Eliza Reid’s journey began on a hobby farm in the Ottawa Valley, then after she fell in love, moved to Iceland where she started a family. But when her husband was voted president there, she suddenly became the First Lady of Iceland. This spring, she began yet another adventure with her debut murder mystery called Death on … Read more
“I am always thriving to get better, not just physically, but also mentally and emotionally,” she said. “And I would just say it’s a satisfaction of creating a goal and then achieving it. And working really hard and seeing all that hard work really pay off.” Mak is the youngest in a growing youth movement … Read more
NOTE: The following article contains disturbing details and video footage. Please read at your own discretion. A British judge sentenced Chinese PhD student Zhenhao Zou to life with a minimum of 24 years in prison for drugging and raping 10 women in England and China. Zou, 28, was convicted of the attacks, which took place between … Read more
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two men were sentenced Wednesday to lifelong terms in prison in the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy outside an Albuquerque baseball stadium in 2023 that prompted the New Mexico governor to issue a controversial gun ban, the district attorney’s office in Albuquerque said. Investigators say a truck carrying a mother and … Read more
“Stuck”. That is the word most people who have spoken to the BBC use to describe life in Iran right now. After three days of Israeli attacks, “everyone is trying to escape” Tehran “one way or another,” one resident told BBC News Persian. On Sunday, long queues formed at petrol stations across the city. Many … Read more
Getty Images Brian Wilson, the lead singer, composer and front man of the Beach Boys, has died aged 82, his family have announced. In a statement shared online, they said they were “heartbroken” by his death and requested privacy. Tributes from fans and musicians saw him described as an icon, a genius and a pioneer. … Read more
Getty Images Sly Stone of Sly And The Family Stone poses in London on 16 July 1973. Sly Stone, a funk-rock star who led the group Sly and the Family Stone, has died at the age of 82, his family statement. A statement said he had suffered a “prolongued battle” with the lung disease COPD. … Read more
Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay — a possible candidate in the country’s presidential election next year — was shot and wounded at a campaign rally in Bogota on Saturday, authorities said. His conservative Democratic Centre party released a statement calling it “an unacceptable act of violence.” The attack took place in a park in the Fontibon neighbourhood … Read more