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Content Creator's Cheesesteak Stunt Goes Poorly

Guy turns himself in after video of him throwing a cheesesteak at a restaurant worker gets attention

(Newser) - It started as a stunt for clicks and ended with a trip to police headquarters. Philadelphia authorities say a content creator seen in a viral video hurling a cheesesteak at an employee at Pat's King of Steaks surrendered Thursday, a day after the South Philly incident sparked an assault...

Firefighters' Kitten Rescue Goes Viral

They were called to California home after Suki's head became wedged in a cabinet

(Newser) - A California kitten's bad hide-and-seek choice has turned into a social media hit. Ventura County firefighters were called to a Camarillo home after Suki, a new addition to the household, wriggled partway into an entertainment center and got stuck, unable to back out, KTLA reports. The Engine 50 crew...

Sabalenka Smashed Racket, Dropped F-Bomb After US Open Loss

Belarusian star tells cameraman to f--k off,' smashes her racket after an emotional defeat in NY

(Newser) - Aryna Sabalenka's bid for a US Open three-peat ended with a loss—and an expletive. After Elena Rybakina beat her in three sets in Saturday's final, Sabalenka sat with her team as a camera followed, then appeared to look up, react in irritation, and tell the camera operator...

Latvian Clip Farm Floods Social Media Feeds With GOP Content

'Elephant Clipping' service recruits workers to slice up Republican-themed videos, make them go viral

(Newser) - If your social feeds are suddenly packed with punchy clips boosting Republicans, one Latvian entrepreneur may be part of the reason. A man calling himself "Serviuos" is recruiting people—often outside the US—to slice up preselected conservative videos and repost them on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, promising they...

'Canadian Moment': Band Turns 'Lake Ontario' Into Battle Cry

Fans shout 'Lake Ontario' in protest of Trump's 'Lake America' renaming stunt

(Newser) - A Canadian crowd turned a 1993 song into a pointed message over the weekend. During Blue Rodeo's Saturday show at Toronto's RBC Amphitheatre, Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor asked 16,000 fans to sing the words "Lake Ontario" from their song "Hasn't Hit Me Yet"...

Movie Trailer Ahead of The Odyssey Jolts Filmgoers

Preview of Jessica Chastain horror film Other Mommy shocks audiences with viral jump scare

(Newser) - Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is delivering an extra jolt in theaters, courtesy of a surprise trailer that's stealing the conversation. Before the epic film even begins, audiences are getting an early look at Other Mommy, a new horror film starring Jessica Chastain in a dual role that some...

The Internet Is Enthralled With 'Jimothy,' the Odd Raccoon

Experts suspect spinal deformity in Seattle's latest viral resident: a raccoon with very short neck

(Newser) - Seattle's latest viral star isn't a tech CEO—it's a raccoon with a neck so short that people initially weren't sure what they were looking at. Walking near a Goodwill in Ballard on Monday, Kiana Hall thought she was filming a cat under a car, per...

Green-Eyed Viral Dog Finally Gets a Hot Dog of His Own
2 Dogs,
1 Hot Dog
Go Viral
Jul 16, 2026 7:26 AM CDT

2 Dogs, 1 Hot Dog Go Viral

Rescue dog Jonah becomes a star, Marlins give him his day after he stonily watches another dog chow down

(Newser) - Baseball finally delivered for the dog who launched a thousand "awwwws." After a clip from a Miami Marlins "Bark at the Park" game showed a tan pup dolefully watching another dog get fed a hot dog, the team blasted out a mock wanted poster: "FIND THIS...

Clip of Woman's Very Vocal Pushback on Bear Goes Viral

Terrifying grizzly stalks hiker, dog in Alberta, Canada

(Newser) - A hike in Canada's bear country turned into a tense standoff for one woman and her dog, and the whole thing was caught on video. The clip , posted to Instagram by someone claiming to be a friend of the woman, shows a grizzly repeatedly approaching, circling, and briefly charging...

LAPD Shooting of Dog in Knicks Jersey Sparks Outrage
LAPD Shoots Dog
in Knicks Jersey
Jun 18, 2026 11:50 AM CDT

LAPD Shoots Dog in Knicks Jersey

Mayor, police chief promise investigation after killing of family pet sparks outrage

(Newser) - The cheers were for the Knicks's NBA Finals win, but what followed has Los Angeles demanding answers. A Saturday night celebration in the Canoga Park neighborgood ended with an LAPD officer fatally shooting Jameson, a 2-year-old Saint Berdoodle wearing a Knicks jersey, after police responded to reports of screaming...

