A pod of some 50 pilot whales has stranded itself in the Florida Everglades National Park along the Gulf of Mexico. Officials can't say why and already about 10 of the whales have died. Fisherman discovered the pod there on Tuesday.

The men Harrison O'kene worked with on a Nigerian tugboat last May did not get lucky when their boat went down, all died. But Okene did get lucky, he found an air bubble and survived 60 hours at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in the sunken ship.

Suzette Hall of Longmont, Colo. decided that providing haircuts while topless would likely be a good money-maker. She may have been right but it was a gig that didn't last so long. Last week Hall was arrested for not having a licence - to cut hair.

The embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is making the news in his country of Canada and elsewhere, especially in the U.S. where he's been the butt of TV show sketches and talk show jokes. Now even a small-town U.S.A. cop has made a Ford reference.

Pop star Justin Bieber landed in Brisbane on Sunday to do seven Australian concerts on his 'Believe' tour. Once a sellout everywhere he went, he was met by news that his tickets aren't moving so well and some are even going for half-price on eBay.

A U.K. consumer website called FreeDeliveryLand released a poll this week that purports to name the Most Heartbreaking Movie of all-time. The winner is the 1997 version of 'Titanic' starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio

There may be a measure of justice on the way for Brenda Moreside. The 44-year-old Moreside was killed in her Alberta home in February of 2005, stabbed to death after calling 911 for help and receiving none. An inquest into her death began Monday.

It's a deed you might find objectionable: Lisa and Cleveland Cox from Liberty Township in Ohio adopted a boy and now, 9 years later, gave him back. They've been charged with child abandonment and are on the run.

A Morgan Stanley Co. private wealth fund manager, John C. Kelly, has been charged in a Manhattan court with filming sex encounters with three separate women without their consent. If found guilty of all counts he could land in jail for up to 12 years.

Though the fun bits aren't visible, an ad for a furniture store called The Dump featuring a middle-aged couple sitting naked on a couch has been nixed by NBC and CBS affiliates in the Chicago-area. It's also been nixed in other areas.

There are many stories circulating about popstar Justin Bieber and his time in Brazil on his 'Believe' tour. One has him exiting a brothel covering himself with a sheet. That should be filed under unconfirmed and, given his status with women, unlikely.

The trial of Francesco Schettino, the captain of Italian cruise ship, the Costa Concordia, has added a romantic element. Domnica Cemortan, a Moldovan dancer, admitted at his trial that she was his lover, and was on the bridge when the ship hit a reef.

The ump got it right. He was obstructed, he was safe. The first time in World Series history that a game ended on a walk-off call and the league, and fans, have the satisfaction of knowing it was the right call.

It's not likely Pope Francis I will be on the side but the tiny city-state he's titular head of will be going toe to toe in a battle with the Church of England on the cricket pitch. The Pope is more a football (soccer) man.

The American Academy of Pediatrics again published a press release on safety tips for kids at Halloween this year. The advice is basic but timely and will help your kids stay safe on Thurs, Oct. 31 when witches and goblins go trick-or-treating.

A high-school student in Florida witnessed his pregnant teacher go into contractions and immediately sprang to action — he took a 'selfie' photo with her. In the background she looks pained as in the foreground the student, Malik Whiter, smiles.

Shannon 'Bear' Cothran was minding his own business working his job at a Shell gas station he'd been at for 10 years when a man walked in brandishing a knife. The would-be robber demanded money and came around behind the counter in a threatening manner.

Along with getting attention for a new single, Justin Bieber is getting extra looks thanks to an Instagram photo he posted today. In it, the Biebs showed that he's not only spending his time in the studio recording, but in the gym pumping iron.

A Dutch salvage firm, Royal Boskalis NV said on Thursday they've won a $30 million contract to remove the Costa Concordia. The Italian cruise ship partially sunk 300 metres off of the shore of Giglio Island in the Tuscan Bay on Jan. 13, 2012.

Police in Saskatoon, Sask., say they don't know why a man there was building a pipe-bomb. It exploded prematurely and it badly hurt the 20-year-old bomb builder, also injuring another 20-year-old man nearby. The two are thought to be accomplices.