Investigators examining last year’s Air India Flight 171 crash have concluded that the pilot in command deliberately cut fuel to both engines, as reported by NextShark. The finding marks a significant development in the probe into one of the deadliest aviation disasters in recent memory.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner lost all thrust seconds after taking off on June 12, 2025, in Ahmedabad. The aircraft crashed into a medical student hostel, killing 241 people on board and 19 on the ground.

Authorities in India, working with technical experts from the United States and the United Kingdom, analyzed cockpit voice and flight data recorders recovered shortly after the crash. The recordings reportedly indicate a manual shutdown of both engines, with no evidence of mechanical failure that would have required such an action.

Investigators focus on manual fuel cutoff in cockpit

The Boeing 787’s twin engines rely on electronically controlled fuel systems that require deliberate manual input to alter fuel flow. Investigators reviewed throttle positions, engine core speeds, and fuel flow data to reconstruct the sequence of events between liftoff and impact.

The report also references Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, alleging he had been battling depression in the months before the crash, citing unnamed sources close to the inquiry. Separate reporting has also tracked unrelated disputes like a massive TikTok roaming bill that drew attention over consumer contract terms.

Sabharwal’s family has rejected those claims and called for a fresh and impartial investigation into the incident. Pilot associations in India have raised concerns about reports assigning responsibility before the final findings are released, urging authorities to refrain from attributing blame until the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau issues its official determination.

The crash has also prompted legal scrutiny, with reports that Air India offered financial settlements to some victims’ families that included provisions potentially limiting further legal action against the airline and the aircraft manufacturer. Other recent coverage has noted Meta $65M political spend in a separate context tied to policy pressure and industry lobbying. Air India has not publicly disclosed the terms of any agreements, and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has not yet released its final report on the cause of the crash.

A drunk raccoon was caught after breaking into a Virginia liquor store on Black Friday. The animal went on what officials called a “liquor-fueled rampage” before passing out.This happened in Ashland, Virginia, where the raccoon caused a lot of property damage.

According to Fox News, police followed a trail of broken liquor bottles and found the animal passed out on the bathroom floor, according to Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter. The raccoon was lying next to a garbage can and toilet.

Officials shared a photo of the passed-out animal at the scene and said in a social media post that they brought the “very intoxicated” raccoon back to the shelter to sober up before letting him return to the wild. “After a few hours of sleep and zero signs of injury (other than maybe a hangover and poor life choices), he was safely released back to the wild, hopefully having learned that breaking and entering is not the answer,” they said on Facebook.

The raccoon broke through the ceiling to get inside

The town named the raccoon “Cole” after catching him. Officials said Cole had a “wild weekend” and joked he probably needed a ride home. He didn’t use the front door to break in. Instead, Cole broke through the ceiling of the Virginia ABC store to get inside.

Cole smashed several liquor bottles during the break-in. The shelter said there’s no security footage of what happened because the raccoon “took the cameras down with him” when he came through the ceiling. Animals entering stores and destroying property is nothing new, of course. A few days ago, a bear wreaked havoc in a Pennsylvania Family Dollar store and chased a 11-year-old kid.

Police took the drunk raccoon to the animal shelter to let him sleep it off. The shelter later said Cole showed “zero signs of injury (other than maybe a hangover and poor life choices)” after he woke up.

Once Cole sobered up, officials released him back into the wild. They said they hope he learned his lesson about how “breaking and entering is not the answer.” While Cole’s wild behavior made headlines and gave readers a good laugh, not all animal encounters result in a non-violent ending.

Police responded to the shelter’s statement with a GIF of Simon Cowell clapping. The whole incident happened on Black Friday, and despite the damage Cole caused, he made his mark on the day’s history.

Texas Tech University System Chancellor Brandon Creighton sent out a memo on Monday with strict new rules about how teachers can discuss race, sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation in class. Teachers who don’t follow these rules could face serious punishment. The approval process they must now go through is complicated, and the Board of Regents makes the final decision on what can be taught.

According to Fox News, the memo lists six specific beliefs that teachers cannot “promote” in their classes. This doesn’t just mean avoiding certain words. It means teachers cannot present ideas like “one race or sex is naturally better than another.” The rules also ban promoting the idea that “hard work or merit-based success are racist, sexist, or tools of oppression.”

Creighton explained that “promotion” means presenting these beliefs as true or required and pushing students to agree with them, instead of discussing them as just one opinion among many. The new process directly affects how teachers do their jobs and their freedom to teach.

