New York, USA – What was supposed to be a routine medical visit turned into a horrifying tragedy in Nassau County, when a 61-year-old man was killed after being violently pulled into a powerful MRI machine while his wife was undergoing a scan. According to his widow, Adrienne Jones Mallister, she had just finished an MRI scan on her knee and needed help getting up from the machine. She asked her husband, Keith Mallister, to ... Read more
My Dad Shattered My Trophy on Graduation Day—But What Broke Me More Was His Silence
as if he were chewing on the words he couldn’t quite say. “This…this isn’t what you should be working for,” he finally managed, his voice barely above a whisper. The frustration in his eyes was palpable, but so was something else—fear, perhaps, or regret. I wanted to argue, to demand why he couldn’t just be proud of me, why he couldn’t see the value in what I had achieved. But words failed me, lost in the haze of hurt and ... Read more
Don’t Throw Food at an Old Man’s Wife in Tim Hortons
It was a slow Tuesday afternoon at the Tim Hortons on King Street. The kind of day where the coffee’s a bit stronger than usual, and the regulars claim their tables like clockwork. The bell over the door jingled as Jeremy, a college student with a flair for sarcasm and poor judgment, strolled in with his earbuds still halfway in. He ordered a chocolate glazed donut and an iced cap, found a seat in the corner, and started ... Read more
Long Beach man drives to Utah to shoot and kill brother
NORTH OGDEN, UTAH — A horrifying case of sibling violence has left a Utah community reeling after a Long Beach man drove hundreds of miles across state lines to kill his own brother, set the family home on fire, and engage police in a deadly shootout. Authorities say 66-year-old Jeffrey Roberts embarked on a calculated and deadly mission, arming himself with a handgun, a shotgun, and 23 fully loaded magazines before ... Read more
Everything you need to know about Air India Flight 171 – as report into crash released
At least 242 people were on board the flight bound for London when it crashed in India’s At least 242 people were on board the flight when it crashed shortly after take-off in the northwestern Indian city of Ahmedabad – 241 of those died. Local police initially said there appeared to be no survivors, but it later emerged that at least one person – a UK national -survived the disaster. Here is everything you need to ... Read more