Mexican student Ángela Karime Venegas Hernández, 17, has gained international recognition after winning a gold medal at the International Science and Invention Fair in Indonesia in October 2026. The young inventor impressed judges with her innovative project, Vortex Tech, an experimental fire extinguisher designed to put out small flames using sound waves instead of traditional water, foam, or chemical extinguishing agents. Her invention uses low-frequency acoustic waves to disrupt the combustion process, potentially offering a cleaner alternative for certain fire-control applications. The achievement has brought attention to her scientific talent and highlighted the potential of young innovators to develop creative solutions to real-world problems. Ángela, a student at CETis 78 in Altamira, Tamaulipas, spent approximately a year developing the invention alongside her uncle and scientific adviser, José Arturo Hernández Muñoz. After experimenting with five different prototypes, they created a device powered by a 12-volt battery, a frequency generator, an amplifier, and a speaker that produces sound waves at approximately 30 hertz. The sound creates air turbulence that interferes with the oxygen feeding a flame, allowing the device to extinguish small fires within seconds under experimental conditions. Her project competed against international entries and earned both a gold medal and the IYSA Semi Grand Award, qualifying her for another international science competition. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum also publicly recognized her achievement. Although the technology is still in its experimental stages and cannot replace conventional fire extinguishers, her accomplishment has attracted widespread praise for its creativity and potential future applications in fire safety. Editorial note: News reports differ on her age, with some reporting 16 and others 17.

Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on October 13, 2026, in Las Vegas for orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder, following his August 31 conviction for first-degree murder with a deadly weapon. Davis, a former South Side Compton Crips leader arrested in September 2023, is the only person convicted in the killing. Prosecutors said he arranged the shooting in retaliation after Tupac and his entourage attacked his nephew, Orlando Anderson, earlier that night, and supplied the gun used in the attack. Tupac was riding with Marion “Suge” Knight near the Las Vegas Strip on September 7, 1996, when someone opened fire from a white Cadillac; he died six days later at 25. Davis’ interviews and 2019 memoir became key evidence, while his defense argued he fabricated his involvement for money and challenged the lack of physical evidence. His attorney, Michael Sanft, plans to appeal.