World’s largest cruise ship rescues 14 people stranded at sea for over a week
The world’s largest cruise ship on Sunday rescued 14 people who had been stranded on a small boat for eight days. Alessandra Amodio was on board Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas with her family when the rescue occurred. “We were really surprised and honestly a little surprised,” Amodio said. “We’ve been on several cruises […]
Texas Panhandle Wildfire Claims 2nd Life, Largest Fire in State’s History, 2nd Largest in U.S.
A second victim was killed in the Smokehouse Creek wildfire in the Texas Panhandle on Thursday. The fire, now the second-largest fire in U.S. history, has burned about 1.1 million acres (an area larger than the state of Rhode Island) and is less than 5 percent contained, according to latest reports. Amarillo resident Cindy Owen […]
Panera Bread to launch cheaper sandwiches, abandon dinner in ‘largest menu transformation ever’
Panera Bread plans to expand its salad and sandwich options in its “biggest menu transformation ever,” including many items under $10, as it moves away from its dinner menu, the company announced Thursday. The popular chain, which recently won an exemption from California’s new $20 an hour minimum wage law, has added nine new menu […]
Jenny DuVander earns Guinness World Record for largest tongue circumference
This mom likes record books. Oregon mother Jenny Duvander has set a world record for the largest tongue circumference for a woman, Guinness World Records announced Tuesday. Duvander’s tongue measures a whopping 5.21 inches in circumference, which is wider than the size of a soda can. “It looks pretty weird,” she admitted in a press […]
Hundreds of Thousands Flood Brazil’s Largest City to Protest Persecution of Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro
Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets of São Paulo on Sunday to peacefully show support for former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is facing an ongoing investigation into an alleged “coup” plot after his defeat in the 2022 presidential election. A massive Sunday rally filled São Paulo’s 2.7-mile Paulista Avenue with Bolsonaro supporters, […]
WWII-Era Bomb Sparked One of the UK’s Largest Peacetime Evacuations
LONDON (AP) – A World War II-era bomb whose discovery sparked the largest peacetime evacuation in British history has exploded at sea, the Ministry of Defense said Saturday. The explosives, weighing 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds), were discovered Tuesday in the backyard of a house in the port city of Plymouth on England’s southwest coast. More […]
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon sells $150M of stock in nation’s largest bank for the first time
Jamie Dimon, the head of JPMorgan Chase & Co., has liquidated about $150 million of his stake in the bank. The head of America’s largest lender has sold stock for the first time since taking office in 2005. Dimon, Wall Street’s longest-serving CEO, sold 821,778 shares of JPMorgan stock, according to an SEC filing Thursday. […]
Oregon Fentanyl Overdoses Increase by 1,530%, Largest Spike in the U.S.
Fentanyl overdose rates in Oregon have skyrocketed by 1,530 percent in recent years, making it the fastest-growing state in the nation. new FOX12 report Shocking statistics revealed using data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals 1,268 people died from the effects of deadly drugs from September 2019 to September 2023 […]
Phillies made largest offer to Yoshinobu Yamamoto: John Middleton
The Phillies did everything they could to sign Yoshinobu Yamamoto over the winter, and owner John Middleton has no regrets about it. If they had been successful, Yamamoto would have been the first player from Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball to sign with Philadelphia. The Phillies offered more money than any other team looking to sign […]
China Claims Largest Travel Season Ever, Seeking to Calm Worried Investors
Chinese state media on Sunday touted a record domestic travel season for the Lunar New Year holiday, which was one of the busiest in the world before the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. China is hoping that a huge surge in travel and a boost in consumer spending will calm investors nervous about the Chinese economy and […]