Monthly Archives: December 2016

The last time Washington and Moscow were so estranged was in the early 1980s, straining diplomats quality of life on both sides It looks like a country retreat. There are tennis courts, a swimming pool and a garden, these days somewhat unkempt, sweeping down to a river. In happier times, Russian ambassadors to the United […]

(CNN)Much of the Carolinas was being drenched by rain Friday as Tropical Hermine slid up the East Coast after knocking down trees and leaving hundreds of thousands without power in Florida. Forecasters with the National Weather Service said as many as 7 inches of rain could fall, and in isolated areas it could be more […]

Read more on this story and other Suffolk news Image copyright @sharonjw Image caption Officers said it must have come from a “big house” “I stopped the car and took a photo, and then I got out and spoke to Pog’s owner,” she said. “I believe Pog just broke out and fancied an evening stroll. […]

In 1990, Donald Trump threw a star-studded opening party at the $1.1bn Taj Mahal. Today, as it is about to be shut down, locals accuse him of sucking the life and the money from the casino and leaving the city to deal with the fallout The night of 2 April 1990 is one Tina Condos […]

Well, it’s official over. After marrying back in 2013, Olivier has furthermore agreed to let his former wife be the official petitioner. The pair both petitioned to divorce at the same time back in October 2015, but under California law only one person can be the petitioner. The pair have also agreed to share both […]

‘Silicon Valley’ star Kumail Nanjiani in Jet.com’s debut television ad.Image: screenshot, jet After a huge TV advertising blitz that lasted through much of the past year, Jet.com removed itself almost entirely from the airwaves this holiday season as it turned its full attention to the digital space. According to estimates from advertising tracking firm MediaRadar, […]

18,000 children under the age of 18 drown every year, and action to prevent the deaths is stymied by superstition and a lack of resources The lives of thousands of children who drown in Bangladesh every year could be saved by encouraging people to put aside superstitions that view the deaths as Gods will, a […]

Obituary: George Michael George Michael: A life in pictures How the world reacted Six songs that defined George Michael’s life George Michael returns to top 10 South Central Ambulance Service were called to Michael’s property at 13:42 GMT on 25 December and the singer was confirmed dead at the scene. Thames Valley Police also attended. […]

Washington (CNN)As part of President Barack Obama’s sanctions against the Russian government for its alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election, two Russian compounds, located in New York State and Maryland, will be closed. Not much is known about the two locations, which were both purchased by the Soviet Union decades ago. But here’s a […]

(CNN)President Barack Obama and his first secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, entered the White House in 2009 with visions of a “Russian reset.” But Obama will leave office next month in the midst of a shadowy Cold War-era fever dream, as Washington and Moscow are, once again, beset by accusations of diplomatic chicanery and outright […]