In 1985, a few days before my 12th birthday, I left the Dominican Republic for New York City. The flight was only three and a half hours, but the distance I traveled that day was in many ways unmanageable. I did not speak English and had never even been close to a plane. The city … Read more
“Four hundred million Hindu women perform some form of this kind of art or ritual once a year,” said Vijaya Nagarajan, author of a book on kolam and associate professor of religious studies at the University of San Francisco. Although I had always noticed in my own family that the ritual was performed only by … Read more
Scott Wolf says first date with his wife Kelley Limp hardly happened | PEOPLE.com Go to content Top navigation Close this dialog window Explore PEOPLE.com Close this dialog window Share and more Close this dialog window See picture Scott Wolf reveals first date with his wife of 17 years Kelley Limp hardly happened this link … Read more
The flooding will be exacerbated by a destructive combination of already higher than normal tides and an evolving storm system that sends tidal levels above 8 feet for Charleston and above 10.5 feet near Savannah, signaling a major flood phase along the coast. “It looks like an almost perfect combination of astronomical influences and meteorological … Read more
Owen Paterson’s resignation as a North Shropshire MP leaves a seat empty he has held for 24 years, following a traumatic period in which he lost his wife of 40 years due to suicide. His resignation said he wanted to “remain a public servant but outside the cruel world of politics” and that his children … Read more
A Manitoba judge will decide in two weeks whether the court has jurisdiction to overthrow Heather Stefansson’s victory in the Progressive Conservative Party’s leadership race. Stefanson won the leadership on Saturday with 363 votes over Shelly Glover, who refused to concede defeat and launched a legal challenge to the outcome. Glover claims that the total … Read more
The disappearance of a man missing in Queensland’s remote southwest for nearly three weeks is being treated as suspicious. Queensland detectives have taken over the case of Jeremiah Rivers, who was last seen near Wippo Creek, about 20 miles south of Noccundra, on October 18. Acting Deputy Stephen Blanchfield says police have serious fears for … Read more
David Fuller: Man admits murder in 1987 and abuse of corpseBBC news David Fuller: Bedsit Murderer had sex with 99 corpses as young as nine and killed two women for raping their …The American sun David Fuller Trial: Advances in DNA Analysis Captured Women’s KillerBBC news David Fuller admits to having murdered two women and … Read more
Tesla and Hertz are reportedly in the middle of a disagreement over how quickly the former can deliver the 100,000 electric cars that the rental company has ordered. Last week, Hertz announced that they were ordering 100,000 Tesla vehicles, and then partnered with Uber to give 50,000 of them to their drivers with the option … Read more
When users enter the word “Diwali” on the search engine, an animation of a miniature oil lamp – known as a diya – appears on the page. When users click on the animation, the rest of the page is dimmed and several diyas are displayed that users can turn on with their mouse. Google CEO … Read more