Escalating violence in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) has caused the country’s government to extend emergency security measures declared in December, after a week of bloody gang warfare that left at least six dead. Late on Monday evening, the T&T parliament unanimously agreed on a three-month extension of a state of emergency announced on 30 December…
Reuters Almost all Gaza’s population has been displaced by the war Israel and Hamas are thought to be close to agreeing a deal which could halt the war in Gaza and see the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. It would be the most dramatic breakthrough in 15 months of war, which began when…
James Beard Award-winning chef, author, and television personality Nathalie Dupree died on Monday in Raleigh, North Carolina, at 85. Dupree was an icon in Southern cooking, championing female chefs throughout the region. She is known for her nationally lauded cookbook, New Southern Cooking, which turned into a cooking series on PBS, The Learning Channel, Star…
Play video content TMZ.com Ellie the Elephant, the New York Liberty’s mascot, and Grimace are taking over Brooklyn — a dynamic duo we’ve never seen together before, but now we’ve learned why they’re hanging out. The surprise friendship is all about teaming up to welcome the 2025 McDonald’s All American Games to Brooklyn this April…
It’s already beginning to look a lot like Christmas for the Jonas Brothers and Priyanka Chopra … the famous family is currently filming a new holiday flick, with just 345 days to spare. Check it out … Joe Jonas is bundled up under a black winter coat while taking a moment to check his phone…
Many people see space exploration as a waste of resources. Of course, there is the counterargument that scientific discoveries have intrinsic cultural value, that space-related initiatives often boost international cooperation, or that the space sector has crucial technological and economic importance. But the most effective argument might simply be to point to the plethora of…
At least 100,000 scores by the pioneering 20th century Austrian-American composer Arnold Schoenberg have been destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires. The sheet music was kept at his family’s music production company – which burnt down in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood last week. While no original manuscripts were lost, the music owned by Belmont Music…
A father accused of stabbing to death his 14-year-old daughter in the family kitchen told police they were “just mucking around” throwing objects at each other while cooking tea, a court has heard. Simon Vickers, 50, is standing trial at Teesside crown court in Middlesbrough accused of the murder or manslaughter of his daughter Scarlett…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event, at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S. September 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta is set to cut about 5% of its workforce, focusing on the company’s lowest-performing staffers, CNBC confirmed Tuesday. CEO Mark Zuckerberg informed employees about…
Play video content CNN Pete Hegseth‘s Senate confirmation hearing for his nomination as Donald Trump‘s U.S. Secretary of Defense spiraled into chaos with multiple protesters disrupting the proceedings. Check out the video … Hegseth was thanking people for “literally and figuratively having my back” when, ironically, an elderly man behind him decided to air his…
