A modern-day gold rush has hit California as prospectors flock in to search for gold deposits exposed by recent rains. The discovery of gold in 19th century California brought gold diggers rushing to the state, hoping to strike it rich. Recently, heavy rain in California has washed away tonnes of gravel that hid the gold in stream beds, exposing the […]

Media network denounces forced closure of its office in Taiz in the war-torn country’s south. Al Jazeera has condemned the forced closure of its bureau in Yemen’s southern city of Taiz. The office was ordered shut by soldiers on Tuesday for reasons that were not made clear, Al Jazeera Media Network said in a statement. “The Yemeni military force belonging […]

PARIS (REUTERS) – Carrefour will audit the slaughterhouses which supply its own-brand meat and ask them to install cameras in response to rising consumer demand for socially responsible practices. Europe’s largest supermarket retailer said on Wednesday (Jan 16) it would conduct 84 audits of slaughterhouses that supply products sold under its brands before the end of 2019. These will check […]

Parade in memory of Battle of Rorke’s Drift hero is cancelled over health and safety fears after police say they might not be able to stop traffic John Williams given the Victoria Cross for his service in the Battle of Rorke’s Drift Williams knocked holes in hospital walls to save eight patients from the Zulus A parade has been held […]

Homelessness is a problem in many cities across the United States, but Detroit and a few other cities are experimenting with a surprisingly simple solution. It was just over four years ago when Detroit became the biggest city in US history to file for bankruptcy. Today, it is undergoing a renaissance, but many of its hardest-hit residents are not sharing […]

Shopping receipts could be putting people at risk of cancer – because ‘dangerous’ chemicals are used in the paper. A study has found that up to 90% of them contain BPA (bisphenolA), which can affect a person’s hormone balance. This may lead to diseases such as breast cancer, a research paper warns. And BPA could also be responsible for infertility, […]

Kehinde Afolayan, 31, was charged after allegedly stabbing a wheelchair-bound woman 116 times. (Milwaukee County) A Wisconsin man stabbed a wheelchair-bound woman 116 times and said “Jesus forgives me,” a criminal complaint revealed. Kehinde Afolayan, 31, was arrested and charged with first-degree homicide, use of a dangerous weapon on Tuesday following the murder of Deborah Lynch, 62, who was found with multiple […]

The jury in the trial of match commander David Duckenfield was today shown video footage from the 1981 FA Cup semi-final. It showed police letting Tottenham Hotspur supporters out through pitch perimeter gates after an incident of crushing on the Leppings Lane terrace, where the fatal crush happened in 1989. Prosecutor Richard Matthews said the court would hear some evidence […]

On Wednesday, top officials from the Kremlin dismissed the idea that Donald Trump could be working as a Russian agent, and criticized American journalists for discussing the issue at all. These allegations come in light of two new reports that raise serious questions about the level of involvement Trump has with the Russian government, in particular President Vladimir Putin. According […]

Police are probing a possible hate crime after scissors-wielding suspect allegedly attacks sixth-grader’s headscarf. Police in the Canadian city of Toronto are investigating a possible hate crime after an 11-year-old Muslim girl was attacked by a man who allegedly tried to cut off her hijab twice on her way to school.  Sixth-grade student Khawlah Noman was walking with her younger […]