Human Interest
University of Texas at Austin Cuts Women’s and Gender Studies Courses From Graduation Requirements
All women’s and gender studies courses at the University of Texas at Austin have been cut from the school’s core...
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Human Interest3 weeks agoFlorida Couple Nearly Killed by Lightning Strike While Walking Hand-in-Hand
A couple in Florida is recovering after being struck by lightning while walking hand in hand. Aaron Walenga and his wife, Clare Walenga, were walking along...
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Human Interest2 months agoPolice Officer Hooked Up in His Cop Car, Cheated on Wife With Mom of His Daughter’s Bully
A police officer’s ex-wife has revealed the shocking extent of his alleged infidelity — including cheating with the mother of his own daughter’s bully. Karoline Borega...
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Human Interest3 months agoBride Attends Her Own Wedding Virtually From Hospital 48 Hours After Giving Birth
A New Hampshire bride-to-be had her wedding countdown interrupted by a medical emergency that landed her in a hospital bed. Rather than push the date back,...
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Human Interest3 months agoMan Partially Sucked Out of Ryanair Plane Says Airline Only Offered to Rebook Flight
Ljubisa Karovic is still wearing a neck brace and battling nightmares a few weeks after being partially sucked through a shattered window on a Ryanair flight...
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Human Interest3 months agoNolan Wells Update: Records Were ‘Inadvertently Released’ Amid Teen’s Ongoing Death Investigation
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources says that it has “inadvertently released records” in relation to the ongoing investigation into the death of Nolan Wells, who...
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Human Interest3 months agoNolan Wells Funeral Will Be Livestreamed After Mysterious Death on Horn Island
The family of Nolan Wells will celebrate his life after the 18-year-old disappeared during a Fourth of July outing to Mississippi’s Horn Island and was later...
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Human Interest3 months agoScientists Can’t Agree on Why Seagulls Are Appearing Drunk and Disoriented in the U.K.
Seagulls along the U.K. coastline are beginning to appear drunk and disoriented, prompting ornithologists and wildlife charities to warn the public. Experts are split as to...
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Human Interest3 months agoPresident Trump Says He Needs ‘Vandal-Proof Material’ for Reflecting Pool After ‘Animals’ Damaged It
President Donald Trump may need to invest in a pool boy. After the Associated Press shared photos of the drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which shows...
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Human Interest3 months agoThere Were 3 Major Airplane Crashes on This Day in History: Revisiting the July 17 Tragedies
There were at least three major airplane crashes on July 17, with 1996’s TWA Flight 800 being the third-deadliest aviation accident in U.S. history. In 1996,...
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Human Interest3 months ago28-Year-Old Woman Says 55+ Community Is Trying to Kick Her Out of Late Father’s Home
A 28-year-old Jacksonville woman says she is fighting to stay in the home her late father left her after the homeowners association in his 55-and-older community...
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Human Interest3 months agoParents Protest Plan to Put Armed Drones in School to Combat Violence: ‘Technology Is Unproven’
A new program that puts drones with non-lethal offensive capabilities in a Colorado school to protect students from active shooters has sparked concern from parents. John...
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Human Interest3 months agoNolan Wells’ Mom Breaks Down in Tearful Update, Says Pain From Son’s Death Is ‘Insurmountable’
The mother of Nolan Wells — the 18-year-old who vanished during a Fourth of July outing to Mississippi’s Horn Island and was later discovered dead —...
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Human Interest3 months agoNolan Wells Update: Mom Spoke With Woman He Met Before His Death, Says There Are ‘Inconsistencies’
The mother of Nolan Wells — the 18-year-old who vanished during a Fourth of July outing to Mississippi’s Horn Island and was later discovered dead —...
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Human Interest3 months agoPro Poker Player Claims He Was ‘Hogtied,’ Threatened and Robbed of His World Series of Poker Winnings
A professional poker player is thankful he’s alive after a scary encounter he said ended with him being tied up and robbed. During a recent World...
