hollywood Breakdown of the budget of M. Night Shyamalan's $71m movie The Village Rob Beschizza

music Hear how ominous YMCA sounds in minor key Devin Nealy

magic Town convinced woman's massive four-foot dreadlock has magical powers (video) Allan Rose Hill

scams Scammers with fake treasure maps con victims out of $1.32 million Allan Rose Hill

gen x Gen X: from Grunge to Gated Communities—is this how we go out? Jason Weisberger

Pirate's Booty founder loses Long Island village mayoral race by 90% margin Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Planned "Tropical Americas" land in Disney World places emphasis on authenticity Ruben Bolling

outbreaks Unknown disease spreads to 1,000 people, killing 60 so far in DRC — death 48 hours after symptoms Carla Sinclair

Entertainment How LA movie fans created a cult following around RRR screenings Lee Keeler

ghosts Villagers feared haunting cries was a ghost but it was something much more disturbing Allan Rose Hill

royal ascensions Elon Musk steals the show at his, er, Trump's Mar-a-Lago Thanksgiving party (video) Carla Sinclair

Science Germ theory denial is dangerous and on the rise Jennifer Sandlin

Science World's deadliest spot: the horror of Lake Karachay Ellsworth Toohey

Dancing Donald Trump uses rally to share 39-minute playlist Jason Weisberger

israel Manufactured "Israeli-Palestinian" boy band is in really poor taste Thom Dunn

ill-tempered gentlemen Los Angeles man goes haywire, sucker-punching magician at child's party, assaulting 2 others (video) Carla Sinclair

the hate party Donald Trump channels Hitler to whip up his angry, chanting Pennsylvania mob (video) Carla Sinclair

animals First polar bear spotted in Iceland since 2016. Police shot and killed it. Allan Rose Hill

los angeles Los Angeles is home to "Dancing Jesus Guy" Jennifer Sandlin

gingerbread Small Dutch town invaded by gingers Thom Dunn