MONROVIA, Liberia — President Joseph Boakai on Thursday signed an executive order to create a long-awaited war crimes court to deliver justice to the victims of Liberia‘s two civil wars, characterized by widespread mass killings, torture and sexual violence. Human rights groups have described how girls were subjected to gang rapes, while children were recruited […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has given Americans a heads-up to brace for potentially unprecedented heat over the coming months. Following record-shattering temperatures and heat-induced fatalities in the summer of 2023, the agency’s latest seasonal outlook anticipates a sweltering June through August for a vast swath of the country. Forecasters at NOAA are projecting […]
Last month I wrote about a show on Netflix called “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.” The show was just three episodes that chronicled some of the troubling/criminal things going on at Nickelodeon from the mid-90s to the early 2000s. The really troubling stuff highlighted by the show focused on a couple […]
Lawmakers in Alameda County, California, on Tuesday said they will decide this month when to hold the recall election against District Attorney Pamela Price. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors said a special session will be held on May 14 to determine whether the special election will get its own date or if it will be folded […]
PARIS — French actor Gérard Depardieu will face a criminal trial in October over the alleged sexual assaults in 2021 of two women on the set of a film, prosecutors announced Monday. The 75-year-old actor, who previously has denied any wrongdoing, was detained for questioning by police in Paris for several hours earlier Monday. The […]
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drones early Sunday struck the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv, setting a hotel ablaze and damaging energy infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said, while the army chief warned of a worsening situation as his forces wait for much-needed arms from a huge U.S. aid package to reach the front lines. Vitaliy Kim, the […]
This week in Florida, Judge Aileen Cannon unsealed a trove of new documents that Jack Smith fought to keep hidden. And you’ll soon find out why. Among the documents unsealed were extensive exhibits, motions, and other filings shedding light on the intricate web of communication between the Biden White House and the National Archives […]
What had been a three-person team of lawyers that will prosecute Alec Baldwin on charges of involuntary manslaughter is now down to two. Prosecutor Jason Lewis has filed a motion to withdraw from the case, according to People. The charge against Baldwin comes from the 2021 shooting on the set of the movie “Rust,” in […]
The way a dish looks has been important to the dining experience since forever, but perhaps never more than now. Relaxed and homey. Or vibrant and celebratory. And perhaps shareable, too. “Chefs know that guests spend a lot of time looking at their plates,” says Chandra Ram, associate editorial director of Food & Wine magazine. […]
An unspecified number of crew members were injured near Atlanta on Tuesday during the filming of the upcoming Eddie Murphy film, “The Pickup.” The scene had been previously rehearsed, according to an unnamed spokesperson from Amazon MGM Studios, the studio producing the film, and “all safety precautions” had been taken. Another unidentified source, said by […]
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