He built his 20-foot-wide house over a secret brook in the middle of L.A.
Hidden in Mid-Wilshire is an enchanting eight-street enclave called Brookside. True to its name, the tree-lined community is set apart by the flowing water feature that runs from the Hollywood Hills through the neighborhood and out to Ballona Creek. While most of the classical homes in this neighborhood celebrate the creek with garden features and…
Cult 'anointed by God' kills 7 in Panama jungle
EL TERRÓN, Panama — Bibles rest on a wooden altar next to percussion instruments — a guiro and a drum — in the room where a religious sect allegedly forced a pregnant woman and five of her children to walk through fire in this remote hamlet. The makeshift sanctuary littered with muddy boots and scorched clothing…
Discovery of unused disaster supplies angers Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — People in a southern Puerto Rico city discovered a warehouse filled with water, cots and other unused emergency supplies, then set off a social media uproar Saturday when they broke in to retrieve goods as the area struggles to recover from a strong earthquake. With anger spreading in the U.S. territory…
Bodies of 11 Ukrainians killed in Iran plane crash sent home
KYIV, Ukraine — The bodies of the 11 Ukrainians who died when an Iranian missile shot down a passenger plane have arrived in Ukraine for a farewell ceremony. They were among the 176 people killed in the Jan. 8 catastrophe, when a Ukrainian Airlines plane heading to Kyiv was brought down shortly after takeoff from Tehran.…
Iran backtracks on plan to send flight recorders to Ukraine
TEHRAN, Iran — The Iranian official leading the investigation into the Ukrainian jetliner that was accidentally shot down by the Revolutionary Guard appeared to backtrack Sunday on plans to send the flight recorders abroad for analysis, a day after saying they would be sent to Kyiv. Hassan Rezaeifar was quoted by the state-run IRNA news agency…
U.S. officials say they are highly confident to have reached tally on separated children: 4,368
Attorneys are still trying to reach hundreds of parents of separated children as part of San Diego litigation SAN DIEGO — U.S. officials assured a San Diego federal judge on Friday that they are highly confident that they have accounted for all of the children who were separated from their parents under the Trump administration’s short-lived…
Zandvoort’s ‘element of surprise’ will reward brave drivers
Circuit constructor Jarno Zaffelli says that the remodelled Zandvoort track layout will reward the bravest drivers, thanks to totally new features that teams won’t be able to reproduce in their simulators in time. “Teams have the raw data, but they do not have the entire circuit. We will keep that data for ourselves for a…
'Van Dijk is the best centre-half I've ever seen' – Murphy hails 'perfect' Liverpool superstar
A former Red has heaped praise upon the Dutchman ahead of his old club’s meeting with Manchester United in the Premier League this weekend Virgil van Dijk is the “perfect defender” and a “bonafide star”, according to Danny Murphy, who cannot see any flaws in the Liverpool defender’s game. Van Dijk joined the Reds for…
Photo- Quand Céline Dion rencontre Omar Sy…
Alors que l’année 2015 s’est achevée sous l’influence d’Instagram et ses photos vedettes, la course au like est déjà relancée. Le cliché de Céline Dion posant au côté d’Omar Sy à Las Vegas devrait battre tous les records. C’était prévu, 2016 serait leur année. Céline Dion et Omar Sy n’ont pas perdu de temps pour…
TPMP – Clash en direct entre Miss France et Enora Malagré
Hier, Miss France 2016 a pu répondre en direct à Gilles Verdez sur le plateau de Touche pas à mon poste. Attention, clash. Suite, et fin de l’acte hier sur le plateau de Touche pas à mon poste. Invitée par Cyril Hanouna et son équipe, la nouvelle Miss France a eu l’occasion de répondre à…