The plane's engine caught fire while flying from Texas to Florida.
An engine caught fire on a United Airlines plane flying from Texas to Florida, Yahoo reports. The footage shows the engine catching fire about 10 minutes after takeoff from the Houston airport. Flight 1118 took off from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston around...
A woman was suspected of carrying explosives because of heart medications
Marie Harland lives with her husband in the UK. When they returned from a holiday in Madeira, they were checked for explosives at the airport. The test came back positive because of an ingredient in Marie's heart medication, NewsWeek reports. January 8, 2024…
A man died from an overdose of vitamin D: he was not warned about the dangers of the dietary supplement
A man who took vitamin D supplements for nine months died from an overdose. The packaging of this substance did not clearly indicate the dangers of excessive vitamin D consumption, Insider reports. David Mitchener, an 89-year-old retired British businessman, was hospitalized...
A nuclear weapons assembly plant in Texas has suspended operations due to wildfires.
A series of wildfires in the Panhandle (Texas) led to the evacuation of the population. Because of the fire, thousands of people were left without power, and a nuclear weapons assembly plant suspended operations, FOX10 reports. On the evening of February 27, the Pantex nuclear weapons assembly plant suspended its...
An 11-year-old girl has gone missing in Texas: police suspect a family friend who was asked to babysit her
An 11-year-old girl disappeared after catching a school bus in the small East Texas town of Livingston on the morning of February 15th. A friend of the girl's father, who sometimes looked after her, came under suspicion, FoxNews reports. Audrey Cunningham's family reported her missing...
Hundreds of live maggots rained down on the heads of Delta passengers during the flight
On February 13, a Delta flight from Amsterdam to Detroit was filled with unwanted stowaways. During the flight, the larvae fell from the top shelf onto the heads of angry passengers, reports NewYorkPost. The larvae were in fish that the passenger kept in his hand luggage. “It was very 'pleasant'...
The United States has recorded its first death from Alaskan smallpox, a newly discovered new virus.
The first death associated with the newly discovered Alaskapox virus (Alaskan smallpox) has been identified in Alaska, CNN reports. Since Alaskapox was identified in 2015, there have been seven cases of the virus, according to the state Department of Health. The last of them was found in an elderly...
The first case of bubonic plague in 8 years was recorded in Oregon: a man became infected from his cat.
A Deschutes County, Oregon man was diagnosed with the plague this week. This marked the state's first human case in more than eight years. The man likely became infected from his pet cat, which developed symptoms, NBC reported. People most often become infected...
Missouri mother roasted her newborn daughter in the oven: she claims she did it 'by mistake'
A 26-year-old Missouri mother is accused of roasting her newborn daughter in the oven. The exhausted baby's clothes were melted to her diaper, DailyMail reports. Mariah Thomas, 26, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after XNUMX-month-old Za'Riya...
School shooter's mother found guilty of murders committed by her son
On February 6, the mother of Ethan Crumbley, a Michigan teenager who shot and killed four students at school in 2021, became the first parent to face criminal charges for his child's shooting, EOnline reported. Jennifer Crumbley, 45, was found guilty by a jury...