Category: Daily Buzz

Tom Waddington is on a quest to row across the Atlantic Ocean all by himself — but on Sunday, he found plenty of company at sea, when a pod of pilot whales thronged around him. They followed him for hours, growing from a few playful animals to hundreds of large creatures. At least one smacked…

The following content contains disturbing accounts of violence, including sexual violence. Discretion is advised. Veronica Romero was funny and intelligent. Victoria Chavez loved the outdoors. Michelle Valdez could energize a room with her smile. Along with six other young women and two teenage girls, they were brutally murdered in the early 2000s and buried in the New…

About 20% of Sweden’s brown bear population could be killed this hunting season after licenses were issued for 486 of the animals to culled, despite an outcry from conservation groups. There’s currently an estimated 2,450 brown bears roaming the Swedish countryside, a number that has decreased in recent years because of increased licensed hunting, according…

In 1998, something amazing started happening in a small corner of Brazil. Sebastião Salgado, a world-renowned photographer, and his wife, Lélia Deluiz Wanick Salgado, decided to tackle a big problem: a piece of land that had been devastated by years of cattle farming. This land, once green and vibrant, had turned into a barren wasteland.…

If you’ve ever wandered through Al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad, you might notice something pretty unusual: books are left out on the street overnight. It’s not a careless mistake or a sign of neglect—it’s actually a deep-rooted tradition. Here’s the thing: Iraqis believe that “the reader does not steal, and the thief does not read.” This…

In the early evening of November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr., known as “Butch” by family and friends, walked into a hometown bar in Amityville to have a drink. John Altieri, one of the patrons, recalled DeFeo shouting, “My father and mother have been shot!” Altieri and four other barflies piled into 23-year-old DeFeo’s car…

Fortunately, the Arab world has only a few terrifying tales like the one I’m about to share. I was genuinely shocked when I first heard it—I never imagined Algeria harbored such individuals. Extensive searches for information revealed very little, likely due to the period when this killer was active: the 1960s, just after Algeria emerged…

Fernandina Beach, FL — A New Jersey man is facing serious charges after he allegedly flew nearly 1,000 miles to Florida to confront and attack a fellow gamer with a hammer over an online dispute. The suspect, 20-year-old Edward Kang, was arrested on charges of attempted murder following the bizarre and violent incident. Details of…

In November 2012, José Salvador Alvarenga, a seasoned fisherman, set out on what was meant to be a routine two-day fishing trip off the coast of Mexico. Little did he know that this trip would turn into one of the most extraordinary survival stories ever recorded. Alvarenga’s ordeal lasted an incredible 438 days, during which…

The story of Omar bin Omran is one of the most harrowing tales to emerge in recent history. Missing for 27 years, the Algerian man was found alive in May 2024, hidden in the cellar of his neighbor’s house in Djelfa, Algeria. His disappearance, which coincided with the Algerian Civil War, led many to believe…