At just 18 years old, Jongkuch Mach already stands 7 feet 6 inches (229 cm). That makes the Australian prospect taller than every active player in the NBA, including Victor Wembanyama. Born in Perth to South Sudanese parents, Mach has drawn global attention for both his extreme height and the mobility he shows on the…
Akon recently shared one of the strangest gigs of his career. A wealthy family in the Middle East booked him for $1 million, but when he arrived, only three people were in the audience. The daughter then made him perform his hit “Lonely” on repeat for an entire hour. The Unexpected Audience Speaking on the…
Charlitria Thomas, a 31-year-old Baton Rouge woman, was shot in the jaw by her 15-year-old estranged boyfriend in December 2025. Months later, police charged her with helping the same teenager avoid arrest. The Shooting On December 18, 2025, Baton Rouge police responded to a shooting in the 200 block of Evergreen Drive. They found Thomas…
In July 2018, Eric Stagno walked into a Planet Fitness in Plaistow, New Hampshire, took off all his clothes, and began doing yoga. When police arrived, he told them he thought the gym’s “Judgement Free Zone” slogan meant nudity was allowed. The Incident On the afternoon of July 22, the 34-year-old from nearby Haverhill, Massachusetts,…
After her 15-year-old grandson Sam Crowe died in a crash, Peggy Winckowski refused to let the weekly tradition he started fade away. Every Wednesday during the school year, she still rises before dawn in her St. Louis home and cooks a full breakfast for a crowd of his friends. How the Tradition Began In 2021,…
Kansas City pharmacist Robert Courtney admitted diluting tens of thousands of prescriptions, including chemotherapy drugs meant for cancer patients. He pleaded guilty in 2002, received a 30-year federal prison sentence, and later returned to the community years sooner than many victims’ families expected. A Decade-Long Scheme Courtney owned Research Medical Tower Pharmacy in Kansas City,…
Jennifer Barton, a 44-year-old NHS worker from Kidderminster, England, lost £250,000 after fraudsters posing as celebrities convinced her they were in love with her. Over roughly two years the mother of two fell for multiple sophisticated romance scams and ended up selling her car and house. How the Scams Began Scammers contacted Barton on Instagram…
A 67-year-old farmer in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, watched nearly 25 acres of his sesame crop die overnight after he followed weed-and-pest control advice from an AI app. The incident, which unfolded in July 2026, shows how quickly trust in artificial intelligence can backfire when the stakes involve real chemicals and living plants. Building Trust…
In May 1985, Air Force Captain Gary Eastburn was away at training in Alabama when tragedy struck his family home in Fayetteville, North Carolina. His wife, Kathryn “Katie” Eastburn, 31, and two of their young daughters—Kara, 5, and Erin, 3—were brutally murdered. Their 22-month-old daughter Jana survived alone inside the house for days until neighbors…
In May 2019, Hannah Payne watched 62-year-old Kenneth Herring run a red light and collide with a semi-truck in Clayton County, Georgia. The crash was minor. Herring eventually drove away. Payne called 911, then ignored repeated instructions from the dispatcher to stop following him. She pursued his truck, blocked it with her own vehicle, confronted…
