Australian snow pioneer Kieren Gaul dies following bowel cancer battle
Australian snow pioneer Kieren Gaul has died at the age of 54. A banker and…
Australian snow pioneer Kieren Gaul dies following bowel cancer battle
Australian snow pioneer Kieren Gaul has died at the age of 54. A banker and ski racer turned ski guide, Gaul and his wife Paula founded Big Red Cats skiing in Canada’s British Columbia more than 20 years ago. Big Red Cats went on to become one of the biggest cat skiing operations in North…
Critically ill Melbourne mum Gina Wherrett pleads for help to return home to Australia from Boston
A critically ill Melbourne mother and her family are making a desperate plea to help them raise funds to cover her medical bills and the cost of flying her back to Australia for emergency surgery. Gina Wherrett, 62, was diagnosed with motor neuron disease (MND) in September 2022. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Melbourne mum stranded…
Two dead after car explodes at border crossing near Niagara Falls
The two occupants of a car that exploded at the US-Canada Rainbow Bridge border crossing are dead, a law enforcement source told CNN. The incident occurred shortly before noon local time, when a car coming from the Canadian side of the border on the bridge that connects Canada to New York State went through the…
Company that created ChatGPT, Open AI, in turmoil after Microsoft hires its ousted CEO Sam Altman
Sam Altman — the leader of one of the world’s most influential AI companies that created ChatGPT, OpenAI — was fired on Friday night by the startup’s board in a surprise move. Within about 48 hours, he was hired to run a new division at Microsoft where he’ll be arguably even more powerful, with the…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship reaches space for the first time before losing contact and exploding
SpaceX’s uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, has failed in space shortly after lifting off – cutting short its second test, but making it further than an earlier attempt that ended in an explosion. The two-stage rocket ship blasted off from the Elon Musk-owned company’s Starbase launch site near…
US mechanical engineer William Jennings, 22, was one of three QLD bushfire plane crash victims
He came to Australia to help. An adventurer with talents in music and photography, 22-year-old William Jennings was set to be reunited with his family in the United States in just over two weeks. But now his loved ones are working to bring his remains home. Watch the latest news and stream for free on…
Off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut off airliner’s engines mid-flight said he took ‘magic mushrooms’
An off-duty pilot accused of attempting to disable a plane’s engines mid-flight told investigators he believed he was dreaming and had taken “magic mushrooms” 48 hours before the incident, according to state court records obtained by CNN. Joseph D. Emerson, 44, attempted to cut fuel to the Alaska Airlines plane’s engines while the flight was…
US worker dies after falling into large silo at former Holly Sugar plant plant in California
A man is dead after falling about 80 feet (24m) into a large silo at a former sugar plant in California at the weekend, the San Joaquin County Fire Authority said. Fire crews were called at 10.20am Saturday local time to the former Holly Sugar plant in Tracy following reports a person had fallen near the…
University student dies after drinking ‘charged lemonade’
A US university student with a heart condition died after drinking restaurant chain Panera Bread’s “charged lemonade”, a large cup of which contains more caffeine than cans of Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined, according to a lawsuit. The legal complaint, which was filed Monday morning in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and…
Suspected Maine shooter Robert R. Card found dead after manhunt
The man suspected of killing 18 people and wounding 13 in a shooting rampage in Lewiston, Maine, has been found dead, ending a 48-hour manhunt. ABC News, citing unnamed law enforcement sources, said the suspect, Robert R. Card, 40, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Card’s body was found in the woods near…
