'Can you help us?' Family that died in California mountains made desperate pleas

John Gerrish and Ellen Chung tried desperate to text for help. But the area had bad cellphone service and the messages never went through. Neither did five phone calls to various people, investigators said.

World's heaviest strawberry officially gets title from Guinness

Weighing a whopping 10.19 ounces – more than half a pound – the titanic berry this week was declared the world's largest by Guinness World Records.

Sizzling hot: French fry perfume sells out in hours

After a few squirts of this perfume, you will smell deliciously irresistible. That’s the pitch, anyway.

Video captures flock of birds suddenly falling from the sky in Mexico

A flock of yellow-headed blackbirds suddenly dropped from the sky on a street in Mexico, but the reason behind the mysterious fall remains unclear.

‘Cosmic mystery’: Object found in space emitted radio bursts every 18 minutes

“We've discovered something completely new, and I'm thrilled that the universe can still surprise us like this,” said Dr. Natasha Hurley-Walker, the team's lead researcher.

'Extremely rare' 555.55-carat black diamond going up for auction

A 555.55-carat black diamond, called “the Enigma,” is going up for auction in February and is expected to be sold for at least $6.8 million

New Zealand man finds dead cockroach in ear after 3 days

Zane Wedding said he started feeling immense pressure in his ear after a day of swimming and assumed it was just water that got stuck. He would later find what actually got stuck in his ear was something far more creepy and crawly.

Video: Flock of birds swarm Texas mall parking lot

Kenna Mitchell captured unnerving video of swarms of birds on top of cars and flying around a Texas parking lot.

California twins born 15 minutes apart, but in different years

Twins Aylin and Alfredo Trujillo entered the world just 15 minutes apart in Salinas, California, but they were born on different days, months and years.

Intoxicated woman wanders onto Sky Harbor's tarmac, Phoenix Police say

53-year-old Vickie Meyers was arrested after allegedly wandering onto the tarmac of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport while intoxicated.

Florida man with drugs around penis denies they were his

While the man claimed the drugs weren't his, he didn't say who the drugs belonged to according to the arrest report.

Homeless man stands in front of stolen firetruck to end pursuit in Orange County

Police in Orange County were led on a chase after a man stole a firetruck early Tuesday morning. That chase came to an end when a homeless man stood in front of the truck and talked the man out.

Man to plead guilty to posing as former Patriots player, fraudulently buying Super Bowl rings

A New Jersey man has agreed to plead guilty to posing as a former member of the New England Patriots in order to fraudulently obtain team Super Bowl rings. The man claimed the rings were gifts for Tom Brady's family.

Vincent van Gogh hot air balloon pops up in Hollywood Hills

A hot air balloon in the likeness of famous painter Vincent van Gogh popped up in Hollywood Lake Park Monday morning. It's part of the