The fictitious Crawley family and their servants running a sprawling English country estate in the early 20th century are returning for a third “Downton Abbey” movie, which will feature old and new faces. The award-winning “Downton Abbey” gained a huge following in Britain and the United States after it first aired as a … Read more
A Vancouver Canucks defenceman has been given the highest possible fine under the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement after a scrum broke out at the end of Game 3 against the Edmonton Oilers Sunday night. Nikita Zadorov was fined $5,000, the NHL announced Monday morning, for his post-game crosscheck on Oilers’ captain Connor McDavid. The Canucks … Read more
MELBOURNE, Australia – An Australian judge Monday lifted a ban on the social media platform X showing Australians a video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church. The temporary ban was put in place April 22, but the judge rejected the application from Australia’s eSafety Commission to extend the court order … Read more
A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their commencement in North Carolina Sunday, with about 30 of the 7,000 students leaving their seats and chanting “free Palestine” amid a mix of boos and cheers. Some waved the red, green, black and white Palestinian flag. Seinfeld, whose … Read more
(NEXSTAR) — There are two new COVID-19 variants circulating, posing a threat to a summer surge. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been tracking the new variants, scientifically known as KP.2 and KP.1.1 since at least the start of 2024. They’ve been steadily growing in prominence ever since and have garnered the … Read more
SAMASTIPUR, India – Millions of Indians across 96 constituencies began casting their ballots on Monday as the country’s gigantic, six-week-long election edges past its halfway mark. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third straight term with an eye on winning a supermajority in Parliament. Monday’s polling in the fourth round of multi-phase … Read more
When you open a bag of nacho-flavoured chips or cheese puffs, you probably know that you’re about to indulge in an unhealthy snack. The dead giveaway? It’s the yummy, spicy, cheesy, neon-orange dust that coats each morsel and gets all over your fingers. Ditto for a frozen pizza and chicken nuggets. But … Read more
BERNBEUREN, Germany – Despite the threat of dislocated fingers and strained muscles, over 150 Bavarian men came together Sunday to compete in Germany’s unique national championship of “Fingerhakeln,” or finger wrestling. The “finger wrestlers” met in a big beer tent in the small southern village of Bernbeuren. Around 1,000 visitors cheered on the … Read more
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Shopkeeper Nazer Mohammad ran home as soon as he heard about flash floods crashing into the outskirts of a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan. By the time he got there, there was nothing left, including his family of five. “Everything happened just all of a sudden. I came home, but there was … Read more
An apartment block partially collapsed in the Russian border city of Belgorod on Sunday, leaving at least two dead and 20 injured. Officials blamed Ukrainian shelling for the building’s destruction. Online footage showed rescuers searching for survivors among the remnants of the building’s stairwell, then fleeing the scene as part of the roof … Read more
