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A close friend of Eric Dane has posted an emotional tribute after the actor’s death, amid questions surrounding a GoFundMe launched in the days that followed. Dane died at the age of 53 on February 19 after a short fight…
The UK government is weighing up whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be taken out of the line of succession. At present, Andrew sits eighth in line to the throne. Ahead of him are Prince William and his children — Prince George,…
A NASA report has condemned the Starliner malfunction that left two astronauts unable to return home as a “Type A” mishap. That classification is NASA’s most serious, placing the incident in the same severity bracket as catastrophic shuttle losses. A…
A Pennsylvania farmer has rejected a multi-million dollar bid for his land after being approached about building a data center on it. Mervin Raudabaugh, 86, has spent seven decades working in agriculture, including the last 50 years farming the same…
Paperwork has been submitted seeking to dissolve six companies linked to Sarah Ferguson, as further reporting focuses on her past connection to Jeffrey Epstein. The requests were lodged earlier this month with Companies House, the UK agency that oversees company…
A ‘targeted’ vandalism incident at the Trump-Kennedy Center has led to an upcoming performance being called off. A representative for the newly renamed venue said a “toxic chemical” was poured across its ice rink. An image shared from the scene…
The ex-girlfriend of an Austrian climber convicted this week of leaving his inexperienced partner to die from the cold on a mountain has described a disturbing account that she says mirrors what happened to her. Thomas Plamberger, 39, was convicted…
Discussion about the release of paperwork tied to Jeffrey Epstein has surged again, after a prominent Fox News figure publicly pushed back on the US president’s insistence that the documents leave him completely in the clear. The material has been…
A soldier has shed light on a well-known theory about why certain meals appear on military menus. Few people picture army food as anything close to fine dining. It’s designed to be practical, filling, and easy to serve in tough…
The Olympian who was left bleeding after a terrifying crash in last night’s speed skating has shared a photo from her hospital bed after suffering a facial cut on the ice. Poland’s Kamila Sellier was skating with the leading group…
A speed skater at the Winter Olympics made a surprising post just a few hours before being injured in a race. Polish athlete Kamila Sellier suffered a serious facial cut when another competitor’s skate struck her during the women’s 1500-metre…
A dangerous rule breach in the women’s 1500m short-track speed skating quarterfinal nearly cost an athlete an eye, in what has become one of the most alarming injuries seen at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics to date. Poland’s Kamilla Sellier…
There are plenty of qualities you’d rather not see in the person flying your aircraft—being reckless, inattentive, or struggling to see over the instrument panel. But whether the pilot has facial hair probably isn’t high on most passengers’ lists of…
The Alpha Delta Phi fraternity was handed a significant sanction after a hazing incident in November 2024. Police later released bodycam video of the situation, which was published on ‘The CrimePiece’ YouTube channel. In the footage, officers are seen entering…
The family of a US Olympic gold medallist was targeted by Chinese spies. Alysa Liu, 20, secured the gold medal in figure skating at the Winter Olympics after posting a remarkable 150.20 in her free skate. That performance lifted her…
The families of six women who died in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe, California, have shared an emotional statement in their memory. Carrie Atkin, Kate Morse, Danielle Keatley, Caroline Sekar, Kate Vitt, and Liz Claubaugh were among eight people confirmed…