Family Fake Kidnapping - A Missouri family have been arrested for kidnapping their 6-year-old for hours and threatening to nail him to a shed and sell him into sex slavery because he was too nice to strangers.
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17-Pound Gold Nugget - A farmer in the western Chinese Xinjiang Uygur region is making the headlines this week after he discovered a 17-pound gold nugget (7.85 kg) near a mining site.
Ocean Grove Fire - Fire has destroyed a three-storey building in New Jersey's historic Ocean Grove, about 10 stores in the area have also been razed.
Left Shark Lawyers Katy Perry - One of the most memorable things in the Super Bowl XLIX is no doubt Katy Perry's 'Left Shark,' who stole to the halftime show with his awkward and off beat steps.
US Teen Found In Alps - A 19-year-old from Chicago, who is attending university in Swizerland, got lost while skiing on Sunday and miraculously survived for 48 hours without any shelter or equipment on the freezing Swiss Alps, before he was rescued on Tuesday.
Florida Robbery Suspect Leaves Wallet - Authorities in Merritt Island have arrested a man who left his wallet at a Cape Canaveral convenience store where he robbed.
Snellvile Barber - A suburban Atlanta barber is getting a lot of favorable attention from parents after he literally stumbled on the 'cropping' solution to prevent kids from acting out of control.
Sarah Hudek Baseball Scholarship - The daughter of former Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star pitcher John Hudek has made history on Wednesday after becoming one of the first females to sign up to play baseball at collegiate level.
Eddie Ray Routh Trial - The trial of Eddie Ray Routh, a former Marines officer, who shot and killed American Sniper's Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield at a shooting range in Texas, is about to begin.
Pop Star Coma Helium - A member of a popular Japanese singing group has fallen into a coma after she inhaled helium during the recording of a game show in Tokyo on Jan. 28.
Gwen Stefani Net Worth - Any avid listener, who has been around for at least a decade, can attest to the fact that Gwen Stefani is one of the highest rated female pop stars in the industry. Despite not releasing any solo projects in nearly a decade, the 45-year-old blonde diva pulled off a stunning performance this week at The Tonight Show Jimmy Fallon. This has inevitably raised some questions about Gwen Stefani's net worth.
Hafthor Bjornsson - The Icelandic strongman has powered his name into the annals of folk history after he broke a thousand-year-old Viking weightlifting record in the beginning of this month.
Holly Madison - 33-year-old model and former Playboy bunny Holly Madison has sued a Las Vegas theater where she performed last year for secretly filming her and other dancers while they were dressing.
Heather Cook - The suspended suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has been indicted on additional counts by a Baltimore grand jury on Wednesday over a fatal DUI accident that led to the death of a popular cyclist in Dec. 2014.
Biggest Rodent - Researchers say the largest rodent that ever lived weighed around 2,200 pounds (1,000 kg), and used its large front teeth the way elephants use their tusks - not just for biting food, but for digging and defense.
Lottery Winner Arthur Neal Found Dead - Authorities in Detroit have found the body of an elderly man who went missing a day after he reportedly won $20,000 in a lottery game.
Jesse Ventura - The former Minnesota Governor and WWE star has opened another chapter in the bitter dispute between him and the late American Sniper hero Chris Kyle after he questioned the right of the Nave SEAL, who had an astonishing 160 confirmed kills, to be referred to as a "hero."
Screens Affect Sleep - Teenagers may not be getting enough sleep because of their excessive exposure to the light from electronic screens such as smartphones, TVs, laptops and computers.
Manatees Three Sisters Springs - A famous Florida spring renowned for its clear blue waters has been temporarily closed after hundreds of manatees gathered at the bottom of the warm waterway.
Iceland Rising - The nation of Iceland is literally rising - a new research has revealed that as a result of the melting of great ice caps on the Nordic island due to global warming, the earth crust underneath it is rising and rebounding at a fast rate.
