A fungus resistant to drugs has spread to over 200 people in a U.K. outbreak. The “highly transmissible” Candida auris (C. auris) has already spread to over 55 hospitals in the United Kingdom, according to Public Health England (PHE). It has developed resistance to all three major classes of antifungal drugs, making it a “serious global health threat,” […]

President Donald Trump stayed in his Manhattan penthouse for the first time since his inauguration Monday night. His three-day trip to Trump Tower is part of a two-week “working vacation,” according to Press Secretary Lindsay Walters, as the White House undergoes renovations. President Trump has been “working hard,” from his New Jersey home in Bedminster, […]

  A 16-year-old is running for the governor of Kansas, despite being unable to vote in the 2018 elections. Jack Bergeson, a high-school student from Wichita, hopes to increase youth political engagement with his run for candidacy. “If they [young people] see someone else who is their same age running—running on ideas that are becoming […]

A man was shot and killed by an intruder in front of his home in Fulton County, Georgia, on Monday afternoon. Soloman “Sol” Williams, 58, was changing the lock of his front door when a man armed with a gun attempted to break into his new home at around 4 P.M. on Monday, reported WSB-TV 2 […]

Japanese scientists have managed to develop a popsicle that won’t melt—with the help of strawberries. The secret to the popsicle—coined as “not melting popsicles”—is “the use of a polyphenol liquid extracted from strawberries,” said Tomihisa Ota, who developed them. A post shared by 金座和アイス (@kanazawaice) on May 15, 2017 at 8:54pm PDT The highly melt-resistant […]

A German hiker’s remains were found in an Alpine glacier in southwestern Switzerland on July 15, 2017. He went missing in 1987. Two hikers climbing the Lagginhorn mountain discovered the German’s remains—a hand and a pair of shoes—protruding from Hohlaub Glacier, 6 miles east of the Matterhorn, according to a local police department from Valais. The remains […]

A 10-year-old boy, who has Asperger syndrome, corrected the Natural History Museum in London after he discovered that one of their dinosaurs was labeled incorrectly. Charlie Edwards, from Canvey Island, Essex, said he was looking around for dinosaur clues when he noticed something was wrong, reported The Independent. “We were walking around looking for dinosaur clues. So I […]

Two teenage boys suspected of starting one of the many wildfires in southeastern France and Corsica have been freed without any charges reported ABC News. France is currently experiencing one of the worst fires in over a decade, over 7,000 hectares (17,300 acres) have been scorched. Most of the fire has been tamed, but authorities warned […]

An unaccompanied 11-year-old boy was removed from his seat on a Virgin Atlantic flight from Shanghai to London because the flight had too many minors. The 11-year-old boy was in his seat and on his way to a summer camp in Britain when he was told he had to leave because his category had been overbooked, reported The […]

A California man was sentenced to 15 years in state prison on Friday, July 21, after killing one woman and injuring five in a head-on collision while drunk in 2016. He was on probation for drunk driving at the time. Police also found meth in his system. Johnny Mendoza, 27, of Visalia, was sentenced for DUI manslaughter […]

Kyara, the last killer whale born in captivity under SeaWorld’s former orca-breeding program died at a park in San Antonio, Texas. The three-month old killer whale had an infection and was being treated at the park’s Animal Hospital. But despite best efforts over the last three months and the last three days of critical care, […]

A Kansas woman was disqualified from a national contest because she supported the Trump campaign. Gyspy Freeman, a local makeup artist, won a national contest sponsored by Kat Von D Beauty, however, a pro-Trump Instagram post disqualified her from the national competition sponsored by Kat Von D, reports The Eagle. The contest winner of the Saint + […]

Jimmy Kimmel, on Friday, July 21, gave an update on his 3-month-old son Billy on Twitter and shared a picture of his baby. “Billy is 3 months old & doing great. Thx for the love & support. Please remind your Congress people that every kid deserves the care he got,” tweeted Kimmel. Billy is 3 […]

A 5-year-old’s lemonade stand was shutdown for operating without a street trading license. As a result, her father, Andre Spicer, was fined 150 pounds or 90 pounds ($195 or $117 respectively) if he paid within two weeks. “My daughter burst into tears, repeating again and again ‘Have I done a bad thing?’,” wrote Spicer, a professor […]

