Photo: Dan Silverman/Flickr Yo-Yo Mais quietly protesting the ongoingwar in Ukraineusing his primary gift of music. The legendary cellist, 66, was filmed for the Washington, D.C., community blogPoPvilleon Monday, playing mournful music in front of the Russian Embassy at 2650 Wisconsin Ave, NW. In thevideo, Ma could be seen standing on a chalk message pertaining to Ukraine written on the sidewalk, near a makeshift green street marker that read, “Zelensky [sic] Way....

Titan submersible.Photo:EyePress News/Shutterstock EyePress News/Shutterstock The families of thefive passengers who died in the ‘Titan’ submersible implosioncould still sue OceanGate despite the waivers they signed beforehand, according to a legal expert. On Thursday, days after a Titanic-bound submersible disappeared on Sunday, OceanGateannounced the deaths of theTitan’s five passengers. Now, assafety concernsabout the vessel as well as questions about potential legal action are raised, much has been made about the waivers passengers signed before boarding....

Photo: GoFundMeAn Arizona couple who lost their teenage son in an accidental shooting more than a year ago is speaking out about the “nightmare” experience and how they hope the death will prevent others.In an interview withToday, Bruce Petillo, 52, recalled dropping his 15-year-old son, Christian, off at a friend’s house for a sleepover in September 2021.Later that evening, one of the boys at the get-together fetched a firearm, which was allegedly unsecured in the home....

Two common frogs.Photo:Getty Getty Female frogs will take extreme measures to escape unwanted attention from their male counterparts, a new study found. During the European common frog’s scramble to breed — a potentially deadly process in which several males can hang onto one female frog — females sometimes pretend to be dead to escape unwanted attention from suitors, according toa studypublished in the journalRoyal Society Open Scienceon Wednesday. “It was previously thought that females were unable to choose or defend themselves against this male coercion,” Dr....

Fetty Wap.Photo: Jamie McCarthy/GettyRapperFetty Waphas been arrested and charged in a major drug trafficking ring that officials say moved more than 100 kilograms of controlled substances across the country.The “Trap Queen” rapper, 30, was arrested on Thursday, and is one of six people charged with “conspiring to distribute and possess controlled substances,” according to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice.Fetty, né William Junior Maxwell II, and the other men, including a New Jersey corrections officer, allegedly distributed more than 100 kilograms of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and crack cocaine across Long Island and New Jersey from June 2019 to June 2020....

Despite hope that search and rescue teams would be able to pull additional survivors from the rubble, officials in Florida have announced that the scene in Surfside, where alarge condo building partially collapsed, has turned from a search and rescue mission into a recovery effort.The announcement cameduring a press conference on Wednesday evening, 13 days after the 12-story complex collapsed around 2 a.m. local time on June 24. During the conference, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said they made the decision with “profound sadness” and called it a “difficult decision....

Andres Chateau.Photo: St. Petersburg Police DepartmentA father fatally shot his young son over the weekend before using the same gun to kill himself, according to authorities in St. Petersburg, Fla.The bodies of Kevin Bybee and his son, Andres Chateau, were found on Monday morning inside the 44-year-old father’s apartment.“This morning, a mother could not reach her 9-year-old son or his father at the father’s apartment at the Trellis at the Lakes Apartment Complex,” reads a statement from St....

David Anthony, at left, and Gretchen Anthony. Gretchen Anthony’s family “wanted a proper memorial and burial. They did not know where their daughter was,” Palm Beach State Attorney Dave Aronberg said at a news conference Monday after the body was recovered. “We hope that this will bring closure to family now that Gretchen has been located,” said Jupiter Police Chief Daniel Kerr. In accepting the plea and admitting his guilt Monday in front of Circuit Judge Jeffrey Gillen, David agreed to be sentenced to 38 years in prison, reportsThe Palm Beach Post....

Ashley Park and Florence Pugh.Photo:Florence Pugh/Instagram Florence Pugh/Instagram Ashley Parkis the parmesan toFlorence Pugh’s bowl of pasta! In celebration of Park’s 32nd birthday on Tuesday, Pugh dropped a lengthy, emotional note about their tight-knit friendship. “I may be a day late, but I sure as s— will not be missing out on this celebration of one of the most beautiful and purest people on this planet,” theKill Your Darlingsactress wrote in a loving Instagram post shared Wednesday....

A 6-year-old Florida boy has not been seen since February and is believed to be traveling with a convicted felon with a warrant out for his arrest.According to a release from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Alexander Farmer was last seen on Feb. 15 in Marianna, Florida. He is believed to be in the company of Justin Jentz, 35.Alexander and Jentz may be in the Florida areas of DeFuniak Springs, Tampa, St....

Photo: GoFundMe A 17-year-old high school senior was placed on life support this weekend after he was hit during a football game and subsequently diagnosed with a brain condition, according to local outletWFTS. Jacquez Welch of St. Petersburg Northeast High School in Florida collapsed after a tackle during the game last Friday night. “It was a group tackle. Everybody got up. He got up a little slow and he didn’t get back up,” Welch’s mother, Marcia Nelson, told the outlet....

Marie Ayala.Photo: Orange County Sheriff’s Office A Florida mom is facing a manslaughter charge after her 2-year-old son allegedly shot and killed his father, authorities said Monday. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Orange County Sheriff John Mina.Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty “Tragedies like this are almost incomprehensible, and they are 100 percent preventable,” the Sheriff’s department added in its statement....

Josh Freese, Foo Fighters' new drummer.Photo: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images A new friend has joinedFoo Fighters! The Grammy-winning rock band announced that session drummer Josh Freese will be taking the reins behind the kit, following the death of drummerTaylor Hawkinsin 2022. The news was revealed during the opening moments of Sunday’sFoo Fighters: Preparing Music For Concertslivestream, which was of a studio session recorded at Studio 606, whenRed Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith, Mötley Crüe’sTommy Lee, and Tool’s Danny Carey all made funny cameos....