Swiss tourist Luzian Andrin Zgraggen. (AP Photo) A Swiss tourist has been sentenced to one year in prison in Bali for mocking the Hindu festival Nyepi, also known as the Day of Silence, after posting videos on Instagram showing himself violating restrictions during the sacred observance.Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, was found guilty by the Denpasar … Read more
A man has filed a lawsuit against Meta claiming that he was fired after he declined to sign a Green Card letter for a Chinese visa holder as his manager. He said he found the claims made in the letter questionable. James Tillinghast, a former Meta employee, has filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming … Read more
In December 1986, the United States federal government completed a deal to buy Santa Rosa Island for $29.5 million. The 53,000-acre island, located 26.5 miles off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, was bought by the National Park Service from its longtime private owners, the Vail & Vickers ranching partnership. Under the deal, the ranching … Read more
Beverly Hills is known for some of the most expensive residential property in Los Angeles, where large homes can change hands for tens of millions of dollars. In 2022, two such properties became part of a very different kind of transaction. MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, donated … Read more
A federal jury in Los Angeles ordered the United States government to pay $12.7 million (£7.8 million) to a California family after it seized their 6,300-acre ranch on Santa Cruz Island. The verdict, delivered in February 1999 after a three-week trial, ended a decades-long property dispute between federal park officials and attorney Francis Gherini, whose … Read more
Nathan Cofnas (L), who exposed Cambridge professor Jason Arday’s plagiarism, suspended by Ghent University. A day after Ghent University suspended him, US academic Nathan Cofnas has said he was made a “scapegoat” after he brought plagiarism allegations against late former Cambridge professor Jason Arday into the spotlight.Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Cofnas said he … Read more
Tulsi Gabbard made a video update on her husband’s cancer battle. Laura Loomer took a dig at her. Tulsi Gabbard, the former director of National Intelligence, shared an update about her husband’s cancer battle on Thursday but Laura Loomer did not balk before throwing dirt at Gabbard, as Loomer said Gabbard resurfaced right at the … Read more
Alamgir visited the graves of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and former PM Khaleda Zia before the ceremony. He has been a close political ally of Khaleda Zia, the former BNP chief. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was sworn in as Bangladesh’s 23rd President on Friday, taking charge as the country’s head of state after defeating his … Read more
Caden Terence Pohlkamp (7th Grade, Brookside Intermediate School, Friendswood, TX) A Texas seventh-grader has built a remote-controlled underwater robot to test water quality in 12 suburban neighbourhood ponds, finding that artificial fountains can help create healthier aquatic ecosystems. Caden Terence Pohlkamp, a student at Trinity Valley School in Fort Worth, Texas, designed and used the … Read more
FILE – Prince Harry, and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrive for an event, during a visit to Bondi Beach, Australia, April 17, 2026. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP, File) Netflix deals come and go. The British monarchy is forever. Probably.Five years ago, Patrick Freyne wrote a piece in The Irish Times whose … Read more