(Reuters) – Typhoon Hagupit weakened to a tropical storm as it churned close to the Philippine capital on Monday, after killing 27 people on the eastern island of Samar island where it flattened homes, toppled trees and cut power and communications. Manila shut down as Hagupit,...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Discovery Channel's Eaten Alive special that pitted snake against man drew more than four million viewers, but not all considered it time well spent. Although the title and a promotional video indicated that naturalist Paul Rosolie would be swallowed by a giant...
A Staten Island grand jury cleared an NYPD cop in the chokehold death of Eric Garner during his caught-on-video arrest for peddling loose cigarettes, the Staten Island district attorney confirmed Wednesday. The panel voted a “no-bill” and dismissed all potential charges against Officer Daniel Pantaleo. The blockbuster...
BALRAM Vaswani's new position as chief ganja officer (CGO) at the US-based Ganja Inc and associated companies puts him at the centre of a high-growth industry. Vaswani moved from Kingston to cash in on coffee in Denver, Colorado last year, but soon segued into ganja, which...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – US comedian Bill Cosby resigned his position on the board of trustees at a US university Monday in the wake of renewed sexual assault allegations. "I have always wanted to do what would be in the best interests of the university and...