KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces on Thursday launched massive missile strikes on Ukraine's Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, areas that haven't been targeted in weeks, while Ukrainian officials announced an operation to liberate an occupied region in the country's south. Kyiv regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba said on Telegram that a settlement in the Vyshgorod district of the region was targeted […]

Hilton’s new TV marketing campaign featuring none other than Paris Hilton, the granddaughter of Hilton founder Conrad Hilton, made perfect sense, one of the company’s top execs said. “We have had a relationship with her and her family,” Hilton CFO Kevin Jacobs said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “They have had a big part of our history. Obviously, she […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. In a sharp reversal of previous policy, Blinken also said he expects to speak with his Kremlin counterpart for the first time since before Russia invaded Ukraine. The […]

Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold – further bolstering the theory that the virus emerged in the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab. The research, published online Tuesday by the journal Science, shows that the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market was likely the early […]

THE desperate family of Archie Battersbee have been denied permission to take their tragic case to the UN by the Court of Appeal. The court previously upheld a decision by the High Court to withdraw life support treatment for the brain stem dead 12-year-old lad. Archie has been on mechanical ventilation since and in a “comatose state” since April 7 after suffering […]

Celebrating Britain’s female icons: From a young Princess Elizabeth, author Agatha Christie and motorcycle daredevil Battle of Britain hero, a new book reveals stunning colourised images of some of most influential women of the 20th century Images are revealed in A Woman’s World, by popular digital colourist Marina Amaral and historian Dan Jones Among them are many British women, including the […]

FOR the first time, the chilling confessions of notorious murderer Michael Sams will be heard by the British public. The one-legged fiend kidnapped two terrified women, Julie Dart and Stephanie Slater, in the early 1990s and evaded cops after picking up £175,000 in ransom cash before his ex-wife helped snare him. Sams was given four life terms in 1993 for […]

Dancing for a nation: Schoolgirl, eight, who was filmed dancing along to Sweet Caroline as she celebrated England women’s historic Euro 2022 semi-final win says she wants to follow in the footsteps of her heroes Schoolgirl Tess, eight, went viral after her celebrations went live to the nation She was dressed in full England kit as the Lionesses won their […]

ROSH Hashana, known as Jewish New Year, is an important date in believers' calendars. The two-day observance is filled with special foods and activities and brings the Jewish community together. What is Rosh Hashanah? Rosh Hashanah translates as “the head of the year” in Hebrew and it is the period when Jews observe the end of one year and the beginning […]

Google parent company Alphabet posts $69.69 billion revenue – 13% higher than a year ago – as sales from its ad business tops expectations: Shares surge 4.3% after-hours Google’s parent Alphabet posted sales number that were close to targets on Tuesday The expected number was $69.88 billion, Google reported sales figures of $69.69 billion  The positive report saw the company’s […]