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A man in China has been arrested after killing and injuring several people in his neighbourhood on Wednesday. Police in Baiyin, a city in Gansu province, said that the man suspected his wife had been cheating on him, and is now accused of killing eight people with a knife in…
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The mother of an Indian man who is suing his parents because he "didn't consent to being born" has allegedly spoken out, claiming she "admires" her son. In a post on social media, Raphael Samuel claimed his mother had named him a "fearless, independent thinking young man" and stated that if…
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It was impossible to miss female Democrats present at President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech on Tuesday as they all turned out in white. The striking sartorial choice was multilayered, having numerous important reasons behind it. It was designed to honour those who came out in the midterm…
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Thanks to its beautiful beaches, lush green forests, and stunning volcanic mountaintop views, Hawaii is the one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world. But for non-smokers, the state might become even more of a paradise. Lawmakers are considering raising the minimum smoking age to 100, which would…
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Donald Trump is known for doing unusual things. Upon becoming the president of the United States, he scrapped policies for LGBT rights and family planning, called German Chancellor Angela Merkel an “excellent salesman” and spent more than 100 consecutive days playing golf. Having proclaimed that he would build a Mexico-funded…
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William Brown, a 24-year-old electrician from Fort Worth, Texas, was killed last week by an exploding vaporizer pen. His grandmother, Alice Brown, told WFAA that he purchased the device at the Smoke & Vape DZ store in the nearby town of Keller. Then he sat down in his car to use the…
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An Indiana school superintendent has resigned from her job after being charged with using her own insurance to help a sick student. Superintendent of Elwood Community School, Casey Smitherman, released a statement last week announcing she would be leaving her job on Friday (February 2) and citing the public attention she had…
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Alli MacDonnell, a 36-year-old mother of four, has been found dead just hours after posting a cryptic message to Facebook. "Why is it ok for a man to call a girl a fat ugly c**t??????" she posted this weekend. "Seriously new level of pushing someone to the edge." MacDonnell, a…
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A mother of three was found dead in her home in Freehold, New Jersey on Monday morning, with her daughters still in the house. Soon after, the body of her husband was discovered in the Raritan River, indicating that it may have been a murder-suicide. Bartone's car was found parked…
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Maddie, a student at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro, thought she had a ghost in her apartment. Articles of clothing repeatedly went missing, and peculiar handprints appeared on her bathroom wall. She and her roommate say they consistently lock their doors, and did not notice any damage to…
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As young people face growing social pressure to have children, an anti-natal movement has gained traction in India. The collective urges people not to procreate, citing a strain on the world's resources and a myriad of children already waiting to be adopted. Some supporters call the campaign the Voluntary Human…
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Rappers often feel that they have to create a persona. In fact, Lil Peep's brother explained that the late rapper “mentioned how being a hip hop artist is like being a pro-wrestling character”. However, 21 Savage appears to have taken this idea to unusual extremes. News broke yesterday of the…
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You know what they say: desperate times call for desperate measures. Last week, a 14-year-old girl found herself in need of a ride to her boyfriend's house, and decided she was just about desperate enough to commit grand theft auto in order to get there. Josie Bigelow, a Florida resident,…
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A terrifying video has emerged on social media this week, showing a prisoner serving a life sentence taking a hostage in the jail library. Timothy Monk, who is doing a 97-year-long stint at the Lewis prison near Buckeye, Arizona, held a prison librarian hostage for several hours inside the law library before wardens…
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Cedric Marks, who has previously fought in the UFC, has been arrested under suspicion of killing two people, one of whom was his ex-girlfriend. He was re-captured on Sunday by police, after he initially evaded authorities, escaping from a prisoner transport van in Texas. Marks was arrested in Michigan last…
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A woman from Chicago has performed an incredible act of kindness this week, by paying for the hotel rooms of over 60 homeless people. 34-year-old real-estate developer Candace Payne performed the amazing public service, due to her business partner of many years telling her about his experiences living homeless in…
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Martina Big, the infamous self-described transracialist and model, who has had tanning injections to darken the pigment of her skin because she 'identifies as black' has revealed that she wants to move to Africa and live there permanently, and is now crowdfunding in an attempt to buy a house somewhere on…
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Popular YouTuber Austin Jones has pled guilty to charges of the possession of child pornography, and court documents have revealed that he sexually abused a number of underage girls between 2010-2017. Jones was well-known on social media for his a capella covers of various popular songs. He was detained by police travelling…
