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An Instagram influencer allegedly used over "$100,000 in Covid relief" to purchase plane tickets and luxury hotel getaways. Cops have accused Danielle Miller of stealing the identity of a person in Massachusetts, then using their details to claim extensive Covid relief, which she went on to spend extravagantly, Independent reports.…
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A woman who started out as a janitor at a local school has managed to become a teacher after finally earning her degree. Per TODAY, Wanda Smith worked long hours with two full-time jobs for the Brenham Independent School District in Texas - working from 6:00AM as a bus monitor…
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An 18-year-old has gone viral on social media after sharing her admissions essay to Harvard college. Abigail Mack, who was recently accepted into the prestigious college's class of 2025 on an undecided major, took to her TikTok account last week to share footage of herself reading a deeply personal letter…
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Six Flags has responded to claims that staff at one of their theme parks "body-shamed" a female guests over the length of her shorts. Last week, Colorado native Bailey Breedlove went viral after she claimed she had been stopped by police in the park over her attire and subsequently "banned".…
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A Tesla driver has been arrested for sitting in his car's back seat while it was on autopilot. Param Sharma, 25, was arrested for reckless driving on Monday, May 10, and held overnight at the Santa Rita jail after he was seen riding in the backseat of his Tesla with…
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The family of a young boy who tragically died after being struck by lightning have donated his organs to save three other children. Per Blackpool Gazette, nine-year-old Jordan Banks of Blackpool, England, was in the middle of a one-to-one football training session at a local playing field when he was…
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The shutdown of a major US pipeline from a cyberattack has resulted in mass panic-buying and physical brawls over gas. Colonial Pipeline fell victim to the attack on Friday, May 8, and its information technology systems were shut down as a precautionary measure, per NBC News. This resulted in the…
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Passengers onboard a small Boutique Airlines plane have recounted the horrific moment an emergency exit door flew off just moments before take-off. The incident took place on an eight-seater plane at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport on May 3. In an interview with WUPM, a passenger named Tom Yon said: "We…
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Violence continues to escalate between the Israeli military and Gaza - leaving the death toll at 35. Among those 35 casualties are 12 children. Violence broke out after the Israeli Supreme Court upheld plans to evict Palestinians from Jerusalem. And tensions rose on Tuesday, May 11, after a huge 13-storey…
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A Black homeowner says the value of her home soared by more than $100,000 when she had a white male friend sit in on an appraisal. Per Fox59, Carlette Duffy of Indianapolis has filed a complaint with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development after failing to attain adequate…
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The US saw a deadly weekend with at least 10 mass shootings taking place. Those 10 mass shootings resulted in a combined 17 people losing their lives, and a further 33 people wounded. Additionally, data from Gun Violence Archive (GVA), local media, and police reports showed that 117 people lost…
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Eleven people have been injured after a balcony collapsed in a freak accident in California. Per KCBS News, the ordeal took place in Malibu after 15 people packed themselves onto a balcony area at a rented beach house, which led to it collapsing and dropping 15 feet down onto the…
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"At least" 11 people have been killed in a school shooting in Russia. BBC News reports that the victims - including a teacher and several students - have died as a result of the mass shooting incident, which occurred in Kazan in the predominantly Muslim region of Tatarstan. There have…
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The Biden administration has announced that it is reversing a Trump-era policy that restricted healthcare protections for transgender people. Per NBC News, the move will prevent healthcare providers that receive federal funding from discriminating against Americans based on their gender identity or sexual orientation. On Monday, May 10, Human Services…
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Pictures have emerged on social media this week showing a terrified tourist holding on for dear life when the glass panels of the bridge he was walking on were damaged in high winds. According to CNN, the photo in question shows an as-yet-unidentified person clinging to the sides of the…
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A Florida principal who was recorded paddling a six-year-old girl on the buttocks did not commit a crime, according to a review by the state attorney's office. A reported by CNN, Principal Melissa Carter of Central Elementary School in Clewiston, Florida, was secretly recorded by the girl's mother as she…
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A 14-year-old girl slammed the "sexualization" of teenagers after a teacher made a suggestive remark about her chosen outfit. Per News4Jax, Alice Wagner, an eighth-grader at Yulee Middle School in Florida, was told by a teacher that what she was wearing was too revealing and reportedly went on to make…
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The super-thin so-called "Pie House" in Illinois is up for sale once again - and the price has increased from last year. According to the property's listing on Zillow, the pizza-slice-shaped house is situated on 970 Chestnut Steet in the town of Deerfield in Illinois. Number 970 is currently on…
