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George Floyd's family is due to visit the White House later today - Tuesday, May 25 - on what is the first anniversary of his murder. Per NBC News, the relatives of the police brutality victim - whose death at the hands of ex-cop Derek Chauvin in 2020 sparked a…
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At least five people have been gunned down by a shooter who opened fire in an apartment building in Ohio. Per Reuters, the shooting took place between 1:00PM and 5:00PM local time on Monday, May 24, at the residential building in West Jefferson, Ohio. Police were called to the scene…
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The young girl who fought off an attempted kidnapper using a technique from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has been praised by the show's lead actress, Mariska Hargitay. Last week, 11-year-old Alyssa spoke with Today's Kerry Sanders about the alarming encounter, which saw her smear blue "slime" on the…
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A five-year-old has been confirmed as the sole survivor of a cable car accident that killed 14 people in Italy. According to CNN, the incident in question took place on Sunday, May 23, when a Stresa-Mottarone cable car transporting 15 passengers dropped from a height of more than 300 meters…
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A prominent Black Lives Matter activist has been left hospitalized after being shot. According to BBC News, the London Metropolitan Police confirmed that a 27-year-old woman was shot in the head at a social gathering at approximately 3:00AM in Southwark in South London, on Sunday, May 23. The BBC reports…
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New DNA has been found on the murder weapon used to convict an inmate, four years after the Arkansas man was executed. Ledell Lee was sentenced to death in October 1995 in Pulaski County, Arkansas, after he was found guilty of murdering 26-year-old Debra Reese. He had maintained his innocence…
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Officials for the Eurovision Song Contest have confirmed that one of the winning contestants will take a drugs test following their victory. Last night, Italy representatives Måneskin were crowned winners of the highly-anticipated contest with their song 'Zitti E Buoni'. The band managed to secure a total of 529 points…
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A distraught father is suing the city of Springfield and the Springfield Police Department after cops tested his daughter's ashes for drugs. The incident, which took place on April 6, 2020, saw two Springfield officers take an urn filled with his daughter's ashes, allegedly believing it to be ecstasy or…
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Twenty-one people tragically lost their lives after being met with hail, freezing rain, and high winds as they ran a 62-mile ultramarathon in China. As reported by the Guardian, the fatal race took place in the Yellow River stone forest in China's north-western Gansu province. It saw an additional eight…
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At least eight people have lost their lives in a cable car incident in Italy. Per the BBC News, Italy's Alpine rescue service confirmed the tragic news, revealing that a cable car had fallen near the summit of the Mottarone mountain in northern Piedmont. The car is said to have…
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A "tragic mistake" has occurred when doctors accidentally amputated the wrong leg of an elderly man. The Freistadt Clinic in Austria said in a statement cited by Reuters that the man, 82, is suffering from various medical conditions after the horrific blunder, especially after medics didn't realize their mistake for…
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A school has sparked mass outrage for banning Pride flags because they are a "political statement". The flag was banned by the principal of Pendleton Heights High School in Indiana, who said that it was distracting pupils from their schoolwork, Indy100 reports. Principal Connie Rickert said: "Teachers are legally obligated…
