[ad_1] A man was taken into custody after crashing into 13 vehicles while trying to evade police in Long Beach, California on Friday. Aerial footage shows the suspect speeding into oncoming traffic and colliding head-on with multiple vehicles, before crashing into the car park of a paint shop. Motorist Ricardo Colindes told CBS News he…
[ad_1] Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Letter from Africa series, Abuja Charterhouse For many years, well-off Nigerians have sent their children to prestigious British boarding schools – but now some of those institutions are setting up campuses in Africa’s most populous nation. Last year, Charterhouse launched a primary school in the city of Lagos and will open…
[ad_1] Shefalee Vasudev Fashion writer Dastkari Haat Samiti New exhibitions are finding inventive ways of documenting India’s textiles For decades, the gamchha has been a ubiquitous presence on Indian streets. The traditional scarf, made out of a red-and-white chequered piece of fabric, is used as a towel, pillow, turban, eye mask and even a shoulder…
[ad_1] Disney Rachel Zegler plays Snow White in Disney’s live-action remake Whether you like the new Snow White film or you hate it, it’s hard to escape the debate around its lead actress, Rachel Zegler. The 23-year-old star has dominated conversation about the film, as people either blame her for its poor reviews or leap…
[ad_1] Researchers have discovered nearly 1.5 million pictures from specialist dating apps – many of which are explicit – being stored online without password protection, leaving them vulnerable to hackers and extortionists. Anyone with the link was able to view the private photos from five platforms developed by M.A.D Mobile: kink sites BDSM People and…
[ad_1] BBC Head to the grocery store in the US and the shelves are stocked with jars of St Dalfour strawberry spread and Bonne Maman raspberry preserves – some of the more than $200m (£154m) in jams that Europe sends to America each year. But try looking for American-made jelly in Europe, and you’re likely…
[ad_1] The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it supports a new ceasefire plan for Gaza that would see five more hostages released to Israel in exchange for a 50-day truce. Khalil al-Hayyam, the most senior Hamas leader outside Gaza, said the group had approved the draft deal sent by Egyptian and Qatari mediators. The office…
[ad_1] A small plane flying from Iowa to Minnesota in the US crashed into a suburban home and caused it to catch on fire, officials said on Saturday. The plane had taken off around 1220 local time (1720 BST) before crashing in a residential area of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Investigators…
[ad_1] Washington’s former envoy to Kabul says an American citizen has been released by the Taliban government after being held for two months. Zalmay Khalilzad, who served as the US special representative for Afghanistan from 2018-2021, said on the social media platform X that Faye Hall will “soon be heading home” after she was arrested…
[ad_1] One of Japan’s biggest restaurant chains is closing its outlets for cleaning, after two incidents of customers finding pests, including a rat, in their food. Sukiya, known for its beef-on-rice dishes, announced the temporary closure after an insect was found by a customer. Last weekend, it admitted that a rat had been discovered in…