OceanGate co-founder says he hopes Titan tragedy yields renewed interest in exploration

OceanGate co-founder says he hopes Titan tragedy yields renewed interest in exploration

The Titan inquiry’s public hearing began Sept. 16, with some of the testimony focused on the troubled nature of the company. (OceanGate Expeditions/The Associated Press) The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic told a Coast Guard panel Monday that he hoped that … Read more

It’s a small world: Winners of microscopic video competition reveal the tiny in stunning detail

It’s a small world: Winners of microscopic video competition reveal the tiny in stunning detail

It’s not every day we get to see the tiny world that exists beyond our vision, but that’s what the Nikon Small World in Motion competition is all about. This is the 14th year of the competition, where past winners revealed extraordinary insights into things like the stomach contents of a termite, human cells fusing and dying during … Read more

Sean (Diddy) Combs faces criminal indictment in New York, prosecutors say

Sean (Diddy) Combs faces criminal indictment in New York, prosecutors say

WARNING: This story contains details of intimate partner violence. Sean (Diddy) Combs was arrested late Monday in New York, where he faces a sealed criminal indictment, prosecutors announced late Monday. Details of the charges weren’t immediately announced by prosecutors, but the hip-hop mogul has, in recent months, faced a stream of allegations by women who … Read more

Zuckerberg regrets some Facebook decisions on COVID-19 done at behest of U.S government

Zuckerberg regrets some Facebook decisions on COVID-19 done at behest of U.S government

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican chair of the judiciary committee of the House of Representatives, Zuckerberg alleges … Read more

Gena Rowlands, known for her emotionally raw portrayals of damaged women, dead at 94

Gena Rowlands, known for her emotionally raw portrayals of damaged women, dead at 94

Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and a guiding light in independent cinema as a star in groundbreaking movies by her director husband, John Cassavetes, and later charmed audiences in her son’s tear-jerker The Notebook, has died. She was 94. Rowlands’ death was confirmed Wednesday by representatives for … Read more

Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth — just like the mighty beaver

Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth — just like the mighty beaver

As It Happens7:10Not only are Komodo dragon teeth razor sharp; they’re also iron coated Not only do Komodo dragons have serrated, razor-sharp teeth that constantly replenish themselves — they’re also iron-coated, according to a new study. It’s the same protective coating found in the mouths of beavers. But while the industrious dam builders use their … Read more

Canada selling one New York apartment to cover cost of new $9M condo

Canada selling one New York apartment to cover cost of new M condo

Politics Global Affairs Canada says the sale of one of its apartments in New York City is expected to cover the cost of a brand-new luxury condo it recently purchased for $9 million. The Canadian Press · Posted: Jul 18, 2024 5:14 PM EDT | Last Updated: 11 hours ago The listing for the new … Read more

Shannen Doherty, star of Beverly Hills, 90210, dead at 53: media reports

Shannen Doherty, star of Beverly Hills, 90210, dead at 53: media reports

American actor Shannen Doherty, best known for her role as high school student Brenda Walsh on hit 1990s television drama Beverly Hills, 90210, has died after years of living with cancer, U.S. media outlets reported on Sunday. She was 53. “It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On … Read more

Fitness guru Richard Simmons dead at 76, U.S. media outlets report

Fitness guru Richard Simmons dead at 76, U.S. media outlets report

Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died at the age of 76, multiple media outlets reported, including ABC News and TMZ. The reports said his housekeeper found him unresponsive on Saturday morning and Los Angeles police were called. TMZ reported that police were treating it as a natural death. Los Angeles police and fire departments told … Read more