The Wagner Group boss appeared to be speaking from an African country, in his first filmed speech since he ordered his mercenaries to march on Moscow in June. Although the video, posted to Telegram, appeared to be shot in Africa, Express.co.uk has been unable to verify the precise location. Wagner troops are understood to be operating in Mali and the […]

By JOHN HANNA (Associated Press) MARION, Kan. (AP) — The initial online search of a state website that led a central Kansas police chief to raid a local weekly newspaper was legal, a spokesperson for the agency that maintains the site said Monday, as newly released video showed the publisher’s 98-year-old mother protesting a search of their home. The raids […]

By Eric Kim, The New York Times In the 1980s, long before he became a New York chef, a young Iacopo Falai lived across the hall from a hip uncle who sometimes made penne alla vodka for dinner. The combination of tomato, cream and chile wasn’t traditional by any means, especially in Florence, Italy, where he lived, but his uncle […]

By RALPH D. RUSSO (AP College Football Writer) Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh will serve a three-game suspension to start this season as part of self-imposed penalties for NCAA recruiting infractions. The suspension announced Monday will take Harbaugh off the sideline for the second-ranked Wolverines’ home games against East Carolina, UNLV and Bowling Green. He will be permitted to coach the […]

The Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement agreement with Suncor Energy after the federal agency found multiple flaws in the Commerce City refinery’s safety reporting systems during a 2020 inspection. The EPA’s inspection followed a 2019 malfunction that caused the refinery to spew ash and a clay-like gunk across the area, prompting anger in the surrounding community and attention from […]

A man who stole $1.5 million from two Shriners groups, including money meant to cover life-saving medical flights for children, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. The punishment, unusually stiff for a white-collar crime here, followed a three-hour hearing Friday at which Judge Adam Espinosa heard about the life and crimes of William Schwartz. “The money that you […]

By MARK J. TERRILL, JOHN ANTCZAK and JULIE WATSON (Associated Press) PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Hilary, the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, swept people into swollen rivers, toppled trees onto homes and flooded roadways as the massive system marched northward Monday, prompting flood watches and warnings in more than a half dozen states. The […]

Great-grandmother loses life savings to scammer A great-grandma was left with just four dollars to her name after a scammer took all her savings. Her bank allegedly refuses to help. Marie Marshall, a 66 year old Australian, was looking forward to a peaceful retirement when a cruel phone call saw her life ripped away. She said that one afternoon, she […]

Sick baby murderer Lucy Letby will spend the rest of her life behind bars, with no chance of ever coming out. Although the place where she will rot for killing seven and attempting to murder another six has not yet been officially confirmed, it has been suspected it will be HMP Bronzefield in Surrey, as she has already been there […]

The dramatic moment a shopkeeper fought for his life in the face of a bloke armed with a meat cleaver has been caught on camera. Ash Hameed, 51, was seen running around the counter at the Day-Today shop in Stevenson, North Ayrshire, Scotland, to grab hold of a brawling youth on August 9. But things took a horrific turn when […]