A self-taught rocket scientist who believes the Earth is flat propelled himself about 570 metres into the air in his homemade vessel before a hard landing in the Mojave Desert that left him slightly bruised. "Mad" Mike Hughes told The Associated Press he hurt his back but is otherwise fine and was "relieved" after Saturday's launch near Amboy, California.

Our country's most prominent evangelicals - those arbiters of godliness who tell us who to love, how to pray, and how to live - continue to show robust support for a serial adulterer who has been divorced twice, fathered at least one child out of wedlock, paid hush money to a girlfriend, and has, shall we say, a tenuous grasp of virtuous behavior. The preachers still venerate President Trump, even after Stormy Daniels blasted a hole in their moral code and tested how far they can stretch their hypocrisy.

A "No dancing or swaying" instruction on tickets to Egyptian pop sensation Tamer Hosny's upcoming concert in Saudi Arabia has triggered an avalanche of mockery and ridicule on social media. Thousands of fans were taken by surprise when tickets for Hosny's first-ever Saudi concert in the western city of Jeddah on March 30 came with the edict that dancing was "strictly prohibited".

Many South Koreans are seeking reprieve from the pressures of modern life in a mountain retreat that specializes in solitary confinement, writes Matt Kwong.

A red car blasting David Bowie as it floats around the Earth has become a real bee in the bonnet for the Flat Earth community. To fill you in on why these cosmographically confused folks are scrambling, on Tuesday SpaceX—the private aerospace manufacturer and space transport founded and run by Elon Musk—successfully launched and landed Falcon Heavy, which was dubbed the most powerful operational reusable rocket in the world.

Masturbation kills up to 100 Germans a year, according to a study which has also uncovered the bizarre ways people have died pleasuring themselves. One man - wearing pantyhose, a raincoat and a diving suit as well as a plastic bag over his head - died in Hamburg after sitting next to a heater and trying to melt slices of cheese on his body. Another man in Halle was found dead with Christmas tree lights clamped to his nipples having apparently tried to stimulate himself by electrocution.

The poop was cold, so they stowed the pieces in the fridge, assured that was their safest place.

A new and dangerous trend on social media not only raised concerns of doctors but has caused retailers to take precautionary measures. The laundry pod challenge or “Tide pod” meme has been sweeping the web since late 2017, showing teens consuming laundry pods. Some of the memes include putting the laundry pods on pizza, entire …

Evangelical Christians overwhelmingly support President Donald Trump because they believe he'll cause the world to end. Many have questioned why devout evangelicals support Trump, a man who has bragged about sexual assault, lies perpetually and once admitted he never asks God for forgiveness. Trump’s lack of knowledge of the Bible is also well-known.

A letter sent out by a US ISP warns customers that by engaging in persistent online piracy they will force the company to downgrade their access plan to the minimum, and customers may have problems with controlling thermostats in the dead of winter. The letter, posted by an anonymous user on Imgur last week, and first reported on by torrenting news site TorrentFreak, did not mention issues with thermostats by mere accident.

Two weeks from now we'll find out who will have the last laugh when a Gainesville stand-up comedian takes on a woman MMA fighter, who happens to be undefeated. It all started when McDojo Life, a company that calls out frauds in the martial arts industry, posted a video on Facebook about women using defense techniques. Kris Zylinski took the bait and made several comments on the post saying the only way females can protect themselves is by using a gun.

They weren’t riding in a one-horse open sleigh, but officers from the Doylestown Police Department were busy spreading some holiday cheer in the form of $100 on Tuesday as they kicked off their annual $100 Traffic Stop Campaign. The event is a favorite among the officers; instead of issuing a traffic ticket, they issue crisp $100 dollar bills to the driver of the vehicles they pull over. With money in hand, Chief of Police Casey Tester, Lt. Kevin Millburn and Officer Lydia Morrow set out to find their first “offender” at noon on Tuesday.

A scandal-prone Belgian prince has said the government’s proposal to cut his £264,000 allowance is a ‘violation of human rights’. Prince Laurent, the younger brother to King Philippe, caused a huge diplomatic incident when he made an appearance at a Chinese state celebration of the Red Army’s 90th anniversary earlier this year.

Federal prosecutors want Martin Shkreli to give up his Wu Tang Clan album. In asking for forfeiture of $7.36 million they say Shkreli obtained as a result of committing securities fraud, the prosecutors said the jailed former pharma CEO should be forced to turn over substitute assets, including the single-copy album for which Shkreli paid $2 million.

A man was arrested for selling his own farts in jars, without even having a vending license. The man was caught by the authorities, which asked him if he had permission, and the man couldn’t answer. “He was selling farts from different foods, and with different ages. With around 150 jars, he was selling farts as old as one week”, said the police man Gary Cockburn.

A 38-year-old Wisconsin man who got locked in a convenience store's beer cooler overnight didn't despair: He decided to enjoy the experience, according to police. The man, whose name was not released, told police that he went to a Kwik Trip here to buy some beer but became trapped inside the walk-in cooler when it was locked at about 11:50 p.m. Tuesday, according to a police report. Rather than bang on the glass door to be let out, he warmed up to the idea of staying inside — where temperatures hover around 32 degrees — all night to sample the merchandise.

But US rapper B.o.B. is crowd-funding the launch of satellites to see if he can get some evidence to the contrary. The rapper, whose real name is Bobby Ray Simmons Jr, has been a vocal proponent of the Flat Earth theory - the claim the Earth is, in fact, a disc and not spherical. Some proponents of the Flat Earth theory claim NASA employees guard the edge of the world to prevent people falling off.

The president of the Girl Scouts has accused the Boy Scouts of planning to expand programs for girls, undercutting the group’s core mission.

Earlier this evening, PM Modi addressed the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in New Delhi to talk about the Goods and Services Tax (GST) just implemented by the government. The overhaul of India's tax system hasn't been met with unanimous approval, to say the least, as many doubts have been expressed over its effect on the economy.

Nasa does not have a colony of child sex slaves on Mars, it has been forced to confirm. The space agency has looked to address claims made by a guest on Alex Jones's Infowars channel that it has kidnapped children and is holding them on Mars.