As WA floods recede, little time to reflect before the next storm
After 180 rescues from historic floods this week, Washingtonians were feeling a relief at the lack of deaths — and dread that another storm is brewing.
Day: December 14, 2025
After WA floods, residents scramble for help, insurance to cover costs
Families across Western Washington are grappling with unexpected, devastating costs after floods swept through residential areas and farmlands near rivers.
Chanel fashion show turns an abandoned subway station into a runway
The Chanel 2025/26 Métiers d’art fashion show took place earlier this month at an abandoned Subway stop in New York.
Rant & Rave: Reader fought to get money back after unwanted charge
RANT to the car dealership employee who added $700 for an “anti-theft” item (etching the window with my VIN) that I had not been asked if I wanted. When I contested the charge, he told me it could not be changed, at which point I told him i…
Kent’s Akin wraps families in support and care for brighter days ahead
Michelle Heertje says nonprofit Akin has helped her family tremendously, while also propelling her on her own journey. Here’s more, along with how to help Akin.
Bondi Beach shooting: Rabbi killed at Jewish holiday gathering
Hundreds had gathered Sunday to celebrate a Jewish holiday at Bondi Beach where a mass shooting was carried out earlier. The event was to mark the start of the eight-day Hanukkah festival. One of the victims of the shooting was identified as Rabbi Eli…
’10 minutes of just bang, bang, bang’: Witnesses describe panic as gunmen open fire at Bondi Beach
More than 1,000 people had gathered for an event called Chanukah by the Sea, marking the start of the Hanukkah Jewish festival.
Killer paedo ambushed and shot dead just hours after he is released from prison
A convicted child killer and paedophile was shot dead on the street outside a hotel on Wednesday.
Bondi Beach shooting: Explosive device found in vehicle linked to shooters
Two gunmen shot dead at least 11 people on Sunday during a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, Australian authorities said, declaring it a terrorist attack. One gunman was fatally shot by police and the second arrested. Reporting from …
Inside Dubai’s secret sex market where brazen escorts tap up Brits in hotel nightclubs & whisper ‘we can do everything’
AS a belly dancer cavorted onstage in a shadowy Dubai nightclub, 30 women stood alone at tables, before one sauntered over towards me. In this Sin City of sand, where it is as easy to buy sex as anywhere in the world, she whispered her price and added …