Russia convicts and gives a life sentence to 8 people for an attack on a main bridge to Crimea

Russia convicts and gives a life sentence to 8 people for an attack on a main bridge to Crimea

A court in Russia on Thursday convicted eight people on terrorism charges over an attack on a bridge linking Russia with Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine. The Court sentenced all the accused to life in prison. The October 2022 attack on the bridge occurred … Read more

Should the HOA pay for tree damage if the oak is not on the owner’s property?

Should the HOA pay for tree damage if the oak is not on the owner’s property?

Do you live in a home governed by a condominium, co-op or home owners association? Do you have questions about what they can and can’t do? Ryan Poliakoff, an attorney and author based in Boca Raton, has answers. Question: I live in a home governed by a home owner’s association. I recently looked at my … Read more

The Home Depot is clearing out Ryobi battery-powered tool kits for ridiculous prices for Black Friday

The Home Depot is clearing out Ryobi battery-powered tool kits for ridiculous prices for Black Friday

Power tools make a great gift for almost anyone, and that includes yourself. The Home Depot has a ton of Ryobi battery powered tools at ridiculously low prices during their Black Friday sale, which is happening right now. These kits combine some of the most popular and useful tools to maximize savings. Batteries work on … Read more

‘You have to pay for Elon’s… compensation plan’

‘You have to pay for Elon’s… compensation plan’

Home solar is a great way to achieve energy independence and protection against rising electricity prices. And researching your options can help you secure the best setup, so you don’t end up like one Redditor who is allegedly stuck in a lease that “loses money.” What is going on? One unhappy Tesla customer posted in … Read more

Tech analyst Dan Ives points to 10 stocks he owns, insists there’s no AI bubble

Tech analyst Dan Ives points to 10 stocks he owns, insists there’s no AI bubble

AI stocks aren’t in a bubble – they’re just getting started. That’s the message from Wedbush analyst Dan Ives, who argues that investors are misreading one of the most significant developments in technology since the dawn of the internet. “[It’s] it’s still very early in this AI revolution,” Ives told Yahoo Finance’s Opening Offer. “Only … Read more

Trump’s Ukraine plan draws outrage from Republican lawmakers

Trump’s Ukraine plan draws outrage from Republican lawmakers

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several congressional Republicans are sharply criticizing President Donald Trump’s White House over its handling of a proposed peace plan for Ukraine that they say favors Russia, a sharp departure for a party that has stuck closely to nearly all of Trump’s initiatives. Ukrainian advocates have worried that a US-based … Read more

The Trump administration’s effort to end 1960s school desegregation cases is facing a roadblock

The Trump administration’s effort to end 1960s school desegregation cases is facing a roadblock

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s effort to overturn decades-old school desegregation orders is facing backlash from a federal judge in Louisiana. After a judge refused to close the books on a desegregation case dating back to the 1960s, the Concordia Parish school system in central Louisiana and the state on Tuesday filed an appeal. … Read more

New Zealand launches a major inquiry into the case of a father who hid his children in a forest for years

New Zealand launches a major inquiry into the case of a father who hid his children in a forest for years

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The disappearance of a New Zealand father and his children in a forest for several years before he was discovered and killed by police has prompted the government to launch a major inquiry into how officers handled the case. The public inquiry — which is a formal, independent investigation into … Read more

Billionaire entrepreneur sparks outrage after buying almost all of beloved island: ‘Disgusting’

Billionaire entrepreneur sparks outrage after buying almost all of beloved island: ‘Disgusting’

On one Hawaiian island, paradise belongs to one man. Almost every home, business, and stretch of coastline on the island of Lāna’i is owned by billionaire tech entrepreneur Larry Ellison. As a viral post on Reddit pointed out, Ellison owns 98% of the sixth largest island of Hawai’i, which he bought in 2012 for about … Read more

Utah death row inmate with dementia dies 3 months after court blocks execution

Utah death row inmate with dementia dies 3 months after court blocks execution

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who was spared execution this fall after developing dementia during his 37 years on death row died Wednesday of apparent natural causes, according to the state Department of Corrections. Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, was set to die by firing squad in September, but the Utah Supreme Court … Read more