Police stand in front of the Son of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, on Monday, a day after the shooting. Hours after the shooting ouside an Ontario synagogue Sunday evening, the police released the identity of the cop who was grievously injured in the exchange of fire. Constable Jeff Smith has a long recovery ahead…
Monty Python star Eric Idle, 83, reflects on surviving pancreatic cancer, finding peace in Provence and his unforgettable conversation with Beatles legend George Harrison about death, rebirth and the afterlife. Monty Python star Eric Idle has opened up about mortality, his battle with pancreatic cancer, his enduring connection with the French countryside and his life…
A New York City baklava seller has turned a small side hustle into a business that now brings in more than $20,000 in monthly sales. Jacob Komarow, known around the city as the ‘Baklava Guy’, started Good Baklava in 2021 after buying three trays of prepared baklava to sell at a Phish concert. A simple…
Quote of the day by Cillian Murphy: ‘Men and women are custodians of this society, and we both decide what’s going to happen for our future,’ a powerful life lesson on responsibility and equality from ‘The Oppenheimer’ star(Image Credit: Instagram) Some of Cillian Murphy’s most memorable performances have come from characters who carry the weight…
The former Los Angeles home of three-time world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, a 1915 Italian Renaissance mansion in the gated Fremont Place community, sold for $8.5 million (£6.7 million) in July 2024. The sale ended a long period on the market for the historic property. The house was first listed for almost $17 million…
Shah Rukh Khan visits Lalbaugcha Raja with Gauri Khan and Suhana Khan to seek Lord Ganesh’s blessings; joins evening aarti – Video Shah Rukh Khan visited the famous Lalbaugcha Raja pandal in Mumbai with his wife Gauri Khan and daughter Suhana Khan on Monday to seek Lord Ganesh’s blessings during Ganeshotsav. Photos and videos from…
Five schoolgirls from Kent, aged between 14 and 15, have built a robot with five-metre folding arms to help fight wildfires. Their work has earned them the chance to represent Great Britain at an international robotics competition in South Korea. The team from The Folkestone School for Girls, known as Team Meglabyte, designed the robot…
At a military vehicle wash facility in Texas, an unusual structure is sitting on the surface of a catchment basin. It is only 11 by 8 feet, but its purpose extends beyond simply floating. Known as the U.S.S. Eddy, the prototype was built from corrugated pipes packed with recycled plastic bottles, covered with layers of…
Carl Sagan, the celebrated astronomer, author and science communicator, helped millions of people understand the universe through his books, lectures and television programmes. His quote, “Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge,” highlights an important idea: science is not simply about memorising facts. It is about asking…
Texas man, charged with murder of his pregnant wife, flees to Italy just before trial. 40-year-old Lee Mongerson Gilley, a Texas man charged with killing his pregnant wife, fled to Milan with a fake passport and preferred to be imprisoned in Italy instead of Texas, as the state has the death penalty for the crime…