July 23, 2018
Toronto shooting rampage leaves 2 dead, 12 wounded and a city baffled
A second victim has died after a gunman opened fire in a popular Toronto neighborhood late Sunday night. Now, as a dozen wounded victims try to recover from their injuries, police are trying to understand what prompted the deadly shootings. Witness…
July 23, 2018
Tour de France 2018: Team Sky’s Gianni Moscon disqualified after hitting rider
Team Sky's Gianni Moscon has been disqualified from the Tour de France for hitting another rider. Team Fortuneo-Samsic said Moscon had punched their rider Elie Gesbert after 800 metres of Sunday's stage, which was won by Astana's Magnus Cort. Last…
July 23, 2018
Ebola: How a killer disease was stopped in its tracks
One of the world's deadliest viruses, Ebola kills up to half of those it infects. But despite appearing to have all the hallmarks of a potential epidemic, the latest outbreak developed in a very different way. It was the ninth Ebola outbreak to hit…
July 23, 2018
The 13-year-old who built a best-selling lemonade brand
Mikaila Ulmer's lemonade is now stocked in more than 500 stores across the US, but unfortunately she has slipped to a "C" in her maths class. Running a successful business is very much a full-time job, but Mikaila - the founder and boss of Me &…
July 23, 2018
Waymo’s autonomous vehicles are driving 25,000 miles every day
Waymo, the former Google self-driving project that spun out to become a business under Alphabet, has driven 8 million miles on public roads using its autonomous vehicles. Waymo CEO John Krafcik shared the company's milestone Friday while onstage…
July 23, 2018
Migos Rapper Offset Arrested In Georgia On Felony Gun Charges
Migos rapper Offset was arrested in Georgia on Friday after being pulled over outside Atlanta. It's reported that Offset, real name Kiari Cephus, was pulled over for an improper lane change. According to People, citing a police report, officers…
July 23, 2018
Uber driver streamed hidden camera videos on Twitch
An Uber and Lyft driver who broadcast videos of his passengers online has been suspended from both car-sharing services. Jason Gargac live-streamed passengers' journeys on video-sharing site Twitch, where viewers would comment on their behaviour and…
July 23, 2018
UK may not oppose US death penalty for ISIS ‘Beatles’, official says in letter
The UK has indicated it may not be opposed to two members of a British ISIS cell known as "the Beatles" being executed in the US. In a letter to US Attorney General Jeff Sessions last month, disclosed in Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper Monday,…
July 23, 2018
Trump tweets explosive threat to Iran
President Donald Trump issued a furious, all-caps challenge to the Iranian regime late Sunday night, warning that any threats to the US would be met with unspecified dire consequences. The tirade signaled an immediate escalation of tensions between…
July 23, 2018
Coral reef disease on the rise in the region, experts warn!
A report by the Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA) earlier this month warned divers and other marine researchers in the Caribbean area to be on the lookout for sites with an unusually high percentage of diseased and recently dead…