Riders became stuck on the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags.

The headline does not identify which Six Flags location was involved.

It gives no details about how many riders were on the ride.

It does not say how long they were stuck.

At least two dozen former DOGE staff have moved into private businesses after working for the short-lived U.S. government department led by Elon Musk.

DOGE operated during the first six months of President Donald Trump’s second term and sought to cut federal spending.

Businesses linked to former staff have raised at least $500 million, with work spanning cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and data centers.

Some companies are seeking government contracts, while others draw on knowledge their founders gained in Washington.

One person died and several others were injured in an incident involving a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia near Atlanta on Monday.

Officials have not said how the person died or how the others were injured.

Cobb County police detectives are investigating what happened, and the company is co-operating with them.

Six Flags temporarily closed nine similar coasters at six parks as a precaution.

Japan's 2026 rice harvest is projected to fall 1%.

The forecast is still described as relatively high.

The outlook comes amid concerns about prolonged rain in September.

Those concerns relate to the rain's possible impact on the harvest.

Apple has announced the HomePod mini 2, its first update to the small smart speaker since the original launched in 2020.

The new model keeps the same design but adds an S10 chip and comes in refreshed colors.

Siri AI features require a compatible Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad, which lets the speaker use personal context and connect with apps such as Messages and Calendar.

A new feature called Sound Glow makes the speaker’s top light up in time with music.

The 2027 Wanda Diamond League will run across 15 meetings from May to August, with athletes competing on four continents.

The season opens in Doha on May 7 before moving through stops in Asia, Europe, Africa and the United States.

Athletes will earn points at the meetings to qualify for the two-day final in Zurich on August 25-26, where winners in each discipline will be crowned Diamond League champions.

The series is a leading track and field competition, and its final comes just over two weeks before the World Championships begin in Beijing on September 10.

Chandler Riggs, who played Carl Grimes in The Walking Dead, has made a 20-minute fan film based on the game Resident Evil 7: Biohazard.

It recreates a garage fight between game characters Ethan Winters and Jack Baker, with Riggs playing Ethan.

The project was in pre-production when Riggs learned that director Zach Cregger was making a Resident Evil film.

Riggs said his team hoped to release the short before Cregger’s movie, but scheduling problems delayed it.

Drinking water does not directly lower high blood sugar, according to diabetes educator and nurse Megan Asterino-McGeean.

She says staying hydrated can help prevent dehydration from making the situation worse.

When the body loses water, blood becomes more concentrated, which can raise a blood sugar reading.

High glucose can also lead the kidneys to remove more water through urine, increasing the risk of dehydration.