Freddie Freeman’s World Series grand slam ball fetches $1.56 million
A sports memorabilia auction is never as gripping as the ballgame that gave the item being auctioned immense value. But bidding for the baseball Freddie…
At least five people killed in shooting at French migrant camp near Dunkirk with ‘gunman turning himself in’
AT least five people including two security guards have been killed in a shooting at a migrant camp near Dunkirk, French media reports. The horror…
The mysterious ideology of Luigi Mangione: Anti-corporate hero? Far-right tech bro?
When Luigi Mangione was arrested in the killing of the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, he was hailed in some corners of the internet as an…
Stories from people freed from Saydnaya torture prison
BBCIt was a defining moment of the fall of the Syrian regime - rebels freeing inmates from the country's most notorious prison. A week on,…
'I work a 9-5 job – people are amazed at how many holidays I still go on yearly'
We all need some time recharge in-between our busy lives, and one genius travel lover has come up with the ultimate way to enjoy plenty…
Judge orders rapper Lil Durk jailed in L.A. murder-for-hire case
Federal prosecutors said Thursday that rapper Lil Durk, who is accused of commissioning a murder two years ago in Los Angeles, may be linked to…
Troy Masters dead: LGBTQ+ advocate and media trailblazer was 63
Troy Masters, the publisher of LGBTQ+ news outlet the Los Angeles Blade and a pillar of queer media, died unexpectedly on Wednesday at age 63.…
Venezuela releases more than 100 people imprisoned after contested election | Nicolas Maduro News
Venezuela’s government has taken steps to release some arrested in post-election crackdown but continues to pressure opposition.The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has released…
At least nine people die, six missing as boat sinks off Tunisia | Migration News
Coastguard rescues 27 people on the boat when it broke down and took on water due to bad weather.Tunisia’s coastguard has recovered the bodies of…
Newsom’s failure to close Aliso Canyon is hurting us all
Remember that time a natural gas field in the hills above the San Fernando Valley sprung a record-breaking leak, spewing 109,000 tons of heat-trapping methane…
Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus…
At a Syria morgue, people search for loved ones killed by Assad regime | Syria’s War News
Mohammad Chaeeb spoke softly into his phone, telling a relative the grim news: he found his brother at the Al-Mujtahid Hospital morgue. “I saw him…
Inside ancient cities of the dead where people were buried in cliff faces – with bizarre tie to Santa Claus
THE giant cliffs overlooking Turkey's turquoise coast hold secrets older than time and a bizarre link to Santa Claus.Located near Fethiye, these aren't ordinary burial…
Sen. Padilla to Biden: protect immigrants before Trump takes office
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers including California Sen. Alex Padilla are urging President Biden to take action now to protect immigrants with temporary legal statuses and work…
The Amazing Kreskin dies at 89: George Kresge Jr. wowed fans
NEW YORK — George Joseph Kresge Jr., who was known to generations of TV watchers as the mesmerizing entertainer and mentalist the Amazing Kreskin, has died…
Damascus’s joy and worry as people wonder: What happens after al-Assad? | Syria’s War
Damascus, Syria – Outside a decadent villa in central Damascus, a man in a burgundy sweater and black track pants climbs onto a ledge and…
Why Donald Trump is doubling down on mass deportation
A chilling scene in the new movie “Wicked” sums up what’s wrong with President-elect Donald Trump’s view of immigrants.The two witches, Elphaba and Glinda, have…
Red states roll out plans that may aid Trump’s mass deportation efforts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — As Donald Trump assembles his administration, Republican governors and lawmakers in some states are already rolling out proposals that could help the…
A day without Mexicans in Mammoth? Locals mull how to get a message to Trump
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — If all the service workers born in Mexico stayed home from their jobs for just one day in this thriving resort…
Nikki Giovanni, poet and civil rights activist, dies at 81
Poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni, a prominent figure during the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s and ‘70s who was dubbed “the Princess…