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Riley Horner, from Kirkland, Illinois, suffered a traumatic head injury that doctors originally deemed a concussion. After dozens of seizures and numerous visits to the hospital, Riley continues to suffer from short-term memory loss. Riley said that she keeps detailed notes of events happening throughout the day, and sets an alarm on her phone every two hours to remind her to review them. Her...

A fire broke out aboard the diving boat The Conception just before 3:30 a.m. local time on Monday morning near Santa Cruz Island, off the coast of Ventura, California. The boat was carrying 33 passengers and six crew members for a Labor Day weekend scuba diving excursion.  The boat's captain and four crew members escaped the wreckage by jumping on to a dinghy and paddling to...

Influencer Caroline Calloway bought Instagram followers to build her own fan base to sell her memoir proposal to publishers — which ultimately never got published — according to a new essay by former friend and ghostwriter. In a tell-all piece for The Cut, Natalie Beach revealed what it was like working with the controversial social media star. Earlier this year, Calloway embarked on a...

Wildfires have been blazing through the Amazon over the last few weeks, causing a loss equivalent to three football fields per minute, according to data from Brazilian satellites. Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) reported an 80% increase in wildfires, with a total of 72,843 incidents this year. Losing this much surface area from the Amazon could make the effects of climate change...

A grand jury from Texas charged Gary Wiggins, 49 and his wife Meghann, 34, owners of the Joshua Home, with human trafficking, more than a year after allegations of abuse first arose from their nonprofit operation. The charges came after an extensive, multi-agency probe into allegations of abuse, neglect, labor violations, fraud, licensing violations and human trafficking, KXAN reported. The couple was arrested in...

A group of roller coaster riders at Universal Studios Orlando are pictured holding the Nazi salute and a hand symbol related to white supremacy. The photo was reportedly captured while the park guests were riding the Revenge of the Mummy during Universal's Passholder Appreciation Night on Sunday. The four riders also flash the "OK" symbol in the ride photo, and although it seems harmless...

A woman who says she was victimized by the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein claimed to have met "a royal family member" who was "visiting as a close personal friend" at Epstein's home, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. The lawsuit does not explicitly name what member of a royal family met the plaintiff or what specific royal family the person was from. The...

A retired administrator from a university in California was found stabbed to death in his car Monday morning. The suspect — described as a man in his 20s with black hair wearing black pants and a black shirt — is still at large. The victim, who was a retired administrator from the university working as a consultant, was found in his car with multiple...