The strange, the everyday, the unbelievably American. The moments that make you stop and go wait, what.
A federal class action says Uber pitches Uber One to existing customers as a promotional offer, then enrolls them in a $9.99-a-month auto-renewing subscription billed to the card already on file. The membership promises customers can cancel anytime, which the lawsuit says is the part that takes the longest.
A 9-year-old pet iguana, about 3 feet long, spent a week on the loose in Spring Hill, Kansas, before turning up roughly 40 feet up a tree. Getting him down took a fire district crew and a catch pole on loan from the police department, which is two agencies for one lizard.
A Washington HOA fined homeowners for refusing to install fences under a rule that applied only during a development period that had already ended. The appeals court sided with the homeowners and awarded their attorney fees, leaving the association with a bill and no new fences.
A black bear visited the Jubilee Restaurant in Pocono Pines, checked out the host stand, and later went searching through the dumpsters. Apparently, the menu wasn't quite as interesting as whatever the kitchen had thrown away.
Grand Junction police posted video of an officer closing in on a loose guinea pig in a grassy field and wrapping it in a towel. The department credited a little teamwork and a lot of patience, and the suspect is now in the custody of a local pet store.
He allegedly walked Lego sets out of Walmart after flashing a receipt he had printed himself, store to store across Utah. His car held 63 Lego boxes, a stack of fake receipts, and the receipt maker that produced them.
Finding the doors locked at 4:30 a.m., he accelerated his Chevy Equinox through the pharmacy entrance of a closed Kroger to reach the restroom. The SUV came to rest beside the Halloween candy display.
Honolulu brought in AI tools to clear its building permit backlog, and the backlog has grown anyway. The software is faster than the people; the queue is unmoved.
Newark apartment renters have been paying a fee that the city has now eliminated. Nobody is explaining what the fee was for in the first place.
Residents called police about an armored vehicle rolling into their cul-de-sac, only to learn it was a prop in an HBO series about neighbors who hate each other. The banner on the side read 'Make me move it.'
A Florida man led Pearland police on a chase while throwing cash out the window as he went. It is a strategy that works on no one except the people picking it up.
A lawsuit accuses a Nashville HOA board of 'callous indifference' toward the homeowners it was elected to serve. The board's own records are now the central exhibit.