The largest male white shark ever tagged by the research group OCEARCH is close to the coast of North Carolina as it migrates northwards. Contender, a nearly 14-foot long adult great white male shark, was first tagged by OCEARCH in January 2025. He was first spotted off the coast of …
Read More »4 executions are scheduled in 4 different states this week, amid an uptick nationwide
Several executions are expected to take place in the United States this week, with two scheduled Tuesday and one each on Thursday and Friday. The executions were ordered in Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma and South Carolina. If all of the procedures are carried out as planned, the inmates’ deaths will bring …
Read More »Escaped zebra named Ed spotted in Tennessee, being tracked via drone by sheriff’s deputies
An escaped zebra named Ed has been spotted nearly a week after escaping its owners in Tennessee, officials say. Using a drone, Rutherford County sheriff’s deputies saw the zebra in a field near Christiana, about 40 miles southeast of Nashville. They continue to track the animal with the drone, the …
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At the start of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, a pared-down National Weather Service is scrambling to deal with the realities of severe staffing gaps at the agency in charge of forecasting and preparing the public for weather-related disasters in every part of the country. Concerned meteorologists warn that the forecasts …
Read More »Flashing “X” installed on top of Twitter headquarters in San Francisco – without a permit from the city
“X” really does mark the spot – for a city investigation. The company formerly known as Twitter has rebranded to the letter, placing a massive light-up “X” on top of their San Francisco headquarters, apparently without a permit. The long-standing sign identifying the headquarters as Twitter came down last week …
Read More »Las Vegas police seize computers, photographs from home in connection with Tupac’s murder
A warrant obtained by Las Vegas police and filed Tuesday with the Clark County District Court showed the home of Duane Keith Davis, 60, was searched in connection with the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department conducted the search Monday in Henderson, Nevada, less than 20 …
Read More »Florida girl severely burned by McDonald’s Chicken McNugget awarded $800,000 in damages
A South Florida jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a little girl who was severely burned when a hot Chicken McNugget fell on her leg as her mother pulled away from the drive-thru of a McDonald’s restaurant. Lawyers for the family of Olivia Caraballo, who was 4 when she was …
Read More »Bags of frozen fruit recalled due to possible listeria contamination
Plastic bags of frozen fruit have been recalled due to a possible listeria contamination. The FDA announced a voluntary recall of several products like 16 oz. Great Value frozen fruit bags, which are sold at Walmart in at least 30 states. The Whole Foods brand 365 Organic has also been …
Read More »Coast Guard seizes cocaine worth $186 million in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean
The U.S. Coast Guard has offloaded cocaine in Miami worth an estimated $186 million that was seized in international waters of the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. The Coast Guard said in a news release that more than 14,000 pounds of cocaine was intercepted recently in nine separate cases. Twelve …
Read More »Biden vetoes bill to cancel student debt relief
President Joe Biden on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have repealed his plan to forgive student debt. H.J. Res. 45 passed the Senate in June and the House in May. Biden’s veto is the fifth of his presidency. “It is a shame for working families across the country that lawmakers …
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