The approval system creates major obstacles for academic freedom

If a teacher’s course material covers any of these restricted topics, they must follow a complex new system just to keep their lesson plan. First, they need to decide if the material is relevant and necessary. If it’s required for professional licenses, certifications, or patient care, it can stay in the course, but the Board of Regents still gets informed.

If the material isn’t required for those professional reasons, the teacher must submit it for approval to the department chair, the dean, and the provost. These officials then send their recommendation and explanation to the Board of Regents for final approval. This creates a long chain of command for normal course changes. The memo says this depends on the “honest participation of every teacher.” It warns that not following these rules “may result in punishment according to university policies and state law.”

The memo has already had a big impact. Kelli Cargile Cook, a retired professor who started Texas Tech’s Department of Professional Communication, was so upset by the changes that she wrote a resignation letter instead of teaching her planned spring class.

“I’ve been teaching since 1981, and this was going to be my last class. I was so looking forward to working with the seniors in our major, but I can’t stomach what’s going on at Texas Tech,” she said. “I think the memo is cunning in that the beliefs that it lists are at face value, something you could agree with.

Concerns about classroom safety and teacher protection have already made teaching more challenging in recent years.

She said having the politically appointed Board of Regents, who aren’t teachers or researchers, approve what gets taught is a serious problem. She also criticized the memo for treating “settled facts” like historical figures being racist as just “one viewpoint among many.”

Creighton became chancellor last month after Tedd L. Mitchell retired. He says these new rules are needed to provide “clarity, consistency and guidelines that protect academic excellence.” A system representative confirmed the memo is meant to guide teachers as they prepare for the spring semester.

However, Andrew Martin, president of the Texas Tech chapter of the American Association of University Professors, called the memo a “profound disappointment.” He said the new rules violate the First Amendment and actively harm transgender students and colleagues.

Meanwhile, educators sharing their classroom experiences online continue to draw attention to teaching challenges. This isn’t the first time the Texas Tech System has limited classroom content. System leaders put restrictions on discussing gender identity in September. These new requirements are directly connected to Senate Bill 37, which Creighton wrote before becoming chancellor.

Costco Wholesale just filed a major lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration. The retail giant wants a full refund on every tariff it has paid under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. This legal move could have huge consequences for businesses across the country.

According to HuffPost, the company filed the case in the Court of International Trade. Costco isn’t just asking for their money back. They also want the court to stop future tariffs and declare that these import duties are illegal.

Costco’s main argument is that Trump is misusing the IEEPA. The law was created for extraordinary national emergencies, not for putting duties on everyday imported products. The company points out something critical from the actual law text.

The lawsuit reveals a major flaw in how tariffs were imposed

According to the lawsuit, “The text of IEEPA does not use the word ‘tariff’ or any term of equivalent meaning.” This statement directly challenges whether the administration has the legal right to use this law for tariffs at all.

The IEEPA was passed in 1977 and has been changed several times since then. But Costco notes that no other president has ever used it to impose tariffs. This history shows the current use might be way outside what the law was meant for. The tariff situation has affected how Mexico navigated trade barriers recently.

Costco doesn’t say exactly how much Trump’s tariffs hit their bottom line, but around one-third of its U.S. sales come from imports – suggesting the costs weren’t small.

The lawsuit also mentions that previous court rulings already called these tariffs unlawful. Both the Federal Circuit and the international trade court have made decisions against these duties before. This legal history helps Costco’s case.

Why is Costco filing this lawsuit now when the Supreme Court is already looking at these import duties? The answer is about protecting their money. Companies don’t automatically get refunds for unlawfully collected tariffs unless they get their own court judgment.

Even if the Supreme Court rules against the administration, Costco needs this specific lawsuit to make sure they actually get their money back. About one-third of Costco’s U.S. sales come from imported goods, so these tariffs have hit them hard.

The Trump administration says it has collected $195 billion through tariffs as of the end of October. That number is about $100 billion less than the White House originally expected to bring in. The administration has discussed using tariff revenue for programs, though details remain unclear.

A family brought their loved one’s body home after he died on vacation in Cyprus. When doctors did a second examination in the UK, they found something shocking. The man’s heart was missing from his body. The family is now fighting to get answers about what happened to 76-year-old Michael Graley.

According to Lad Bible, Michael was on a trip to Cyprus with his wife Yvonne, 73, and their family when he got a bad cramp in his leg. They took him to the hospital right away. Doctors told the family that Michael died just 10 minutes after he got there.

