Few years on the Earth
Josh Collette, a 42-year-old surfer and father of five from San Clemente, California, has become the subject of widespread attention after suffering a devastating spinal cord injury while trying to rescue a child caught in a rip current. What began as an ordinary family day at Riviera Beach on August 15 quickly turned into a … Read more
Rob Burnside, a former high school principal in Ohio, has drawn widespread attention after losing his position for allowing a homeless student to continue attending school despite the student no longer living within the school district. Burnside was the principal of Lakota East High School near Cincinnati, where he became familiar with Landerius Hayes, a … Read more
Nathaniel Cullerton, a prominent US lawyer associated with elite law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, has found himself at the center of a controversy after a video showing him kissing a junior colleague in New York City’s Central Park spread widely online. The incident has drawn significant attention not only because of the public … Read more
A French tourist, Pierre Michel Formosa, 68, died in California’s Death Valley National Park after the vehicle he and another traveler were driving became stuck in mud during a period of extreme heat. The two men had been traveling along West Side Road when their vehicle became immobilized near Queen of Sheba Mine Road on … Read more
Angelynn Mock, a former television news anchor who once worked for KTVI Fox 2 in St. Louis, has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of her 80-year-old mother, Anita Avers, at their home in Wichita, Kansas. The case has drawn attention because of Mock’s previous career in television news and … Read more
A Sunday afternoon thunderstorm in South Florida turned into a devastating tragedy when a mother and her 2-year-old daughter were struck by lightning in Margate, leaving both dead despite immediate efforts by bystanders and first responders to save their lives. The incident happened as thunderstorms moved through the area, bringing dangerous weather conditions and a … Read more
A routine tree-trimming job in Apple Valley, Minnesota, turned deadly after authorities say two co-workers began horseplaying around a truck-mounted hydraulic grapple. Christopher Boone Crimmins, 34, is accused of operating the powerful machine when its claw closed on the head of his 26-year-old co-worker, Tyler Anthony Lynch, killing him at the work site. According to … Read more
The death of 19-year-old Alli Renee Singh, an Indian-origin student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has left her family, friends and university community mourning after a tragic vehicle accident near the iconic Steamer Lane surf break in Santa Cruz, California. Singh was travelling in a car that plunged from the cliffside into the … Read more
A 19-year-old Texas woman, Carrieale Williams, is facing an aggravated assault charge after authorities say she stabbed a pregnant woman during an incident at a home in northeast Houston. The case has drawn attention because investigators allege that the victim was dating Williams’ former boyfriend and that the confrontation involved a knife. According to information … Read more
The tragic death of 28-year-old Gurdeep Singh has left his family and community in Punjab devastated after the young Indian man was reportedly shot dead while delivering pizza in New York City. Gurdeep, who had travelled to the United States as a young man with hopes of building a better future, was working hard to … Read more