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A routine baggage screening at an Alabama airport turned into an extraordinary security incident after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers discovered five Civil War-era cannonballs hidden inside a checked suitcase. The rusted artillery relics, some as large as grapefruits and wrapped individually in paper towels, had allegedly been taken by a teenager from Fort Morgan,…

In the autumn of 1977, visitors arriving in Ames, Iowa, encountered something they would never have expected to see in the American Midwest: a massive iceberg sitting inside a refrigerated room at Iowa State University. It had travelled thousands of kilometres from Alaska by helicopter, aircraft and truck, not as a scientific curiosity but as…

Image Credit: By Micha L. Rieser Deep within the Swiss Alps, 1,200 metres above sea level, lies the small farming village of Vals. This remote location hosts a structure that challenges traditional architectural limits, the ‘Therme Vals.’ Designed by Peter Zumthor and completed in 1996, this thermal bath complex was not built to stand out…

Days after Elon Musk admitted that he “got carried away” during Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign, he is once again stepping into the US political arena with a major push to help Republicans win the 2026 midterm elections. The tech billionaire is reviving his political action committee, America PAC, which played a key role in…

Salman Rushdie stabbing: Attacker convicted on Hezbollah support, terror charges NEW DELHI: A US man already serving a 25-year prison sentence for attempting to murder Indian-British author Salman Rushdie has been convicted on additional federal charges, including providing material support to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, the BBC reported.A federal jury in New York on…

Quote of the day by Tiger Woods (Getty Images) Watching a champion perform can make success look effortless, as though it were simply handed to a lucky few at birth. Tiger Woods pushed back on that idea directly. “Talent is something you are born with, and a skill is something you develop,” he said. “99%…

Chinese sales agent Winnie Zeng has taken an unusual step to protect herself from an uncertain future: she now shares her rented bed with a stranger to cut costs.Frustrated by stagnant pay and worried about losing her job, the 25-year-old from the central city of Wuhan recently invited another woman to move into her bedroom,…

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, plans to donate one-third of his wealth to charity as part of his succession plan. Halima Dangote, his daughter and trustee of the Aliko Dangote Foundation, disclosed the plan in a Bloomberg interview published on Tuesday. The billionaire plans to dedicate 33 per cent of his estate to philanthropy.The billionaire’s…

Singer D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, could face the death penalty if he is found guilty in the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. On July 27, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office said Burke is legally eligible for the death penalty because of the charges against him. However, prosecutors have not…

Popular Twitch streamer Ludwig has surprised fans with an unexpected appearance in Road to Empress 2, a Chinese live-action visual novel. The collaboration was announced on July 29, 2026, revealing that Ludwig plays a royal envoy called the Prince of Fuling. His new look, featuring long blonde hair and elegant blue royal clothing, quickly became…