Victor Mather

1 week ago | post-gazette.com | Victor Mather

George Bell, who at 7 feet, 8 inches, was called the tallest man in the United States, died March 19 in Durham, N.C. He was 67. His death was announced by the Norfolk Sheriff's Office in Virginia, where he worked as a deputy for 13 years. No cause was given. George Bell Jr. was born June 12, 1957, in Portsmouth, Va. He had gigantism, a rare condition in which a high level of growth hormone causes great height. That height brought Mr. Bell a lot of attention.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Victor Mather

7 hours agoIf there's one thing that most of us could watch online all day, it's animals doing zoomies...especially babies. Whether it's a dog, horse, cow, cat, or any other animal, they always make me smile. Case in point, this Pembroke Welsh Corgi named Miss Monkey's video of her adorable zoomies around the …

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Victor Mather

"These fish can live on a cooler of ice for days," Ms. Sokolowski warned darkly, "so we ask anglers to actively kill them so that they don't accidentally think that those fish could be dead and then accidentally get released somewhere else."Breathing air gives northern snakeheads a real advantage. They can live in shallow, mucky water, where other fish can't breathe well.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Victor Mather

Miller Gardner, who was 14, died last month at a resort in Costa Rica. Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of the longtime Yankees player Brett Gardner, died of carbon monoxide poisoning while on vacation with his family last month, the Costa Rican authorities said on Thursday.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Victor Mather

"It was like finding a needle in a haystack," Valerie's owner Josh Fishlock told the "Today" show in Australia. A surveillance image of Valerie. She was identified, in part, by her pink collar. Credit... 9News (Yes, the Australian island where Valerie went missing is called Kangaroo Island. Its Aboriginal name is Karta Pintingga, meaning "island of the dead." Given Valerie's predicament, we're going to stick with Kangaroo Island.)Now, more than a year after Valerie's disappearance, hope has sprung.