The Menendez family’s Beverly Hills mansion, where a brutal double murder shocked the nation in 1989, remains eerily untouched — its walls concealing the dark history once gripping the nation’s attention. Lyle and Erik Menendez gunned down their parents, José and Kitty Menendez with 14 shots as the couple sat watching TV in the den […]

Lebanon faces a threat just as destructive as the bombs raining down on its cities: a displacement crisis that risks tearing the country apart from within. Communities are stretched to their limits, and the fractures running through Lebanese society are widening by the day. If this continues unchecked, the implosion could be more devastating than […]

Russia is considering deepening its military support for Iran and its regional militia allies with more advanced weapons that could worsen the confrontation between Iran and Israel. The drones and ballistic missiles Iran has supplied Russia for its Ukraine war may have been leverage to gain more powerful weapons in return: modern anti-ship missiles, advanced […]

China has launched a national survey to better understand its citizens’ reluctance or “fear” of having children, as the country grapples with one of the world’s lowest birth rates. The survey, which will cover 30,000 participants across 1,500 communities in 150 counties, is intended to identify the factors influencing public attitudes toward parenthood. It also […]

Ever since Mayor Eric Adams took office, his administration has been known to stall projects that would set aside a greater share of New York City’s crowded streets for pedestrians, bicyclists and bus riders. These sorts of proposals often draw passionate support from transit advocates and the city’s own urban planners. But in a megalopolis […]

The death of the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was confirmed Thursday by the Israeli authorities, but questions remain about the location of his body and what may happen to it in the future. Mr. Sinwar was killed by a gunshot wound to the head in southern Gaza during a firefight, Dr. Chen Kugel, the director […]

In the shadow of New York’s State Capitol, a 188-year-old state museum that once drew over a million visitors each year has become a confounding symbol of government neglect and mismanagement. Over the past two decades, the state has set aside more than $75 million for gallery improvements, modernized exhibitions and a new storage facility. […]

For the actor Chris Perfetti, who lives in a fifth-floor walk-up in Brooklyn Heights, every day is leg day. “It’s worth it for the view,” said Mr. Perfetti, 35, who portrays the sixth-grade teacher Jacob Hill on “Abbott Elementary,” Quinta Brunson’s public school mockumentary set in Philadelphia. The fourth season premiered this month. Mr. Perfetti, […]

If you’re wondering what to do with your little one this weekend, one mum has come to the rescue with a genius ‘busy box’ packed with activities to keep tots occupied during any rainy days thrown our way! Pregnant mum Nini Grayce shared her ‘first ever attempt at a busy box‘ and filled it with […]

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Storm Ashley is set to bring power cuts, winds of up to 120kph and coastal flooding this weekend during of one of the highest tides of the year. Weather warnings have been issued across parts of the country, as the first named storm of the season is expected to hit the country this weekend. A […]

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