Actor Courteney Cox turns 60 and actor Jim Belushi turns 70, among the famous birthdays for June 15.
On June 15, 1934, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established on a tract of land straddling North Carolina and Tennessee.
Defense attorneys shared what it's like to represent an accused serial killer and reacted to Rex Heuermann's case
NRL Late Mail: Round 15 Parramatta Eels
TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – Mehdi Saberi of Iran won a gold medal in the 2024 Asian Throwing Championships.
DEVILS LAKE — Florian Weinmann, 86.
EXCLUSIVE: He scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup final but Sir Geoff Hurst was not going to pass on the opportunity of seeing his wife
The Philippine Tax Whiz discusses the newly-issued provision about Withholding tax under Ease of Paying Taxes Law
Arsenal legend Emmanuel Petit opens up about why winning the European Championship meant so much two years after lifting the World Cup
Wohlfühl-Oase mit Blick auf glasklares Mittelmeer gefällig? Diese 11 mediterranen Hotels laden zum Entspannen ein.
ATHENS, Greece — Desperate hands clutched at Ali Elwan's arms, legs and neck, and screams misted his ears, as he spat out saltwater and fought for three hours to keep afloat in the night, dozens of miles from land. Although a poor swimmer, he lived — one of just 104 survivors from the wreck of a dilapidated old metal fishing boat smuggling up to 750 migrants from North Africa to Europe. "I was so, so lucky," the 30-year-old Egyptian told The Associated Press in Athens, Greece, where he works... Читать дальше...
BRAMPTON, Ontario — All four ice rinks at Susan Fennell Sportsplex are full of action on this winter Saturday morning, the air filled with the sound of hockey skates grinding through ice and pucks clanging off the glass. The scene is as familiar as the sunrise in countless rinks across Canada. Hockey remains a beloved pastime, a source of pride and joy and something that has knitted the vast nation together for more than 150 years. Behind the scenes of the goals and celebrations is an alarming trend... Читать дальше...
ABUJA, Nigeria — Traces of highly potent opioids known as nitazenes have for the first time been found to be consumed by people who use drugs in Africa, according to a report released Wednesday by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, a nonprofit organization. Nitazenes, powerful synthetic opioids, have long been in use in Western countries as well as in Asia where they have been associated with overdose deaths. Some of them can be up to 100 times more potent than heroin and up to 10 times more potent than fentanyl... Читать дальше...
Kampala, Uganda — The University of Cambridge has repatriated more than three dozen traditional artifacts to Uganda in a major act of restitution welcomed by the local officials who sought them. Some of the objects were shown exclusively to AP journalists on Wednesday. The British university returned the 39 items, which range from tribal regalia to delicate pottery, to the East African country on Saturday. The items remain the property of the collection of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge... Читать дальше...
The city of Nottingham in England is probably best known for the fictional hero and his friends who made the area their home. But as exciting as the tales of Robin Hood and his Merry Men are, the city also has a fascinating non-fictional history that stretches back centuries. Part of what makes it so […]
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You may notice there's a stowaway this week. He crept in during all the recent kerfuffle, and secreted himself in a cosy little nook of the treehouse. He was quickly discovered, but despite patient attempts to explain that it's been several years since he was last here, and as per tradition he's now dead to us, we've so far been unable to dislodge him. Like the smiley face hidden in the above image, he's just... there. So I decided, hell, let's hear what he's playing this weekend as well.
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Ecologists in Action has released a list of 50 beaches in Spain that have been negatively managed and have poor environmental conditions, including sewage and pollution
Emmerdale's Belle unlocks Tom's phone and is terrified with what she sees. Matty is struggling in prison as his family is desperate to get him out and a relationship split looms
William "Bud" Post III won $16.2 million in the Pennsylvania state lottery in 1988 but his life was anything but a dream as he was left bankrupt and estranged from his family
Lip reading expert Jeremy Freeman says he managed to spot a number of private moments as the Royal Family assembled to watch last year's Trooping of the Colour
Drivers are being warned not to fall foul of the common mistake which could cost you £109 on your MOT
A woman lovingly made her husband eggs for dinner at his request, despite not wanting to - but he was less than pleased with what she plated up.