She Saw Him Struggling on Tarmac, Launched a GoFundMe

LaCinda Thackeray's viral TikTok of airport worker struggling to walk spurs $160K in donations

(Newser) - A chance glimpse out an airport window has turned into a six-figure lifeline for an airplane refueler in California. While waiting for a flight at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, LaCinda Thackeray noticed an employee in a reflective vest moving with obvious difficulty on the tarmac, per NBC Los...

Man Banned From Six Flags for Eating Nuggets on Coaster

Cedar Point says stunt posed a serious choking hazard

(Newser) - The McNugget stunt may have racked up clicks, but it also got one roller coaster rider kicked out of every Six Flags park for life. A YouTube and Instagram video with hundreds of thousands of views shows influencer Allen Ferrell accepting a challenge to down a 10-piece Chicken McNuggets meal...

This Price Is Right Contestant Just Broke a Big Record

Woman wins more than $240K, the most ever won in a single pricing game in CBS show's history

(Newser) - A Virginia woman just turned a Mother's Day taping of The Price Is Right into a record-setting payday. Identified only as "Vanesa from Virginia," the contestant walked away with more than $240,000 in cash and prizes—the biggest haul ever won in a single pricing game...

Feds Release Video Showing Cole Allen's Rush Past Security

Footage also shows man suspected of trying to assassinate Trump casing out hotel the day before

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors released a video on Thursday showing the moment that authorities say a man armed with guns and knives tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday night and kill President Trump. Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for Washington, posted the video online amid questions over...

Mamdani Blasts 'Unacceptable' Mistaken Arrest by NYPD

Narcotics detectives are now on modified duty after wrong man is violently detained in NYC liquor store

(Newser) - Two New York City narcotics detectives are off their regular beats for now after a video showed them pummeling a man in a Brooklyn liquor store—who police later acknowledged wasn't the drug suspect they were after. The clip, filmed Tuesday inside the BK Wine Depot in the neighborhood...

McDonald's CEO Blames Mom for Tiny Bite That Went Viral

Chris Kempczinski says his mama taught him not to talk with his mouth full

(Newser) - McDonald's chief Chris Kempczinski says his mother's table manners are partly to blame for his now-infamous nibble of the chain's new Big Arch burger. "I think, you know, I blame it all on my mom because she told me, 'Don't talk with your mouth...

Handcuffed Woman Slips Out of Police Car, Makes Run for It
When Cops Turned Their
Backs, She Made a Break for It
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Apr 4, 2026 2:46 PM CDT

When Cops Turned Their Backs, She Made a Break for It

Kendra Aney is back in custody after escaping cop car while handcuffed in Muskegon Heights, Mich.

(Newser) - An arrest in Muskegon County, Michigan, turned into what NBC News calls a "Houdini-like escape" after a handcuffed woman slipped out of a patrol car and ran off, all while officers stood just feet away. Police in Muskegon Heights say they approached a vehicle parked at an abandoned building...

43M Donors Later, No Match for Teen With Rare Disorder

So dad Juan Uribe has taken to TikTok with a viral plea for son Max's stem cell transplant

(Newser) - A dad's first TikTok is now part plea, part public-health push. Juan Uribe, 51, turned to the app in February after learning his 15-year-old son Max needs a stem cell transplant within months to keep a rare blood disorder from progressing to a form of aggressive blood cancer. The...

That Heartwarming Story About Abducted Dogs? Fake

Pack seen roaming together did not, in fact, escape a kidnapping

(Newser) - Well, bummer: The feel-good story about a band of dogs escaping a dire fate and making their way back to their homes is, in fact, too good to be true. As CNN reports, the video clip of the dogs that went viral is real, but the story that sprung up...

Timberlake Tried to Stop Bodycam Video, but It's Out

Redacted footage shows singer failing sobriety tests after DWI stop on Long Island in 2024

(Newser) - "These are, like, really hard tests." That's what Justin Timberlake is heard saying in newly released body camera footage from his 2024 DWI arrest in Sag Harbor, New York. In the redacted video, first published by TMZ after a court-approved settlement, the pop star repeatedly identifies himself...

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