade to a man driving through a locked grocery store because he needed a bathroom, the US saw its share of bizarre incidents in the second half of September. Here are five unusual … Read more

Who is Chase Layne Patin, where is he now? Channelview shooting suspect shot deputy, stole cop car – latest update

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Chase Layne Patin is the shooting suspect in Channelview who allegedly shot a deputy and cops are now hunting for him. (X/@HCSOTexas)

Chase Layne Patin was identified as the suspect who shot a deputy in Channelview, Texas on September 30. He reportedly made off in a patrol car. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office put out a wanted poster for Patin amid an ongoing search for him. Chase Layne Patin is the shooting suspect in Channelview who allegedly … Read more

In 1873, Andrew Hallidie tested San Francisco’s first cable car on Clay Street, creating a new way to travel up the city’s steep hills without horses

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In 1873, Andrew Hallidie tested San Francisco’s first cable car on Clay Street, creating a new way to travel up the city’s steep hills without horses

PC: Cable Car Heritage Museum In August 1873, San Francisco tested a new cable railway system designed to operate on streets where horses struggled with steep grades. Andrew Smith Hallidie tested the first cable car on Clay Street on 2 August, using an endless wire rope placed in a tube below the surface of the … Read more

Kentucky man won $167.3 million Powerball jackpot in 2025; now arrested for fifth time after being found intoxicated in Walmart car park

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Kentucky man won $167.3 million Powerball jackpot in 2025; now arrested for fifth time after being found intoxicated in Walmart car park

James Farthing, a Kentucky man who won a $167.3 million Powerball jackpot in April 2025, has been arrested for the fifth time since claiming the prize. The latest arrest took place on September 20, 2026, after deputies reportedly found him asleep inside a running Ford Mustang in a Walmart car park in Georgetown. Authorities charged … Read more

Hospital sent pregnant UK woman home, but hours later she gave birth in a KFC car park while rushing back; names her newborn ‘Colonel Cody’

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Hospital sent pregnant UK woman home, but hours later she gave birth in a KFC car park while rushing back; names her newborn ‘Colonel Cody’

Pic credit: Stephen Kirby/SWNS A baby’s name is often chosen for its meaning, family history or cultural tradition. But for Katie Murphy, 33, and Stephen Kirby, 32, the choice came down to circumstance and a car park that would define their son’s entire origin story. Katie and her partner welcomed their son in unexpected circumstances, … Read more

A Toledo woman’s neighbour has a tree of heaven covered in spotted lanternflies, leaving her driveway, car and patio covered in bugs and sticky sap

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A Toledo woman's neighbour has a tree of heaven covered in spotted lanternflies, leaving her driveway, car and patio covered in bugs and sticky sap

Spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a planthopper native to several Asian countries that has spread throughout states (Image: University of Georgia) A Toledo woman says a spotted lanternfly infestation coming from a tree next door has gotten so bad that she can no longer park in her own driveway or use her backyard without dealing … Read more

In 2023, UCLA graduate was kicked out of her cab and was hit to death by another car. Three years later, Uber ordered to pay $40m to family

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In 2023, UCLA graduate was kicked out of her cab and was hit to death by another car. Three years later, Uber ordered to pay $40m to family

Rideshare giant Uber and one of its drivers have been ordered by an arbitrator to pay $40 million in damages to the parents of a 23-year-old woman, Emily Normandin-Parker, who was struck and killed by traffic after the cab driver kicked her and her friend out of the cab on a California freeway. The ruling, … Read more