'Intoxicated' United Airlines Passenger Fined $10,000 for Urinating on Seat During Trans-Atlantic Flight

A United Airlines plane.Photo:Urbanandsport/NurPhoto/Getty Urbanandsport/NurPhoto/Getty A United Airlines passenger has been charged with reckless behavior and fined $10,000 for reportedly urinating in his seat during a trans-Atlantic flight that had to be diverted to Dublin, Ireland. Zachary Greear, who resides in New York City, received a two-month suspended sentence and a fine of €5,000 ($5,154), plus an order to make an additional €5,000 charity donation, after he disrupted a United Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Newark, N.

'It's Like an Inferno': What to Know as Palisades Fire Burns Through More of Los Angeles

A fast-moving wildfire in Southern California has so far burned through more than 1,000 acres on Tuesday, Jan. 7. and has prompted widespread evacuations around the Los Angeles neighborhood of the Pacific Palisades, authorities said. There have been no reported injuries or fatalities, officials said. Some 30,000 people have been evacuated from 10,000 homes or 15,000 structures. The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

'Lost Species' that Eluded 'Documentation for 55 Years' Is Finally Photographed on an Island

New Britain Goshawk.Photo:WWF-Pacific / Tom Vierus WWF-Pacific / Tom Vierus Over half a century after its last sighting, a “lost species” of bird has been found—and this time, there is photographic evidence. On Sept. 13, theWorld Wildlife Fundreported that a New Britain Goshawk was photographed in Papua New Guinea. Tom Vierus, a photographer from Fiji, captured the rare bird with his camera in the Nakanai Mountains. “I was on a scoping trip with WWF in Pomio [eastern New Britain], with three members of the local community guiding us through the forest, so we could better understand the presence of species,” Vierus shared in a WWF release.

'Loving Mother' of 2 Found Dead by Her Daughter After Being Suffocated in 'Defective' Lift Bed

Helen Davey.Photo:Helen Davey/Instagram Helen Davey/Instagram A 39-year-old British woman is believed to have fatally suffocated when her “defective” bed closed up on her as she was looking inside of it this summer, according to recently released coroner’s findings. Helen Davey, of Seaham, England, died in June after the mattress platform suddenly collapsed and trapped her neck, according to reports fromCNN,The Guardian, theBBCand theNorthern Echo, citing the coroner. “Unable to free herself, she died of positional asphyxia,” Chipperfield wrote.

'Mamba Mentality': 17 of Kobe Bryant’s Most Uplifting Quotes to Live By

Kobe Bryant during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Jan. 27, 2008.Photo:Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Kobe Bryant’s legacy and wise words have continued to live on years after his untimely death. The Philadelphia-born basketball superstar — whodied at age 41 in a helicopter crashon Jan. 26, 2020 — was just as known for his competitive spirit as he was for the great life philosophies that motivated him.