Russell Brand, the British comedian, has been convicted for sexually assaulting four women in distinct incidents. (Pic Credit: Reuters) British comedian and actor Russell Brand faces sentencing on Monday after being convicted of sexually abusing four women, bringing renewed scrutiny to allegations that emerged alongside his once-publicly celebrated image of sexual exploits and promiscuity.Brand, 51,…
Pic credit: Mongaby screenshot Bright orange sun corals have been present in Brazilian waters for roughly four decades. Now, marine biologists and volunteer divers are fighting back by manually removing and destroying them. The reason? These vibrant corals are invaders: Tubastraea coccinea and Tubastraea tagusensis. These invasive species compete with native corals for space, damage…
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before departing for France from Homestead Air Reserve Base in Homestead, Florida. Rubio is traveling for the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. AP/PTI(AP11_09_2026_000015B) US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Sunday said diplomatic efforts to end the conflict with Iran have hardly made any progress,…
The lucrative avocado business in western Mexico has long been shadowed by threats, extortion and cartel violence. In one of the latest developments in the region’s fight against organised crime, Mexican authorities have arrested an alleged drug cartel leader wanted in the United States, along with 19 other people, in an operation aided by intelligence…
A 35-year-old man in South Carolina has been arrested after allegedly leaving his six-year-old daughter sleeping outside a Target store in the middle of the night while he went home to hold his place in a queue for Pokemon trading cards. According to the Charleston Police Department, John-Michael Dooley gave the child a pillow and…
Smith and another landowner have protected over 250 acres of family land from development. (Representational photo) A woman in South Carolina has permanently protected her family’s 146-acre property from future development, fulfilling a promise she made to her mother. Alice Smith placed the land, known as Duck Haven, in Pickens County under a conservation easement,…
Wisconsin family manages 500-acre forest for wildlife and timber; shortlisted for state conservation award (Image Credit: Sand County Foundation) A forest can be both a source of timber and a home for wildlife when it is managed with conservation in mind. In Wisconsin, Jesse and Kylie Sebero are demonstrating how privately owned woodland can support…
On a freezing winter night in August 1981, a small aircraft was battling violent turbulence above a forest in Australia’s Barrington Tops. Inside the cockpit, the pilot was struggling to keep the plane under control as ice accumulated on its wings and crucial flight instruments began failing. Then came a chilling radio transmission: “We’re losing…
On Sunday afternoon, a devastating fire erupted in a downtown high-rise building in Taiyuan, China. (Pic Credit: X Handle) A fire that engulfed a high-rise building in Taiyuan, the capital of China’s northern Shanxi province, on Sunday claimed 14 lives, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.The blaze broke out at around 4:59 pm local…
Representative Image (AI-generated) A house purchased before marriage can become a point of dispute during divorce, particularly when a couple has lived in the property and mortgage payments are later made through a joint bank account. In Ohio, a divorce case involving a property bought by a husband six years before his marriage raised questions…
