Rusty the dog decided to hitchhike 1500km (932 miles) across Australia from Goondawindi in Queensland to Snowtown in South Australia after his family went on a holiday without him.

Residents in the northern Midwest were startled by a physical shaking, loud rumbling and extremely bright flash Tuesday night. The US Geological Survey confirmed the blast caused a 2.0 earthquake.

Apparently ice scrapers aren't very easy to find in Texas.

The Pitch Perfect actor was left a little puzzled when a news article confused her for tennis star Anna Kournikova.

Birthday cake, dress-up and snacks. Starring Mame with her loving poodle guardians of Qoo, Riku and Gaku of #TamanegiQooRiku.

Digital First Media, the parent company of publications like the OC Register and The Mercury News, is planning to implement numerous layoffs and buyouts.

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly met with Hispanic lawmakers and whips from both parties on Wednesday. While House and Senate bipartisan deals are on the table, Kelly appeared to lack knowledge of the details of the plans.

Leon Ford was left paralyzed after being shot by Pittsburgh police during a traffic stop in 2012. The city of Pittsburgh will pay Ford, who was unarmed at the time of the incident, and his legal team $5.5 million.

After HLN host Ashleigh Banfield denounced Katie Way's article detailing allegations against Aziz Ansari, the Babe.net journalist sent an angry email, questioning Banfield's relevance and insulting her appearance. Banfield has since responded.

The adult film star is set to detail an alleged relationship with Trump in 2006 in a 5,500-word interview that hits newsstands this week. The Daily Beast suggests that Daniels alleges Trump compared her to his daughter, Ivanka, calling her "beautiful" and "smart."

The new Nintendo Labo resembles a cardboard box, so people offered their thoughts on the Switch's latest accessory.

WNYC listeners offer up their best two-line rhymes of advice for newly-sworn-in New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.

The sexual coercion allegations against Aziz Ansari have generated numerous interpretations of what constitutes abuse, agency and consent. BuzzFeed's @AlannaBennett explains how a lack of language and discourse has affected how people discuss nuance in scenarios similar to the one described in the Ansari story.

The Academy Award-nominated director, whose new film, Phantom Thread, is garnering rave reviews, was asked about carrying of copy of 13 Reasons Why in a photo with comedian Maya Rudolph. He turned the whole thing into a self-deprecating joke.

Nintendo announced their latest product, Nintendo Labo and it's cardboard

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office alleges that Samuel Lincoln Woodward, the suspect in the murder case of Blaze Bernstein, stabbed him multiple times the night of Jan. 2. He is accused of burying the body on the edge of a Lake Forest park.

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