A suburban college cheerleader has been identified as the victim of a mass shooting near the Illinois Wesleyan University campus over the Halloween weekend. 19-year-old Giana Dettloff was a North Central College student. She was killed while visiting one of her best friends, officials said in a press conference Monday, November 2, citing family members, … Read more
Texas tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson, his wife Helen and their two children were among the nine people killed when a private Learjet 60 crashed in Florida’s Palm Beach County on Sunday. The family was travelling with their nanny and two friends on a flight from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas, according to TMZ. The pilot, … Read more
Nathalia Gadelha, a 20-year-old aviator who earned her pilot’s licence while still in high school, has been identified as the co-pilot aboard the Learjet 60 that crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday afternoon, NY Post reported. The family of 20 year old Nathalia Gadelha has confirmed that she was serving as the co-pilot … Read more
A targeted shooting inside a Spirit Halloween store in Northern California left a pregnant woman dead and six other people wounded, police said. A targeted shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in California, left a pregnant woman dead and six others wounded. (Unsplash) Gunfire rang out at about 8:30 p.m. Friday inside the store, which … Read more
A United States Air Force Airman Technical Sergeant Ian Patterson has been identified as the man who died after descending more than 150 feet from the stadium’s rafters. Technical Sergeant Ian Patterson died following a fall during a fast-rope demonstration at the Alamodome. (X@Oceanbreeze473) The Air Force service member succumbed to his injuries following a … Read more
The man who became detached from a roller coaster and then died at Six Flags Over Georgia has been formally identified by his relatives as Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, an educator from Atlanta. Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, an educator with Atlanta Public Schools’ Wesley International Academy, was identified by relatives as the man who died … Read more
During the pandemic, a US hospital worker paid $15.99 for a Goodwill painting and hung it above her bed; Antiques Roadshow later identified it as a Le Pho worth $60,000-$80,000 at auction (Image Credit: PBS) A painting bought for just $15.99 at a Goodwill thrift store turned out to be worth tens of thousands of … Read more
The colourful design was found to be made from precious materials typical of Art Deco jewellery. (Photo: PBS) A man who spent just $1.50 on a clutch bag at a thrift store discovered years later that his inexpensive find was actually a Cartier Art Deco piece valued at about $35,000.The unnamed buyer brought the bright … Read more
Not much in the world has survived to be known as old as the dinosaurs, but when it comes to a recently discovered insect species, the statement holds true. Some 99 million years ago, a tiny insect belonging to a previously unknown species became trapped in tree resin. The resin hardened and turned into amber; … Read more
Alderman Merriam’s Shells, 1951​ Everyone peeks at an estate sale. He did too. He thought he would get his hands on some records or perhaps some mid-century furniture. That’s when he saw a painting hanging in the dark corner of a hallway. For most people, it may not necessarily have been an extraordinary painting. All … Read more