In her appeal for the release of Morad Tahbaz, who was not part of the deal that brought her home, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe said that memories of her daughter sustained her through her nearly six years in captivity in Iran. After being released from a U.K. prison last week after paying an old debt, Zaghira-Ratcliffe expressed
During a pretrial hearing on murder charges, a South Florida defendant made national news when he escaped by bursting out of the courtroom. He has now been found guilty of the murder.A South Florida jury has convicted Dayonte Resiles, 27, of first-degree murder in the 2014 stabbing death of Jill Halliburton Su at her suburban
Beijing authorities suspended access to a residential area and warned the public not to leave after new infections in Beijing and Shanghai were reported on Saturday. Hong Kong reported 27,647 new cases on Saturday while Shanghai closed schools and parks. The Shanghai city government announced, that schools would resume teaching online following 22 new cases
Federal authorities said 163 people swam ashore after a wooden boat carrying hundreds of Haitian migrants ran aground in shallow water in the Florida Keys, as part of a suspected human smuggling operation. Many required medical attention after they came ashore. It was not far from where another boat carrying 176 Haitians was stopped in
RT and Sputnik, Russia’s state-controlled media outlets, will both be banned with immediate effect in the European Union due to systematic disinformation over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the 27-country bloc announced on Wednesday. EU operators will not be allowed to broadcast any RT or Sputnik content, facilitate their distribution or do anything else related to
Kate and William of Britain’s royal couple said Saturday they stood by the people of Ukraine, as they were fighting the Russian invasion with courage, in a rare public remark on a political issue for the British royal couple. “We had the privilege of meeting President (Volodymyr) Zelenskiy and First Lady Ms. Zelenska, and becoming
Portuguese navy officers said Tuesday that a fire aboard a ship carrying cars in the mid-Atlantic has been extinguished, The massive ship is expected to be towed to the Bahamas. Fires have been burning aboard the Felicity Ace near Portugal’s Azores Islands for six days. After the 22 crew members were evacuated last week by
In the workplace, women are a force to be reckoned with. They are equally as powerful, determined, and dedicated as compared to men. According to research, Fortune 500 companies with strong female participation on their boards of directors consistently outperform all those who do not. Another report states that organizations with at least 30% female
This is the third week in a row that Americans have applied for unemployment benefits less. As the omecron variant of the corona virus spread, the four-week claims average, which equates to weekly fluctuations, was relatively flat after growing for five consecutive weeks. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims decreased from 239,000 to
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former “Saturday Night Live” skit stars Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost will reunite onscreen in a new Super Bowl commercial to dodge a mind-reading Alexa device. As part of their normal game-day routine at home, Johansson and Jost utilize the Amazon Echo device a virtual personal assistant that plays music, provides
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda announced Thursday that he was sending a draft law to the parliament for approval that would dissolve the disciplinary chamber of a high court in order to end a bitter dispute with the European Union. Poland is experiencing a difficult period at home and internationally, Duda said, stressing that we don’t
The Saudi Arabian government has announced investments in future technologies worth $6.4 billion. Saudi Arabia, facing fierce regional competition, is racing to diversify its economy away from oil, according to the kingdom’s minister of communication and information technology. Gulf nations with significant oil revenues have taken steps to boost non-oil growth and reduce reliance on
