Billionaire lost $1,3 million beach house: the building almost slid into the ocean due to soil erosion
This week in Nantucket, Massachusetts, backhoes demolished billionaire investor Barry Sternlicht's beach home on Hammock Pond Road. A series of storms severely damaged the soil beneath this building. The city approved its demolition last month, Insider reported. Sternlicht, whose net worth, according to Forbes, is $3,8...
200-meter cruise ship crashes into pier in Turkey
The 200-meter-long cruise ship Celestyal Journey crashed into the pier of the Turkish port of Kusadasi on April 15 after a desperate attempt to slow down, DailyMail reports. The crew miscalculated the speed and approached the pier too quickly, which led to the collision. About 7...
Russian hackers attacked water management programs in Texas
The water supply system in Texas was under attack. It is believed that Russian hackers, with the support of the Kremlin, gained remote access to a water tower in the Texas city, DailyMail reports. The attack on Mulesha, a community of 5000 people near the New Mexico border, resulted in...
A drunk woman drove her car into a building: two children were killed, 15 people were injured
In Michigan on April 20, a 66-year-old drunk driver killed two small children and injured more than a dozen people. Her car drove into the building of a boat club, where guests had gathered to celebrate a child's birthday, USAToday reports. A five-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl were having fun on...
Floods around the world have inundated deserts and killed 135 people.
At least 135 people have died in Pakistan and Afghanistan due to ongoing flooding in the region, CBS reports. About 70 people have died in the past five days as heavy rains hit Afghanistan, the government's disaster management department said.…
An Ohio resident shot and killed an Uber driver: their meeting was set up by scammers, but the scam did not go according to plan
An 81-year-old Ohio man has been charged with murder. He shot and killed a female Uber driver whom he mistook for a fraudster, CNN reports. On March 25, William Brock shot Loleta Hall multiple times outside his home in South Charleston. Hall was taken to a local hospital where...
Severe hail storm and tornado hit the southeastern United States: one person died
Deadly storms hit the Gulf Coast. One person died in Mississippi as a tornado ripped through Louisiana and heavy rains caused flooding throughout New Orleans, Yahoo reports. On April 10, more than 30 million people in the central Gulf Coast states...
Toilet case: a man stole a $6 million gold toilet
39-year-old Englishman James Sheen stole an 2019-karat gold toilet in September 18. The item, titled "America," was an art installation at an art exhibit, USAToday reported. A toilet made of 18-karat gold weighing about 100 kg, the cost of which is estimated at almost $6 million, ended up...
There is an outbreak of whooping cough at a popular resort: 2 people died, more than 50 fell ill
In Greece, the incidence of whooping cough has increased sharply: two people died, including an infant, and more than 50 fell ill, ChronicleLive reports. Whooping cough is called the 100-day cough because of its duration. Cases of the disease increased sharply in early 2024. The number of patients throughout Europe has reached...
ISIS called for terrorist attacks in the US and Europe
The terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS) has called on “lone wolves” to kill Christians and Jews around the world during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Mirror reports. In Telegram, the representative of the Islamic State, Abu Huzaifa al-Ansari, noted in this regard the terrorist attack in the concert hall...