A pregnant woman and her husband have drowned while holidaying in Hawaii, orphaning their 18-month-old son who was staying with other relatives. Ilya and Sophia Tsaruk from Washington state were swimming in the Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve on the southwest coast of Maui when emergency crews were called to reports of “swimmers/snorkelers in distress in … Read more
MILAN — Just as the northern hemisphere starts the wardrobe transition from summer to fall, runway shows in the world’s fashion capitals seek to stir the imagination, and desire, for the next warm weather season. Milan designers have been ambiguous about seasons in recent fashion weeks, with summer collections not corresponding to the soaring temperatures. … Read more
The hallmarks of climate change — extreme heat and drought; larger, more intense wildfires and supercharged hurricanes, typhoons and rainstorms that lead to catastrophic flooding — are being seen and felt around the globe. Drought in Brazil. Wildfires in Portugal, Peru and the Western U.S. Severe flooding swamping Central Europe, Southeast Asia and Western Africa. … Read more
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hit with three federal charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution following allegations he hit and abused women for over a decade and presided over an empire of sexual crimes. The music mogul “engaged in a persistent and pervasive pattern of abuse toward women and … Read more
Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near-simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria on Tuesday, wounding members of the militant group Hezbollah, the Iranian ambassador and dozens of other people. Officials pointed the finger at Israel in what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack at a time of rising tensions across the Lebanon border. … Read more
The lead engineer for an experimental submersible that imploded on its way to the Titanic wreck says he felt pressured to get the vessel ready to dive and refused to pilot it on a journey several years earlier. “I’m not getting in it,” Tony Nissen said he told Stockton Rush, co-founder of the OceanGate company … Read more
IBADAN, Nigeria — In her cramped, dimly lit kitchen, Idowu Bello leans over a gas cooker while stirring a pot of eba, the thick starchy West African staple made from cassava root. Kidney problems and chronic exhaustion forced the 56-year-old Nigerian woman to retire from teaching, and she switches between cooking with gas or over … Read more
A probate court in Nevada is set to begin reviewing evidence behind closed doors in a case that could determine who will control Rupert Murdoch’s media empire after his death. Murdoch, 93, arrived at court Monday for the hearing. In 2023 he moved to change the terms of his irrevocable family trust in a bid … Read more
Amazon’s move to rope corporate workers back into the office five days a week from January could lead some staff to quit the company, according to one Australian-based expert who believes the e-commerce giant has failed to properly justify the decision. Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy announced in a note to staff the company is … Read more
Former British TV news presenter Huw Edwards has been given a suspended sentence after admitting to making indecent images of children. The long-time face of the BBC’s flagship news program, Edwards, 63, pleaded guilty in July to three charges of making indecent images of children. The charges related to 41 illegal images he was sent … Read more
