Pete Frates, inspiration behind ALS ice bucket challenge, dies at 34

Pete Frates, the creator and inspiration behind the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, has died, according to Boston College. He was 34. 

Man eats banana duct-taped to wall that had sold for $120K at Miami art event

A banana that was duct-taped to a wall in an art gallery -- a "work of art" that had already sold for $120,000 -- was taken down and eaten by a man on Saturday.

Mean mugging: Baby appears extremely unamused in adorable newborn photo shoot

Baby Luna did not look the slightest bit amused during her adorable newborn photo shoot showing the 3-week-old infant glowering at the camera.

Cardinal with rare abnormality discovered in central Texas

According to the Inland Bird Banding Association, the bird shows apparent bilateral gynandromorphism, a rare abnormality that causes it to have female plumage on one side of its body, and male on the other.

Baby Yoda toys can be pre-ordered, but you won’t get your hands on one until 2020

Toys based on The Child character from Disney Plus's new live-action series, "The Mandalorian," are now available for pre-order, but fans will have to be patient — Baby Yoda toys won't ship until 2020.

Mother snake curls up around babies at home in Queensland, Australia

A mother python was filmed curled up around her hatchlings at the home of a snake catcher on the Gold Coast, in Queensland, on December 3.

Fans pelt ice hockey rink with thousands of teddy bears for record 'bear toss'

Fans of the Hershey Bears ice hockey team covered their team’s home arena with more than 45,000 teddy bears in a record haul for charity on December 1.

Starbucks barista writes ‘Pig’ on police officer’s cup

An Oklahoma police officer got a Starbucks cup with the word "Pig" on a label and the company later apologized for the incident.