What would it take to turn down $4 million a month? For Tirso “TJ” Dominguez—once a hotshot pilot for drug traffickers—it was the promise of five times more from none other than Pablo Escobar. In the new podcast Cocaine Air, Dominguez breaks his silence after decades. He reveals how he went from a grieving 20-year-old—duped
What happens when an earthquake strikes—and you’re behind bars? In Karachi’s Malir Jail, chaos. More than 200 prisoners escaped early Tuesday after tremors shook the overcrowded prison. The tremors prompted panic, fear, and ultimately, a jailbreak. “Inmates started shouting around midnight, terrified the building would collapse,” one prison superintendent told the BBC. The fear quickly
Outside a Jewish museum near the U.S. Capitol, two Israeli embassy staffers were gunned down late Wednesday. Their killer shouted “Free Palestine” as he opened fire—an act that US President Donald Trump slammed as “anti-Semitism, plain and simple.” The couple, young and in love, were planning to get engaged next week in Jerusalem. “He bought
What happens when two entire countries suddenly lose power? For Spain and Portugal, the answer came crashing in on Tuesday. Trains stopped mid-track, elevators froze mid-floor, and internet and phone signals vanished like a magician’s trick. “It’s like something out of a movie,” said Carlos Candori, 19, who had to evacuate the Madrid metro. “No
A group of curious scientists just claimed to have seen a color no human has ever laid eyes on. And it’s all thanks to a little laser light show… inside their eyeballs. Dubbed “olo,” this vivid blue-green-ish hue reportedly defies the natural limits of human vision. “It was jaw-dropping,” said Ren Ng, a UC Berkeley
Mark Zuckerberg hit the witness stand this week, defending Meta in a blockbuster antitrust case that could force the tech giant to spin off Instagram or WhatsApp. The FTC isn’t pulling punches, accusing Meta of buying rivals to “neutralize” threats rather than out-innovate them. A 2012 email from Zuckerberg calling Instagram a growing threat? The
President Trump’s new tariffs are causing quite a stir—and not in a good way. Starting April 5, a baseline 10% tariff will hit all imports, with additional tariffs on specific countries, like China and the European Union, ramping up to 54% and 20%, respectively. What Does This Mean For Everyday Americans? According to economist Justin
Could TikTok’s fate be tied to Trump’s trade war with China? As the April 5 deadline looms for a non-Chinese buyer to take over the app, Trump has hinted at a surprising incentive—cutting tariffs on China to seal the deal. “Maybe I’ll give them a little reduction in tariffs or something to get it done,”
Imagine asking a chatbot for information about yourself—only to find out it claims you murdered your own children. That’s exactly what happened to a Norwegian man, and now OpenAI is facing serious legal trouble. ChatGPT, known for its ability to generate human-like responses, has been accused of fabricating a disturbing crime story. According to privacy
A massive oil tanker loaded with jet fuel and a cargo ship carrying highly toxic chemicals collided in the North Sea on Monday morning. The crash sparked explosions, fires, and a whole lot of environmental concerns. The crash involved the US-registered Stena Immaculate, which was hauling fuel for the U.S. military. It also involved the
Diamonds might be forever, but China’s just made one that could outlast the rest. Scientists have created a next-level “super diamond” that’s harder and more heat-resistant than the sparkly kind in jewelry stores. And no, it didn’t come from a meteor crash—this one was born in a lab. Diamond Has A Different Structure Here’s the
Brace yourselves, chocoholics—your sweet fix is under threat, and the culprit is none other than our old nemesis: climate change. West Africa, the region responsible for about 70% of the world’s cacao (aka chocolate gold), is heating up—literally. Farmers in Ivory Coast, Ghana, and beyond are battling blistering temperatures, strange rain patterns, and bug invasions.
