Moscow: Ukraine has taken a major step towards establishing its own, autonomous Orthodox Church, setting the stage for increased tensions with Russia by altering a centuries-old religious tradition under which the Kiev church answered to Moscow. Some 190 bishops, priests and other church figures spent the day closeted in St Sophia's Cathedral in downtown Kiev to elect the newly unified […]

WASHINGTON — Beto O’Rourke, who even in defeat shook up politics in Texas, is now poised to shake up how funds are raised in the 2020 presidential race thanks to his legendary ability to draw small-dollar donations, experts said. The Texas Democrat raised $80 million in his Senate bid, but did so by shunning PAC dollars and turning to micro […]

Americans are dying — earlier than they have been and often at their own hands. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2017 tally, there has been a dramatic rise in the numbers of US deaths by suicide and drug overdose. As Tamar Lapin noted in these pages, “The last time the US experienced this long of a […]

Additionally, Senator Bernie Sanders voiced scorn for the corporate decision that leaves Sears’ regular employees without severance. Sears, Roebuck and Company, collectively known as Sears, received permission from bankruptcy court Friday to reward $25.3 million worth of bonuses to its upper echelon employees, reports CBS News. The mass retailer convinced the court that it needs the funds to give executives […]

Shocked marine experts discovered hammerheads and rays lurking in the acidic depths of the South Pacific. Experts from National Geographic led the expedition to Kavachi, an active volcano off the coast of New Guinea. The spout last erupted in 2014, so the dive team were not expected to find any signs of life in its murky waters. However, when they […]

Nightmare neighbour, 52, who told an elderly couple he would ‘dance on their graves’ in a 10-year campaign of abuse sparked by a dispute over an alleyway is found guilty of harassment Gordon Miller tormented Beulah Walters, 80, and her 83-year-old husband Brian  They argued over access to the alley between their home and his in Portsmouth Miller stopped his […]

How could a second referendum happen? As talk of a new Brexit vote reaches No 10 this is what must take place for Britain to have another say Theresa May has repeatedly said there cannot be another public vote on Brexit But Parliament could force her hand by defeating her proposed divorce deal  Having a new referendum on Brexit is […]

In an interview with Mediaite published today, Yahoo! News investigative reporter Michael Isikoff made it clear that he was likely wrong about Donald Trump colluding with Russia to sway the 2016 presidential election in his favor. Isikoff is the co-author of Russian Roulette, and now “leans, rather clearly, against the idea that Robert Mueller is likely to claim criminal “collusion” […]

A Walmart employee quit his job while using the intercom.  (iStock) A rogue Walmart employee used the store's intercom to make an announcement – that he was quitting and no one should work there. Jackson Racicot, 17, posted a video of the announcement at a store in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, the Edmonton Journal reported. He quit the store last week. […]

Donald Trump is at the center of heightened controversy with the investigation into Robert Mueller and reports suggest he isn’t too pleased about his life being under the legal microscope. According to Hollywood Life, Melania Trump is reportedly worried about Donald Trump’s health amid the investigation because it seems as if the walls are caving in on him. Now an […]