Centralia, once a thriving coal town, was abandoned after a fire began beneath its streets/ AI illustration An American town has been burning underground for more than 60 years. Once a thriving coal community, Centralia, Pennsylvania was slowly erased from the map, its streets abandoned, homes demolished, and a once-bustling town left smouldering beneath a…
Can extreme winter really cause trees to ‘explode’? /Image: X Across parts of the world, winter has settled in hard. Sub-zero temperatures, sudden freezes, and heavy snow are affecting many regions, and with them an unexpected side effect: sharp cracking sounds echoing through parks, streets, and back gardens. Online, dramatic videos capturing the noise, some…
A long-time enterprise software executive, Indian-origin technologist Jigar Thakkar has now been appointed Vice President of Amazon Quick Suite, taking charge of Amazon’s agentic AI workspace under Amazon Web Services. What Amazon Quick Suite does Amazon Quick Suite, launched in October 2025, is an agentic AI-powered digital workspace designed for business users. It works as…
Florida is moving towards a one-year freeze on new H-1B visa hiring across its state university system, a proposal supporters say is meant to protect American jobs and cut reliance on foreign labour. The plan is expected to be introduced by Florida’s Board of Governors at its January 29, 2026 meeting and would prevent public…
A Kansas City man is facing major legal trouble after prosecutors accused him of running a Facebook Marketplace scam in which vehicles were sold to multiple buyers and then stolen back within a day. Authorities say Mamadou Diallo used forged paperwork to make the deals look legitimate, convincing victims to hand over thousands of dollars…
Is Europe ready to boycott the 2026 World Cup over Trump’s threats to Greenland?? AI Image Five months before the first ball is kicked, the 2026 World Cup is already being pulled into a geopolitical argument that has nothing to do with football. The trigger is not the tournament itself, but a widening rupture between…
A Texas Republican running for attorney general has come under intense online scrutiny after a social media post warning that Texas counties could turn into “Delhi, Calcutta and Hyderabad” while attacking Indian immigration and H-1B visas sparked backlash. The post drew further attention after a Community Note pointed out that one of the candidate’s biggest…
A video of an eight-year-old boy breaking down in tears as he describes the anti-immigrant harassment he faced while playing football has gone viral online, prompting debate about bullying and the language children absorb from those around them.The clip, shared by CBS News on January 21, shows the boy, identified as Max, speaking to his…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at launching an IndyCar race on the streets of the District of Columbia this summer during the celebration of America’s 250th birthday. The order, first reported by NBC News before it was signed, instructs the Interior and Transportation departments, working “in coordination with the…
Several countries, including Thailand and Nepal, have increased their surveillance after cases of the deadly Nipah virus were detected in India. So far, just two cases have been confirmed among 25-year-old nurses, a woman and a man, in West Bengal, according to the World Health Organization. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human…
