For the first time in 44 years, Milwaukee is hosting the World Series, and it's home to one hotel that some MLB players refuse to stay in.

On Friday, the Milwaukee Brewers will face the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series at American Family Field.

The Pfister Hotel, a four-star hotel, is a popular destination for celebrities, politicians and athletes staying overnight in the Cream City. But it also has a reputation for being haunted.

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The historic hotel, located in downtown Milwaukee, has been the subject of ghost stories for years, with some MLB players reporting frightening and unexplained experiences.

In 2009, Minnesota Twins outfielder Carlos Gomez told The Associated Press (AP) he heard voices and experienced strange electronic disturbances while staying at the hotel.

Gomez said his iPod began malfunctioning after he stepped out of the shower and played an "eerie static tone," prompting him to run to the lobby without shoes or pants.

When he stayed at the hotel again, he said he brought a Bible with him for protection.

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"Everything's scary," Gomez said.

"Everything in the hotel, the paintings and pictures, it's a lot of old, crazy stuff. No good, man. No good."

Gomez isn't the only one who was spooked.

Speaking to the AP, then-Brewers visiting clubhouse manager Phil Rozewicz also recalled an incident involving an unnamed rookie who reportedly refused to return to his room after experiencing unusual activity at the hotel.

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Rozewicz said the player woke up in the middle of the night to find his window and blinds open.

After closing the window and blinds, he reportedly woke the next morning to find them open again.

"[He] slept on the couch in the lobby the next night," Rozewicz said, according to the AP. 

"Refused to go to his room. Finally went to a Motel 6 or whatever up the street and just stayed there."

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But not everyone believes the hotel's alleged ghosts are malicious.

In 2009, Joe Kurth, then the hotel's general manager, told the AP that some believe the hotel is haunted by Charles Pfister, who helped establish the property with his father in 1893.

"The ghost is described as a portly gentleman with a smile," Kurth said. "[He's] here to make sure that his brand of hospitality still exists within the hotel today."

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The hotel's website says the Pfister Hotel was opened in 1893 by businessman Guido Pfister and his son, Charles, who sought to create a "welcoming and luxurious meeting place."

"This historic Milwaukee hotel was the most lavish hotel of its time, costing nearly $1 million," the website states. "It featured groundbreaking innovations such as fireproofing, electricity throughout the hotel and individual thermostat controls in every room."

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If the World Series goes to Game 7, the deciding matchup will be played in Milwaukee Halloween night.

Fox News Digital reached out to Pfister Hotel for comment.

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Fox News Digital's Deirdre Bardolf and The Associated Press contributed reporting.

Cruise passengers could soon pay different prices for drinks and Wi-Fi depending on when and where they sail.

Carnival Cruise Line announced that it will introduce dynamic pricing for its beverage packages and Wi-Fi plans beginning Dec. 1. Prices will vary based on the length of the cruise, itinerary and season, according to the company.

The change was disclosed near the bottom of an announcement on Oct. 14 that largely focused on Carnival's new "FunPacks," which bundle several cruise extras into one pre-cruise purchase.

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The dynamic pricing will apply only to individual beverage and Wi-Fi packages, Carnival told Fox News Digital in a statement.

"Importantly, once a guest purchases a package, their confirmed price is locked in and will not change even if pricing is adjusted later," the company said.

More broadly, dynamic pricing is a strategy in which prices can change based on factors such as supply and demand, competitor pricing and available inventory, according to a blog post from Harvard Business School.

The cruise line said the changes will provide passengers with "greater flexibility and more options for tailoring their Carnival vacation experience."

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The move quickly drew reaction from cruise passengers online, with some questioning whether the new system could make budgeting for a trip more complicated.

"I've never heard a single person that was happy about dynamic pricing," one Reddit user commented.

Another traveler had a more direct concern.

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"Who's wishing for more complications on vacation?" the person wrote.

"I officially dropped Carnival for the rest of my life," said another person. 

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Others said the approach could make sense depending on how Carnival ultimately sets its prices.

One commenter suggested beverage packages could potentially cost less on longer or more port-heavy cruises, while Wi-Fi prices could vary differently depending on the length of the trip.

