New Orleans mayor fights lowered recall signature threshold
The mayor of New Orleans is challenging a court settlement that significantly lowered the number of petition signatures her opponents need to force a recall election.
Day: March 14, 2023
Man suing restaurant chain after claiming boneless wings are actually just chicken nuggets
In a decade where the world has faced a global pandemic, the threat of nuclear war, and a rise in the cost of living – a man in the US claims he has encountered another crisis to add to the mounting list of problems facing our species.
Cyclone Freddy: At least 190 dead in Malawi due to intense storm
Freddy has also left a trail of destruction in Mozambique, where it made landfall over the weekend. More than 22,000 people there were seeking shelter away from their homes.
Inside case of world’s longest-serving death row inmate as bombshell DNA evidence leads to shock twist
THE world’s longest-serving death row inmate has been granted a retrial nearly six decades after he was convicted of murder.
Iwao Hakamada, 87, was sentenced to be hanged in Japan in 1968 after confessing to slaying a family of four – b…
Paris holds its nose as rubbish piles up thanks to strikes
It is the most visible sign of widespread anger over a bill to raise the French retirement age by two years, with other cities facing similar scenes
How Israel’s Far Right Is Prompting Outrage from the Jewish Diaspora
TIME reports from a protest in London against Israel’s illiberal turn—and what it signifies globally.
Belgium razes house where child-killer Dutroux buried victims
Demolition crews have begun knocking down a second home used by notorious Belgian child-killer Marc Dutroux in a bid to erase the stain of his crimes, local officials said Tuesday.Dutroux’s “House of Horrors”, where he kept kidnapped girls, in the su…
Seahawks reportedly expected to release Quinton Jefferson
After making a big splash Monday night, it was inevitable the Seahawks would have to make some countermoves to create room. Quinton Jefferson is reportedly expected to be released.
Polish court convicts activist for helping woman get abortion pills
Justyna Wydrzynska sentenced to community service after telling court she sent pills to victim of domestic violenceA court in Poland has convicted an activist for helping a pregnant woman access abortion pills, sentencing her to eight months of communi…