See gridlock in Hawaii after tsunami warning
Cars crowded evacuation routes in Honolulu after a massive earthquake across the Pacific spread fears of a devastating tsunami.
Tsunami threat ends with a wave of relief
Fears of a devastating tsunami swept through Japan and across the Pacific to Hawaii, the West Coast and Alaska after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquakes struck off Russia’s east coast, but panic was replaced by relief as the threat eased and evacuation orders were lifted. Alarms blared in Hawaii and coastal populations were warned to seek higher ground, bringing gridlock to evacuation routes. Not everyone was so quick to flee; a live camera feed showed surfers still in the ocean off Waikiki Beach a little more than an hour before the tsunami was predicted to hit.
Thousands of tarantulas looking for love
Why did the tarantula cross the road? Because it’s his mating season. Scientists say hikers, campers and drivers in parts of California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and Texas will start seeing tens of thousands of the large, hairy spiders crawling about in search of females. “If you’re lucky enough you can see them in hordes crossing the roads,” said Dan McCamish of California State Parks. Contrary to popular belief, tarantulas, which usually stay hidden in their burrows, are generally docile and are not dangerous. Nevertheless, McCamish said, they’re best left alone: “It’s a wild animal – it doesn’t want to be picked up and loved.”
If American Eagle wanted to get people talking with its sexy Sydney Sweeney denim ad campaign, it has succeeded wildly. In one of the ads, the actress and Hollywood “it” girl intones: “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color. My jeans are blue.” Some have said the allusion to “great genes” for a blond blue-eyed woman rang of eugenics; others claimed the ads promote white supremacy. Still others don’t see what the fuss is all about − among them, no doubt, American Eagle itself: Since the ads launched, shares in the company’s stock have soared.
Fans fill streets in poignant send-off for Ozzy Osbourne
Hundreds of fans and friends gathered in Birmingham, England, for a funeral procession to say farewell to Ozzy Osbourn as a hearse accompanied by a brass band carried the metal icon’s casket through the streets of his hometown. Sharon Osbourne, the rocker’s wife of more than 40 years, wept as she held the hands of the couple’s three children, Kelly, Aimee and Jack. Osbourne, 76, who had been battling Parkinson’s disease, died in Birmingham just weeks after he reunited with his band that started it all, Black Sabbath, for a farewell concert.
There’s a new fairway bunker: ‘Golf Force One’
Some golf carts are bigger than others, but you might call this buggy a beast. A hulking all-black vehicle was spotted trailing President Donald Trump’s group at the Trump Turnberry golf course in South Ayrshire, Scotland, over the weekend, which the British media promptly dubbed “Golf Force One.” It has the look of a golf cart, with some notable differences: side panels, doors and a windscreen that appear to be heavily armored. Security experts told the British newspaper The Telegraph the vehicle shares features with the president’s official limousine, known as “The Beast,” adding: “The windscreen is a giveaway.” − Compiled and written by Robert Abitbol, USA TODAY copy chief