"I have no issue with this," one Reddit user wrote. "We’d be more open to it if it were dynamic pricing."

Fox News Digital previously reported on another cruise line changing the price of popular vacation extras.

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Princess Cruises raised the cost of its Plus and Premier packages by $5 per person per day beginning Oct. 13, bringing the standard rates to $70 and $105 per day, respectively.

The cruise line also changed its standalone Wi-Fi options, retiring its four-device plan and introducing a two-device package for $39.99 per day. 

Single-device internet purchased onboard increased to $39.99 for 24 hours or $33.99 per day when purchased for the entire sailing.

Princess told Fox News Digital at the time it periodically reviews package prices based on changes in its operating environment while aiming to offer guests value by bundling popular amenities.

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Jessica Mekles of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.

A mother was enjoying a day at the beach recently with her 9-year-old son when the two of them unexpectedly stumbled upon a small piece of Midwestern history: a century-old shipwreck.

Hannah Damon, director of outreach and administration at Camp Amnicon Adventures and Retreats in South Range, Wisconsin, made the discovery while spending time with her son along the camp's sandy shoreline.

The shipwreck is the A.H. Pitz, a steam-powered tugboat built in 1923. It was abandoned in 1951.

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Although Damon had known about the sunken vessel for years, she had never actually seen it until unusually clear water gave her and her son a rare glimpse of its remains.

"We started seeing beams and cables and this massive pipe, and it was like, wait a minute, this is a shipwreck, this is a shipwreck," Damon told Fox News Digital on Thursday.

Thrilled by the unexpected sighting, Damon rushed to grab her camera. 

"I ran back to shore and I got my camera, and I was like, OK, you are not allowed to splash me, this is a really exciting discovery," Damon recalled telling her son.

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Video taken by Damon shows the remains of the tugboat beneath clear water, with weathered wooden beams and other debris visible along the lakebed.

Damon described the water as "crystal clear" and glassy, an unusual sight along that stretch of Lake Superior.

The area sits within the Lake Superior clay plain, where the surrounding soil is largely composed of clay, which can make the water murky and obscure objects beneath the surface.

Damon said the wreck is fully submerged and usually difficult to see.

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"I was actually just down back at the beach yesterday, and again, the water was calm, but it was murky again," Damon said.

"I hope it's one of those things that, every once in a while, if you know where to look, you'll be able to find it. But it's definitely a rare find. It's really exciting."

The A.H. Pitz was built in 1923 for the McMullen and Pitz Construction Company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and named after Armond Pitz, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society.

The nearly 70-foot-long tugboat changed ownership several times before it was abandoned at the mouth of the Amnicon River in 1951.

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Damon said she'd heard the tugboat was intentionally sunk in 1951 to help stabilize a sandbar along the beach.

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"Even after swimming [here] and [being] on this particular beach for 10 or 11 years in a row, I had just never actually seen the shipwreck before," she said.

"It was really exciting to find it, to come across it, and I just couldn't wait to share it with the world."

Damon later showed footage of the shipwreck on social media, where others shared their own memories of the vessel.

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"It was probably the closest thing to ‘viral’ the Camp Amnicon has ever experienced," Damon told Fox News Digital.

Some commenters recalled seeing the vessel as far back as 1967, while others recognized its location along the Lake Superior shoreline.

Damon said the response has helped reconnect members of the community through a shared piece of local history.

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"I think that's the cool thing about archaeology and history and local culture, that this kind of stuff can bring us together," she said.

A festive evening in Baja California Sur turned tragic this week when an 18-year-old woman plunged to the ground from an amusement park ride while it was in motion, triggering a criminal investigation and the replacement of the city's civil protection chief, local outlet Expreso reported.

Gabriela Rodríguez Tezoco was riding an attraction called "El Péndulo" ("The Pendulum") at the Cabo San Lucas Traditional Fiestas when she was somehow ejected from her seat while the machine was running as onlookers stood nearby. 

Emergency personnel, including state investigators and municipal police, rushed to the scene to administer first aid to the young woman, the outlet reported.

