A bestselling biography of late novelist Philip Roth has been yanked by its publisher after its author was accused of raping and sexually abusing students. Blake Bailey — who was handpicked by the “Portnoy’s Complaint” author to pen the book — was also dropped by his literacy agency, the Story Factory, before publisher’s W.W. Norton & Company halted shipping his […]

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell for the second consecutive month in March because there are so few on the market, and the fierce competition for those that do exist is pushing prices to new highs. Existing home sales fell 3.7% last month from February to a seasonally-adjusted rate of 6.01 million annualized units, the National Association of Realtors […]

CALIFORNIA will issue a $600 stimulus check to 5.7million residents who qualify for the state’s Covid relief money.  The Golden State Stimulus payment will be sent to eligible residents by direct deposit or check, to aid those suffering financial hardship amid the coronavirus pandemic.  The payments are in addition to the third round of $1,400 stimulus checks currently being issued […]

Change your phone number, Boris: Warning to Prime Minister as he is dragged into lobbying ‘sleaze’ row over tax texts to Sir James Dyson The Prime Minister rejected pleas to change his phone number last night Cabinet Secretary Simon Case said to have raised the issue with the PM last year  Ministers on hunt for suspected Labour mole who leaked […]

Cruel rules made our heartbreak more painful: Your devastating stories that lay bare the cost of funeral limits – while pub gardens and even church services are packed BANNED FROM HUGGING MUM AT DAD’S FUNERAL A grieving son who was ordered to stop comforting his mother at his father’s funeral yesterday called for an end to the ‘inhumane’ rules. Craig […]

Ronda Rousey left the WWE after WrestleMania 35 to focus on starting a family, and she and her husband Travis Browne have made that happen.  Rousey and Browne announced Wednesday in a YouTube video that they're four months pregnant with their first child, who is due Sept. 22. https://youtube.com/watch?v=BAkN2hrCTM4%3Frel%3D0 The video, which is very sweet, features several clips of Rousey […]

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have made the state's sex education laws some of the strictest in the nation when it comes to teaching about LGBTQ issues. The governor called the legislation overly broad and vague and said it would lead to unintended consequences. He also said he was concerned a ban […]

A GIRL of 15 was stabbed yesterday in a "Weed Day" brawl as hundreds of pot smokers hit Hyde Park for a "420 event". The violent scuffle saw a group of young women grappling with each other, as one appears to hold a knife. A crowd surrounded the gang as the group landed kicks and punches, before cops broke up […]

By Sarah N. Lynch and Jan Wolfe    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday launched a sweeping civil investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis following a jury's verdict that former city police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd.    The probe is the first major action of Attorney General Merrick Garland, after President Joe Biden vowed to address systemic racism […]

QANON has fueled child snatches as brainwashed moms and dads attempt to kidnap their own kids under the delusion they are going to be taken away by a blood-drinking cabal of pedophiles. At least four worrying incidents in the US – and one in France – have been linked to the wide-ranging conspiracy theory which alleges a secret battle between […]