A man has been jailed for life after killing a 21-year-old student who mistook his car for her Uber ride. It took just over an hour for a jury in the US state of South Carolina to convict Nathaniel Rowland of abducting and murdering Samantha Josephson. Ms Josephson, from New Jersey, had got into Rowland’s
Kanye West might be a billionaire, but he certainly isn’t living like one … he just showed off his living situation inside Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium … and it’s pretty bare-bones. Mr. West posted this picture of what we’re guessing is his bedroom somewhere inside the stadium … and it’s just a bed, some clothes, workout
A U.S. District Court ordered the forfeiture of a rare cuneiform tablet known as the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet. The tablet, which bears a portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh, originated in modern-day Iraq and was sold to Hobby Lobby Stores Inc for display at the Museum of the Bible. According to amended complaints, an antiquities
News Joey Jordison, Slipknot’s Founding Drummer, Dies at 46 The metal band’s longtime member battled and overcame a neurological disorder called transverse myelitis before his passing By Noah Yoo July 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter Joey Jordison photo by Martin Philbey/Redferns Facebook Twitter Slipknot founding drummer Joey Jordison has died. His family shared the news of
Fresh off his trip to space, billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos on Monday offered to cover up to $2 billion in NASA costs if the US space agency awards his company Blue Origin a contract to make a spacecraft designed to land astronauts back on the moon. NASA in April awarded rival billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s
Apple CEO Tim Cook attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 08, 2021 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Apple reports fiscal third-quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday. Here’s what Wall Street is expecting, per Refinitiv estimates: EPS: $1.01 estimated Revenue: $73.30 billion estimated iPhone revenue: $34.01 billion
A senior minister has dropped the strongest hint yet that vaccine passports will be introduced for football matches by the government later this year. Michael Gove said it was his view that “some form of certification is the right way to go” and that “selfish” individuals who refuse to get a COVID-19 jab face being
Morrisons’ largest shareholder has said it is “not inclined” to back a £6.3bn takeover deal agreed by the supermarket’s board. Investment firm Silchester, which holds a 15.1% stake in the group, said the board should allow more time for offers to emerge that might better the bid from the consortium led by Fortress Investment Group.
COVID-19 cases in Tokyo are now rising faster than at any time in the pandemic but Japanese authorities are resisting renewed calls for the Olympics to be suspended. The Japanese capital reported 2,848 cases on Tuesday, which is a record number and 149% higher than the previous week’s average. Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has
Simone Biles says mental health concerns were behind her shock withdrawal from the team gymnastics final at the Tokyo Olympics as she admitted: “I just didn’t want to go on”. Biles, the US superstar who some consider the greatest female gymnast of all time, was bidding for six gold medals coming into the competition, but
Jason Momoa shows off Arthur Curry’s tattoos in a new video from the set of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. After being a critical and box office success, a sequel to James Wan’s Aquaman was a no-brainer for Warner Bros. It took a little bit of time before work on the film, but now, production is
Refresh for latest…: As with domestic, a pair of new studio offerings opened at the international box office this weekend. However, the biggest grosses came from local pics in China where upcoming release dates for Hollywood continue to be a frustrating question mark. Getting to the studios first, in a 23-market rollout, Universal’s M Night
The Sussexes are continuing their mission of speaking out against inequalities within the media industry. In a statement shared on Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s official website, Archewell, the royal couple showed support for a coalition of U.K. journalists working to bring attention to the racial and fiscal inequalities that plague the industry. The open
In this article TSLA Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., right, departs from court for the SolarCity trial in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., on Monday, July 12, 2021. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk sniped at Silicon Valley neighbor Apple twice during a conference call to discuss Tesla earnings
Boris Johnson has pledged to ensure “less crime, fewer victims and a safer society” as the country recovers from the pandemic. The government will unveil its new Beating Crime Plan on Tuesday which will see the creation of league tables for 101 and 999 call answering times so the public can see how quickly their
Moonpig, the online greeting card and gift retailer, has reported a doubling of annual revenue and profits as lockdown restrictions on shoppers boosted demand. While high street rivals were forced into hibernation as part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, the company benefited from almost 51 million transactions as customers flocked to mark