News
-
Go Ape: How to Watch All the Planet of the Apes Movies and TV Shows in Order
In 1963, author Pierre Boulle’s novel La Planete des singes debuted in France and the US. On this side of the pond, it was renamed Planet of the Apes (which is much better than the UK’s hokey name for it: Monkey Planet). The book was a massive hit even though Boulle didn’t consider it his best. (In his defense, he…
Read More » -
Trump’s double pardon underscores sweeping use of clemency
President Donald Trump has leaned into his presidential clemency powers much more aggressively in his second term –in fact, he’s pardoned one woman twice. Trump granted a slew of pardons on Friday, including one for Adriana Camberos, who was convicted for a second time after Trump commuted her sentence during his first term. The latest pardon was for a 2024…
Read More » -
After 5 decades, Mumbai court shutters Rs 7.65 theft case
Mumbai: Nearly 50 years after the theft of Rs 7.65, a Mumbai court has finally dropped the curtain on a 1977 cold case involving two unidentified accused and a complainant who remained untraceable despite decades of police searches. The ruling is one of the many recent verdicts in decades-old cases that have remained in the cold storage, clogging the legal…
Read More » -
Microplastics are undermining the ocean’s power to absorb carbon
Scientists are raising new concerns after a study found that microplastics are interfering with the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide, a process that plays a vital role in regulating Earth’s temperature. Microplastics are tiny plastic particles measuring less than five millimeters. Over time, they have spread across nearly every part of the planet. Researchers have detected them in deep…
Read More » -
How Iran might reset after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran’s regime is on the ropes. The recent wave of protests, the government’s bloody crackdown, and the US threat of direct intervention all mark a profound turning point in its modern history. The Islamic Republic’s current trajectory is unsustainable — without a course correction, a gradual internal disintegration of the economy and the increasing reliance on force to suppress dissent…
Read More » -
Saudi Arabia deports over 14,000 illegal residents in a week
Saudi Arabia announced that it detained 18,054 illegal residents in a week from January 8-14, 2026. Out of which, 14,621have been deported. The arrests were made following a joint inspection by security forces and government agencies. Among the arrested offenders, 11,343 violated the residency law, and 3,858 violated the border security law. According to a report by Saudi Gazette, 2,853…
Read More » -
Netflix new releases — 7 shows and movies you need to stream this week (Jan. 19-25)
Netflix is leaning heavily into “appointment viewing” this week with three major live events, including a world-record free solo attempt and the return of an 80s icon. Whether you’re here for the live drama or a new YA romance to binge, here is the essential Netflix schedule for Jan. 19–25. Swipe to scroll horizontally Netflix Top New Release Dates: Jan.…
Read More » -
ICE agents detain Mounds View couple en route to ER
Back pain sent Bonfilia Sanchez Dominguez to the ER early Thursday morning, driven by her husband, Liborio Parral Ortiz. But a stop by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents turned the Mounds View couple’s trip to the hospital into a nightmare. Within 24 hours, Parral Ortiz was in ICE detention in El Paso, Texas, and Sanchez Dominguez was trapped…
Read More » -
Emilly went from size 30 to size 6 on fat jabs, then they stopped working. 85% of users have the same problem. Here’s exactly how she beat the dreaded ‘Ozempic plateau’
Anyone watching the red carpet this awards season will have noticed celebrities who appear dramatically slimmer – in some cases almost unrecognisable – after rapid weight loss. Those high-profile transformations have helped propel drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro into the spotlight, fuelling the idea that a weekly injection can deliver dramatic results. But these medications were never designed to…
Read More » -
Pennsylvania woman’s final moments captured on home security video. Will it help prove she was murdered?
On a steamy August night in 2013, Melissa Rocuba was airlifted to a hospital still clinging to life with a bullet wound to her head. Her then 22-year-old daughter Chelsea Cicio, who lived next door, was already there when the helicopter arrived. Chelsea Cicio: I had no idea how I got down there. … I was just panicked and frantic.…
Read More »