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A fatal shooting by an ICE officer in south Minneapolis has triggered outrage far beyond Minnesota, with large protests breaking out in New York City and demonstrators openly condemning Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.The woman who was killed has been identified by city officials as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good, a US citizen who had…
Renee Good, a 37-year-old poet and mother was fatally killed by an ICE officer on January 7, 2026. The Minneapolis woman was driving an SUV when she was confronted by the agency’s officials and was shot through her car window by one officer. The video of the brutal incident went viral on the internet, exposing…
Cory Lee has ridden camels in Morocco, floated in Iceland, explored India, paraglided in Switzerland, visited Antarctica/ Image: Cory Lee Growing up, Cory Lee was given a piece of advice that would later shape his life: “If you can’t stand up, stand out.” It was something his mother told him repeatedly, and something he says…
Scientists may have recovered Leonardo’s DNA from a disputed red chalk drawing, though authorship remains uncertain. Scientists studying Renaissance-era artworks and documents say they have recovered tiny traces of DNA from artefacts associated with Leonardo da Vinci, reopening questions about one of history’s most scrutinised figures through an unexpected scientific lens. Da Vinci (1452–1519) embodied…
Inside one of El Salvador’s sprawling prison complexes, rows of sewing machines operate in day and night shifts. Inmates produce clothing for public institutions as part of a state-backed prison labour programme that expanded in early 2025. The initiative, promoted by the administration of Nayib Bukele, is presented by officials as a way to make…
Neil deGrasse Tyson says falling into a black hole would be his ultimate, final cosmic experiment/ image: Youtube If there were ever a way to choose how to die, Neil deGrasse Tyson once argued that falling into a black hole would be the most extraordinary option available. Not because it would be painless, he is…
Stephen Chase, a US dad, repeatedly wakes from surgery speaking fluent Spanish, despite previously only knowing how to count to ten/ Image: (Kennedy News and Media) A father from the United States has described waking up from surgery speaking fluent Spanish, despite having only minimal knowledge of the language beforehand, a phenomenon doctors say may…
Multiple studies show Saudi Arabia’s deserts were once green grasslands fed by rivers, lakes and monsoon rains during wet phases/ Representative Image Today, Saudi Arabia is a modern, oil-rich state pouring investment into infrastructure and economic diversification as it looks beyond fossil fuels. Yet it remains one of the most arid countries on Earth: around…
Frank Fournier’s photograph of Omayra Sánchez Garzón/ Wikipedia The image of 13-year-old Omayra Sánchez Garzón, her face emerging from volcanic mud, dark bloodshot eyes fixed on the camera, has become one of the most recognisable photographs of the 20th century. Taken in the aftermath of Colombia’s deadliest natural disaster, the picture raised a question that…
Sergio Jiménez died during a private livestream after allegedly consuming drugs and alcohol as part of an online challenge/ Image: X Spanish police are investigating the death of a 37-year-old streamer who died during a private New Year’s Eve livestream after allegedly consuming large quantities of alcohol and cocaine on camera in exchange for money….
