ice Mysterious six-foot ice spear falls from sky and pierces metal roof of Florida home Allan Rose Hill

accidents Mystery metal object fell from the sky, just missing cop's head David Pescovitz

lights and magic Vivid Sydney's drone show became a drone rainstorm Jason Weisberger

Science Vulture vomit is the leading theory for Kentucky's 1876 meat shower Ellsworth Toohey

Science 5-inch hail from supercell thunderstorm devastates Illinois Popkin

pudding brains Exhausted-looking Grandpa Pudding Brains has trouble with words Jason Weisberger

anti-vax Falling vaccination rates drain millions from California classrooms Jason Weisberger

Games Hot Streak: The mascot racing game that turns betting into bedlam Gareth Branwyn

art The fall of Icarus: Skydiver photographed against the sun without special effects Popkin

Whiskey Pete says the future of "American warfare" is Google autocomplete Jason Weisberger

mistakes Unpleasant AI-generated McDonald's ad depicts Christmas misery Rob Beschizza

robots Tesla robot repeats human operator removing headset, then falls over Rob Beschizza

Technology Publishers see traffic plummet as Google's AI answers keep users from clicking links Ellsworth Toohey

weather Watch the sky break: rare video shows exact moment hailstorm begins, right before the ice hits anything at all Popkin

rip Tourist who fell into volcano on Saturday found dead Carla Sinclair

germany Germany stations troops abroad for first time since WW2 Séamus Bellamy

UFO—unidentified falling object—crashes through roof and vanishes without a trace (video) Allan Rose Hill

politics Officials cracking down on egg smugglers as retailers exploit falling wholesale prices Rob Beschizza

Musk's allies in the Trump administration can't stop Tesla's stock slide (video) Jason Weisberger

alternative reality Tommy Tuberville shrugs off stock-market tumble as no biggie: "It's about having fair tariffs" (video) Carla Sinclair