Oprah-backed restaurant chain files for bankruptcy and abruptly closes 12 restaurants

Priscilla Chan’s fund gives $330,000 to all 23 Kauaʻi public schools

Residents of kibbutz destroyed in 7 October Hamas-led attacks grapple with how to rebuild

Three years on from the attack on Nir Oz, in which 47 people were killed and 76 taken hostage, some survivors have returned to live there.

The Republican candidates walking a Trump tightrope

Some running in November's elections are deciding whether to distance themselves from an unpopular president who still dominates his party.

Texas man faces execution for killing convenience store clerk in 2000

Texas ranchers blocked well operators from 1,604 acres in 2004; court lets oil firm cross property

In a significant ruling, a Texas appeals court has granted Allegiant Resources the right to enter McFaddin Ranch to seal an inactive well. This decision comes in response to environmental concerns linked to the well’s proximity to the San Antonio River. Earlier access via another ranch was lost, emphasizing the intricate regulatory landscape governing inactive oil wells and the access issues surrounding private land ownership.

Larry Ellison relists $80M oceanfront estate for $165M after initially planning to tear it down

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison is preparing to relist his 8.4-acre oceanfront estate in North Palm Beach for $165 million. He bought the property for $80 million in 2021 and had initially planned to tear down the existing house. The estate was previously offered for $145 million and includes a 16,300-square-foot home with extensive ocean frontage.

Pornhub returns to Australia but only for adults with Apple devices

The world's most popular porn site went dark in March in Australia due to age verification laws.

'Why 60% enriched fuel?' Vance demands Iran cut nuclear capacity to end war

US vice president JD Vance emphasized that Iran needs to make significant reductions in enrichment capacity. Vance highlighted the necessity of actionable commitments rather than mere promises for negotiations. The US is uncertain about Iran's internal decision-making process, especially after recent significant events. As the conflict continues, it poses political challenges for the Trump administration ahead of the midterm elections.

Former Australian bishop jailed for sexually abusing young men

The former Bishop of Broome is one of the most senior Catholic clerics in the world to face sex abuse charges.

Cornell brings in ex-Justice official to review school's handling of sex assault claims

ITHACA, N.Y. — A former high-ranking Department of Justice official will look at how Cornell handles sexual misconduct complaints, university trustees announced Tuesday as they tried to address an outpouring of anger over allegations of a 2024 gang rape at a fraternity house. Sally Yates, who was a deputy attorney general in the Obama administration, will spearhead the review, the trustees said in an announcement. The assessment is to include how the Ivy League university investigates reports of sexual assault and sexual harassment, what support students get, how the disciplinary process works, campus police responses and oversight of fraternities, sororities and other student organizations. The announcement comes after days of outrage and demonstrations over Cornell’s response to a complaint from a woman known publicly only as Jane Doe, who told campus police in November 2024 that she had been sexually assaulted by multiple Chi Phi fraternity brothers the month before after being pressured into drinking and taking drugs. No criminal charges have been filed. The Chi Phi chapter at C

The world has nearly burned through its oil stockpile buffer, executives say

LONDON — The amount of oil in storage that is accessible to the global market is running low, industry executives said at a forum in London this week, making the market more fragile and putting upward pressure on prices. Governments and energy companies have drawn oil from stockpiles to alleviate pressure in a global oil market facing unprecedented supply disruptions this year due to the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. "Less than 6 billion barrels of commercial inventories remain today, with the vast majority not practically available, so the system is already straining," Amin Nasser, CEO of Saudi Arabia's state oil company Saudi Aramco, said at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London. More than 1 billion barrels of oil have been released mainly from onshore commercial inventories since the start of this year's Middle East crisis, which was the last major tool in the box, Nasser said. The International Energy Agency, the West's oil watchdog and coordinator of its strategic oil reserves, is preparing to release 100 million barrels of crude and diesel to help alleviate soaring diese

French riot police fire tear gas as more than 250,000 rally nationwide for school funding

PARIS — Police fired tear gas to control crowds in Paris and elsewhere in France on Tuesday as more than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support school pupils demanding more education funding, according to government figures. The protests increased pressure on the administration of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron. As pupils again blockaded high schools, large crowds waving flags and placards gathered in Marseille, Strasbourg and other cities. The demonstrations showed how protests that began at a high school in the Paris region in mid-September have grown into a nationwide movement — the latest of many that have marked Macron’s nearly decade-long tenure. “We need to listen to them,” said Léa Monimart, a demonstrator in the northern city of Lille. “They are 17 years old; they are not completely clueless, and they know what they are talking about. It’s important to show that there are adults who support them.” The Interior Ministry estimated that 256,000 people took part in demonstrations across the country on Tuesday, including 56,000 in Paris, whe