PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Mislande’s nightmare began as it does for so many women and girls here, with a trip across a gang-controlled area to buy tomatoes, onions and other vegetables to sell in her neighborhood. The 24-year-old was returning with seven others from a downtown market last March to their homes in Cité Soleil, the … Read more
‘This is criminal’: Atlanta contractor slapped with $30K water bill — for an empty lot with no water line. The utility company doused his hopes for justice An Atlanta man has been slapped with a $30,000 water bill for alleged water usage on a plot of land … with no connection to a water line. … Read more
Summary Batman’s strategic thinking proves invaluable as he helps bring down an Avengers villain without lifting a finger. Batman’s skills as an inventor, detective, and tactician make him an essential member of the Justice League. Despite being just a human, Batman’s brilliance and resourcefulness make him a crucial asset in taking on powerful adversaries. The … Read more
The Weeknd, no stranger to French electro magic after working with Daft Punk, Kavinsky and Gesaffelstein, is back for more after teasing a collaboration with Justice. The iconic “D.A.N.C.E.” producers are currently forging a full-scale comeback after teasing unreleased music and confirming a new album, their first since 2016’s Woman, which is expected to release in the spring of … Read more
LaGuardia International Airport Terminal A for JetBlue and Spirit Airlines in New York. Leslie Josephs | CNBC A federal judge Tuesday blocked JetBlue Airways’ purchase of Spirit Airlines after the Justice Department sued to stop the merger, saying the deal would drive up fares for price-sensitive consumers by taking the discount carrier out of the … Read more
In March 1943, on the island of New Guinea, a young Australian pilot was put on a truck by his Japanese captors. It was twilight, and the young man gazed out wistfully at the hills and sea, lost in thought. When the truck eventually came to a halt, he was ordered down and told he … Read more
Former subpostmasters celebrate outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, on April 23, 2021, following a court ruling clearing subpostmasters of convictions for theft and false accounting. – Dozens of former subpostmasters, who were convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting because of the Post Office’s defective Horizon accounting system, have finally had their … Read more
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican leader of Wisconsin’s Assembly who had threatened possible impeachment of a new liberal state Supreme Court justice over her views on redistricting now says such a move is “super unlikely.” Assembly Speaker Robin Vos originally threatened to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz if she did not recuse herself from the … Read more
Oprah Winfrey took a moment Wednesday night to honor television icon Norman Lear who passed away Tuesday at the age of 101. Talking with ET’s Kevin Frazier from the purple carpet premiere of The Color Purple, Winfrey, 69, paid homage to the TV producer and creator behind shows like One Day At A Time and The Jeffersons. … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Authorities in Croatia have arrested a man accused of engineering a cross-country fugitive escape that allowed a Russian man to get back to his home country — the latest move in a global cat-and-mouse game between U.S. authorities and criminal suspects with ties to Russian President Vladimir … Read more