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Human Interest3 months ago
Nolan Wells Update: Sheriff Says It’s Important ‘We Don’t Rush Ourselves’ in Teen Death Investigation
Multiple questions surround the death of Nolan Wells, who vanished during a Fourth of July outing to Mississippi’s Horn Island with three friends and was later...
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Human Interest3 months agoWife Reveals How She Saved Husband After He Was Nearly Sucked Out of Ryanair Plane Window
A routine Ryanair flight to Greece turned into a nightmare when a passenger was nearly sucked out of a plane window after it unexpectedly broke open...
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Human Interest3 months agoCBS’ Matt Gutman Issues Warning After Nearly Falling for Sophisticated Phone Scam: ‘Very Scary Experience’
A veteran newsman who has spent years reporting on scams almost became the victim of one himself, and he’s now warning others after a phone call...
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Human Interest3 months agoNew Details Emerge After Pilot Jumped From Plane Mid-Flight, Forcing Student to Perform ‘Perfect’ Landing
More details are coming to light about Leandro Bertazzo, the 42-year-old pilot who jumped to his death from a plane mid-flight while giving a lesson to...
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Human Interest3 months agoDisneyland Ride Stopped After Worker Sees Child Get Out of Log Flume Days After Separate Incident
A person riding Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disneyland theme park in California was allegedly seen exiting the ride, causing a worker to bring the attraction to...
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Human Interest3 months agoMaryland Dad Dies Searching for 10-Year-Old Son in Fire, Unaware Boy Had Already Escaped
A Maryland father died after rushing back into his burning home to save his 10-year-old son — not realizing the boy had already made it out...
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Human Interest3 months agoStudent Pilot Forced to Land Plane After Instructor Jumps Out Mid-Flight
Leandro Bertazzo a flight instructor, jumped to his death from a small plane in mid-air, leaving his 22-year-old student pilot to land the aircraft alone. The...
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Human Interest3 months agoPageant Mom Defends Making Daughters Wear Fake Teeth Amid Backlash
Lauren Soderlund is facing backlash online — and she’s not backing down. Lauren’s daughters, Charli, 6, and Lacie Lou, 4, both compete in pageants and wear...
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Human Interest4 months agoTexas Mom Says Restaurant Kicked Out Family Over Breastfeeding on Father’s Day
A Texas mother says her family’s first Father’s Day celebration turned into a humiliating ordeal after she claims a restaurant kicked her family out because she...
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Human Interest4 months agoIranian Musicians, Social Media Users Speak Out After Singer Sentenced to 74 Lashes: ‘Barbaric’
Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi has been sentenced to 74 lashes for performing in a YouTube concert without a hijab — and social media users around the...
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Human Interest4 months agoTeen Prom Queen Born With ‘2% Chance’ of Survival Dies in Car Accident on the Way to New Job
A Texas teenager who was given a 2 percent chance of survival when she was born died in a car accident last week on the way...
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Human Interest5 months agoMexican Immigrant Who Came to U.S. With ‘Nothing’ Wins $15M in California Lottery
Nearly four decades after immigrating to California from Mexico, Fernando Ayala has become a $15 million lucky lottery winner. Per a California Lottery press release dated...
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Human Interest5 months agoWoman Killed by a Runaway Patio Umbrella While Eating Outside During Heavy Winds
A South Carolina woman was killed on Saturday, May 23 after heavy winds caused a patio umbrella to hit her while she was dining at a...
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Human Interest5 months agoBodies of Italian Divers Found in ‘Shark Cave’ After Tragic Scuba Diving Disaster in Maldives
The bodies of four Italian divers were found in an underwater cave in the Maldives after a scuba diving incident turned deadly. According to a Monday,...
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Human Interest5 months agoMan Who Claims He ‘Won the Lottery 11 Years Ago’ and Never Told Family Reveals How He Barely Spends It
A Reddit user who claims to have won the lottery more than a decade ago says that he’s only told one person: his therapist. In a...