Stay informed with the latest headlines, breaking stories, and in depth coverage.
1 min(s) read
On Tuesday, the Justice Department charged 50 people, including Desperate Housewives actress Felicity Huffman and Full House actress Lori Loughlin, of being part of a massive nationwide college entrance exam cheating plot. Wealthy parents are accused of bribing school officials and SAT/ACT administrators to get their children into prestigious universities…
2 min(s) read
Many of us will have heard the story of Jonah and the whale, but who among us is familiar with Rainer Schimpf? Last week, the 51-year-old dive tour operator had a very lucky escape after being swept into the jaws of a Bryde’s Whale. He had been snorkelling with two…
1 min(s) read
Aaron Carter has slammed the Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland, claiming the two accusers of Michael Jackson have a financial motivation for the allegations. Wade Robson and James Safechuck are the two men in the HBO documentary who say they were sexually assaulted by Michael Jackson as children, and the…
1 min(s) read
We've seen viral challenges that were silly, like the Mannequin Challenge, the Water Flip Challenge and the Koala Challenge. We've also seen viral challenges that were dangerous, like eating Tide Pods, pouring boiling water on your skin and doing a daily activity blindfolded like the characters in the movie Bird Box.…
0 min(s) read
President Donald Trump has made a quite a few gaffes, from accidentally tweeting the gibberish word "covfefe" to misspelling his wife Melania's name as "Melanie" to telling a crowd of values voters that parents "sacrifice every day for the furniture - and future - of their children." (Sniff. My coffee…
1 min(s) read
On Saturday evening, a woman was left needing medical attention after being attacked by a jaguar at the Wildlife World Zoo near Phoenix, following an attempt to take a "selfie" with the animal. Based on eyewitness accounts, spokespeople for the zoo are saying the individual, said to be in her…
2 min(s) read
Last week, one man's craving for a meaty Mexican Pizza from Taco Bell got so much that he decided he wasn't going to let anything stand in his way - not even the ordering counter. The unnamed man, who has not yet been apprehended, stormed into a South Carolina branch…
2 min(s) read
Last week, a woman took to Twitter in order to call out Air Canada for their treatment of her as a breastfeeding mother. Stephanie VandenBerg, a physician, claims that she was told she would have to move to the bathroom on an aeroplane if she attempted to breastfeed her baby,…
1 min(s) read
A California coffee shop with 'bikini baristas' has had its license revoked, after the city council ruled that its employees' outfits were too revealing. City council members in American Canyon have voted to strip Bottoms Up Espresso of its license, after deeming that the coffee shop - which employs women…
1 min(s) read
"Shocking" footage has shown a white man pretending to be a monkey in a "disgusting racist" attack on a black train passenger. Mohammed Dirir was travelling on the Northern line in London on Friday evening when an unidentified white man racially abused him by jumping on chairs and swinging from…
2 min(s) read
For all its beauty, history and culture, Russia remains one of the most despotic states in the developed world. Ruling with an iron fist, President Vladimir Putin invokes memories of fallen Soviet leaders such as Lenin and Stalin. To sceptics, this comparison mightn’t work. After all, Russia has come a…
3 min(s) read
Jussie Smollett, the Empire actor who claimed to be the victim of an apparent racist attack, has been indicted on 16 federal counts by a Cook County grand jury. Originally, Smollett was charged with one Class 4 Felony charge of disorderly conduct for filing a false police report. The jury…
2 min(s) read
Whoopi Goldberg hasn't appeared on The View since February 5. At the time, some fans speculated that she was secretly hired to host the Academy Awards on February 24. After all, the event didn't have a host booked for the first time in 30 years, after Kevin Hart backed out…
2 min(s) read
Forget that puny six foot deep pool at your local gym that's probably teeming with gross bacteria but you try not to think about it. If you really want to do a deep dive, book a flight to Poland. This autumn, the world's deepest swimming pool, DeepSpot is opening in…
1 min(s) read
A McDonald's employee has come in for high praise once he realised that a customer had forgotten her wallet as she went to pay for her meal. The employee, who worked at a branch of the restaurant chain out in Ohio, was praised on Facebook by grateful customer Aundrea Duncan,…
1 min(s) read
Lotte van der Zee was just starting out into the world, but was taken far too soon. She was given the title of Miss Teen of the Netherlands in September 2016, and in 2017 she was awarded with the title of Miss Teen Universe. Following this win, she went on…
2 min(s) read
Leaving Neverland, the four-hour documentary in which two men detail allegations of sexual abuse against Michael Jackson, has had a huge effect on the world. The experiences of alleged childhood abuse shared by James Safechuck and Wade Robson in the documentary have reignited the discussion over the validity of previous…
2 min(s) read
More than four years ago, in November 2014, Lamont Stephenson was charged with the brutal murder of his girlfriend, Olga DeJesus, and her dog. The two were killed in Newark, New Jersey, where Stephenson was known to have lived. After he was identified as a suspect, however, he fled the…
