Mike Akers was visiting his parents in Queens, NY, when a freak storm swept through the area on Monday night, bringing thunder, lightning and baseball-sized hail.
In this amateur video, which aired on 'Today,' Akers filmed from the relative safety of his parents' porch when, suddenly, lightning struck in the front yard and smashed a tree to pieces.
A stowaway snake surprised a Tennessee family driving down a highway when it slithered from underneath the hood of their SUV, according to 'Today.'
Rachel Fisher, her husband Tony and their three small children were traveling to Memphis as the snake crept onto the windshield and eventually made its way to a side view mirror.
Wildwood, New Jersey resident Randy Senna is considered something of an eccentric by locals. And on last night's 'Hoarders,' we all found out why.
The popular A&E show profiles people who stockpile too much stuff -- usually old clothes, animals or newspapers. Senna hoards arcade games and, creepily, life-sized likenesses of himself.
A doll which allows little girls to simulate breastfeeding is coming to the United States.
Toy company Berjuan's "Breast Milk Baby" includes a person-sized halter top that has two flowers where a mother's nipples would be, and makes a suckling sound when the doll's mouth is pressed up against them. It's been big seller in Europe, but the Spanish toy company's decision to begin selling it in America next month has touched off controversy.