Climate protesters threw soup over Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” in London’s National Gallery on Friday to protest fossil fuel extraction, but caused no damage to the glass-covered painting. The group Just Stop Oil, which wants the British government to halt new oil and gas projects, said activists dumped two cans… Read More
Top Dem senator, 82, hospitalized late Thursday
U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont was hospitalized late Thursday after he felt unwell at his McLean, Virginia, home, his office said. As a precaution Leahy, 82, was rushed to a Washington-area hospital for tests. At the recommendation of his doctors, he was expected to remain in the hospital overnight… Read More
Ted Koppel, 82, returns to the airwaves
At age 82, Ted Koppel is equipped to take the long view when discussing what divides Americans. The former “Nightline” anchor, now an occasional contributor to “CBS Sunday Morning,” takes over from Jane Pauley for the first time this weekend to host a specially themed program on the topic. Urgent:… Read More
Alex Jones ordered to pay a second judgment: $965 million
Jurors ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Wednesday to pay nearly $1 billion to Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims’ relatives and an FBI agent, who said he turned their loss and trauma into years of torment by promoting the lie that the rampage was a hoax. The $965 million… Read More
This fall, gardeners are growing their own garlic
I was surprised to learn recently that, according to Google Trends data gathered by AllAboutGardening.com, the most popular fall-planted crop in the United States is…. garlic. My guess would have been kale. Possibly beets. Maybe Brussels sprouts. But garlic? Sponsored: [REVEALED] Three Foods with BP-improving nutrients Inspired, I conducted my… Read More
Lost wedding ring discovered despite all odds
Ashley Garner had given up on ever seeing her wedding ring again. She lost it outside her Fort Myers home just days before Hurricane Ian crashed into the coast of southwest Florida last Wednesday. Despite enlisting her husband and three young children to help search around their yard and garage… Read More
FBI agent convicted of bribery, jailed
A former FBI agent in Northern California who handled national security issues was convicted Tuesday of accepting at least $150,000 in gifts and cash bribes to provide confidential information to a man with organized crime ties, prosecutors said. Babak Broumand, 56, of Lafayette, was found guilty in Los Angeles of… Read More
Two gunned down at top GOP lawmaker’s home
New York congressman and Republican candidate for governor Lee Zeldin says his family is safe after two teenagers were shot in front of his Long Island home Sunday afternoon. The boys, both 17, were walking with a third teenager on the street in Shirley, New York, where Zeldin lives when… Read More
CNN apologies for preschool massacre story
CNN pulled a story on the massacre of Thai preschoolers and apologized Sunday over criticism that its journalists entered the daycare where the children were slain and filmed the crime scene without permission. The two CNN journalists involved were fined after authorities found that they had been working in the… Read More
Kanye West banned from social media
Kanye West’s Twitter and Instagram accounts have been locked because of antisemitic posts by the rapper, now known legally as Ye. Spokespersons for Twitter and Instagram parent Meta said Sunday that Ye posted messages that violated their policies. In a tweet sent late Saturday, Ye said he would soon go… Read More
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