Year’s 1st case of rare monkeypox reported in the US

Meanwhile, officials tracking a European outbreak of monkeypox are investigating the possibility that the disease is being spread through sexual contact.

UFO hearing: Pentagon shows declassified photos and video, clip of unexplainable floating object
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The Pentagon Tuesday showcased declassified photos and video of UFOs to Congress ? including a flying object without a "specific" explanation" ? as lawmakers pressed military officials on the mysterious sightings.

UFO hearing: Pentagon shows declassified photos and video, clip of unexplainable floating object

The Pentagon Tuesday showcased declassified photos and video of UFOs to Congress – including a flying object without a "specific" explanation" – as lawmakers pressed military officials on the mysterious sightings.

Congress holds first public UFO briefing in 50 years

Top Pentagon officials will face Congress on Tuesday in the first hearing in more than 50 years focused on "Unexplained Aerial Phenomena."

4 UK men infected with 'rare and unusual' cases of monkeypox, health officials say

British health authorities say they have identified four “rare and unusual” cases of the disease monkeypox among men who appear to have been infected in London and had no history of travel to the West African countries where the smallpox-like disease is endemic.

'Very unlucky' Indian couple sues son for $675,000 for not giving them grandchild

A retired Indian couple is suing their son and daughter-in-law, demanding that they produce a grandchild within a year or pay them 50 million rupees ($675,000).

Friday the 13th origins: A look at why the day is considered unlucky

May 13 marks the one and only Friday the 13th of 2022 — a day that tends to evoke a range of emotions for the superstitious.

Florida woman tells deputy that getting arrested was on her 'bucket list'

When deputies in the Florida Keys arrested a 19-year-old woman who led them on a brief chase, she told them that getting arrested was on her "bucket list."

Why Koreans could all get younger soon

The country is unique in that it uses three different systems to calculate ages, including one that means a baby born on December 31 could be 2 years old by the next day.

Egg-sized white diamond sold for over $21 million, plus fees

Christie’s says “The Rock,” an egg-sized white diamond billed as the largest of its kind to go up for auction, has sold for more than 21.6 million Swiss francs ($21.75 million), including fees — though at the low end of the expected range.

Sun will not set until August in northern Alaska

The sun rose over Utqiaġvik, Alaska, at 2:58 a.m. AKDT on Tuesday and will not set again until August 2.