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She was evacuated by ambulance to a local hospital but succumbed to her injuries shortly after arriving, according to local reports.

"It is with deep sorrow that we announce that the young woman who was injured in the incident that occurred in the mechanical attractions area of the Cabo San Lucas Traditional Festivals, and who was immediately transferred for medical attention, lost her life despite the efforts of the health personnel," the Los Cabos city council said in a Spanish statement, according to a translation. 

The fatal accident has sparked administrative fallout. 

Local officials announced the removal of the head of the Municipal Directorate of Civil Protection and Risk Management, according to Mexican news outlets including Opinión Sonora.

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An interim director was installed to ensure that investigators have unfettered access to the department's files, safety protocols and operational permits, Expreso reported.

Fox News Digital reached out to the local mayor's office, Baja California Sur Public Security and the Los Cabos Transparency Office for additional details.

The Baja California Sur State Attorney General’s Office (PGJE) has launched a formal probe to determine liability, local outlets reported.

Forensic experts in engineering and architecture are currently examining the amusement park ride to verify if it met safety standards, Expreso reported.

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As of the middle of this week, authorities had not named the ride's operators or made any arrests.

In the immediate aftermath of the fall, Los Cabos Mayor Christian Agúndez ordered the total suspension of "El Péndulo" and mandated a preventative safety inspection of all other attractions at the fairground, the same outlet said.

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Speaking to a concert crowd at the festival later that same evening, Agúndez urged the community to rally around the grieving family. He pledged municipal support, local news sources reported.

"Today, with the same spirit with which we come together to celebrate, we must come together to support Gabriela's family. It could have been any one of us. You are not alone," the mayor of Los Cabos said.

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Rodríguez Tezoco was a 2026 high school graduate, according to reports. 

Kelly McGreal of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.

A spine-tingling rescue unfolded in New Zealand this week after a tourist's parachute became snagged on a luxury hotel, leaving the man dangling 23 stories above a busy street before his eventual arrest.

The tourist, a Belgian national, was attempting to BASE jump from the 27th floor of Auckland's Hotel Indigo when his parachute became caught on the building's exterior.

BASE jumping is an extreme sport that involves parachuting from fixed objects, including buildings, bridges and cliffs.

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The incident took place at around 10:42 p.m. Tuesday night, police said.

The 22-year-old man has since been charged and is scheduled to appear in Auckland District Court on Oct. 27, according to police.

The rescue came at a steep cost, with firefighters forced to smash a glass panel worth about $20,000 New Zealand dollars (about $11,400 USD) to reach the stranded tourist.

"Fire and Emergency New Zealand were able to free the man. However, the building suffered damage to the exterior, and guests staying at the hotel had their evening disrupted due to the event," Inspector Grae Anderson, the area commander of Auckland City, said in a press release.

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"In order to reach the man on the outside of the building, a glass panel worth approximately $20,000 had to be smashed."

Police reported that the tourist was not injured and did not require medical treatment.

Anderson said investigators believe the tourist was the same person who filmed himself BASE jumping from another Auckland building in September that was under construction. 

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"We do not condone this type of behavior," Anderson said. 

"It is reckless and poses risk[s] to the person jumping and those on the ground."

Inspector Anderson said he hopes this incident will make anyone else thinking of repeating these types of stunts reconsider.

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"In this case, the man not only needed rescuing, but paying guests [at] the hotel had their stay impacted, and expensive damage had to be caused to facilitate that rescue," Anderson said. 

"This is unacceptable, and, now, instead of leaving New Zealand and carrying on with his travel plans, he will stay here and face the consequences of his actions."

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Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, received roughly 2.3 million international visitor arrivals recorded at its airport in the year ending November 2025, according to a report from Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, the region's economic development and tourism organization.

BASE jumping can involve jumping from natural formations, but the activity is generally prohibited in U.S. national parks without authorization, according to the National Park Service (NPS). 

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While there are no regulations specifically addressing BASE jumping, the activity is "generally prohibited by NPS regulations" but may be permitted after a park planning process, the agency said in a 2024 memorandum.