The sole survivor of a poisonous meal laced with toxic mushrooms told an Australian court Monday that he felt only “half alive” following the death of his wife and the loss of his two closest friends. Ian Wilkinson read his victim impact statement at a sentencing hearing for Erin Patterson, 50, at the Victoria state … Read more
The son of Mette-Marit, Norway’s crown princess, has been indicted on multiple charges, including rape, following his arrest in November 2024. Oslo state attorney Sturla Henriksbø said Marius Borg Høiby could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted. The 32 counts include rape, abuse in a close relationship against a former partner and … Read more
The Swiss watch brand Swatch issued an apology and pulled a recent ad campaign after customers in China condemned the imagery, which they say incorporated a racist gesture. In an image for the Swatch Essentials collection, an Asian male model is shown pulling the edges of his eyelids upward and backward with his fingers — … Read more
Two American Carnival Cruise ship passengers have died from apparent drownings in separate incidents on the same day at the same resort, officials confirmed on Sunday. The victims were identified as a 74-year-old woman and a 79-year-old man. The drownings occurred at Celebration Key, Carnival Cruise Line’s new private island for Carnival guests in the … Read more
Don’t forget to charge your athlete because the first World Humanoid Robot Games are underway in Beijing. More than 500 humanoid robots in 280 teams from 16 countries, including the U.S., Germany and Japan, are competing in sports such as soccer, running and boxing. The robots are remotely operated by their human teams and while … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A water slide on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas broke on Thursday, injuring a guest when an acrylic glass panel fell off while they were going down the slide. A cruise ship passenger captured the moment the panel on the water slide shattered mid-ride, sending a … Read more
Australian woman Erin Patterson, who was found guilty of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch, allegedly tried to murder her husband by using poisoned pasta, chicken curry and a sandwich wrap. New evidence was released on Friday after a gag order on pretrial evidence was lifted. The evidence … Read more
A German zoo has sparked outrage after it shot 12 healthy Guinea baboons during a cull, intending to feed their remains to other predators in the facility. The cull happened at Tiergarten Nürnberg zoo in Nuremberg on Tuesday, one day after the zoo said it would begin preparations to kill the animals. The zoo had … Read more
Three young men were killed and 10 others injured at a popular nightspot in the Turks and Caicos Islands in what authorities called the British territory’s first mass shooting in recent history. At least four suspects were involved in the shooting on Sunday that took place around 3 a.m. local time on the island of … Read more
A Royal Caribbean crew member jumped overboard to his death last week on the Icon of the Seas ship after allegedly stabbing a colleague, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. The incident occurred on July 24 shortly after 7:30 p.m. while the ship was sailing near the Bahamas. According to police, a 28-year-old female … Read more