Iraq’s decision to introduce the Ja’fari law in January means girls can marry based on perceived “maturity and physical ability”. Baghdad’s bride industry has seen a huge boom since Iraq outlawed child marriage, and human rights groups have warned that girls are being auctioned off in black market sales to elderly men, a Sunday Times … Read more
California firefighters have found the body of a California triathlete on a beach northwest of Santa Cruz, nearly a week after she went missing amid speculation she was killed by a shark. Erica Fox’s remains were found on Saturday, her father and husband confirmed to local news outlets. Fox, 55, was part of a group … Read more
Boxing star Anthony Joshua was taken to hospital on Monday after being rescued from the wreckage of a car crash in Nigeria that killed two men traveling with him. The former British two-time heavyweight world champion, aged 36, was seen being pulled from a mangled SUV on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway but suffered only minor injuries. … Read more
The Honolulu Rapid Transit Authority’s plan to relocate utilities above and below ground along Dillingham Boulevard to make way for the more than $10 billion Skyline project headed to Kakaako now appears to depend on the strong cooperation of the University of Hawaii. Specifically, HART is negotiating with UH about placing future rail-related infrastructure and … Read more
Most of us have a way of taking the oceans for granted. A place to surf, perhaps, or to enjoy other water sports, or simply admire while sitting on the beach. Those who make their living in much harsher ocean conditions feel quite differently, however, and so do climate scientists, who warn that the Atlantic … Read more
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (L)/Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (R) Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) went scorched earth on President Donald Trump in a New York Times profile on Monday, trashing the president’s claim to Christian faith and stressing her stand on the Epstein files as what sent her over the edge. Greene, who spent years as a … Read more
BEIJING (AP) — China’s decision to bring serious firepower to military exercises in the waters off Taiwan this week has deep roots — as much in recent weeks as in recent decades. The island is the most sensitive political subject for China. It has been since Taiwan split from the mainland in 1949 after a … Read more
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. People of most racial and ethnic groups in the country are more likely to die from a heart-related issue than anything else. These statistics are staggering, and if you’ve ever felt overwhelmed when researching what you can do to improve your heart health, … Read more
Many American workers retire just in time for Social Security benefits but a little too early for Medicare coverage. The average retirement age is 62, according to a Mass Mutual study (1), which also happens to be the earliest age you can start receiving Social Security checks. However, unless you have a specific disability, eligibility … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United States is offering security guarantees to Ukraine for a period of 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, although he said he would prefer an American commitment of up to 50 years to deter Russia from further attempts to seize its … Read more