Monthly Archives: January 2017

London (CNN)The world-famous lights at Piccadilly Circus in London have been switched off and will remain switched off for the longest period of time since the Second World War. Lights on the six billboards went dark on Monday morning so the property company that owns the popular tourist site can replace them with a state-of-the-art […]

Washington (CNN)The moment Donald Trump became the 45th President, some legal experts say he triggered a violation of the foreign emoluments clause in the Constitution, flouted the plain terms of the lease for his Washington hotel, and opened himself up to a dizzying array of ethical questions on financial conflicts of interests. For months, a […]

Premiered on Saturday, a day of million-woman marches, Dee Reess masterful film of racial divide in 1940s Mississippi says much that we all might heed I dreamed in brown, Carey Mulligans Laura McAllan recalls in voiceover, commenting from some unknown point in time about a life on a farm in the Mississippi delta. Its a […]

A man has been charged with setting off an early-morning fire alarm at a Boston hotel that woke up the visiting Steelers ahead of their playoff with the Patriots A man has been arrested and charged with setting off an early-morning fire alarm at a Boston hotel that woke up the visiting PittsburghSteelersahead of their […]

After huge anti-Trump protests fill major US and world cities, president and key advisers push falsehoods about inauguration attendance Donald Trump began his first full week as US president firmly on the defensive, after millions of Americans took to the streets to protest against his election and the White House came under fire for brazenly […]

Steve Reed wanted to build a Harrisburg home for Wyatt Earps pistol and other artefacts. On Monday he stands trial, charged with receiving stolen property An obsession with the wild west compelled then mayor Steve Reed to scour the country for artefacts and plan for a museum to house them all in the unlikely location […]

(CNN)Imagine living in a house that follows the direction of the sun when it’s hot. Or one that offers a different view out of your bedroom window every day of the week. The home also features thermal insulated windows on one side, which both collect heat and keep it in the home, while the other […]

President inherits law originally aimed at Russia that allows him to sanction any official involved in violations and China activists have put forward a list As Donald Trump enters the White House, human rights campaigners around the world fear his administration will drop support for global struggles for democracy and freedom. But his administration is […]

Complainant says she feels let down by criminal justice system, after damages of 100,000 agreed in civil action A woman who gave up her right to anonymity as a rape complainant has accepted 100,000 in damages after a judge found that two footballers raped her. Denise Clair, 30, welcomed the ruling in a civil case […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping offered a vigorous defense of free trade at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday in a speech that underscored Beijings desire to play a greater global role as the United States turns inward. Real estate mogul and former reality TV star Trump, who will be inaugurated as U.S. president […]