Cryptocurrency billionaire Vitalik Buterin has donated $290,000 to Moo Deng, a five-month-old pygmy hippo at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. The baby hippo, an internet sensation and meme star, will benefit from the donation to improve her care and habitat.
Chisako Kakehi, known as Japan's "Black Widow," died at 78 in custody after being sentenced to death for murdering three elderly lovers with cyanide. Her calculated crimes shocked Japan and exposed gaps in investigating suspicious deaths.
Thirteen corrections officers were fired after bodycam footage revealed them assaulting handcuffed inmate Robert Brooks, who died the next day. The video has sparked outrage, prompting investigations into systemic issues in New York's prison system.
Brandon Miller, who had just $8,000 in his bank account at the time of his death, mentioned in his suicide note that the insurance policies could be used to help settle his debts.
Officer Marcos Vinicius Veloso, who is overseeing the investigation, said that there is no evidence of inheritance disputes or conflicts within the family.