Have you heard the one about the alligator that performed the party trick of breathing in helium so it could talk in a funny voice?
It's not that hilarious but then you'd be careful never to smile at a crocodilian.
Stephan Reber and colleagues performed the experiment to try to understand how alligators might communicate.
It was a serious piece of research but its slightly
Image copyright Getty Images Jeremiah "Jerry" Harris, one of the stars of the Netflix documentary series Cheer, has been arrested and charged with producing child sex images.
Mr Harris, 21, allegedly enticed an underage boy to produce sexually explicit videos and photos of himself, the US attorney's office said.
According to court records, Mr Harris admitted to soliciting and receiving explicit images from the minor.
But a spokesperson for the star
Image copyright Alberta RCMP A Canadian man has been charged with dangerous driving for allegedly taking a nap while his self-driving Tesla car clocked up more than 90mph (150km/h).
Police said both front seats were fully reclined, and the driver and passenger were apparently asleep when they were alerted to the incident in Alberta.
The Tesla Model S was doing 140km/h but sped up to 15
The storm, previously a hurricane, leaves a trail of destruction in Alabama and Florida.
The military officer had just been sentenced for murder when relatives hauled him out of the dock.
Image copyright Mark Makela/Getty Their combined ages total 151 but for presidential candidates Donald Trump, 74, and Joe Biden, 77, retirement is far from their minds as they fight it out to become the top dog in American politics.
The support of over-65s was integral to President Donald Trump's Republican win over Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US elections.
They are reliable voters, rain or shine, and they swung behind him by nine percentage points more
Storm Sally is bringing torrential rain and flooding to the Carolinas and Georgia, as it continues its path of destruction north from the US Gulf Coast.
It has already battered Florida and Alabama with rain and storm surges, downing power lines, turning roads into rivers and leaving homes submerged.
Coastal communities are now taking stock of the damage.
One person was killed, and hundreds of thousands are without power.
The Russian opposition figure had stayed at a hotel in Siberia before he fell ill on a flight.
German club Ripdorf stepped onto the pitch, kicked the ball away and then stood on the sidelines.
Image copyright Getty Images Former US President Barack Obama has announced the publication date of the first half of his memoirs.
Mr Obama - the first black president and husband of Michelle Obama - said the book would "try to provide an honest account of my presidency".
A Promised Land is set for release on 17 November, just two weeks after the US presidential election.
The Democratic leader won two elections and served as