Blackbirds Rain Down Again on Same Arkansas Town

Blackbirds fall from the sky again over "damned" Arkansas town. There may be a natural explanation for this, but it's still weird.

Thousands of blackbirds again rain down upon the same damn Arkansas town

Or should I say "damned" Arkansas town. Last year, Beebe, Arkansas experienced a massive blackbird die-off that captured a perplexed populace's attention. The deaths were later chalked up to confused birds colliding as fireworks went off. This year, blackbirds once again rained from the sky, showering the citizens of Beebe with a necrotic avian rain. Read more

The World's Top 10 Weird Towns

Fortean Times profiles the world's top ten weird towns, including Mock Middle England, Battleship Island, and a town populated entirely by dwarves. Even though, there's nothing paranormal about these town, they're definitely weird!

News this week that southern Sudan is to rebuild its cities in the shape of animals and fruit; Chinese developers plan to construct an imitation Cadaqués, the Costa Brava port that was once home to Salvador Dali, in Xiamen Bay. And these visionaries are by no means the first to get all creative with urban planning. Some schemes are never more than castles in the air, others get built but are demolished by practical-minded authorities (farewell Walled City, we mourn you Sanzhi UFO houses), but nevertheless the world is strewn with fantastical follies, themed towns and surreal cityscapes. Here's our top ten. Read more

Gullible Woman Duped out of $62,000 by Psychics Who "Cleanse Cash" of Evil Spirits

Chicago police are looking for a mother-daughter psychic team accused of duping a woman out of $62,000 under the pretense that they would cleanse her cash of evil spirits.

When she saw the "for rent" sign in the Far Northwest Side home, a Park Ridge woman realized the mother-daughter team of self-described psychic healers had not taken her money to cleanse it of evil spirits — they stole it.

Laura Santini, 61, and her daughter, Rosann, 35, were indicted this week in Cook County on felony theft charges for allegedly scamming the woman of $62,000. The two haven't been seen in more than a year, authorities said. Read more