AS the new year begins, the holiday excitement dies down and we return to normality, many experience the winter blues. However, one particular day in January is dubbed ''the most depressing day of the year'' – and here's why. What is Blue Monday? Blue Monday is calculated using a series of factors in a formula, although it is not particularly […]

‘My focus isn’t 2024’: Former Trump press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders refuses to endorse old boss despite being pressed to do so Former Trump White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is so far refusing to endorse her old boss for the GOP presidential nomination Sanders avoided the question during a recent interview with FOX  ‘My focus isn’t 2024,’ Sanders […]

It’s the same housing story across the U.S., according to real estate agents in three U.S. cities. Sellers are offering more concessions as buyer demand wanes and listings linger on the market. "Gone are the days of, ‘hey, my next door neighbor just sold last year for $100,000 over list price.’ Sellers are absolutely having to negotiate," Dan O'Brien, an […]

The mother of a leading Iranian-Australian protester has been jailed in Tehran and interrogated in what her family and experts fear is part of a wider attempt to silence Australia’s pro-democracy protesters. Her Melbourne-based family members, who requested anonymity due to fear of retribution against their mother, told this masthead she was arrested on December 20 by government forces that […]

Decorated ex-Marine honored for helping capture al-Qaeda insurgents uses intelligence training to track down woman’s abducted Yorkie dog after dognapper demanded $1,200 ransom Rick Machamer, a former Marine Corps intelligence operator, used his skills honed on the battlefields of Iraq to help track down a dognapper   Raquel Witherspoon’s Yorkshire terrier, Avery, was stolen and caught on camera Machamer saw Witherspoon’s […]

UK taxpayers picked up £4,000 bills for luxury hotel stays abroad for migrants who were deported during Covid Most migrants were put up in four-star accommodation  The most lavish costing more than £4,000 for a room in a five-star hotel A Turkish criminal who returned to UK for court appeal was put in £2,200 room The Home Office declined to […]

Damar Hamlin's road to recovery has taken him back to the Buffalo Bills' team facility, less than two weeks after his life-threatening cardiac arrest on "Monday Night Football." The Bills safety visited his teammates at Orchard Park on Saturday, as shown by the Instagram story of safety Matt Milano. Hamlin appeared to be in good spirits, smiling and shaking hands […]

Putin’s ‘successor’ who saved dictator from angry brown bear is preparing a new killer drone army for Russians to inflict more mayhem on Ukraine Alexei Dyumin, 50, is a former Putin bodyguard and ex-deputy defence minister He is now governor of Russia’s Tula region where he set up a drone pilot school He is often mentioned favourably on Russian state […]

In light of freshman Rep. George Santos’, R-N.Y., lies about his background, two New York Democrats introduced a bill on Thursday that would require future congressional candidates to file information about their education, military and education with the Federal Elections Commission. Under the bill, any candidate who lies about their background could face a year in jail or a $100,000 […]

‘There was no barking, just screaming’: Witnesses tell of horrifying attack after female dog walker, 28, ‘was mauled to death by pack of animals including a Leonberger and two Dachshunds after one bit a stranger and then turned on her as she tried to intervene’ Woman killed by dog in Surrey was a 28-year-old dog walker from London Officers were […]