The problems started when Michael’s body came back to the UK. The family was told a doctor in Cyprus had already done an examination. But when the body arrived, the paperwork didn’t show any cause of death. This left the family with no answers about what actually happened.

Officials made a disturbing discovery during the UK examination

Because no cause of death was listed, doctors scheduled another examination at the Rochdale Coroners’ Office in the UK. During this examination, officials discovered that Michael’s heart had been removed.

Michael’s wife Yvonne spoke to the media about what happened. She said the coroner told them they couldn’t find out how Michael died because his heart was missing. “I was so shocked,” Yvonne said. “It was horrible.”

The family is angry that Michael’s heart was taken without anyone telling them or asking permission. Police in Cyprus later said the heart was sent away for research. But this explanation hasn’t made the family feel any better. Like when people doubt sudden transformations, the family isn’t accepting the official story. The Rochdale Coroners’ Office is now investigating what happened.

This isn’t the only case like this. Other families have faced the same horrible discovery when bodies came back to the UK. A 28-year-old woman named Beth Martin died in Turkey earlier this year. When her body returned to Britain, doctors found her heart was also missing.

A family of five had also passed away after coming to Turkey from Germany on vacation. Initially, it was thought that food poisoning was the cause of death, but later it was revealed that the spray hotel staff had sprayed to kill bedbugs led to the accident.

The Graley family can’t move forward until they get Michael’s heart back. The coroner told Yvonne they can’t determine the real cause of death without it. The family is waiting for the investigation to give them the answers they need.

Karl Bushby is getting close to finishing his 27-year walk around the world. He only has about 2,000 miles left before he gets back to the UK. This amazing trip started back in 1998 when Bushby left Chile, and honestly, his commitment makes almost every social media challenge today look pretty easy.

We see people trying crazy things online all the time now. There’s the Hardest Geezer running across Africa or that guy trying to drink 2,000 pints in 200 days. Those are hard, but Bushby’s walk makes them look like an easy Sunday stroll. This British explorer is now 56 years old and has walked over 30,000 miles so far. He makes Forrest Gump’s famous run across America look like a quick jog around the block.

What makes Bushby’s success so amazing is how long he’s stuck with this goal. He made two rules for himself when he started. According to Lad Bible, he wouldn’t use any mechanical transport, and he wouldn’t go home until he got back to the UK completely on foot. He was so serious about it that he even told his family he wouldn’t come home for a funeral. That’s real dedication right there.

Walking through history’s biggest moments

Over the last three decades, Bushby has walked through some of the biggest world events in recent history. He saw the millennium celebrations happen, he kept walking after the 9/11 attacks, and he pushed through the whole coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic alone would have made most people jump on the first flight home, but Bushby just kept going.

The September 11 attacks remain one of the most defining moments in modern history, and the tragedy continues to spark debates today. Some have even accused leaders of whitewashing foreign governments’ 9/11 connections, while others have criticized politicians for mocking emotional 9/11 survivor stories. But Bushby simply kept walking through it all.

His route started in Chile, went up through the Americas, across to Russia, then through Asia, and now he’s heading back to the UK. This walk hasn’t been easy at all, and he’s faced some really scary problems. He’s walked through a war zone, almost got attacked by a polar bear, and had to swim 186 miles in just one month last year to cross the Caspian Sea. That swimming part sounds terrible. I think I’ll stick to using a ferry, thanks.

It’s really impressive that he started this challenge when modern technology didn’t exist like it does now. When he left in 1998, he didn’t have Google Maps or a smartphone to help him find his way. He didn’t buy his first touchscreen device until 2013. For his younger followers on TikTok, where he has over 350,000 fans watching his updates, walking around the world without a phone probably sounds impossible.

Looking ahead to 2026, the Brit is finally getting close to coming home. He could be back enjoying a nice cup of tea before the end of next year. Though he might have to swim the English Channel to follow his rule about no mechanical transport. This writer thinks he won’t be too happy when he sees how expensive everything is in the UK compared to the rest of the world these days.

Talking to the media about his long journey, Bushby shared a really positive view. He said, “I’ve found nothing but the best in those 27 years, which has just been remarkable.” He also gave some great advice for anyone wanting to make a big change in their life. Bushby said, “Don’t be afraid, get off the couch, get out of bed, make it happen. That first step will open up a world of possibilities and opportunities, so don’t be afraid.” That’s a great message from a guy who literally walked across the planet.