While scanning samples of laser-mapped areas of the central Maya Lowlands, researchers discovered a large Mayan city, comprised of pyramids, plazas, and a water reservoir, hidden deep in the Mexican jungle. The discovery serves as confirmation that ancient civilization was widespread. Tulane University doctoral student Luke Auld-Thomas and his advisor, Professor Marcello Canuto, found some […]

New York City has officially legalized jaywalking, allowing pedestrians to cross streets outside designated crosswalks and against traffic lights. The new law went into effect Oct. 28 after Mayor Eric Adams allowed the legislation to pass without his signature or veto, following the required 30-day waiting period. The law was spearheaded by Council Member Mercedes […]

A 37-year-old Kansas woman was killed in an accident on Saturday when she backed into a plane’s spinning propeller while taking photos, officials said. In a statement shared on social media, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office said Amanda Gallagher was at Air Capital Drop Zone, a skydiving center on Cook Airfield in Wichita, when the […]

Transplant experts report a surge in people canceling their organ donor registrations, shaken by reporting about a Kentucky man who, mistakenly declared dead after a drug overdose, almost had his organs removed in 2021—and subsequent witness testimonies. While the case remains under investigation, no surgery took place, and the man ultimately recovered. But the story […]

The Miami Heat honored their amazing shooting guard Dwyane Wade with a statue of the basketball legend outside the Kaseya Center in Florida. The Miami NBA Team unveiled the statue on Sunday, roughly eight months after team president Pat Riley announced plans for the tribute. “This is crazy,” Wade said after the statue was unveiled, saying […]

A flight attendant has grossed travelers out by revealing the unsanitary conditions onboard commercial flights. In a TikTok clip titled “The Filthiest Parts of the Plane in a Flight Attendant’s Opinion,” Cher, a Dallas-based cabin crew expert of five years experience, certainly got her online audience’s attention when she listed the most germ-ridden areas on […]

Matthew Perry’s mother reminisced a heartfelt moment she experienced with her son shortly before he passed away a year ago, which she now thinks was a “premonition” about his impending death. In a preview clip from her first interview about her son’s death, set to air in full next week, Suzanne Morrison told the “Today” […]

Federal authorities in California arrested two women on Thursday, accusing them of organizing a fraudulent loan scheme that exploited the government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two women, Vanessa M. Williams, 35, of Corona, and Denise Mata, 34, of Moreno Valley, face multiple counts of wire fraud following a 23-count indictment […]

Costco alerted its customers that certain packages of smoked salmon and Belgian waffles have been recalled over possible listeria contamination. Costco’s website published a recall notice on Oct. 24 cautioning customers who purchased packages of Kirkland Signature Smoked Salmon that the fish may contain the potentially deadly bacteria. The suspect salmon—produced by Acme Smoked Fish […]

Elizabeth Francis, at age 115 presumed to be the oldest living person in the United States, died peacefully in her house in Houston on Oct. 22. “We are saddened to report the passing of Ms. Elizabeth Francis, Oldest American, at the age of 115,” LongeviQuest, a database that tracks the world’s oldest individuals, announced. “We […]

A woman hiking in Australia’s Hunter Valley found herself trapped upside down for seven hours when she attempted to reach for her phone, which had slipped between boulders. She was eventually rescued. New South Wales (NSW) Ambulance service released photos of the rescue operation on Monday, showing the frightening predicament the woman found herself in. […]

Surfer and former snowboarder Giulia Manfrini was fatally injured by a swordfish while she was out surfing off Indonesia’s West Sumatra coast, local authorities said. The 36-year-old Italian died after a swordfish attacked her while she was surfing out in the waters off Ombak Bengbeng, near Masokut Island, around 9:30 a.m. local time on Oct. […]

Janusz Olejniczak, the distinguished Polish musician and teacher who played the piano parts in the 2002 Oscar-winning movie “The Pianist,” passed away on Sunday following a heart attack, his family said in a statement Monday. He was 72. The family said Olejniczak’s “extraordinary musical sensitivity, especially in the interpretations of music by Frédéric Chopin, brought […]

The House of the Mouse just announced that James Gorman will serve as its next chairman of the board starting January 2025, and that a new CEO will be appointed in 2026. Gorman will leave his executive role at investment bank Morgan Stanley at the end of the year to succeed Mark Parker, who is […]

A former Olympic snowboarder has been charged with running a murderous transnational drug ring from Mexico, trafficking billions of dollars-worth of cocaine into the United States and Canada for over 13 years. 43-year-old fugitive Ryan James Wedding once represented Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he ranked 24th in the […]

Amid layoffs and poor stock performance, America’s largest drug-store chain replaced CEO Karen Lynch with David Joyner, a longtime former executive who returned to the company from retirement last year. The company also withdrew its 2024 forecast and gave an outlook for third-quarter earnings far below analyst estimates. CVS shares were down 7 percent on […]

Stellantis, Chrysler’s parent company, is recalling 52,431 vehicles—two Dodge models and an Alfa Romeo model. In a first recall notification issued through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Chrysler said 20,755 Dodge Hornet and Alfa Romeo Tonale SUVs were potentially susceptible to a brake pedal failure. Potentially affected vehicles are 16,960 Dodge Hornets manufactured […]

Police in Montana received a report on Oct. 12 that a camper was mauled to death by a bear, but investigators now say the man was murdered. On Oct. 10, 35-year-old Dustin Kjersem drove off in his Ford F-150 to spend the weekend camping up Moose Creek, a remote area about an hour south of […]

Renowned British photojournalist Paul Lowe was fatally stabbed while hiking in Southern California’s San Gabriel Mountains. His 19-year-old son has been charged with his murder. Lowe was a photographer and war journalist who made a career in the 1980s-90s documenting pivotal global events, including the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Russian invasion of Grozny […]

A 12-year-old New Jersey boy was crushed under a tree on Monday while he was playing outside, police said. Lawrence Township Police officers received a report of the incident shortly after noon and headed to Eldridge Avenue, where they found the boy on the ground under a tree. Officers were able to free the boy […]