West Virginia has long proclaimed itself “Almost Heaven,” a nod to a song and soaring mountaintop vistas. Now some joke the state name-checked in “Take Me Home, Country Roads” could take things up a notch as Democratic U.S. Sen Joe Manchin bargains
A French court has reportedly ruled a suspect in the robbery of Kim Kardashian West in Paris will not profit from a book he has written about the burglary. Lawyers for a night watchman at the hotel where the theft took place
Hospitals and medical workers throughout the United States have received millions of counterfeit face masks while battling the coronavirus pandemic, according to new reports, as experts raced to determine the efficacy of the fake protective equipment. Nurses and other medical staff were
Tens of thousands of people in Ethiopia’s Tigray region could starve to death as a result of war, the country’s Red Cross has said. The warning comes four months into a conflict between the government and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), whose
Bowing to political pressures in Washington, the administration of President Joseph Biden has dragged its feet about returning to the Iranian nuclear deal its predecessor abandoned, insisting that Tehran first roll back its stockpile of fissile material before the United States removes
Limited supply and high demand for the Covid-19 vaccine has forced state and local governments to set strict eligibility requirements for who can receive the jab first. “We have those priority [groups] – 1a, 1b, 1c,” Dr. Fauci said on NBC’s TodayShow
The family of prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who was released from prison on Wednesday, have vowed to fight for “real justice” saying she will not be truly free until her alleged torturers are held to account and the charges
Pigs have learnt to play video games by using a joystick – in a study that underlines their intelligence. US researchers trained four pigs to control a cursor on a monitor, using their snouts to move the joystick in return for rewards.
Norway has deported a truck driver after police caught him driving without the required snow chains on his vehicle twice within an hour. He has been banned from returning to the country for two years and fined 11,000 Kroner (£957). The man,
A 100 vehicle pile up in Texas caused by icy road conditions left numerous drivers stuck as rescuers work to administer aid. The Fort Worth Fire Department tweeted about the pileup at 8am on Thursday morning on the North Freeway. The immediate
A woman’s rights activist involved in protests against the widely criticised near-total abortion ban in Poland has been charged. In recent months Poland has been rocked by the largest protests since the collapse of communism after the government unveiled plans to further