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Today marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most horrific terrorist attacks the world has ever seen: 9/11. The event claimed the lives of 2,977 people and injured at least an additional 25,000, the Washington Post reports, forever changing anti-terrorism legislation around the world. The devastation to New York…
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Prince Andrew has been served with a lawsuit in the United States accusing him of sexually abusing a teenage girl, according to court documents. Per BBC News, the lawsuit was filed last month by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, now 38, one of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers. Prince Andrew has vehemently denied all…
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Joe Biden has appealed for a return to the spirit of "true national unity" that took hold in America in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks on this day 20 years ago. In a television address on Friday night he said that togetherness was seen in "heroism everywhere", adding:…
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The US Justice Department is suing Texas in an attempt to block its new law banning most abortions, arguing the state's legislature enacted it "in open defiance of the constitution". The lawsuit comes after the Supreme Court refused to block the legislation, which bans nearly all abortions after six weeks…
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It has been revealed that nearly 2,000 women named Karen have joined a private Facebook group to fight back against the stigma surrounding their name. In recent years, the name "Karen" has become associated and even used by social media users and major publications to describe a certain kind of…
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Donald Trump says he'd like to beat up President Joe Biden, and believes that it wouldn't even be a challenge for him. During a promotional event for a boxing match between two other fighters of advancing years - Evander Holyfield, 58, and Vitor Belfort, 44 - Trump, 75, didn't hold…
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President Joe Biden has sent a very clear message to American citizens who are yet to have the Covid-19 vaccination: "Our patience is wearing thin." Speaking from the Briefing Room in the White House on Thursday (September 9), Biden spoke about the importance of raising the vaccination rate across the…
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Caitlyn Jenner says she supports Texas's new abortion ban that prevents women from getting an abortion in almost all cases after six weeks of pregnancy. Over the last few months, the former Olympic decathlete, 71, has sparked much controversy after voicing her conservative standpoints on social and political matters amid…
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A man has gone viral on social media after approaching a group of young women at a beach and likening their swimsuits to "pornography". Footage of the uncomfortable encounter was uploaded to TikTok by user Mia, who uses the handle @ggarbagefairy on the social media platform. Per the Daily Mail,…
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Jen Psaki has responded to Texas Governor Greg Abbott's recent comments about "eliminating" rape in the southern state. This comes after Texas introduced a new law - known as Senate Bill 8 - that bans abortion providers from carrying out terminations after the fetus' heartbeat had been detected. Per CNN,…
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The Taliban regime is set to ban Afghan women from playing cricket and other sports where their bodies might be seen, a senior official has said. In an interview with the Australian broadcaster SBS, the deputy head of the Taliban’s cultural commission, Ahmadullah Wasiq, said women’s sport was considered neither…
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An elderly woman with dementia has been awarded $3 million in compensation after being violently tackled by police officers in 2020, per Sky News. Karen Garner's family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit after the grandma, then 73, suffered a broken arm and dislocated shoulder when she was attacked and…
