Treasure hunters find biggest Viking coin hoard in country's history: 'Without parallel'
Two hobbyists recently uncovered one of the largest Viking coin hoards ever found - fittingly, in a Nordic country.
The hoard was found in a field near Rena, about 18 miles north of Elverum in southeastern Norway, according to an announcement from the University of Oslo's Museum of Cultural History (KHM).
The treasure hunters, Rune Sætre and Vegard Sørlie, suspected they had uncovered a hoard when they found 19 silver coins on April 10.
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Passenger's stunning $5K cash tip leaves cruise worker in tears in shocking video
A cabin steward aboard a Virgin Voyages cruise ship broke down in tears after receiving a surprise $5,000 cash tip in a viral social media video that sparked emotional reactions online.
The passenger behind the gesture was Bobby Rivas, a gambling content creator known online as "Bluffin Bob," who has nearly 700,000 followers on Instagram.
Rivas said he gave the money to the crew member after he won some money at the ship's onboard casino.
CRUISE LINE JACKS UP MANDATORY GRATUITIES FOR TRAVELERS AS 9 IN 10 AMERICANS BLAST TIPPING
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Construction workers clearing old bombs unexpectedly find 'important' ancient sanctuary
Construction crews working on a highway in Italy unexpectedly uncovered the remains of an ancient sanctuary - sparking an archaeological investigation.
The discovery was announced by the Italian Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape in a May 19 press release.
The sanctuary was found in Ponso, a town some 45 miles southwest of Venice.
ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNEARTH STRANGE HEAD DEPICTING ROMAN GOD BENEATH CATHOLIC BASILICA
Construction workers from Veneto Strade S.p.A. were building a new road from Borgo Veneto to Carceri when they uncovered the site, which dates back to the fifth century B.C.
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Mysterious airport tunnels to open beneath hub long tied to conspiracy theories
Denver International Airport is preparing to open portions of a mysterious underground tunnel system that has long been plagued by conspiracy theories.
Officials announced plans this week to convert sections of the airport's underground baggage tunnels into pedestrian walkways connecting concourses A, B and C.
The tunnels, which have long fueled speculation involving secret bunkers, "lizard people" and underground military facilities, will become an alternative route for passengers traveling between terminals.
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Currently, travelers primarily move between concourses using the airport's underground train system.
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Ancient burial reveals rare jewelry find that archaeologists call 'highly unusual'
Archaeologists in Sweden recently stumbled on a "highly unusual" find - two rare neck rings believed to be more than 2,500 years old, buried inside an ancient grave monument.
Arkeologerna, a Swedish archaeological consultancy, announced the discovery earlier in May.
The jewelry was found by archaeologists in Marby, near the city of Norrköping in eastern Sweden.
'WELL-PRESERVED' 5,000-YEAR-OLD DOG BURIED WITH BONE DAGGER UNEARTHED IN ANCIENT BOG
The discovery site "looks like an ordinary wooded hillside in the sun," officials said.
"Over the past few weeks, archaeologists have investigated parts of a larger archaeological landscape east...
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Cruise ship battles rough Pacific seas to save injured, stranded sailor
A luxury cruise ship battled rough Pacific seas to rescue an injured sailor stranded aboard a disabled vessel far from shore, according to reports.
The incident took place May 26, per CruiseHive, aboard a ship that was heading to Vancouver.
The vessel, Silver Whisper, is operated by the Royal Caribbean Group-owned luxury cruise line Silversea Cruises.
CRUISE SHIP ABRUPTLY CHANGES COURSE TO RESCUE PEOPLE IN DISTRESSED BOAT: 'KNEW SOMETHING' WAS UP
The Silver Whisper was completing a 24-night one-way sailing from Papeete, Tahiti, when it was alerted to an injured sailor, according...
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Take a peek inside the private 38-acre Bahamas paradise where Donald Trump Jr got married
Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson recently celebrated their wedding at an ultra-exclusive island paradise in the Bahamas, a place many people have never seen, let alone even known about, according to multiple reports.
Little Pipe Cay is a 38-acre private island in the Exumas, according to a description from the website of the Lauren Berger Collection (LBC), a luxury travel brand.
The Exumas are a chain of islands and cays known for their ultra-clear water and white, sandy beaches.
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United flight from Chicago makes emergency landing after passenger's 'multiple attempts' to breach cockpit
A United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis, Minnesota, made an emergency landing in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday after a passenger allegedly attempted to storm the cockpit, according to air traffic control audio.
The flight, which took off from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport at roughly 8 p.m. CDT, "landed safely in Madison, Wisconsin to address a security concern with an unruly passenger," United said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital.
The flight landed in Madison's Dane County Regional Airport roughly 90 minutes after takeoff, according to flight tracking data.
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Experts identify victims from one of history's most 'catastrophic' Arctic disasters
Around 180 years after Sir John Franklin's doomed expedition to find the Northwest Passage ended in disaster, researchers have identified four additional crew members through DNA analysis.
The new research, shedding light on one of history's most infamous Arctic tragedies, was led by researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.
The identified remains include William Orren, Able Seaman; David Young, Boy 1st Class; John Bridgens, Subordinate Officers' Steward; and Harry Peglar, Captain of the Foretop on HMS Terror.
PARK RANGERS UNEARTH 200-YEAR-OLD SHIPWRECK ON REMOTE ISLAND DUBBED 'GRAVEYARD OF THE ATLANTIC'
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Major cruise line hack exposes sensitive data of nearly 6 million travelers
Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise company, announced it is offering some U.S. travelers two years of free credit monitoring after a data breach leaked the personal information of nearly 6 million customers.
