Former Australian bishop Christopher Saunders has been jailed for sexually abusing two young Aboriginal men during his time as a Catholic cleric. Saunders – who resigned as Bishop of Broome when first accused of wrongdoing in 2020 – was found guilty of one charge of rape and 12 counts of indecent assault. The 76-year-old was…
According to Spencer, someone who grows up inside the royal family may have a better understanding of how the institution works and what is expected of them. Marrying into it, he suggested, can be a very different experience. “Well, there are people who endure it,” Spencer said. “I think there are certain people who find…
Republican Zach Lahn and Democrat Rob Sand repeatedly returned to one topic in their first debate Tuesday night in the race to be Iowa’s next governor: questions about Lahn’s residency history in the state. Sand, the state auditor, and Lahn, a businessman, met in Davenport as they run to succeed retiring Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds…
Ghanaian authorities have arrested seven people for allegedly using banknotes to make so-called “money bouquets” and decorate cakes. The Bank of Ghana says the practice is illegal and amounts to misuse and improper handling of the cedi, the national currency. The arrests, carried out in collaboration with the police, followed a tip-off that led to…
Shubham Goyal, IIM Ahmedabad gold medallist, now leads a Microsoft team in Canada. For Shubham Goyal, winning the gold medal at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad was not something he had set out to achieve when he joined the institute. His focus was on learning, working hard and improving every day. That approach eventually…
Truck stops nationwide were warned to “proceed with caution” Tuesday by a major industry group after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to promote the use of red dye diesel fuel. Red dye diesel is exempt from federal excise taxes because it is intended for farm equipment and other off-road uses. The order, signed…
US televangelist Jim Bakker, who built a multimillion-dollar media empire before being jailed for fraud and conspiracy, has died aged 86. Bakker and his then-wife Tammy Faye founded a Christian television programme called The PTL Club in 1974, which at its peak attracted 13 million viewers per day. The 86-year-old’s death was announced on Monday…
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes is betting that the artificial intelligence boom will eventually produce a familiar outcome: too much investment, a crash and, ultimately, a bailout that sends crypto higher. Hayes, co-founder and chief investment officer of crypto investment firm Maelstrom, said in response to questions from CNBC at the Gamma Prime Investing Conference…
Pablo Picasso (Photo via X) Pablo Picasso was a Spanish artist who spent most of his adult life in France and became one of the 20th century’s most influential painters. He co-founded Cubism, was a sculptor, printmaker, and ceramicist, and he made an enormous number of works in his lifetime.But beyond just creating art, he…
Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson debated for the first time Tuesday in Maine, trading attacks over President Donald Trump, the cost of living and abortion in one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country. Maine is central to Democrats’ path to the Senate majority as they try to…