A County Tyrone village’s attempt to be crowned Britain in Bloom champion for 2016 has been uprooted by a “pointless act of vandalism”. Judging on Tuesday had to be postponed after two cases of vandalism in the village overnight. Police have appealed for information after large planter pots outside Parkanaur ... Read More »
India’s Rio Olympics build-up was rocked by another dope scandal after shot putter Inderjeet Singh tested positive for a banned substance but alleged that his sample has been tampered with. 28-year-old Inderjeet’s ‘A’ sample has returned positive for a banned substance. The reigning Asian Champion Inderjeet tested positive for a ... Read More »
Oh no! Michael Schumacher’s current health condition is reportedly taking a toll on his mental health as the embattled Formula One (F1) superstar struggles for recovery following the injuries he sustained during an unfortunate skiing accident at the French Alpine resort of Meribel almost three years ago. After coming out ... Read More »
As he chatted with law clerks in his chambers, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas laughed so hard he looked as though he might tumble from his chair. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sorted through the cabinet of lacy collars she wears over her black robe for the one she dons ... Read More »
Nearly half of gay and lesbian couples living together in the United States are married a year after the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage across the country, according to a Gallup study released on Wednesday. The percentage of married cohabiting same-sex couples, as opposed to couples living ... Read More »
The death of Sanjay Valvani, a hedge fund manager at Visium Asset Management LP who had been charged last week in a major insider trading case, has been declared a suicide, the New York City medical examiner’s office said on Wednesday. Valvani died of stab wounds to his neck, and ... Read More »
The families of four Americans killed by Islamic State on Wednesday urged U.S. President Barack Obama to do everything possible to bring home the only U.S. journalist known to be held in war-torn Syria. “We are asking the president … to engage boldly and to use all appropriate means to ... Read More »
A federal judge has struck down the Obama administration’s rules for hydraulic fracturing on public lands, a victory for oil and gas producers and state regulators who opposed the rules as an egregious overreach. The ruling, which the White House vowed to appeal, halts the administration’s efforts to address what ... Read More »
A Michigan driver charged with murder in the deaths of five cyclists is also being charged with five counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death, Kalamazoo County Prosecuting Attorney Jeff Getting said on Wednesday. In addition, Charles Edward Pickett Jr. was charged with four counts of operating a ... Read More »
Crews searching waters off the Florida coast for a man and his three teenage children reported missing after setting off on a sailboat three days ago have found two empty kayaks believed to have been secured to the boat, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday. Ace Kimberly, 45, two ... Read More »
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted down a Republican-backed proposal to expand the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s secretive surveillance powers after the mass shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub last week. The measure followed the Senate’s rejection on Monday of four measures that would have restricted gun sales. During Wednesday’s ... Read More »
The Michigan attorney general on Wednesday sued French water company Veolia and a Texas firm for “botching” their roles in the city of Flint’s drinking water crisis that exposed residents to dangerously high lead levels. Attorney General Bill Schuette said at a news conference in Flint that the civil lawsuit ... Read More »
