Oliver Willis Jakob Michael Korber is a 29-year-old Pennsylvania man charged with criminal homicide in the death of his mother, Christin Hamilton, at their Sewickley Township home in Westmoreland County. Pennsylvania State Police allege Korber beat Hamilton for more than an hour on the front porch while she pleaded for help, using his hands, feet and objects … Read more
Zytina Mason-Brown was a 14-year-old Maryland girl who was fatally shot inside a Washington, D.C., apartment in May 2025. The shooting was initially described as accidental after a teenage boy at the scene claimed Zytina had accidentally shot herself while handling a gun. Months later, the D.C. medical examiner ruled her death a homicide. In … Read more
The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states sued Amazon on August 31, 2026, accusing the company of secretly manipulating the auctions used to price advertisements on Amazon.com and its app. The government alleges that Amazon told more than one million advertisers that its ad system generally operated as a second-price auction, in which a winning … Read more
“Pheromone-maxxing” is a social-media dating trend in which men deliberately reduce personal hygiene because they believe stronger natural body odor will increase their sexual attractiveness. The practice has circulated on TikTok and within the broader “looksmaxxing” culture, with participants discussing skipping showers, avoiding deodorant, repeatedly wearing sweaty clothes and, in more extreme examples, drinking their … Read more
The family of 6-year-old Lucy Morgan has filed a wrongful-death and product-liability lawsuit against Franklin Sports after the New Jersey girl was fatally injured by a badminton racket that came apart during a family vacation in Maine. Lucy was watching her siblings play badminton outside a rental home in Limerick on June 1, 2024, when … Read more
Nathan Christopher Aleman is a 40-year-old St. Petersburg, Florida, man who was arrested in August 2026 after deputies say he exposed himself at Sawgrass Lake Park while filming content for OnlyFans. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit, a park visitor saw Aleman with his pants down under a pavilion and confronted him. … Read more
President Donald Trump sparked controversy on August 30, 2026, by posting artificial-intelligence-generated videos depicting Iran’s strategically vital Kharg Island being destroyed by explosions and declaring that the island was being “blown to smithereens.” The posts appeared during a renewed exchange of actual U.S. and Iranian military strikes, creating confusion over whether Trump was announcing a … Read more
Parque Warner Madrid is facing scrutiny after a 49-year-old man suffered serious injuries aboard its Batman Gotham City Escape roller coaster on August 29, 2026. The rider suffered an open fracture to his left leg and a closed fracture to his right leg and was evacuated by helicopter to Madrid’s Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. … Read more
Sidney Starr, whose legal name is Sidney Favors, is a 37-year-old reality television personality facing felony charges in Georgia over an alleged sexual encounter with a 13-year-old boy at an Embassy Suites hotel in Hapeville. Starr was arrested on August 2, 2026, and has been charged with aggravated child molestation, sodomy and sexual battery against … Read more
Peter Thiel’s growing presence in Argentina has become a political controversy after the billionaire technology investor moved his family to Buenos Aires, purchased a multimillion-dollar mansion, met repeatedly with President Javier Milei and senior government officials, invested approximately $76 million in an Argentine oil producer and became associated with debates over surveillance technology, artificial intelligence … Read more