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

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 Brittany Romano? Lindsay Clancy’s family friend speaks out after Patrick Clancy interview, ‘A missed opportunity’

Lindsay Clancy's childhood friend criticized Patrick Clancy's recent 60 Minutes interview as a missed opportunity to address postpartum psychosis and mental health issues. (Greg Derr/Pool The Patriot Ledge)

A childhood friend of Lindsay Clancy stated that Patrick Clancy’s first television interview since his ex-wife’s mistrial was a “missed opportunity,” arguing that the widely watched 60 Minutes interview left key questions unanswered and did not raise awareness about postpartum psychosis and mental health. Lindsay Clancy’s childhood friend criticized Patrick Clancy’s recent 60 Minutes interview … Read more

A North Carolina man paid health insurance for 12 years, missed one payment and lost family coverage; he then canceled a $15,000-$20,000 transfusion

A North Carolina man paid health insurance for 12 years, missed one payment and lost family coverage; he then canceled a $15,000-$20,000 transfusion

The experience underscores two practical lessons for people with individual health insurance: confirm that automatic payments are actually active, particularly after an insurer changes its payment systems, and understand exactly how long the policy’s grace period lasts. For 12 years, Cord Silverstein paid for health insurance without interruption. Then one missed monthly payment turned into … Read more

Pat McAfee has put more than $6 million of his own money into GameDay prizes and charity; Home Depot matched his $500,000 LSU offer, giving one student two kicks at $1 million, but both missed

Pat McAfee has put more than $6 million of his own money into GameDay prizes and charity; Home Depot matched his $500,000 LSU offer, giving one student two kicks at $1 million, but both missed

An LSU undergraduate missed out on a life-changing $1 million (£760,000) prize on national television after missing two field goal attempts during ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast in Baton Rouge. The high-stakes challenge saw sports analyst and former NFL punter Pat McAfee offer $500,000 from his own money. Show sponsor Home Depot then matched the amount, … Read more