An inmate in Alabama was executed by lethal injection on Thursday evening. This is the state’s third execution this year. Keith Edmund Gavin, 64, was found guilty of two counts of capital murder for killing William Clayton Jr. in March 1998. Clayton, a delivery driver, was shot while parked outside a bank. Gavin had a … Read more
A rock on Mars revealed a surprising find after Curiosity rover accidentally cracked it open. Inside, the rock was filled with bright yellow crystals of sulfur, which is known as brimstone. This is the first time pure sulfur has been found on Mars, though sulfates (which contain sulfur) have been seen before. The location where … Read more
A young man from Georgia named Michail Chkhikvishvili has been charged with planning a violent attack in New York City targeting Jews and minorities. He leads a group called the Maniac Murder Cult and goes by the name “Commander Butcher,” according to prosecutors. Chkhikvishvili, aged 20, allegedly planned to dress as Santa Claus and distribute … Read more
A man was arrested near the Republican National Convention security area on Monday for carrying a gun in a “tactical” backpack, according to the police. The arrest happened around 1 p.m. on North 11th Street in Milwaukee. Police found that the 21-year-old man did not have a permit to carry the hidden gun. The arrest … Read more
A 16-year-old girl was saved after a hole she was digging in the sand collapsed and buried her up to her neck. This happened on a beach in San Diego, California. The girl, whose name was not shared, was trapped in about 6 to 8 feet of sand, just 20 feet from the water, as … Read more
An Ohio police officer working at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee shot and killed a homeless man with a knife about a mile from the event. The incident happened in a neighborhood near the convention site. The homeless man, whose name was not given, was fighting with another man when he pulled out a … Read more
New photos have surfaced showing the Mashco Piro, a seldom-seen uncontacted Indigenous tribe in the remote Peruvian Amazon. Concerns are rising that logging is driving them out of the dense rainforest more often. Survival International, a nonprofit supporting Indigenous rights, released images of the tribe near a river close to logging areas. Fenamad, an Indigenous … Read more
COVID-19 levels in wastewater across the United States have risen sharply, indicating a continuing increase during the summer months. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), national measurements show “high” virus levels in sewage for the first time this summer. COVID-19 is spreading or likely spreading in 44 states and Washington, … Read more
A 75-year-old man who had been missing for four days after falling off a ledge was found in a bog by a game warden and his K-9, Maine officials said. Michael Altmaier from New Sharon, Maine, hadn’t been seen since last Monday, when he left home for a meeting in Weld, a small town in … Read more
Wiz Khalifa was caught with illegal drugs after he smoked on stage in Romania. According to Page Six, he was performing at the Beach Please! Festival on Saturday night (July 13) when Romanian police took him away. Wiz Khalifa had 18 grams of cannabis. During his performance, he wore a black vest and shiny chains. … Read more