A 21-year-old TikTok star has died from colon cancer after she announced to her followers earlier this month that she was given weeks to live by her doctor. Dominique McShain’s death was confirmed by PEOPLE on Wednesday, a year after the New Zealand-based influencer revealed she had been diagnosed with incurable colorectal cancer last April. … Read more
A cardinal convicted of fraud and embezzlement by the Vatican and designated as a “non-elector” is demanding he be allowed to participate in the process to elect the next pontiff, as thousands of mourning faithful line up to pay their last respects to Pope Francis in Rome. Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, 76, was investigated for … Read more
Family and friends of Shiri Bibas, who was kidnapped on Oct. 7, 2023 and murdered in Hamas captivity, marked what would have been her 34th birthday on Wednesday with an emotional tribute on an Instagram page dedicated to her memory. “Our Shiri was supposed to celebrate her 34th birthday today. Shiri, we see you every time we close … Read more
Vice President JD Vance threatened to abandon Russia and Ukraine peace negotiations on Wednesday ahead of a high-stakes meeting in London where the two warring nations are to discuss President Trump’s “final offer.” “We’ve issued a very explicit proposal to both the Russians and Ukrainians, and it’s time for them to either say yes or … Read more
Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative announced Wednesday. It’s the fourth global bleaching event since 1998, and has now surpassed bleaching from 2014-17 that hit some two-thirds of reefs, said the ICRI, … Read more
The hitman who killed fashion icon Maurizio Gucci shot his own 37-year-old son in the face and then turned the gun on himself Tuesday, according to Italian reports. Benedetto Ceraulo, 63, was hosting family at his Pisa, Italy, home for the Easter holidays when the shocking attempted filicide occurred, according to Italian newspaper La Stampa. … Read more
Pope Francis’s devoted faithful will likely soon be hollering for the late, humble, huddled-masses-loving pontiff to be fast-tracked to sainthood, experts said Tuesday. But his fans should expect it to take at least five years — and possibly longer — to canonize the Argentine-born pontiff, if it even happens. When Pope John Paul II died … Read more
China on Monday warned threatened countries not to team up with the US in order to win a reprieve from President Trump’s tariffs — with Beijing vowing they would retaliate against those that do. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce promised to hit back at any country that chooses to strike economic deals with the US … Read more
A 14-year-old girl was killed and eaten by a lion in front of her horrified friend after the animal entered her residential compound in Kenya, authorities said on Sunday. The unnamed child was snatched by the wild cat from a residential area on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, before her friend called the … Read more
A British Airways crew member was found dead in his San Francisco hotel room during a stopover between flights this week, according to reports. A male crew member was found dead in his hotel bed after his colleagues reported he had failed to show up to work a flight back to the UK on Thursday, … Read more