"In April, we identified unauthorized access to a limited part of our IT system caused by a social engineering attack on a single user account," Carnival Corporation said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "We immediately blocked the activity, engaged third-party security experts and alerted law enforcement."
In a news release published on its website, Carnival said its investigation found...
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Traces of rare purple dye mentioned in Bible passages found in 'remarkable' discovery
Archaeologists recently uncovered traces of a rare purple dye associated with biblical-era luxury in an unexpected place.
They found them at Roman infant burials sites in England.
The York graves date from the late third or early fourth century A.D. One infant was laid to rest alongside two adults in a stone coffin - while the other was buried in a lead coffin.
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Researchers recently analyzed the preserved remains and textiles in the burials. Using chemical testing, they found traces of Tyrian purple.
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Extreme depth made fatal cave dive perilous at luxury honeymoon destination
The search for the remaining bodies of the Italian divers who perished inside a deep underwater cave in the Maldives continued Tuesday, as officials described the recovery mission as "very challenging."
The five Italians, who went missing on Thursday, were killed while diving near Alimathaa, a dive site, in Vaavu Atoll, as The Associated Press reported earlier and as Fox News Digital also reported.
Authorities have recovered three of the divers' bodies - two on Tuesday, and one earlier. The other two bodies have been located but not yet recovered, the AP reported.
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Tourist hovercraft capsizes without warning, leaving passengers fighting to survive
A tourist outing on the frozen edges of Siberia's Lake Baikal ended in tragedy Tuesday after a hovercraft carrying travelers overturned in frigid waters - leaving five people dead and sparking a large-scale rescue effort, according to Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations and as cited by local media Interfax and Komsomolskaya Pravda.
Emergency officials said the vessel - a Sever-750 airboat designed to travel across both ice and water - capsized just offshore with 18 people aboard.
Rescue crews managed to pull 13 survivors from the lake, including a child, while five others were pronounced dead...
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Woman stunned to unearth 3-carat diamond at state park after heartbreaking year
A grieving woman unearthed an unusually large diamond at a state park just days after burying her father - and months after losing her son.
Keshia Smith, a resident of Pennsylvania, found the 3.09-carat diamond at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park in Pike County last month.
Officials described the "gorgeous" gem as having "a flat, smooth appearance" and measuring about the size of a bead.
OKLAHOMA FAMILY UNCOVERS 'REALLY NEAT' DIAMOND AT STATE PARK, THANKS TO DOLLAR-STORE TOOLS
"It is colorless, with a few unique inclusions around the edges," a May press release from...
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Mad scramble underway near Vegas to save casino resort ghost town from total collapse
The family behind Primm Valley Resorts says it is working to revive the fading Nevada gambling hub after mass closure announcements sparked fears that it's about to become a ghost town.
Primm has long been viewed as a more affordable alternative to Las Vegas. It offers cheaper hotel rooms and lower-stakes gambling just across the Nevada border.
But Primm's last casino hotel, Primm Valley Resort & Casino, is scheduled to close on July 4. That closure would put 344 people out of work, according to Fox 5 Las Vegas.
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Popular cruise line's giant beach park blocked by Mexico after local backlash erupts
After weeks of backlash from local residents and environmental advocates, Mexican officials announced they will reject Royal Caribbean's proposal to build a massive water park along the country's Caribbean coastline.
Critics of the cruise line's project argued the development threatened the region's fragile ecosystem and the character of the small coastal community of Mahahual.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, May 19, Alicia Bárcena, Mexico's secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), responded to questions about the development.
CRUISE PASSENGERS COMPLAINED ABOUT CABIN PROBLEM, NOW SHIPS ARE MAKING A BIG CHANGE
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Archaeologists uncover massive ancient site during rail project, including rare Roman find
Archaeologists in Central Europe have uncovered more than 1,000 ancient artifacts ahead of railway construction, including a rare Roman-era tool used to make metal wire.
The news was announced in an April press release from the Archaeological Center Olomouc (ACO), a research institution in the Czech Republic.
The finds were made along a roughly three-quarter-mile stretch that will serve as part of a high-speed railway between Nezamyslice and Kojetin, two Czech towns in the Haná River valley.
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Record Memorial Day traffic expected as drivers warned about worst times to travel
With tens of millions of Americans set to travel ahead of Memorial Day weekend, traffic may be unavoidable - but sitting in the worst of it doesn't have to be.
The American Automobile Association (AAA) recently released its projections for Memorial Day travel, finding that 45 million Americans are likely to travel at least 50 miles from home between May 21 and May 25, according to a release.
"This year's domestic travel forecast is slightly higher than last year and sets a new Memorial Day weekend record with 39.1 million people traveling by car and 3.66...
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Vacation hot spot cracks down on beach setups with $500 fines for sun shades, canopies
Vacationers visiting Laguna Beach, California, this summer could face fines of up to $500 under new rules restricting large shade structures along the city's shoreline. Some residents are applauding the move - while others are blasting it as overly restrictive.
Beginning May 26, tents, canopies, easy-ups and other oversized shade coverings will be prohibited across most of its beaches, the city announced in an Instagram post.
Under the new policy, only single-pole umbrellas will generally be allowed outside designated canopy areas.
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Experts stunned after uncovering Homer's 'Iliad' on Egyptian mummy in unprecedented find
Archaeologists were stunned after recently discovering one of the greatest works of Western literature placed on top of a mummy in Egypt.
The one-of-a-kind discovery was announced by the University of Barcelona in an April 20 news release.
Researchers from the school uncovered a fragment of Homer's "Iliad" while excavating a Roman-era tomb in the Egyptian town of Al Bahnasa.
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The tomb is located in the Al Bahnasa necropolis, once part of ancient Oxyrhynchus, which school officials said was "one of the most important cities...
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