But his girth also served as his ticket out of western Illinois: as a carnival fat man, Robert Earl gladly got to see more of America than most poor folk could imagine. That's why in Fishhook they ...

One in particular caught my eye: a profile of Robert Earl Hughes, a native of downstate Illinois and at one point the heaviest human being in recorded history at 1,041 pounds. As a childhood ...

It's not just dolphins that become trapped in the fishhook topography of Cape Cod. Sea turtles can also find their way into the cape during warmer months and then become trapped when the seasons ...

A fishhook made of bone from the late prehistoric period was recently discovered in Ohio.The Ohio Division of Wildlife shared a photo of the perfectly intact bone fishhook on Facebook Monday ...

FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - An 11-year-old boy from northern Illinois is thankful to be back in school and to be able to read after surgery to remove a fish hook embedded in his eye during a summer ...

ONTARIO, Calif. (KABC) -- For fresh seafood that promises premium quality and yummy flavors, make your way to Fishhook Seafood in Ontario. "What a lot of people say when they walk into Fishhook ...