Singapore

24 October 2024, Lower Saxony, Hanover: ILLUSTRATION - A woman holds a smartphone on which the dating apps Tinder, Bumble, OkCupid and Hinge are displayed.

STATE-SPONSORED SWIPES

Country Launches Government-Run Dating App

A government tech agency wants to combat “swipe fatigue.”

Evgenia Anastasakos

Plastic straws are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on February 22, 2025. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Teen Fined Over Gross Social Media Straw-Licking Stunt

A French student’s viral vending machine prank ended with a court appearance.

Leigh Kimmins

Donald Trump is begging companies for U.S. birthday party funds.

UNCLE SAM NEEDS CASH

Trump’s Minions Beg Companies for U.S. Birthday Party Funds

Trump-appointed ambassadors across the world are pleading with companies to fund their splashy bashes for the U.S. 250th birthday.

Erkki Forster

Ariana Grande

Man Who Grabbed Ariana Grande Banned From Entire Country

Johnson Wen, 26, reached Ariana Grande through a crowd of photographers.

Harry Thompson

Ariana Grande is seen outside the Paris Opera

END OF THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD

Intruder Who Grabbed Grande at ‘Wicked’ Premier Jailed

Johnson Wen told the judge that he simply would “not do it again.”

Will Neal

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo attend the "Wicked: For Good" Asia-Pacific Premiere at Universal Studio Singapore on November 13, 2025 in Singapore

Man Who Grabbed Ariana Grande Is Charged

Grande was left catching her breath after the incident.

Harry Thompson