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A U.S. Coast Guard plane searches for people after it found debris from a medical transport aircraft off the shore of Massachusetts' Nantucket island, October 3, 2026.
TRAGIC UPDATE

Coast Guard Makes Grim Announcement After Plane Vanishes

The aircraft reportedly dropped from 24,000 feet to 11,000 in three minutes.

Cameron Adams

U.S. Coast Guard boat on July 15, 2026 in San Francisco, California.
LOST CONTACT

Debris Found From Missing Medical Plane Off Nantucket

Officials are still searching for the six people aboard.

Lauren Hartley

A Gulfstream G100 (IAI Astra SPX) is landing on March 21, 2026, in Brussels-Zaventem Airport, Belgium.
SEARCH AND RESCUE

Medical Plane Vanishes After Mysterious Mid-Air Emergency

The Gulfstream G100 was carrying six people.

Evgenia Anastasakos

Young Adult Women Socializing in the New-Normal Period
BAR FIGHT

Lesbian Bar Faces Backlash After Lifting Mask Mandate

The bar’s city hasn’t reported a COVID-19 case in months—but that didn’t stop patrons from raging that Saturdays were moving to mask-optional.

Evgenia Anastasakos

(071108, martha's vineyard, MA)THE GREAT SHARK HUNT. a sign where a shark was spotted along South Beach in Martha's Vineyard. Friday, July 11, 2008. (Staff photo by Stuart Cahill) (Photo by Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
SUMMER SCARE

Woman Hospitalized After Martha’s Vineyard Shark Attack

A woman, believed to be in her late 20s, was injured while swimming.

Martha McHardy

U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 25, 2025.
DISASTER CLASS

Trump’s Jaw-Dropping Plot to Punish Blue States Exposed

The president is seemingly making potentially life-changing decisions based on whether states backed him in 2024.

Ewan Palmer

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley and husband Conan Harris.
DEADLY DISCOVERY

Details Emerge After Body Found at Home of Rep.’s Husband

Investigators say the victim died from a gunshot wound, but no evidence has been found to link the death to a left-wing congresswoman or her husband.

Leigh Kimmins

Lions mane jellyfish
SUMMER OF STING

New England Beaches Overrun by Giant Toxic Jellyfish

Officials are urging beachgoers to steer clear of the jellyfish, whose tentacles can stretch up to 120 feet.

Charlie Sherwood

President Donald Trump arrives at Paris Orly airport, following the G7 Summit, in Orly, France, June 17, 2026.
STRUCK DOWN

Obama Judge Slams Door Shut on Major Trump Election Plot

A Boston-based judge has blocked much of the president’s voting power grab.

Josh Fiallo

shark
FIN AND GAMES

Wild Video Shows Fisherman’s Wild Great White Shark Catch

A dramatic video captures the moment a Nantucket fisherman unexpectedly hooked a great white shark.

Martha McHardy

Nantucket Public Schools
💩💩💩

Activist Reported to Police Over Laxative Brownie Protest

She really let it all go.

Harry Thompson

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