Cocaine Bear was a hit in theaters earlier this year. Now we've got a real-life "soda bear" in Canada. Local news sources reported that a black bear broke into a car in British Columbia in the middle of the night and started drinking soda, drinking a total of 69 cans. The vehicle's owner runs a food business, so she uses her car for storage. The bear's reported drink of choice? Orange crush.
MISSING SPACECRAFT
The hunt is on for a retired NASA spacecraft that was set to return to Earth. The spacecraft launched in 2002, observing solar flares and recording over 1,000 events until NASA decommissioned it in 2018.The defense department said the re-entry was scheduled to take place around 9 p.m. eastern on Wednesday night, but it's unclear where it landed.
ARTIFICIAL REEF
Officials in Okaloosa County, Florida sank an old ship to create an artificial reef. The ship is now resting upside down at a depth of about 72 feet. Experts said the structure will provide marine life with a robust ecosystem, and that there will be more deployments of this kind in the future.
The Emmy-winning actor died at age 61 after a brief illness. Braugher was best known for starring as Det. Frank Pembleton in the critically acclaimed 1990s series "Homicide: Life on the Street" and as the deceptively stone-faced Capt. Ray Holt on the comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" in 2013-2021.
A study out of South Korea looked at over 23,000 people and found those who spend more than an hour commuting to work are 16% more likely to experience depression.
The fatal stabbing of a Catholic priest inside the church rectory where he lived has rocked the eastern Nebraska community of Fort Calhoun, a one-stoplight town where people tend not to worry if they forget to lock their doors at night.
Tuesday night is the sixth night of Hanukkah and to celebrate the occasion. Chef and TV personality Melanie Shurka joined Cheddar News to prepare latkes, a Hanukkah staple, along with other favorites.
