Built in 1878 by Toledo architect David Gibbs, the building operated as a working jail until 1988. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. A former Ohio jail that spent more than a century behind bars is getting a very different future. The historic Jail and Sheriff’s Residence in Delaware,…

An Indian-origin woman has been jailed for more than two years after fraudulently securing over £216,000 in government-backed COVID-19 loans by exaggerating the turnover of her companies and using much of the money for personal expenses and investments.Rupali Wagh, 50, was sentenced to two years and three months in prison by Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court…

Chirayu Rana (Left) had accused Lorna Hajdini (Right) of sexual harassment last month. Both worked at JPMorgan A bitter legal battle at JPMorgan Chase has taken another dramatic turn after executive Lorna Hajdini filed a defamation lawsuit against former banker Chirayu Rana, accusing him of making up false claims that she treated him as her…

French President Emmanuel Macron has been drawn into fresh controversy after a new book claimed that his wife, Brigitte Macron, slapped him during an official foreign trip last year after allegedly seeing flirty messages on his phone linked to an Iranian-born actress.The claims are made in journalist Florian Tardif’s book “An (Almost) Perfect Couple”, which…

The report alleges outdated data fed to AI may have caused the tragedy Saudi Arabia issued an emergency alert for Mecca on Thursday amid an escalation in attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, warning of potential danger in the holy city for the first time during the latest flare-up.The alert was later lifted, with Saudi Civil…

Andrew Beaver who runs “Clean the Block” removes debris with other volunteers What started as one man’s effort to clear dumped furniture and rubbish in south Houston has grown into a 100-person volunteer campaign to clean up historically underserved neighbourhoods.Andrew Beaver, 37, began clearing abandoned lots and alleyways in November without any experience running an…

Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers. Image credit : Melanie Fidler/ NBAE via Getty The Dallas Wings used the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft to select Azzi Fudd, pairing her once again with Paige Bueckers, a teammate from UConn and, publicly since 2025, her partner. The move brought together two players who…

Franz Kafka | Anniversary of the author’s death – 3 June 1924 A chess player abandons a winning-looking attack because the position demands a retreat. A scientist abandons a familiar theory after years of defending it. A person leaves a secure career to pursue a path that seems, from the outside, like a step backward….

Zohran Mamdani stays neutral for FIFA world cup final. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani declined to back either Spain or Argentina ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 final, joking that every team he has supported during the tournament has ended up losing.Speaking to reporters at City Hall, Mamdani was asked which side he…