Prominent classical music conductor John Eliot Gardiner is pulling out of all engagements until next year after allegedly hitting a singer backstage following a concert. The British conductor said in a statement Thursday that he was stepping back to get “the specialist
Global prices for food commodities like rice and vegetable oil have risen for the first time in months after Russia pulled out of a wartime agreement allowing Ukraine to ship grain to the world, and India restricted some of its rice exports,
An Arkansas fisherman brought ashore a large, 165-pound fish from Beaver Lake — but not with his rod and reel. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) shared news of the catch on its Facebook page describing the fisherman’s heroic efforts to
A minor league baseball team discontinued selling a t-shirt it was after fans criticized the graphic for looking like a racial slur. The Chattanooga Lookouts, the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, tried to combine its “Nooga” nickname and its logo of
The Black Sea grain deal, which has allowed the safe export of Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea despite the ongoing war, won’t be renewed, the Kremlin has announced. Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the deal expiring on July 17 will be
New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has been out of the lineup with a toe injury since the beginning of June, and even as he was selected to this year’s MLB All-Star Game, he announced Sunday he will not be participating. Judge
Shocking new footage has captured an academic who wrote “independent” reviews in favour of low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) tearing down an anti-LTN poster, sparking concerns that those hired to assess the necessity of LTNs may actually be campaigners for them. Dr Anna Goodman
Meghan Markle has issued a blunt response after Spotify cancelled her podcast. The audio producer announced that the “Archetypes” podcast would not be renewed for a second series. Following the cancellation, a spokeswoman for the Archewell productive media company said: “The team
A man has been arrested after he allegedly pointed a gun at a woman’s head and threatened to kill her because her friend backed into his driveway, police say. Terry Vetsch, 60, from Palm Coast, Florida, was detained on Saturday after his
Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride ducked out of a GB News interview this morning, as part of the usual ministerial morning media round. While Mr Stride’s series of interviews would have typically only been headline-worthy had he made a gaff, this