The Detwiler fire, one of the nine large fires raging across California, threatens 1,500 structures, forcing thousands to evacuate. The Detwiler fire, burning west of Yosemite, started Sunday, July 16, around 4 p.m. and has burned over 45,724 acres of land as of Wednesday morning according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection […]

An Australian man used a chainsaw and a trident to scare off home invaders. Heatly resident, Johnny Smith was playing video games with a friend when a man knocked on his door around 9:30 Tuesday night; thinking it was another friend, Smith opened his door to find an unfamiliar young man. “He walked in, asked […]

A security robot in Washington, D.C., “drowned” Monday afternoon after falling into a fountain. Our D.C. office building got a security robot. It drowned itself. We were promised flying cars, instead we got suicidal robots. pic.twitter.com/rGLTAWZMjn — Bilal Farooqui (@bilalfarooqui) July 17, 2017 It’s ok security robot. It’s a stressful job, we’ve all been there. […]

To celebrate Maria Raya’s 26th birthday and avoid Phoenix’s blistering heat, she and her extended family decided to relax at the Cold Springs swimming hole in Tonto National Forest. When they were in the water  at 3 p.m. Saturday,  a “40-foot-wide black wave” of rainwater, mud, and debris swept the family away reported the Arizona […]

Over 22,000 people agreed to clean porta-potties, hug stray cats and dogs, and scrape chewing gum off the streets for exchange for free Wi-Fi. U.K. Wi-Fi provider Purple decided to conduct an experiment to highlight the lack of consumer awareness; they did this by inserting a “Community Service Clause” into their usual terms of service that […]

Police found LeeAnn Wilmoth, 28, early Friday morning, July 14, after a weeklong search for her. Police took Eric Ruska, 37, who held Wilmoth against her will according to authorities, into custody. #UPDATE: Wilmoth found, Ruska in custody https://t.co/xEYaur2gpV pic.twitter.com/1BRdjOAMyN — Ansley Watson (@AnsleyWatsonTV6) July 14, 2017   Wilmoth went missing Sunday after going on […]

There is a 10 percent chance to improve 11-month-old Charlie Gard’s condition using an experimental therapy said an American doctor. However, doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), where Charlie is currently on life support, said the baby’s rare genetic disorder and server brain damage was “irreversible, irreparable.” Despite this, a British judge ruled Friday for Dr. […]

  A new Fox News Poll shows an increase in popularity for first lady, Melania Trump. Over half of American voters view the first lady favorably, at 51 percent, which is up 14 points up from last December and 16 points from last summer. In August 2016, her favorability rating was just 35 percent while 40 percent viewed her unfavorably. Today just 28 percent […]

A man tried to enter Trump Tower on Thursday to see President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump. He was stopped by Secret Service agents, who noticed he was wearing a bulletproof vest, said police. Adames Benitez, 52, had ballistic gear under his shirt when he arrived at Trump Tower around 4 p.m., police said. He […]

A Georgia Army National Guard mysteriously died during a family visit in Europe; relatives said they have been kept in the dark about how he died. Maj. Kyle Tafel, 36, was in Belarus visiting his two aunts last month. One of them was in the country for a weightlifting competition. “He was there to support […]

Seventeen passengers on a hot air balloon trip descended into an alligator pond near Disney World on the Fourth of July. No one was seriously injured. The hot air balloon pilot, Russ Lucas, was forced to land in alligator-infested retention pond to avoid power lines due to a sudden wind shift said Orlando Balloons Rides […]

  United Airlines forced a mother to give up her 2-year-old son’s seat, making her legs and arms go numb. Shirley Yamauchi, a middle school teacher from Hawaii, told Hawaii News Now she was on a flight to Boston for a teacher’s conference last week when it happened. She was travelling with Taizo, her 27-month-old […]

Eighteen horses died in a barn fire early Wednesday morning, July 5, in Plainfield, Illinois, said fire officials. Firefighters arrived at Del Real Stables around 1:45 a.m., the fire had spread rapidly, even before crews were able to get it under control said Deputy Fire Chief Jon Stratton. A total of 30 horses were stabled […]