By Kristen Wong NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was taken to a hospital after suffering a broken hip at a concert in Los Angeles on Friday night. Abdul-Jabbar’s representative, Deborah Morales, told TMZ Sports that the former Lakers and Bucks center sha…
UK: Indian student goes missing in East London, BJP leader urges EAM Jaishankar for help
London [UK], December 17 (ANI): An Indian student named GS Bhatia, who studies at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom, has been missing from East London since December 15. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa informed abo…
Report: West Ham’s 27-cap international could now be set for shock January La Liga switch
A West Ham United defender could be set for a switch to La Liga in the January transfer window. The January transfer window will be a busy one for West Ham manager David Moyes, with the Scot desperate for a couple of new additions. However, there could…
British businessman and wife kidnapped in Ecuador after ’15 criminals stormed his estate’
By Gerard Couzens & Ryan Fahey Prominent British businessman Colin Armstrong has reportedly been kidnapped in Ecuador, according to local media. Criminals entered his ranch, which is called the Rodeo Grande ranch, in the province of Los Ríos. Local med…
Facing fraud probe, anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ fight N.J. in court
A New Jersey religious nonprofit has gone to federal court to block a state probe into so-called crisis pregnancy centers, which seek to convince pregnant women not to have abortions. The state Attorney General’s Office is investigating First Choice Wo…
Fact Check: Did Republicans Nominate a Registered Democrat to Replace George Santos?
In the latest twist regarding the House seat once held by the expelled New York Rep. George Santos, the state GOP appears to have chosen a Democrat as a replacement. Mazi Melesa Pilip would seem to check all the boxes for a solid GOP candidate, Politic…
Shipping firms to avoid Suez Canal as Red Sea attacks increase
Two major freight firms including MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co, the world’s biggest container shipping line, on Saturday said they would avoid the Suez Canal as Houthis in Yemen stepped up their assaults on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. Yemen’s I…
Manipur: Security forces destroy 27 acres of poppy plantations in Makui, Langka
Kangpokpi (Manipur) [India], December 17 (ANI): Security forces destroyed 27 acres of illegal poppy plantations in Makui and Langka villages in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district between Thursday and Saturday, police said. While 15 acres were destroyed in Ma…
Hazardous weather approaching as forming gale targets Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — Nasty weather is in the cards for Central Florida on Saturday and throughout the weekend with the National Weather Service placing all of east Central Florida within a hazardous weather outlook. “A slight risk of severe storms is foreca…
Washington Commanders Have Decided to Fire Coach Ron Rivera, per Report
By Frankie Taddeo The Commanders intend to part ways with coach Ron Rivera at the end of the season, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reported Saturday. The 61-year-old Rivera, who has compiled a 26-36-1 (.421) record in four seasons in Washington, is end…