American woman accused of stealing 65 Stanley cups worth almost $A4000

The craze for Stanley stainless steel drinking cups reached new levels last week when a US woman was arrested and accused of stealing 65 of them, worth almost $US2500 ($A3801), from a store in California. Police in Roseville, in Placer County, northeast of Sacramento, said Sunday that they were called Wednesday to a report of … Read more

Argentina President Javier Milei urges Davos elite to reject socialism

Argentina’s President Javier Milei delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos on January 17, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Argentina’s President Javier Milei on Wednesday called on business and political leaders at Davos to … Read more

Ecuador declares ‘war’ on gangs amid rising violence. How did it get here? – National

Ecuador is facing a fresh wave of violence that has rocked the South American country, with President Daniel Noboa launching a military crackdown on drug gangs that experts say could take years. The crisis spilled onto the airwaves when armed men interrupted a live television broadcast Tuesday, threatening and intimidating employees. No one was killed … Read more

Ecuador president declares war on armed gangs after TV station attack

Ecuadorean security forces patrol the area around the main square and presidential palace after Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa declared the country in a state of “internal armed conflict” and ordered the army to carry out military operations against the country’s powerful drug gangs, in downtown Quito on January 9, 2024. Rodrigo Buendia | Afp | … Read more

Body of 36-year-old missing man found in vent inside Michigan community college

The body of a man missing in the US state of Michigan since October has been found — in the ventilation system at a community college. Jason Anthony Thompson, 36, had disappeared last month, and his family reported him missing on November 1. His body was found at a campus building at the Macomb Community … Read more

Florida teen accused of fatally shooting his sister in argument over Christmas gifts

A 14-year-old Florida teen fatally shot his sister in an argument over Christmas gifts, only to be shot moments later by his own teenage brother, authorities said. The argument started when the brothers, ages 14 and 15, were out shopping on Christmas Eve on Sunday with their mother and sister, and got into a spat … Read more

Murano glass vase bought for $6 from op shop in Virginia, US sells at auction for $150,000

Jessica Vincent fondly remembers frequent childhood thrifting trips with her mother to secondhand stores, yard sales and flea markets. It’s a habit she retained into adulthood, and one that has now turned into a six-figure windfall for the Richmond, Virginia native, when a glass vase she purchased for $US3.99 ($A5.91) sold for more than $US107,000 ($A158,580). Vincent … Read more