Student Found Dead In Shillong College, Cops Suspect Suicide

Investigation is underway to determine the cause of the death. (Representational) An engineering student was found dead in the hostel of her college in Shillong on Monday, officials said. The incident happened at the Shillong Polytechnic in the Mawlai police station area, they said. The body of the 24-year-old woman, …...Read More

Russian journalist charged with 'justifying terrorism' over old Telegram posts

A Russian journalist who has worked for both state-funded and independent media was detained Monday and faces charges of justifying terrorism through posts on the Telegram messaging app, her lawyer said. The detention of Nadezhda Kevorkova comes amid an intensifying crackdown on journalists, opposition figures and critics of Russia's war …...Read More

Dem lawmaker’s response to Kristi Noem’s Kim Jong Un controversy blasted as ‘racist’

Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., found himself in hot water Monday after he was accused of perpetuating a racist stereotype about Asians in a now-deleted post on X. The post had been in response to a CBS Mornings’ interview with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, discussing her request to remove an …...Read More

‘Golden Bachelor’ Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist’s divorce came down to cornfields, ‘Bachelor’ alum claims

Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist said their divorce came down to their living situation, but according to "Bachelor" alum Ben Higgins, there was more to it. During Monday’s episode of "The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous" podcast with Ashley Iaconetti, Higgins claims a disagreement over cornfields led to their …...Read More

Minnesota lawmakers debate constitutional amendment to protect abortion and LGBTQ rights

Minnesota lawmakers launched their debate Monday on far-reaching legislation to amend the constitution to protect abortion and LGBTQ rights. The Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment would be among the nation's most expansive protections of abortion and LGBTQ rights if it is approved by lawmakers this session and then by voters on …...Read More

Company fined $650K for employing children to clean meat processing plants

A Tennessee-based sanitation company has agreed to pay more than half a million dollars after a federal investigation found it illegally hired at least two dozen children to clean dangerous meat processing facilities in Iowa and Virginia. The U.S. Department of Labor announced Monday that Fayette Janitorial Service LLC entered …...Read More

2 workers confirmed dead, 53 still trapped after South Africa building collapse

Two workers have been confirmed dead and 53 remain trapped following the collapse of an under-construction apartment building in George, South Africa. 75 workers were present at the site when the collapse was reported, just after 2 p.m. Monday. The collapse's cause has yet to be reported and remains under …...Read More

Bill Maher says he won't 'go f---ing nuts again' and 'get anxious like a Millennial' if Trump wins

Liberal comedian Bill Maher insisted he "won't go f---ing nuts again" if former President Trump gets re-elected. During an interview on his "Club Random" podcast with fellow comedian Jerry Seinfeld, Maher reflected on how "we live in the most amazing f---ing times" despite all the "bulls---" the country faces. "Climate …...Read More

California reports the first increase in groundwater supplies in 4 years

After massive downpours flooded California’s rivers and packed mountains with snow, the state reported Monday the first increase in groundwater supplies in four years. The state saw 4.1 million acre-feet of managed groundwater recharge in the water year ending in September, and an 8.7 million acre-feet increase in groundwater storage, …...Read More

Minnesota woman accused of killing 2 children, setting house on fire

A woman killed two children in northern Minnesota, set a house on fire and left with another child, according to an indictment announced Monday. Jennifer Marie Stately, 35, was indicted on counts of premeditated murder, murder while committing child abuse, arson, murder while committing arson, and felony child neglect. Her …...Read More