Mar. 15, 2025
Melinda Wilson and Brian Wilson in Toronto in September 2014.Photo: Stefanie Keenan/Getty
Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, the wife of Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson for nearly three decades, has died. She was 77.
The musician, 81, announced Melinda’s death inan Instagram poston Tuesday, saying his “heart is broken” at the loss of his “beloved wife.”
“Our five children and I are just in tears. We are lost,” he captioned a set of throwback shots of Melinda.
Mar. 15, 2025
Beacon returns home from the hospital.Photo:Golden Dog Beacon/Instagram
Golden Dog Beacon/Instagram
Beacon,the golden retriever who provided support during the U.S. Gymnastics Olympic trials, has returned home after he was hospitalized last week.The canine’s owner, Tracey Callahan Molnar, shared a positive update on Instagram on Monday, Sept. 9, writing, “Beacon is home!! he’s home!”Six days earlier, Beacon was admitted to an emergency pet hospital with symptoms that included stiffness, labored breathing and a fever.
Mar. 15, 2025
Photo: Christopher Kinson / SWNS
On September 6, cashier Christopher Kinson, 54, was working the night shift at a 7-Eleven in Olympic Valley, California, when he saw the store’s door open — but no one entered.
According to SWNS, he looked down to the bottom of the open door and found a brown bear chewing on a selection of late-night snacks.
“Initially, I was surprised. I see the door open, and I don’t see a torso, and I am like, ‘oh my god.
Mar. 15, 2025
A stock photo of a brown bear.Photo:Getty
Getty
This bear really likes Salmon!On Tuesday, Aug 6., a teacher named Elaine Salmon was preparing her classroom at Peak to Peak Elementary School, located an hour south of Bakersfield, Calif., when she briefly left the space unattended to make some copies. Those moments away were enough time for a bear to find its way into Salmon’s classroom.Salmon, whoteaches third through fifth gradeaccording to the school’s website, returned to the room and saw the bear running towards her.
Mar. 15, 2025
Photo: Animals AsiaAnew Paddington bearis stealing the spotlight.According toAnimals Asia, the animal welfare charity saved a moon bear — also known as an Asian black bear — that rescuers named Paddington from a tiny cage at a bear bile farm in Vietnam on Sept. 22.Animals Asia learned about the bear’s predicament from the Forest Protection Department in Nam Dinh, Vietnam, which told the organization that a police officer spotted Paddington stuck at the farm.