Monthly Archives: January 2017

One of the last members of a nearly extinct religious society at Sabbathday Lake has died, a loss for a group thats dwindled because members are celibate Sister Frances Carr, one of the last remaining members of the nearly extinct religious society called the Shakers, has died. She was 89. Carr died Monday surrounded by […]

Statements mark first time Aaron Persky has addressed effort to unseat him over his light sentencing of Brock Turner, who was convicted of sexual assault The judge in the Stanford sexual assault case has launched a campaign to fight the high-profile effort to unseat him, declaring that he has a reputation for being fair to […]

Designing a small bedroom may seem like a daunting task at first glance. But, diminutive size should not discourage you. On the contrary: spatially challenged bedrooms present a great opportunity to unleash your inner designer and get your creative juices flowing. Many small bedrooms have much more character than their larger counterparts. What’s more, you […]

Image: Zak Hussein/Corbis via Getty Images If you’ve ever wanted to live at Buckingham Palace, now may be your chance. The Royal Household currently has online listings for a handful of new staffers, and the most intriguing one is for a full-time live-in Housekeeping Assistant in Queen Elizabeth’s London mansion. SEE ALSO: The Internet is […]

Mr Farron will tell the centre-left think tank the IPPR that the 23 June referendum has left the UK “bitterly divided” and “we are in danger of letting malevolent forces hijack the result”. He will tell his audience in Manchester: “Plenty of my mates voted Leave, and I can tell you that the majority of […]

His plea for 50 days of grace has expired, yet the prime minister may survive thanks to his framing of demonetisation as a strike against corrupt elites Birjas story is typical and to an outsider, confounding. The 32-year-old works as a housemaid in Delhi, and like more than one billion Indians, has seen her cash […]

(CNN)Being overweight may impact not only your health but your future child’s development as well, a new study suggests. Children of obese parents may be at risk for developmental delays, says the study, published in the Journal of Pediatrics. “The authors pose some interesting possible mechanisms by which maternal and paternal obesity could be responsible […]

Spurred on by a stranger, I took my last drag of a spliff before the clock struck 12. And I found the perfect way to fill it As my mother was a Bonfire night, Mothers Day, Halloween, Pancake Day. But somehow, on New Years Eve, under my fathers influence, we were allowed a thimbleful of […]

Teodorin Obiang, accused of plundering $115m, owns luxury properties, yachts, cars and Michael Jacksons crystal glove The days of the Bugattis, the chateau Ptrus and the fine Parisian restaurants may be over for Teodorin Obiang at least in western Europe. The son of Equatorial Guineas leader is due to go on trial for corruption and […]

Soon after his work was exhibited in the 1940s, he turned his hand to writing. His works ranged from poetry to screenplays, writings on photography, the exploitation of migrant workers and the Palestinian struggle for statehood. Mr Overton, who edited Portraits: John Berger on Artists and Landscapes: John Berger on Art, said: “John Berger said […]