Travelers Insurance told Gartenmann that because of the photo the company would not renew her policy. (Pictures: KUT News) For years, Tracy Gartenmann had insured her Austin home against wildfires, hailstorms and high winds. Then, in January, she received an email telling her that her insurance would not be renewed.The reason was visible in two…
Steve Jobs didn’t lace his words with the usual humour or seek theatrics when he addressed the graduating students at Stanford in 2005. During his commencement address, he spoke about something profound he had learned in life, and that speech continues to resonate with millions of people even a decade after his death. He spoke…
Bryant “EDP445” and his girlfriend are featured in the new documentary “The Sick Mind of EDP445.” (Image via YouTube/@Mike-Clum) The latest look into Bryant “EDP445” comes from an unexpected place: his personal life. On August 9, 2026, Mike Clum released The Sick Mind of EDP445 on YouTube. The documentary focuses on Bryant’s history and the…
A large rock on the seabed turned out to be an ancient Roman shipwreck believed to be more than 2,000 years old. (Credit: @RT_Visual_on_X) What first appeared to be a large rock on the seabed near Mazara del Vallo turned out to be an ancient Roman shipwreck believed to be more than 2,000 years old….
A landscape near Mombasa, Kenya, once looked almost impossible to restore. Decades of limestone quarrying had left the ground hard, hot and largely devoid of vegetation, while salty groundwater made growing plants even more difficult. Then Dr René Haller, a Swiss-born naturalist and agronomist working with Bamburi Cement, began an ambitious experiment in ecological restoration….
Rapper Blueface is facing backlash after a viral livestream showed him having a heated argument with a woman about colorism and racism. The disagreement reportedly started after Blueface complimented the woman’s dark skin, saying she looked “so nice that dark” and calling her “a good dark skin.” The woman questioned his choice of words, leading…
A video showing a physical fight between Kick streamer TreyLiving and Fishtank Season 3 contestant Burt Bronx is going viral online. The incident happened during the BAU house marathon hosted by Cuffem and was caught on the livestream. Bronx, who is gay and has autism according to his Instagram bio, allegedly slapped TreyLiving’s butt while…
Lake Nyos looks deceptively ordinary in photographs. It sits in a volcanic landscape in north-western Cameroon, surrounded by steep green slopes and farmland. Yet beneath its surface, an unusual geological process once allowed enormous quantities of carbon dioxide to accumulate in deep water.On 21 August 1986, that gas escaped suddenly. A dense cloud of carbon…
Pakistan’s widening crackdown in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) draws international attention. (Photo: ANI) A British national was killed during clashes between protesters and Pakistani security forces in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), while another Briton has been detained in the region for more than two months, The Guardian reported.According to the report, Mohammad Akhtar, 50, a resident of…
Image: Amy Green/Inside Climate News In Progress Village, Florida, a huge mound of industrial waste has become a symbol of a much bigger environmental and public-health debate. The historically Black community sits beside a massive phosphogypsum stack, a structure created from the waste left behind during phosphate fertiliser production.The stack is difficult to miss. The…