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Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal hearing was severely hampered by CAS email snafu

In an Olympic drama to rival any sporting feat during the Paris Games, the saga surrounding the decision to strip Jordan Chiles of her bronze medal and award it to Ana Barbos of Romania took another bizarre turn on Wednesday. An email error at the Court of Arbitration for Sport cost USA Gymnastics valuable time […]

Teenager going for a quick swim severely injured in shark attack

Florida man speaks out about shark attack in Bahamas Marlin Wakeman, 24, was working at a port in the Bahamas on April 26 when he lost his footing and fell into a “shark pit.” He said he was attacked by 20 sharks after falling into the water, but managed to escape. (Photo courtesy of WSVN) […]

A Massachusetts man was severely injured in a gruesome bear attack in a Wyoming national park, which he described as the “most violent” plight in his life. However, the Army veteran miraculously survived the bear mauling by an astonishing stroke of luck.

A Massachusetts man was seriously injured after being attacked by a bear in a Wyoming national park in what he described as the “brutalst tragedy of his life.” However, the Army veteran was incredibly lucky and miraculously survived the attack. Shane Patrick Burke, a 35-year-old Army veteran from Massachusetts, was hiking Signal Mountain in Grand […]

Fire severely damages LA County fire station

A fire destroyed much of the Los Angeles County Fire Department early Wednesday morning. The destruction inside Station 164 in Huntington Park also included a fire truck and a medical emergency unit, according to the office of Janice Hahn, a regional representative for the county Board of Supervisors who inspected the scene. Fire breaks out […]

Sexual violence in Haiti ‘severely underreported,’ ‘largely unpunished’ UN says

A report released Thursday by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation in Haiti, which faces severe gang violence, found that sexual violence in the country is “grossly underreported.” report Said that According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), gangs in […]