Canadian School Denies Calling the Word ‘Family’ Racist
A Canadian school board in Baden, Ontario, has denied teaching its staff that the word “family” is racist. The claims first surfaced in a news article, which revealed details from a presentation given to staff at the Waterloo Oxford District Secondary School (W-O) entitled: “Dismantling Whiteness at W-O: Words Matter.” Newsweek reached out via email […]
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Who Is Patricia Krenwinkel? Manson Family Member Recommended for Parole Decades After Grisly Murders
A California prison panel has recommended Patricia Krenwinkel, a longtime imprisoned member of the Manson Family cult, who was convicted in the infamous 1969 Los Angeles murder spree, for parole on Friday. Newsweek has reached out to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the California governor’s office for comment via email on Sunday. […]
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Family of 4 Cats and 4 Dogs Are Home During Quake—Pet Cam Captures It All
A pet owner couple could do nothing but watch as their four cats and four dogs reacted as an earthquake shook the foundations of their home. In footage captured on a Ring security camera and later shared with Newsweek, four dogs, named Mikey, Bindi, Mocha Latte, and Radar, and their four cat companions, Otis, Sampson, […]
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Michael Jordan Accidentally Crashes Family Vacation Without Them Realizing
Michael Jordan is one of the biggest names in all of sports, and fans everywhere know who he is. Jordan transcended what it means to be a superstar in the sports world, and his legacy still lives on very strongly today. More NBA news: Thunder Star Jalen Williams Has Shocking Reaction to 42-Point Loss vs […]
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Russian Drone Strike on Bus Kills Entire Family
A family was among nine people killed in a drone strike in the northeast of Ukraine, local authorities have said. Saturday’s strike on a bus in Ukraine’s Sumy region showed Russia had no intention of ending the war, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Newsweek has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry for comment. This illustrative […]
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Fifth-Grader’s ‘Confusing’ Math Problem Has Family, and Internet, Baffled
A troubling math problem that led to a “heated conversation” among one fifth-grader’s family has sparked similar debate on social media. Math differs from other subjects in that the answers students give are either definitively correct or correct. However, as a recent post shared to Reddit by a user posting under the handle u/Awecalibur shows, […]
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Laughter As 6-Year-Old Girl Packs Bags and Leaves ‘To Find Another Family’
A 6-year-old girl had an extreme reaction to being told to go to her room by her mom: she moved out. Elizabeth Russo shared footage to her TikTok, @eliizabeth.maryy, of the moment her daughter Paisley headed off across the street with an assortment of her belongings to “find a new family.” “It started when I […]
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Family Get Golden Retriever Puppy—Hearts Melt at 12-Year-Old Dog’s Reaction
A family decided to bring home a new puppy, and how their senior dog reacted melted hearts. At the beginning of a TikTok video posted to the account @tails_allyandbeau last week, the family’s 12-year-old senior golden retriever, Ally, looked upset. She sat on her bed with little energy, which can happen with aging dogs. Hoping […]
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Houston Shooting: Multiple People Hurt As Family Party Goes Badly Wrong
By Billal Rahman is an immigration reporter based in London, U.K. He specializes in immigration policy and border security. He has uncovered allegations of misconduct among border agents under investigation and exposed claims of abuse at ICE-run detention centers in the U.S. He joined Newsweek in 2024 from The Independent. He has covered the British […]
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Every Night at 8:45 P.M. Dog Asks One Thing of His Family
A pet owner has revealed her dog’s unusual nightly routine and the consequences anyone coming between him and it face. Missy Rothfuss from Spencerport, New York, took to TikTok to show how her dog Bailey likes to spend his evenings. “We bought Bailey as a puppy,” she told Newsweek. “Bailey likes to sleep.” Sleep is […]
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