Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided Monday over the inauguration of a controversial Hindu Temple. Located in Ayodhya in northern India, the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir is built on a contested holy site, according to NBC News. The site was the home of a 16th century mosque, the Babri Masjid, until 1992, when Hindu nationalist mobs destroyed it, CNN reported. Why […]
In-N-Out is permanently closing one of its restaurants for the first time ever, announcing that its Oakland location will soon shutter because of rampant crime in the California city. The burger chain said in a statement that “despite taking repeated steps to create safer conditions, our customers and associates are regularly victimized by car break-ins, […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge ruled Tuesday that he won’t block a part of a state law that doctors say puts them at risk of prosecution if they perform an abortion to save a patient’s life or health. State District Judge Bruce Romanick said the request for a preliminary injunction “is not […]
A 20-year-old driver clocked at 199 mph in a 70-mph zone was in his dad’s red Camaro at the time, and he had a camera set up in back to record Instagram videos, according to Florida investigators. The driver and a passenger were arrested when deputies observed the Camaro participating in an illegal street race […]
There weren’t supposed to be gunshots. Fire rang out across a valley north of Kabul, where Air Force Maj. Mark Ross was leading a pair of HH-60G helicopters on what would become their final practice mission in Afghanistan on Aug. 1, 2021. The airmen were trying to ensure their Pave Hawks could reach a refueling […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A man was arrested Tuesday hours after he claimed responsibility for starting a building fire in South Africa last year that killed 76 people while trying to get rid of the body of someone he had killed. The man’s apparent confession came as a shock when he was testifying at an ongoing […]
Along an icy coast of Greenland, locals spotted the body of a rarely seen deep-sea creature. Wildlife officials identified the stranded animal as a 100-year-old shark. The shark was spotted off the coast of Nuuk during a storm, the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources said in a Dec. 14 news release. Annie Busk Lennert, one […]
Turkish legislators have endorsed Sweden’s Nato membership, paving the way for the previously nonaligned country’s entry into the military alliance. The legislators ratified Sweden’s accession protocol by 287 votes to 55, with four abstentions, on Tuesday. It will come into effect after its publication in the Official Gazette, which is expected to be swift. Hungary […]
Last January, I was walking my 6-year-old to school. On the way he asked if we could go to the dollar store later to buy the bootleg Pokemon cards they sold. “Hmm, no,” I said, as I took his hand to cross a busy intersection. “I’m trying not to spend money on unnecessary expenses this […]
Who’s that girl? Why, it’s Marlo Thomas, of course! The That Girl star, Emmy winner and St. Jude’s advocate has long been in the public spotlight, and over the years we’ve noticed her skin’s pretty, natural bronze tone. We were shocked to find out Ms. Thomas gets that lovely tanned look from a bottle — […]
Christina Weidele was aiming for the $600 million Powerball jackpot when she saw a message about a Virginia lottery game. She decided to play on a whim — and it paid off big. Weidele won a jackpot worth $863,795 in the state’s The Lamp: Dark Arts online game, the Virginia Lottery announced Jan. 22. “I […]
Washington — A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., rejected a request by former President Donald Trump to reconsider an order limiting what he can say about his criminal case related to the aftermath of the 2020 election, setting up a potential Supreme Court fight over the matter. In a short unsigned order issued Tuesday, […]