All news by author: Mataeo Smith

All students and employees at an Alabama high school have been instructed to don masks once more. Additionally, a Maryland school required students to wear N95 masks for ten days

Leonard Mack, who had been wrongfully imprisoned for the rape of a teenage girl in Westchester County, New York state, more than 50 years ago, has been released in an emotional hearinh

Two customers were asked to leave a plane by security after complaining that their seats were covered in vomit - Air Canada has now said it has apologised

After being stranded for days due to heavy flooding and muddy conditions, Burning Man attendees began leaving the city at Black Rock City on Monday afternoon

According to officials, an American instructor and TikTok celebrity was detained in Thailand after reportedly having sex with a 16-year-old girl he met online.

Over the weekend, a three-legged bear in Lake Mary, Florida, known to residents as Tripod broke in and had a small party when he raided a patio fridge

A strange building in New York City that is 40 floors tall has perplexed users on social media. The eerie and unpleasant structure stands out from those nearby, drawing the attention of many confused onlookers.

Missouri police must answer the parents of the five-year-old boy who they hit with a stun gun during a Labor Day festival while trying to break up a fight

A child has been attacked by an alligator at Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain, Lincoln Beach - the coastline where the child was bitten has been closed for 60 years

Irish-American boy John Quinn has died suddenly in a tragic accident - his aunt worries his siblings will need therapy and the family has been left utterly bereft

A massive search along the coast was halted Monday as the body of a missing swimmer, who had disappeared the evening before, washed ashore. The local authorities warned of rip tides the weekend before.

A US army veteran is losing hope of ever seeing his family as he's been imprisoned within the UAE for fives years. He yearns to return home to his wife and five children

NASA this week published photos taken by its Luna Reconnaissance Orbiter of a new crater in the Moon, which was made by Russia's failed Luna 25 mission earlier this month

A lorry driver was exuberant when he became £20,000 richer from a $5 lottery ticket he bought shortly before taking a nap in his vehicle. He plans to pay off some debt and add to his savings

The trial of a Scottish man who's accused of murdering his disabled wife by handgun is underway this week. Prosecutors are charging him with first-degree murder, which could carry a life sentence upon conviction

A thrifter in New Hampshire unknowingly stumbled upon a rare antique nearly a decade ago when she purchased a painting for $4 (£3), which she's now auctioning off for $250,000 (£200,000)

A woman who was a few weeks into her new job as a forklift driver is now regretful as she's forced to have her foot amputated after an unfortunate accident, which left the limb bloody and purple.

A beloved high school teacher was struck and killed by a falling utility pole her family says was "decades old." They are seeking a total of $130million from the energy company whose accused of neglecting the utility pole

A 14-year-old's burnt body was found in his home by his adoptive parents two days after the Maui wildfires had been contained. In a wholesome, yet melancholic, moment, the parents noticed that he was clutching his deceased dog

Hurricane Idalia caused several tropical storms across the Carolinas Wednesday, which had produced tornados in some areas. One car was flipped on to its roof while driving.

Early Dollar General shoppers this week were surprised to see a large alligator waiting with them in line as the discount store opened, with prompted a few jokes from the sheriff office's Facebook page

A rare tiger died in a tragic accident last week after she had been given anesthesia for a dental issue. The death had been caused by a fatal slip off a bench

Lake Lanier has built quite the reputation as one of the most haunted bodies of water in America and the world. On Saturday, a 23-year-old man became the seventh person to die on the lake this year

Fast food giant Burger King patrons are angry with the franchise because its Whopper, they say, is smaller than advertised, which has prompted lawsuits

The unsettling 50-year-old mystery of a decapitated woman found on the beach is finally solved as prosecutors have determined the murderer to be her husband