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Nastia Liukin Suffers Nasty Fall During Olympic Trials

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Nastia Liukin‘s dream of competing in the London Olympics came to a heartbreaking end Sunday. The 22-year-old gymnast fell face down during her uneven bar routine at the U.S. team trials in San Jose, Calif. The 2008 Olympic gold medalist received a standing ovation from fans in the stadium after she picked herself up and finished her routine. PHOTOS: Celebs who love athletes “Seeing all of the thousands of people on their feet, you couldn’t have planned out a better way to end a career,” Liukin said via The Associated Press. Read More...

The Kevin Eastman Case: Discovering the Whereabouts of the Infamous Killer

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Given the seriousness of the crimes and the adoration that Scott Sessions had acquired as a result of his success as a musician, the double murders of Heather Frank and Scott Sessions in 2020 became a hot topic of conversation. It didn’t take long for Kevin Eastman to be identified as one of the main suspects in the case, which led to the problem’s solution. The tale is told in a special episode of ABC’s “20/20: Dying to Meet You. Read More...

Fact-Checking Fake News Is Making Some People Believe It

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Checking fake news online is actually making some people believe it, a new study has found. It's not hard to find fake news, especially with the internet. But, you'd think a simple Google search could clear up any misinformation. New findings published in Nature, however, actually find that the opposite is true. "Our study shows that the act of searching online to evaluate news increases belief in highly popular misinformation—and by notable amounts," Read More...