In my last column, I parked one objection to bitcoin for another day: the energy it consumes. That was mostly because it was an unfair argument to begin with. But let’s try to put it to bed. The honest answer, five years after the outrage peaked, is that the world has moved the goalposts, thanks…
London & Srinagar, India — At least 124 land and environmental defenders were killed around the world in 2025 while protecting forests, rivers, farmland and Indigenous territories, according to a new report by Global Witness that warns violence against activists remains widespread even as recorded killings have declined from previous years. The report, titled Collective…
A suburban Illinois mother, who had become interested in the Lindsay Clancy case, has been charged with murder after she allegedly killed her 2-year-old son then attempted to harm herself, according to police and court records. A quiet street in the affluent village of Frankfort, Illinois, about 35 miles southwest of Chicago, became a scene…
At least 160 people were killed in Nepal and more than 400, most of them foreigners, were listed as missing on Wednesday after flash flooding tore through valleys in the Himalayan country’s northern border areas, according to authorities. The flash floods decimated villages, slamming into houses, roads, bridges and power plants. Videos broadcast by regional…
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck western Colombia on Monday, killing more than 100 people, injuring dozens more and causing major damage across the region. It was the largest quake to hit the country on record. The epicenter was in San José del Palmar, a community in the rural Chocó province about…
The operator of a boat that overturned and capsized near the Statue of Liberty, killing a woman and a five-month-old baby, has been arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, New York police said. Officials said a large search and rescue operation was launched after the incident near the New York Harbour on Saturday night. Twelve…
Texts between singer D4vd and Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old he is accused of murdering, reveal she had been pregnant and had had an abortion before her death. The messages were shown during a hearing for a judge to determine if the singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, should go on trial for…
Hundreds of protesters have rallied in Houston in the US state of Texas to demand justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican man shot dead by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent this month. Protesters marched from Ervan Chew Park on Sunday and briefly shut down a bridge on Dunlavy Street, according to local…
LONDON — A former British lawmaker was found dead with serious injuries at her home Thursday, prompting a murder investigation that has reignited concerns about the safety of the country’s politicians. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Ann Widdecombe, 78, was one of Britain’s most recognizable…
A Frenchman convicted for the murder of his wife who disappeared more than half a decade ago — and whose body was never found — has confessed from his jail cell to killing her, his lawyer said on Monday. Cedric Jubillar, 38, was sentenced in October to 30 years in prison for murdering Delphine Jubillar,…
