The man behind McAfee anti-virus software has lived a riotous life that has seen him accused of murder and now arrested for tax evasion. He’s an extraordinary character, as I found out when I lived alongside him in Belize. As the law finally caught up with anti-virus software pioneer John...
Vincent Jackson, who at his peak was one of the best wide receivers in the NFL, has been found dead at the age of 38. The Hillsborough county sheriff’s office said Jackson’s body was discovered at a hotel in Brandon, Florida, on Monday morning. There were no signs of trauma...
Diego Maradona has died aged 60 in Argentina with the football world in mourning as tributes pour in following the passing of one of the greatest players in history. Tributes are pouring in from around the world of football after the tragic death of Diego Maradona. The Argentina icon, best known...
“The Big One” — a massive, multi-car crash that’s all but guaranteed at Daytona International Speedway — in the Daytona 500 usually doesn’t occur too early on in the 200-lap, 500-mile race. But on Lap 14, one small move triggered a huge wreck, and several cars were collected in it...
A 26-year-old man was killed by an exploding cannon on Saturday in what Michigan authorities say was a baby shower stunt gone wrong. Evan Thomas Silva was fatally wounded in the blast outside a home in Gaines Township on Saturday night, Michigan State Police say. Silva was visiting the home...
A CCTV video of a pensioner has gone viral as he was seen fighting off an armed mugger who had tried to rob him at a cash-point. Former bus driver Trevor Weston had stopped at a Sainsbury's cash machine at 6am to get some money for his daily papers when...
Anger and legal action threatened by some, after the Trump Administration announces the elimination of an Obama-era rule, protecting transgender health care patients from discrimination. The announcement from the White House, coming during pride month, and 4 years to the day, since the mass shooting at the poplar LGBT Pulse...
A New York judge ruled Friday that Republican Claudia Tenney defeated U.S. Rep. Anthony Brindisi by 109 votes in the nation’s last undecided congressional race. The ruling by Judge Scott DelConte could clear the way for Tenney to be sworn in as the representative for central New York’s 22nd Congressional...
Koalas could be extinct in New South Wales within 30 years unless urgent action is taken, according a report by a parliamentary committee. The report from an Upper House inquiry into koala populations and their habitats was released today. Committee Chairwoman Cate Faehrmann said it was estimated at least 5,000 koalas...
The United States reported nearly 100,000 COVID-19 cases on Friday, setting the highest single-day number of cases recorded around the world. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 99,750 new COVID-19 cases and 1,009 new deaths on Friday, marking two consecutive days that daily cases topped over...