LONDON (AP) — Shrien Dewani returned to Britain Wednesday, a free man on his home soil at last after a South African judge cleared him of ordering the killing of his young bride on their honeymoon. But the once high-flying
NEW YORK (AP) — Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate, wrapped up their first visit to New York in a three-day whirlwind that included a black-tie reception, a meeting with the other king, LeBron James, and a solemn, rain-drenched
More than 3,400 people have died in the Mediterranean this year trying to reach Europe, the UN refugee agency said Wednesday, urging governments to take more action to save lives. More than 207,000 people have made the risky sea crossing
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James acknowledged that it didn’t look good for the Cavaliers on Tuesday night. As usual when his team is in trouble, he did something about it. James scored 35 points, making the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 48
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers say QB Cam Newton suffered fractures to his lower back in car crash in Charlotte.
Eugene Volokh, of the Washington Post blog The Volokh Conspiracy, takes to task a TIME article accusing Breitbart News’ John Nolte of attempting to disprove the claim that Lena Dunham was raped. The TIME piece in question states: Following the
The European Union has announced that it will give Turkey $85 million to help the nation support almost two million refugees from the Syrian Civil War. The donation to the Erdogan government overlooks Turkey’s role in helping the Islamic State,
NEW YORK (AP) — Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate, are scheduled to visit one of New York City’s most somber sites, the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum. The Tuesday morning visit to the site, where 67 British
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian production company has hired a man charged with the murder of a Russian agent as a consultant on a TV series about the mysterious death. Former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko died in London in 2006
European stock markets slid further on Tuesday following heavy losses across Asia, as oil prices struck fresh five-year lows before recovering slightly. The euro rallied against the dollar a day after the European single currency hit a two-year trough against
LONDON (AP) — Madame Jojo’s is dead, but the risque London institution is not passing quietly. The closure of the venerable burlesque nightclub has ignited a battle between developers, residents and entertainers for the soul of Soho, the city’s late-night
LONDON (Reuters) – London’s police sold their New Scotland Yard headquarters for 370 million pounds ($578.90 million) on Tuesday to an Abu Dhabi investment firm, the latest part of the British capital to be snapped up by foreign investors. The
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Street prices for illegal ivory are soaring in China, where newly wealthy middle and upper class citizens are buying carved ivory and whole tusks as a status symbol of their riches, a report released Tuesday found.
NEW YORK (AP) — A knife-wielding man stabbed an Israeli student in the head inside a synagogue at the Brooklyn headquarters of an international Jewish organization early Tuesday before being fatally shot by police after refusing to drop the knife,
(Reuters) – A policeman was killed while on duty southwest of the Bahraini capital Manama on Monday in what authorities described as a “terrorist” attack using a bomb made by Hezbollah. The Interior Ministry gave few details of the incident
(Reuters) – United Nations sanctions monitors have said photographs taken inside Iraq appear to confirm that the head of Iran’s elite military Quds Force, one of Iran’s most powerful people, has been in the country in violation of a U.N. travel ban.
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Islamic State fighters have lost the initiative in Iraq and are now “on defense” with far less ability to generate the kind of ground maneuvers that enabled the extremists to capture large chunks of Iraq earlier
This post originally appeared on Bloomberg: China is preparing to arm its stealthiest submarines with nuclear missiles that could reach the U.S., cloaking its arsenal with the invisibility needed to retaliate in the event of an enemy strike. Fifty years after China
Hip-hop and business magnate Russell Simmons spoke with CNN’s Erin Burnett Monday night in reference to cases like those of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Trayvon Martin, and he warned of more protests if “demands are not met.” “On Wednesday, we
This article was originally published by jonathanturley.org There are two separate controversies this week over rape stories that have been challenged by critics. Both stories involve leading U.S. universities. Unlike the Duke Lacrosse controversy, neither school is accused of wrongdoing. Rolling Stone
NEW YORK (AP) — A section from Lena Dunham’s “Not That Kind of Girl” that recounts an alleged assault while she was in college is being changed to make clear that the assailant’s name is a pseudonym. Random House announced
The Sundance Film Festival announced its 2015 out-of-competition premieres and documentary premieres sections Monday in Utah. The film premiers will tackle a few subjects that are sure to spark some controversy. This year’s lineup features titles including James Franco’s I
Hackers who hit Sony Pictures Entertainment two weeks ago continue to torment the studio and its employees. The group of hackers, known only as the “Guardians of Peace,” most recently divulged a folder containing a list of celebrity aliases, according
Campus rape has been and continues to be a serious problem in this country despite some relatively good news from the Department of Justice around incidents being on the decline (down 58 percent between 1995 and 2010 – the most
From People Magazine: Random House has announced that it will add a disclaimer to Lena Dunham’s book, Not That Kind of Girl, after an Oberlin student says he was falsely accused of rape. In the book, the Girls actress tells
