August 14, 2024
Janet Jackson reveals that Stevie Wonder, Tracy Chapman and Samuel L. Jackson are related to her
(CNN) — Janet Jackson has quite the family tree. In an interview with Scott Mills on BBC Sounds, Jackson was asked if it was true that she is related to another legendary singer, Stevie Wonder. “He’s our cousin,” Jackson said as Mills expressed…
August 14, 2024
Japan PM Kishida to step down as scandals prove too much
TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will step down in September, ending a three-year term marred by political scandals and paving the way for a new premier to address the impact of rising prices. "Politics cannot…
August 8, 2024
Rojé Stona breaks Games record to become Jamaica’s first-ever Olympic discus champion
Rojé Stona’s Olympic début will be unforgettable, and the most historic for Jamaica in an Olympics where the field has taken centre stage. Stona claimed Jamaica’s first major global men’s discus title, in an Olympic record performance of 70.00m to…
August 3, 2024
Thea LaFond wins women’s triple jump gold and Dominica’s first ever Olympic medal
Thea LaFond won gold in the women’s triple jump on Saturday, claiming Dominica’s first ever Olympic medal. The 30-year-old won with her second jump of the evening with her jump of 15.02m which was also a national record. Like other athletic…
August 2, 2024
Tears, hugs and a salute: Joyous scenes as tearful families reunite with freed Americans
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan and Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva have landed in the United States, following the biggest prisoner exchange between Russia and the West since the Cold War. The…
April 11, 2024
O.J. Simpson dead at 76
O.J. Simpson, the former NFL star and broadcaster whose athletic achievements and fame were eclipsed by his 1995 acquittal in the brutal killings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, has died of cancer, his family…
February 21, 2024
Julian Assange put lives at risk by publishing secrets – US
Julian Assange "put lives at risk" by releasing classified US documents and should be extradited to face justice, a High Court hearing has been told. Lawyers for the US said Mr Assange revealed the names of sources when he used Wikileaks to release…
February 21, 2024
Navalny’s spokesperson demands return of his body as she accuses Russian officials of ‘lying’
(CNN) - The body of jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny should be handed over to his family “immediately,” his spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said Saturday, as she accused Russian officials of lying in order to delay the process. The…
April 26, 2023
Engagement ring sales are down sharply, according to America’s biggest jeweler
New York CNN — It seems to be a turbulent time for retailers who cater to couples in love. On the heels of David’s Bridal, the largest seller of wedding dresses declaring bankruptcy last week, another big seller of symbols of enduring love, like…
April 26, 2023
Former New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern is heading to Harvard
(CNN) — After stepping down as leader of New Zealand earlier this year, Jacinda Ardern has revealed that she is swapping the rough and tumble of politics for a stint of quiet reflection within academia overseas, heading to Harvard University this…