One day, while I was working at a fast food restaurant, this lady left her Louis Vuitton bag on the table. I waited about 20 minutes but remembered seeing her depart, so I grabbed it and placed it in the lost and found. I never glanced inside.A month passed by. My manager asked, “Hey, it’s…
Eight people have been taken into custody by federal authorities concerning a massive smuggling operation that allegedly used the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to bring illegal and counterfeit goods into the United States from China. It is estimated that the scheme, which involved dishonest truck drivers, warehouse owners, and logistics firms, smuggled…
In a shocking turn of events, beloved comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has left the United States for good. The Emmy-winning star, known for her groundbreaking daytime show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, has reportedly sold her luxurious Montecito estate in California and moved to the English countryside. In an announcement that stunned fans…
The oldest depiction of an Assyrian soldier, dating back 3,000 years, shows the man diving using an inflatable goatskin bag for buoyancy and air.Think scuba diving is a modern invention? Think again.The scene is captured on a 9th-century BCE tablet, now preserved in the British Museum, and highlights the resourceful survival techniques employed by one…
The Trump administration has ordered a three-month pause on almost all foreign development assistance pending a review to see what fits in with the president’s “America First” policy. Aid groups and human rights watchdogs warn that the freeze will put countless lives around the world at risk. The U.S. is the world’s largest provider of…
The first Russian official delegation to visit Syria since the toppling of long-term Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad has arrived in Damascus, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday. The visit comes with Moscow keen to secure the fate of two military bases there and after Russian President Vladimir Putin denied that Moscow had suffered a strategic…
Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday — including in Moscow. Hundreds of people lined up in the hours before midnight at the Wong Tai Sin Taoist temple in Hong Kong in a bid to be among the first to put incense sticks in…
At least one person was killed and seven others were injured on Monday when Israeli forces opened fire on Lebanese villagers attempting to return to their homes as part of a ceasefire agreement, according to Lebanese security sources. One person was killed in the border town of Adaissah, according to the Health Ministry. The Israeli…
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders on Monday to remove diversity, equity and inclusion, DEI, from the military, reinstate thousands of troops who were kicked out for refusing COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic, and take aim at transgender troops. Earlier on Monday, Pete Hegseth, who narrowly secured enough votes to…
An Italian navy ship carrying 49 migrants picked up in international waters arrived in Albania on Tuesday, amid a new attempt by Italy to push ahead with a legally contested plan to relocate migrants to the neighboring country. The navy ship Cassiopea with the migrants reached the Albanian port of Shengjin early on Tuesday, according to a…