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A trip to the bathroom took a terrifying turn for one Florida man after he found a spiny-tailed iguana in his toilet. Kurt Hilberth told CBS affiliateWFORthat he went to the bathroom to brush his teeth on July 24 when he spotted the disturbing sight out of the corner of his eye. “It was so big that it was not submerged completely in the water,” Hilberth recalled to the outlet. “And it’s got that tail that whips back and forth....

Getty Flu shots could lower the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, according to a new study. “Vaccines are the great public health success story of our generation,” Paul E. Schulz, leader of several of the studies and professor of neurology and director of the Neurocognitive Disorders Center at the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston said, perThe Washington Post. “They keep you safe from any number of infections, many of which can be life-threatening....

Keanon Lowe.Photo: Oregon/Collegiate Images/Getty Images When a student walked into Parkrose High School in Portland, Oregon, with a shotgun on Friday, football coach Keanon Lowe did not hesitate to protect his students. Lowe — a former San Francisco 49ers offensive analyst who now works at Parkrose as the security guard as well as the head football and track and field coach — heroically tackled the potential shooter to the ground,The Oregonianreported....

Rebecca Bliefnick.Photo:Madeline Paige Photography Madeline Paige Photography A formerFamily Feudcontestantwho was convicted in June of murdering his wife was sentenced to three life sentences in prison in an Illinois courtroom on Friday. “You researched this murder," Judge Robert Adrian said while sentencingTim Bliefnick. “You planned this murder. You practiced this murder. You broke into her house and you shot her … 14 times. … Some of those shots were fired while she was lying on the ground and you did all of that while your children were upstairs at your house, lying snug in their beds....

Belinda Hernandez.Photo: Shadycrest Elementary A former Houston police sergeant pleaded guilty on Friday to the2019 murder of his school librarian wife, and was sentenced to spend decades behind bars, PEOPLE confirms. Hilario Hernandez was sentenced to 40 years in prison, with credit for the 826 days he has spent in jail since his arrest, Brazoria County court records show. The couple had been married for more than 30 years.KTRK reportsthat authorities still do not know the motive for the killing....

Photo: Micah Heckford/Instagram Matt Branch, 29, of Louisiana is still recovering in the hospital following the Dec. 28 incident, and had to have part of his leg amputated as a result, his friend Micah Heckford tells PEOPLE. Matt — who played for LSU from 2009 to 2011 — and Heckford were on a hunting trip in Eagle Lake, Mississippi, with two other men, Matt’s cousin, David Joe Branch, and their friend, David Lamonte, last month....

Photo: Austin Police Department A former Texas police officer has pleaded guilty to killing his pregnant girlfriend in 2015 and agreed to serve a life sentence without parole, according to multiple news outlets. On Monday, VonTrey Clark, 36, appeared in front of a Bastrop County district judge and reversed his not guilty plea. After his admission of guilt, family members of Samantha Dean — who was killed in a murder-for-hire plot — began to read aloud their victim impact statements....

Benjamin Hall.Photo: Benjamin Hall/Twitter Benjamin Hallis on the mend. The Fox News correspondent, 39, shared a health update on Twitter Thursday, weeks after he wasseriously injuredwhile reporting on thewar in Ukraine amid Russia’s invasionof the country. Posting a photograph of himself lying on a hospital bed and wearing an eyepatch, Hall shared in a since-deleted tweet, “To sum it up, I’ve lost half a leg on one side and a foot on the other....

It was truly a rapper’s delight atBret Baier‘sSpecial ReportChristmasparty on Thursday night in Washington, D.C.Hip-hop group The Sugarhill Gang was on hand at The Dubliner to help the Fox News anchor celebrate the most wonderful time of the year, along with his 10-year anniversary as anchor ofSpecial Report. Baier, 48, even decided to get on stage when Michael “Wonder Mike” Wright and Guy “Master Gee” O’Brien broke into their 1979 hit single “Rapper’s Delight” — and the chief political anchor knew every word....

Photo: Courtesy Frank OceanA new album for Frank Ocean is on the way.The 28-year-old R&B singer confirmed the news onhis websiteon Saturday, publishing a photo that shows how many times his third album – rumored to be titled “Boys Don’t Cry” – has been pushed back since it’s July 2015 release date.Ocean’s brother, Ryan Breaux, also published the same image tohis Instagram. “BOYS DON’T CRY” he captioned the shot, with the hashtag “July2016....

President Donald Trump.Photo: CHRIS KLEPONIS/POOL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Donald Trumphad a very untraditional meal awaiting the Clemson University football team on Monday night as they visited the White House to celebrate their national championship victory. With the White House kitchen staff furloughed due to the grinding shutdown of the federal government, the president, 72, served the South Carolina team a spread of hamburgers, french fries and pizza from McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King, and Domino’s....

Before there were famous dogs on social media, there were just plain ol’ celebrity pets who were beloved for being sidekicks to the rich and famous. Many of the V.I.P. dogs of Hollywood are celebrated on Instagram and Twitter too, of course, andGoCompare Pet Insurancerecently put out a list of the Top 10 most popular dog breeds of the stars and shared it with PEOPLE.The company researched the pets of 250 dog-loving celebs to gather the most popular breeds....

01of 07 Jared Leto Gregg DeGuire/WireImage 02of 07Kate HudsonGoldie Hawn and Kate Hudson in 2017.Kevin Winter/GettyNot only are the actress and her mom, Goldie Hawn, genetically gifted, but the duo also share an incredibly strong bond that rivals others in Hollywood. “As we grow older together, I can’t express the amount of love, joy, laughter, sadness we share,” Hawn told PEOPLE of the dynamic. “She understands me, I understand her....