Orcas don’t typically go around sinking yachts—but one pod in the Strait of Gibraltar did just that in 2023. On October 31 of this year, a group of orcas relentlessly attacked a yacht for 45 minutes, damaging its steering fin and causing it to sink. The crew of the boat, operated by the Polish tour
Meta is shaking up its leadership by adding three new board members—including UFC boss and Trump ally Dana White. The move comes as Mark Zuckerberg appears to be rebuilding ties with the president-elect ahead of his inauguration. Alongside White, Meta has appointed John Elkann, head of European investment firm Exor, and ex-Microsoft executive Charlie Songhurst.
The suspect who drove over hundreds of people in New Orleans is a former US Army veteran and was carrying an ISIS flag. The development links the devastating New Year attack to terrorism. The suspect killed 15 people as he plowed into a crowd and was later neutralized in a shootout with the police. Who
An explosion involving a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas left one person dead and seven others injured. The FBI is investigating whether the incident, which sent flames billowing from the vehicle, was a terrorist attack. Videos captured by bystanders reveal the fiery blast as the Cybertruck sat near the hotel’s
Tragedy struck early Wednesday as a passenger plane carrying around 70 people crashed in Kazakhstan, killing dozens. Local officials report at least 30 survivors from the Azerbaijan Airlines flight, which had been diverted due to fog while en route from Baku to Grozny, Russia. What Happened? The Embraer 190 jet caught fire after attempting an
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is making history this holiday season with a daring journey into the Sun’s outer atmosphere. If successful, it will be the closest any spacecraft has ever come to our fiery star. Launched in 2018, the probe has already completed 21 close encounters with the Sun. Parker Will Be Just 3.8M Miles
Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old former OpenAI researcher, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment. Police investigators determined Balaji’s cause of death a suicide as they couldn’t find evidence of foul play in the apartment. His death, on November 26, comes just days after his name surfaced in court filings related to lawsuits against OpenAI
In an intensely globalized world where smartphones and social media dominate daily life, it’s almost impossible that there are people untouched by modern civilization. But rare drone footage has captured just that, tribes living entirely off the grid, to prove their existence. Where is the Video Footage Taken? The videos, taken by uncontacted tribes expert
The killer of United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson was apprehended and charged with murder after days of manhunt. The suspect is 26-year-old Luigi Mangione who fatally shot Thompson last week outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel. Mangione Was Arrested in McDonald’s Mangione was nabbed at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, thanks to a sharp-eyed customer who
A former member of the elite South Korean Navy Seal knocked out the controversial American streamer for offensive remarks. The former South Korean soldier named, Dalgeun Yu, claimed that the YouTuber made offensive remarks about South Korean dignity so he had to step in and defend it. The steamer is known for his offensive behavior
Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel over a 2007 diplomatic incident involving his pet Labrador, Koni. Merkel, who has a well-documented fear of dogs, said in her latest memoir that Putin scared her with his pet dog despite knowing she was afraid of dogs. What Did Putin Say? Addressing
Why would anyone willingly get stung by the “most venomous fish in the world”? YouTuber Mark Vins, host of Brave Wilderness, decided to find out firsthand—and the results were as intense as you’d expect. Vins Already Experimented With Lionfish After experimenting with lionfish and scorpionfish stings, Vins upped the ante by taking on the stonefish.
