Spectacular Smith: Pretty Ricky member faces sexual assault lawsuit from Arizona woman; shocking details revealed

A woman claims that Spectacular Smith of Pretty Ricky sexually assaulted her in Maricopa County after an Instagram exchange. (Spectacular Smith/Instagram)

Spectacular Smith, a member of Pretty Ricky, is facing a lawsuit from a woman in Arizona who alleges that he contacted her via Instagram to arrange a meeting, which subsequently led to a sexual assault, TMZ reported. A woman claims that Spectacular Smith of Pretty Ricky sexually assaulted her in Maricopa County after an Instagram … Read more

Who is Julie Kaputa? New York high school student suspended over coffee, challenges school’s new food policy

A senior at a high school in New York faced suspension for bringing a cup of coffee to class, yet she contested the school administrators for implementing a new policy regarding outside food without informing the public. A New York student was suspended for violating a new policy against outside food. (Unsplash) Julie Kaputa recounted … Read more

Mortgage rates today: Rates rise to 6.91% — should homebuyers wait or buy now?

Mortgage rates have gone up compared with last week. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate is 6.91% today, according to Zillow lender marketplace. The 30-year rate is 24 basis points higher than it was a week ago. Mortgage rates today are higher, with 30-year rates at 6.91%. Check 15-year, ARM, VA and refinance rates, plus … Read more

New Jersey power outage tracker: Over 5,600 customers without electricity amid flash flood warnings and heavy rains

Heavy rainfall in New Jersey resulted in power outages exceeding 5,600 customers on Sunday. (Unsplash)

Several homes and businesses across New Jersey on Sunday experienced power outages due to heavy rainfall that prompted flash flood warnings in certain areas of the state. Heavy rainfall in New Jersey resulted in power outages exceeding 5,600 customers on Sunday. (Unsplash) As of 7:50 a.m. Sunday, NJ.com’s Power Outage Tracker, which keeps track of … Read more

Mass protests erupt in Germany as AfD eyes breakthrough in eastern states

Mass protests erupt in Germany as AfD eyes breakthrough in eastern states

Protesters blocked several routes to the conference venue while being watched by police in riot gear. The demonstrations were organised by a broad coalition of groups opposed to the AfD and its policies.​ Thousands of people took to the streets of the German city of Erfurt on Saturday to protest against the far-right Alternative for … Read more

Break-in attempt at Kamala Harris’ Malibu house; woman intercepted by security

Break-in attempt at Kamala Harris' Malibu house; woman intercepted by security

File photo: Former Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff A trespasser was stopped at former US Vice President Kamala Harris’ Malibu property Friday night after private security spotted the individual entering the premises, authorities and Harris’ spokesperson said.Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, were not at the property at the time, spokesperson … Read more

Vanuatu ferry sinks in bad weather; one dead, more than 30 missing

Vanuatu ferry sinks in bad weather; one dead, more than 30 missing

The ferry was carrying dozens of passengers and crew members. (Representative image) At least one person has died and more than 30 remain missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Vanuatu, the office of Prime Minister Jotham Napat said on Sunday.Search and rescue operations were continuing after the MV Matui sank on Friday … Read more

Three years before 9/11, CIA warned Clinton that Bin Laden wanted to strike India

Three years before 9/11, CIA warned Clinton that Bin Laden wanted to strike India

Osama bin Laden (File photo) Three years before the 9/11 attacks shocked the United States, then-President Bill Clinton was warned by the CIA that Osama bin Laden intended to carry out attacks in India, Pakistan, Uganda and possibly Nigeria.A newly declassified CIA warning dated August 28, 1998, said Bin Laden had survived US missile strikes … Read more

Two giant dams changed Europe’s second-longest river. Decades later, scientists found the Danube Delta was being starved of sediment

Two giant dams changed Europe’s second-longest river. Decades later, scientists found the Danube Delta was being starved of sediment

The Danube does not arrive at the Black Sea as it once did. For thousands of years, the river carried enormous quantities of sediment towards its delta, steadily building and reshaping the low-lying landscape where river channels meet lagoons and the sea. That process changed after large-scale engineering works altered the river upstream. Following the … Read more

A $100 billion “ghost city” became a home for tech entrepreneurs, but the experiment lasted less than two years after it began

A $100 billion “ghost city” became a home for tech entrepreneurs, but the experiment lasted less than two years after it began

Forest City was meant to become a futuristic metropolis near Singapore, but its empty towers and quiet streets earned it a very different reputation. That unusual setting later attracted a group of technology entrepreneurs who saw the underused development as an opportunity to test a new way of living and working. In 2024, Network School … Read more