Everything in today's pool (34)
World (9)
- M 5.8 earthquake, 148 km NW of Kavieng, Papua New GuineaStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
- Drought, Aruba, Brazil, Colombia and 6 moreHighest alert now · orange · GDACS
- Blizzard Warning, Northern Arctic CoastMost severe US alert · extreme · National Weather Service
- Five killed in Israeli air strike on southern Gaza hospital, officials sayMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- 2026 New York City building collapseMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow for talks with PutinMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Concerns grow as military-linked Chinese university buys Nvidia chipsMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- Hegseth and advisers reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown SoldierMost listed this week · Wikipedia
- First Lady Melania Trump Honors America’s Fallen Heroes at the Tomb of The Unknown SoldierNewest official record · White House
Space (4)
- Amazon Leo (LV-01)Next launch · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
- International Space StationOverhead now · 18th Space Defense Squadron via Space-Track.org, retrieved from CelesTrak
- 11 people are in spaceIn space now · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
- Asteroid 2026 VP8Nearest in 60 days · NASA/JPL CNEOS
Money (1)
- MonacoHighest GDP per person · World Bank
History (11)
- The European Space Agency's lander Philae touched down on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, becoming the first spacecraft to land on a comet.On this day, 2014 · Wikipedia, On this day
- An explosion in the Shahid Modarres missile base led to the deaths of 17 members of the Revolutionary Guards, including Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, a key figure in Iran's missile program.On this day, 2011 · Wikipedia, On this day
- South Ossetia held a referendum on independence from Georgia; more than 99 percent of voters were in favour of maintaining the region's status as a de facto independent state.On this day, 2006 · Wikipedia, On this day
- American Airlines Flight 587 crashed into residential buildings shortly after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, killing 265 people.On this day, 2001 · Wikipedia, On this day
- A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 collided in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349 people, the deadliest such collision in history.On this day, 1996 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Indonesian forces opened fire on student demonstrators protesting the occupation of East Timor in the capital Dili, killing at least 250 people.On this day, 1991 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The first episode of Last of the Summer Wine, the longest-running television sitcom in history, premiered on the BBC.On this day, 1973 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The deadliest tropical cyclone in history made landfall on the coast of East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh), killing at least 250,000 people.On this day, 1970 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Evening star, Washington, D.C.100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America
- Sun Yat-sen, Chinese physician and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (died 1925)Born on this day, 1866 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Stan Lee, American comic book writer, editor, and publisher (born 1922)Died on this day, 2018 · Wikipedia, On this day
Culture (3)
- Stacy KeachDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- Jay RockefellerDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- You Can See EverythingNew film this week · Wikidata
Curious (6)
- Royal Gloucestershire HussarsFeatured today · Wikipedia
- 50 Korun banknote of Czechoslovakia, issued in 1929 by the National Bank of CzechoslovakiaPicture of the day · Wikimedia Commons
- Stacy KeachFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- VisionQuestFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 35Fastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- hypertextWord of the day · Wiktionary