Barack Obama’s personal chef drowns in pond near the family’s Massachusetts home
The personal chef of former president Barack Obama has drowned near the family’s home in Massachusetts. The body of 45-year-old Tafari Campbell was recovered from Edgartown Great Pond, near the Obamas’ home on Martha’s Vineyard on Monday. The chef, from Virginia, was still employed by the Obama family, who were not staying at the property […]
Chicago: Underground climate change is ‘deforming’ land under buildings and ‘things are sinking’, says study
Downtown Chicago is “sinking” due to “subsurface heat islands” or underground climate change, US scientists have warned in a study. For the first time, experts at Northwestern University in Illinois have linked the phenomenon to shifting land under urban areas. As the ground heats up, layers of clay also deform and this causes the foundations […]
TikToker fakes his own death to find out who cares and then shows up at the funeral
A Belgian TikToker faked his own death to find out who cared and then turned up to his own funeral. David Baerten, 45, and his wife and children decided to prank friends and family members to find out what they really thought of him. To spread the news of Mr Baerten’s death, one of his […]
I-95 in Philadelphia: Part of key US highway used by 160,000 vehicles a day collapses after tanker catches fire
Part of a crucial highway in the US has collapsed after a tanker carrying gasoline caught fire underneath an overpass. The stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia is used by 160,000 vehicles a day – and officials have warned it will take several months to rebuild. No injuries or deaths have been reported so far, […]
Apple Vision Pro: Mixed-reality ‘ski goggles’ headset unveiled
Apple has unveiled a mixed-reality headset called Vision Pro – its first entirely new product in eight years. The US tech giant claims the device is “the most advanced personal electronic device ever”. Resembling a pair of ski goggles, it features a glass 23-million-pixel screen which covers the upper face and is controlled using the […]
Cuba Gooding Jr: Jerry Maguire star faces civil trial for allegedly raping woman a decade ago
The civil trial of Hollywood actor Cuba Gooding Jr for allegedly raping a woman at a New York City hotel a decade ago is set to begin on Tuesday. The alleged victim claims Gooding Jr persuaded her to join him at a hotel and convinced her to go to his room so he could change […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger apologizes for groping women 20 years on from allegations
Arnold Schwarzenegger has apologized for groping women, 20 years after dismissing the allegations as “made-up”. Six women accused the Hollywood star of groping and humiliating them in a Los Angeles Times report in 2003. The investigation was published in the lead-up to the 2003 California governor election. Schwarzenegger, who won the election, labeled the story […]
Chicago shooting: One dead and six injured after attack at memorial
Multiple people were shot, including a woman who died later in hospital, at an event being held in Chicago to remember a man who died four years ago in a car crash. A large group of people had gathered at 1am to mark the man’s fatal crash when there was an altercation and shots rang […]
Crunch deal to raise US debt ceiling passes through House of Representatives
A crunch deal to raise the US debt ceiling has been voted through by the House of Representatives. The agreement – which aims to avert a potentially catastrophic scenario where the US defaults on its national debts – passed through the Republican-majority House by 314 to 117 votes. The proposal will now move to the […]
Ron DeSantis calls Trump’s COVID lockdown criticisms ‘ridiculous’ at his first US presidential campaign event
Ron DeSantis has begun his bid to become the Republican candidate for US president by claiming he is America’s savior and calling some of frontrunner Donald Trump’s criticisms “ridiculous”. The Florida governor wants to be his party’s candidate to challenge Joe Biden in next year’s presidential election. His key rival for the GOP nomination is […]
