Police in the Dominican Republic have arrested Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco after an altercation involving firearms. ESPN reported that authorities held Franco and an unnamed woman for questioning on Monday after an incident in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Sunday “in which guns were drawn.” Franco, 23, is already on…
Former President Barack Obama blasted Donald Trump as “American tyrant” and rejected the notion that his actions are “somehow a sign of strength” for some males. Barack Obama ridiculed Donald Trump for selling “Trump Bibles” that were purportedly made in China. Addressing a Philadelphia campaign rally for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, Obama explained the concept…
An Israeli hostage only discovered his fiancee had survived the 7 October attacks after his release on Saturday, Israeli media has reported. Eliya Cohen had spent more than 500 days in captivity fearing his bride-to-be, Ziv Abud, was dead. The last time they had seen each other, they were hiding in a shelter with relatives…
Dhanteras 2024: The much-anticipated Diwali season is here, bringing five days of festive energy, beginning with Dhanteras on October 29. On Dhanteras, also known as Dhantrayodashi, devotees worship Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Kuber, both associated with wealth and prosperity. Lord Dhanvantari, the god of Ayurveda and medicine, is also prayed to on this day. Diwali…
Brazil will join the United States, Mexico, Italy and Britain in Group B of the first round of next year’s World Baseball Classic at Houston’s Minute Maid Park. Major League Baseball and the players’ association on Wednesday allocated the four qualifiers for the 20-nation tournament, which runs from March 5-17. Taiwan was added to Group…
Officials work at the site of destruction and fire after the Russian attack in Sumy, Ukraine on March 19, 2025. State Emergency Service of Ukraine | Anadolu | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had a “very good” call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as the U.S. works to broker peace…
Pope Francis will be discharged from Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Sunday, doctors treating him have said. The 88-year-old has been recovering from double pneumonia and will need at least two months of rest at the Vatican after leaving hospital. He has only been seen by the public once since he was admitted to hospital on…
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump greets Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk during a rally the day before Trump is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters Tesla’s fourth-quarter earnings report lands just over a week after President Donald Trump began his second term…
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 hit the screens on Friday, and like most recent Bollywood releases, it included several in-your-face, fourth-wall-breaking pop culture references. Some were cheeky, others clever, and one event potentially controversial (Shah Rukh Khan fans have not taken kindly to it, it seems). We take a look at the various pop culture references in…
At the age of 33, I sometimes feel like I’ve already lived a thousand lives. I’m originally from Los Angeles, and over the last decade, I’ve done everything from teaching English in China to serving as an emergency aid worker in Turkey during the war in Syria. After I completed my master’s degree in London,…
