She Outlived Every Prediction — America’s Last Iron Lung Patient Dies at 78
A Life Doctors Said Would End at 20 Martha Lillard had just turned 5 years old when she was diagnosed with polio and began depending on an iron lung to live. She died on June 26 in Oklahoma — the last U.S. polio patient known…
Honor Roll Student’s Drowning Sparks Outrage as Friends Face Evidence Tampering Charges
A Family’s Grief Turns to Fury The family of an 18-year-old Texas honor student whose body was recovered from a Dallas-area lake is demanding murder charges after police accused two teenagers of concealing evidence instead of reporting his drowning. The case has gripped the Dallas-Fort…
Meet the 25-Year-Old Building India’s First Private Reusable Spaceplane
A Childhood Dream Turned Aerospace Startup Sree Supranayi Kanamarlapudi dreamed of becoming an astronaut as a child. She kept that dream alive, eventually earning a B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering. Most 25-year-olds are just finding their footing in a career. Kanamarlapudi is building a spaceplane. She…
Aldi’s $9 Billion Bet on America Is Reshaping Where You Buy Groceries
A Discount Giant Plants Its Flag in Manhattan A jar of almond butter for under $4 might not sound revolutionary — until you consider where it’s being sold. On June 19, Aldi opened its first-ever Midtown Manhattan location, a 25,000-square-foot discount store at 311 West…
Chips, SoftBank, and a Historic IPO Drive Global Markets Higher This Week
A Chip-Fueled Rally Sweeps From Wall Street to Tokyo It was a week that belonged to the semiconductor sector. On Thursday, July 10, U.S. stocks closed broadly higher as chipmakers surged and oil prices eased, setting the stage for a strong finish to the trading…
Texas Fugitive Facing Rape and Sexual Assault Charges Added to State’s Most Wanted List
A Dangerous Fugitive on the Run The Texas Department of Public Safety has added James Lee Kirby to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List. The 49-year-old from Sherman, Texas, is accused of serious violent sex crimes spanning two states — and authorities say he…
