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A Russian sumo wrestler once dubbed "the world's strongest kid," who weighed 210 pounds when he was just 6 years old, has died at the age of 21, according to a report. Dzhambulat Khatokhov became a heavyweight sensation ...

Part II of a 2-part essay in defense of Rabindranath Tagore and Jana Gana Mana. The first appeared in Countercurrents in 2003. With the emerging fundamentalist intolerance and bigotry extending its ominious tentacles acr...

Tens of thousands of litres of water are escaping in a water-stressed area For the last two weeks the manhole outside our neighbour's property has been leaking in a steady flow. We are now getting damp coming through our...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday another ban on alcohol sales in the country, saying that "reckless behavior due to alcohol intoxication has contributed to increased transmission" of the corona...

The FBI is still trying to determine a motive behind the Christmas Day explosion in downtown Nashville that injured at least eight people and damaged 40 buildings. Police have identified Anthony Quinn Warner, 63, as the ...

A disgraced Indiana school teacher got slammed with a four-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting a student in his classroom when she was just 13 years old, according to a report. Eric Gerdes, 39, pleaded guilty in...

The senator's deal is criticized as a massive taxpayer-backed payoff to major campaign contributors.

The 77-year-old Republican former House speaker says Trump will 'remain a dominant figure for a fairly long period of time' Some blame Donald Trump. Others blame social media. And those with longer memories blame Newt Gi...

A wild viral video shows a white man being smacked in the face with a can of Twisted Tea at an Ohio gas station after he repeatedly calls a black customer the n-word. The clip begins with the belligerent customer spewing...

Artist Leo Carson calls damage 'act of racist aggression aimed at suppressing fight for black freedom' Police have said they are investigating what appears to be an act of vandalism after a statue of Breonna Taylor, erec...

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is calling out lawmakers from both parties who have spoken out against tweaking the COVID stimulus bill to raise the value of direct payments to eligible Americans from $600 to $2...

A former special-education teacher from Oklahoma was charged with rape after being accused of sleeping with a 16-year-old student. Andee Lantz, 26, was arrested on Dec. 18 and allegedly admitted to cops that she had sex ...

As a COVID-19 vaccine rolls out across the U.S., top malls are likely to bounce back in 2021 but those in trouble may close more quickly.       

Investigators believe the Nashville bomber acted alone in plotting the Christmas explosion.

Experts fear misinformation and development worries could undermine efforts to control pandemic Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine has been high among those offer...

Photojournalist Jonny Weeks returns to University hospital in Coventry in the week the jab starts being rolled out As Margaret Keenan, 90, was being discharged from University hospital in Coventry this month, hand-in-han...

California was the first state to lock down and avoided overwhelming its hospitals. Nine months later, its leaders are struggling as conditions worsen At the San Joaquin hospital in California's Central Valley, nurses co...

Black Hills Energy was working Monday night to restore service to 3,500 customers after vandalism damaged natural gas lines in Aspen, Colorado.       

India suspended all UK flights last week in response to the new more transmissible variant.

With passing trade hit hard by the pandemic, the booksellers on the banks of the Seine are struggling Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Usually, Sundays are good days for the bouquinistes. Leg...

A German officer is facing trial on terrorism charges. At a volatile time for Western democracy, his story mirrors the story of Germany itself.

A high school teacher charged with criminal sexual abuse after what she admitted was an inappropriate relationship with a student appeared in court Monday.