This week in weird news: A look at strange happenings from around the world

An Illinois woman held hostage in her home by a naked man was rescued after her daughter noticed she had not sent her Wordle score and alerted local authorities.

The boat was covered in Gooseneck barnacles, had lost its mast, and its hull and keel were no longer attached, but its precious cargo was still safe.

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The man and the alligator were both deceased when detectives arrived on the scene.

The latest: Vicky White, who was set to retire the day she went missing, made some major financial moves leading up to the escape.

"I signed up to fight crime, here I am fighting dinosaurs," an officer said.

Two people were rescued after falling into a tank full of chocolate at the Mars M&M factory in Pennsylvania on Thursday, officials said.

They took photo No. 9 on Wednesday after fears it could be a photo of four.

A photo shared by the Law Enforcement Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources shows the reptile fit only after the tail had been folded — and the snout was precariously propped up against the busted window.

A jewelry company broke a Guinness World Records title for the most diamonds set in one ring with a whopping 24,679 diamonds.