NEW YORK — A trillion dollars: That’s how much money famed investor Bill Browder believes Vladimir Putin and Russian oligarchs have stolen from the Russian people since the fall of the Soviet Union. “And that was money that was supposed to be spent on health care and education, roads and services,” Browder said at a […]
A man in India has died by self-immolation after his boss reportedly demanded to have sex with his wife in exchange for a transfer. Gokul Prasad, a 45-year-old technical lineman, was feeling distressed after his boss, junior engineer Nagendra Kumar, offered to process Prasad’s transfer if he sent “his wife [over] for a night.” Both […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded guilty Wednesday to forcibly kissing a worker at a New York nightclub in 2018 in a deal that is likely to keep him out of jail. Gooding also publicly apologized for the first time to two other women who accused him of similar behavior in separate […]
Garry Chadwell, the athletics director and assistant principal at Kenwood High School, was arrested at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday in connection with the statutory rape of a teenager, according to the Montgomery County booking log. Chadwell was booked into the Montgomery County jail Tuesday evening and later released on a $30,000 bond, according to the booking […]
University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax has sparked online outrage again for her comments about Asian immigrants. Wax, whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from Eastern Europe, criticized immigrants who criticize the U.S. during an interview with conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson on his Fox News show “Tucker Carlson Today” on April 8. The […]
A divorce lawyer’s TikToks have gone viral and sparked discussions.TikTok/ @jettiegirl28 A divorce lawyer shared what she says are the five professions a woman should avoid marrying. In a viral TikTok, Katherine Leonard said to avoid men who have jobs where they’re treated like “gods.” She also shared a separate TikTok about the top profession […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is destroying a South Korean-owned golf course at a scenic mountain resort in the second confirmed case of South Korean assets being eliminated in an area where the rivals once ran a joint tour program, officials said Tuesday in Seoul. North Korea’s demolition of South Korean-built facilities at […]
Social media users accused Malaysian influencer Siew Pui Yi of being disrespectful of Vietnamese culture.Screenshot from Facebook Malaysian influencer Siew Pui Yi sparked outrage over photos of herself wearing the Vietnamese national dress without pants. Social media users accused the 23-year-old of being “disrespectful” towards Vietnamese culture. Siew, who has 17.5 million Instagram followers, deleted […]
Jared Kushner with Donald Trump and Saudi crown prince Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images The main Saudi sovereign wealth fund, controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, invested $2 billion in Jared Kushner’s new private equity firm six months after Kushner left the White House, where he was a key defender of bin Salman, even […]
People look at the gutted remains of Russian military vehicles on a road in Bucha, Ukraine, March 1, 2022.Serhii Nuzhnenko/AP Photo Ukrainian officials said they intercepted radio transmissions of Russian forces. The audio clips, published by CNN, include soldiers being instructed to kill civilians. Another clip includes someone reporting that three soldiers raped a 16-year-old […]