The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $750 million after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Saturday, August 23, 2025. This marks the 10th largest jackpot in the game’s history. The winning numbers for the August 23 drawing were 11, 14, 34, 47,…
A tour bus accident in New York State on Friday afternoon claimed the lives of five people and injured dozens more. New York State Police have confirmed that among the deceased is Xie Hongzhuo, a 22-year-old student from Beijing, China, enrolled at Columbia University. The university…
Major postal services in Europe and Asia have begun to temporarily suspend shipments of goods to the United States. This widespread disruption follows a U.S. executive order that will end the “de minimis” tariff exemption for all countries, effective August 29. The exemption previously allowed packages…
A woman in Wenzhou, China, has been reunited with her biological parents after more than three decades, a reunion made possible through a video she stumbled upon on a short-video platform. The striking resemblance between her and the woman in the video led her to seek…
A Swiss court has sentenced a 44-year-old Indian businessman to an 18-month suspended sentence and a five-year ban from Switzerland after he was convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl on an international flight. The verdict, delivered by the Bülach District Court, has drawn criticism from legal…
A trainee surgeon accused of secretly filming hundreds of medical colleagues in hospital restrooms has been released on bail. The junior doctor, identified as Ryan Cho, 28, faces nearly 500 charges related to 4,500 intimate videos he allegedly recorded at three Melbourne hospitals since 2021. During…
Hyogo Prefectural Police have arrested Masashi Tanimoto, a 35-year-old man from Tokyo, in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in an apartment building in Kobe. The suspect, who had fled the scene, was located and apprehended in Tokyo on Friday. The victim, identified as…
Lyle Menendez is currently undergoing a parole hearing in California, just one day after a board denied parole for his younger brother, Erik Menendez. The hearings mark the first time the brothers, convicted in 1996 for the 1989 murders of their parents, have been eligible for…
Britain’s Ethel Caterham has celebrated her 116th birthday, becoming the first person in British history to reach the milestone and confirming her status as the world’s oldest living person. The quiet occasion was marked with family and friends at her care home. Born on August 21,…
An active shooter alert that placed Villanova University on lockdown Thursday was a “cruel hoax” and no one was injured, according to university officials and law enforcement. The incident, which triggered a massive police response, occurred during new student orientation as families were on campus. The…