A New Country Just Declared Itself in Europe The Free Republic of Verdis sits on a 124-acre strip of forest along the Danube River between Serbia and Croatia. Neither country claims the land under its own border maps, leaving it unclaimed since the breakup of Yugoslavia. Daniel Jackson, an Australian-born digital designer, declared independence on May 30, 2019, at age 18. He runs Verdis as a government-in-exile from Dover, England. Roughly 15,000 people have applied for citizenship. Croatian pol

Man Who Walked Onto Denver Airport Runway Had Over 20 Prior Arrests Authorities identify 41-year-old Michael Mott as the man who scaled a perimeter fence at Denver International Airport on May 8 and walked into the path of a departing Frontier Airlines jet. Denver's chief medical examiner rules his death a suicide. No note is recovered. Mott was struck by Frontier Flight 4345 during its takeoff roll and pulled into the aircraft's engine. The impact triggered an engine fire and forced an emergenc