Tag: celebrating American

How a 24-Year-Old Surfer Rode a Wave the Size of 10-Story Building, Potentially Setting World Record

Surfer Alo Slebir, 24, rode a gargantuan wave estimated to be 108 feet high “It’s the fastest I’ve ever traveled on a surfboard,” Slebir tells us. “I’ve never experienced a sensation like that before” The wave — which thundered into Northern...

Tourist, 53, Dies After Trying to Take Selfie While Leaning Out of Train: Reports

A 53-year-old Russian tourist died this week while attempting to take a photo of herself on the footboard of a train in Sri Lanka. On Wednesday, Feb. 19, Olga Perminova was traveling on the Podi Menike rail line when she...

A Teacher Met a Stranger at a Singles Bar on New Year’s Eve. Her Murder Became the Basis for a Diane Keaton Film

On Dec. 31, 1972, partygoers flooded a singles bar known as W.M. Tweeds on New York City’s Upper West Side to ring in the New Year. One of those single people was Roseann Quinn, a 28-year-old teacher and New...

Mom Charged After 19-Year-Old Daughter with Severe Autism Was Found Dead in ‘Mummified’ and ‘Severely Malnourished’ State

A Texas mother has been charged after her 19-year-old daughter, who is nonspeaking and has severe autism, was found dead in a shocking condition authorities described as "mummified." On Friday, Feb. 14, at around 2:30 p.m. local time, Crystal Canales...

Shakira Concert Postponed Due to Safety Concerns 1 Week After Different Show Was Canceled Because of Star’s ‘Abdominal Issue’

Another Shakira concert has been postponed, just a week after one of her Peru shows was canceled due to what the singer described as an “abdominal issue.” Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran world tour stop in Medellín, Colombia, originally scheduled for Monday, Feb....