A grandson who lost contact with his 87-year-old grandmother in Florida after Hurricane Matthew found a creative way to check on her wellbeing. Unable to make contact with rescue workers, Eric Olsen ordered a pizza from a local chain and asked the delivery driver to pass the phone to 87-year-old Claire Olsen, when he arrived. "Police and fire couldn't do it, but Papa John's got there in 30 minutes and put the cellphone to her ear," he said.
Ronald McDonald isn't loving the clown trend
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Man charged after 'mutiny' on fishing trip
A man has been charged for firing a gun on his boat during an argument with his passengers. Tobias Bybee, 38, of Florida Keys, was on a fishing trip when a row broke out. He allegedly picked up his rifle, hit one passenger in the throat with the butt and fired several shots into the air. The boat was met at the docks by police, who were told by Bybee there had been a "mutiny aboard the vessel".
-
Tourangelle-style pork with prunes recipeThe Week Recommends This traditional, rustic dish is a French classic
-
The Epstein files: glimpses of a deeply disturbing worldIn the Spotlight Trove of released documents paint a picture of depravity and privilege in which men hold the cards, and women are powerless or peripheral
-
Jeff Bezos: cutting the legs off The Washington PostIn the Spotlight A stalwart of American journalism is a shadow of itself after swingeing cuts by its billionaire owner
-
Epstein files topple law CEO, roil UK governmentSpeed Read Peter Mandelson, Britain’s former ambassador to the US, is caught up in the scandal
-
Iran and US prepare to meet after skirmishesSpeed Read The incident comes amid heightened tensions in the Middle East
-
Israel retrieves final hostage’s body from GazaSpeed Read The 24-year-old police officer was killed during the initial Hamas attack
-
China’s Xi targets top general in growing purgeSpeed Read Zhang Youxia is being investigated over ‘grave violations’ of the law
-
Panama and Canada are negotiating over a crucial copper mineIn the Spotlight Panama is set to make a final decision on the mine this summer
-
Why Greenland’s natural resources are nearly impossible to mineThe Explainer The country’s natural landscape makes the task extremely difficult
-
Iran cuts internet as protests escalateSpeed Reada Government buildings across the country have been set on fire
-
US nabs ‘shadow’ tanker claimed by RussiaSpeed Read The ship was one of two vessels seized by the US military
