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The teenager who plunged to his death during a late-night ride on a 430-foot-tall free fall attraction at a Florida amusement park ride has been identified as 14-year-old Tyre Sampson, The Independent reports. On Thursday, Tyre, from Missouri, had been enjoying a night of attractions at the ICON Park on…
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Foo Fighters' longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins has died at the age of 50, the band has announced in a statement. On Friday, March 25, a statement was released on the group's official Twitter page. The statement read: "The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of…
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A heartwarming video has emerged on social media showing the moment a high school sports hall fell totally silent in order to allow a blind basketball player to make the net. Yes, although some people may believe that living with a disability or impairment can make certain tasks impossible -…
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A 48-year-old father died this week after his BASE jump from a San Diego high-rise went tragically wrong. As reported by the New York Post, on Tuesday night, the thrill-seeking father was taking part in a BASE (buildings, antennas, spans, Earth) jump from the 23-story Palisade UTC apartment building in…
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Former President Donald Trump has filed a lengthy federal lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee, and other individuals when he claims deliberately undermined his 2016 presidential campaign. The lawsuit - which is over 108 pages long - accuses Clinton and others of falsely tying Trump to Russia and…
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A teenager has tragically lost his life after falling from a new amusement park ride in Orlando, Florida. As reported by the New York Post, the unnamed 14-year-old was visiting the ICON Park on Internation Drive and opted to take a ride on one of the park's newest attractions -…
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Ukraine has revealed that the civilian sailors from Snake Island - who famously told a Russian warship to "go f*** yourself" - are returning home. The border guards first hit headlines back on February 24 when an audio file surfaced online revealed an exchange between the Ukrainians on Snake Island…
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The United States is set to welcome up to 100,000 refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. As reported by CNN and Reuters, the news was confirmed by the Biden Administration on Thursday (March 24), with a senior administration official stating: "To meet this commitment, we are considering the full range…
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The first remains of the victims of the Boeing 737 plane crash in China have been found, along with one of the jet's black boxes. On Monday, a passenger plane carrying more than 130 people crashed into the mountains of China's rural Guangxi region after plunging more than 20,000ft. It…
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Hacktivist group Anonymous has apparently claimed a new victory in their cyberwar against Russia. The collective says they have successfully hacked the Central Bank of Russia - and that they're threatening to release sensitive files. Also known as the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the bank is responsible for…
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The man behind the now-iconic GIF image format has died at the age of 74. Stephen E. Wilhite, an American computer scientist, passed away on March 14 at a hospital near his home in Milford, Ohio. His wife, Kathaleen, told NPR that Wilhite died as a result of Covid-19 complications.…
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A mom has spoken candidly about losing her husband and two of her children as a result of a deadly tornado that tore through her mother's home in Iowa. Kuri Bolger and her family had been visiting her mother and stepfather in Winterset, Iowa, from Blue Springs, Missouri, when a…
