Climate activist Greta Thunberg said it was “extremely likely” that she contracted the coronavirus after exhibiting symptoms following a trip around central Europe. On Instagram, Thunberg said she is feeling much better and also acknowledged that she was never officially tested for the virus as her home country of Sweden …
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“Mad Mike” Hughes, an amateur engineer, daredevil and “Flat Earth” conspiracy theorist whose beliefs pushed him to prove it with homemade rockets, died Saturday when his steam-powered rocket crashed shortly after takeoff outside Barstow, California. Hughes was among the subjects in the upcoming Science Channel series Homemade Astronauts. “Michael ‘Mad …
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A Pennsylvania court rejected Bill Cosby‘s appeal of his 2018 conviction for sexual assault, The New York Times reports. Cosby is serving a three-to-10 year sentence at a maximum-security prison outside of Philadelphia after he was found guilty on three counts of indecent aggravated assault against Andrea Constand, which occurred …
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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has issued a ruling to suspend the execution of death row inmate Rodney Reed, reports the New York Times. Reed was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection November 20th, but on Friday, November 15th, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted unanimously …
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked the vitamin E acetate additive in vaping products to a spate of illnesses that have killed over 30 people, The New York Times reports. In a new report, the CDC called vitamin E acetate a “very strong culprit” in the vaping crisis, …
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World War III will not be fought by explosives, nor by ammunitions, nor by cyber attacks. Instead, the weapon that will chiefly be used in the upcoming class wars will be a Popeyes chicken sandwich. This is the implication of the latest fast-food craze news cycle, which has been dominated …
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Three more women have filed lawsuits against Jeffrey Epstein‘s estate, claiming the late financier and convicted sex offender sexually abused them before and after his 2008 conviction on child solicitation, CBS reports. The three women were identified as “Lisa Doe,” “Katlyn Doe” and “Priscilla Doe,” and their suits contain a …
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On Thursday, on the heels of an extremely restrictive abortion ban passed in Alabama and signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey, the Missouri Senate passed a bill that would ban an abortion at eight weeks of pregnancy or later. Much like the Alabama bill, the Missouri bill makes no …
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A former member of NXIVM testified on Monday that members of the alleged cult tried to buy power and influence by currying favor with politicians and making illegal campaign contributions to the Clintons. Mark Vicente, a documentary filmmaker and former high-ranking member of the group, testified at the trial of …
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Caster Semenya, the South African runner who plans to compete in the Tokyo Olympics next year, must take medication to reduce her testosterone levels in order to compete, a court has ruled. On Wednesday, the Lausanne, Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport, which is the highest court in international sports, …
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