Articles by Erik Shilling

A Massachusetts retiree has no idea why he got a strange payment from the feds.

Some inmates went on an "illegal surfing spree."

Police were not happy with the driver.

Wombats, turtles, and kookaburras, among other creatures, are also welcome.

The owner of a video game store is angry he can no longer display the Nintendo icon.

It's home to a military base and a lot of bunkers and tunnels.

A Canadian couple has gotten lucky over the years.

"Tiki Island Mayor Goldie Telchick said there is nothing to investigate and there's no reason to be concerned."

His nephew says it will become a museum.

This time, it's for data.

It was uncovered during an organ restoration.

It's almost a half of a pound.

He says he has read it at least 25 times.

The coin's face value is one million Canadian dollars.

Sorry, shrimp lovers.

It's the first confirmed sighting in Western Australia in over 100 years.

"It seems that the soldiers took advantage of the respite given them to release the tension by frequently drinking alcohol."

They were confiscated by authorities.

Calgary's balloon man has no regrets.

The artist Julian Charrière built the device, which is currently in the hands of German police.

He somehow landed on a partially frozen lake, and still walked away.

There's video.

Mushroom clouds galore.

"For want of a comma, we have this case," a federal judge wrote.