A U.S.-Russian ballerina who was not part of last week’s massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West has pleaded guilty Wednesday to a treason charge, reports say. Ksenia Karelina made her first appearance in Russian court in Yekaterinburg since the Aug. 1 release of Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva, according to Reuters....
A Polish man on Wednesday was sentenced to four months in jail for assaulting the Danish prime minister as well as separate sexual harassment charges. He will also be deported and banned from returning to Denmark for the next six years. The unidentified 39-year-old man, held in pretrial custody since the assault, has been charged...
Taylor Swift’s concerts in Austria were canceled after two men were arrested for allegedly plotting terror attacks on her shows in Vienna. The “Cruel Summer” singer was scheduled to perform Thursday, Friday and Saturday as part of her “Eras Tour” at Ernst Happel Stadium. Event organizer Barracuda Music shared on Instagram that “we have no...
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said Tuesday he will boycott the Paris Olympics’ closing ceremony over a scoring decision in the women’s gymnastics floor final. Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu had initially clinched the bronze medal for floor on Monday and began celebrating on the mat. But then U.S. coaches appealed to judges over Jordan Chiles’...
Lublin Provincial Conservator of Monuments, an organization dedicated to the protection of ancient artifacts in Poland, revealed the discovery of various treasures, including silver coins, and among them was an Ancient Roman counterfeit cache. An organization referred to as the “Group of Explorers” stumbled upon coins, fibules, knives and various types of tools using metal...
Days of rioting across the United Kingdom over the stabbing deaths of three young girls last week has plunged the country into the worst unrest it has seen in years. British Prime Minister Keir Starmeron Monday said that a “standing army” of specialist police would be set up to deal with rioting and that the...
In parts of Texas, a common on-the-go breakfast is a kolache. It’s a savory pastry that typically contains meat and cheese. But the story of kolaches is far more interesting than one might expect for a breakfast item. It’s a tale that weaves together immigration, clever business sense and a good-sized dose of Americana. GENERAL...
One of the easiest beverages for beginning home brewers is a basic mead. But what is mead? And where did it come from? TEQUILA IS MORE THAN JUST A SHOT, PLUS OTHER FUN FACTS ABOUT THIS SPIRIT Just in time for National Mead Day, a “vibrant celebration” of the beverage held on the first Saturday...
Sharon Stone isn’t letting a black eye ruin her vacation. The “Basic Instinct” actress shared the rough-looking bruise she got this week while on a European trip with her nearly 4 million Instagram followers. “This trip has been tough; but I’m tougher,” she wrote on Instagram Wednesday along with a photo of herself posing with...
As millions of people all over the world focus on the Olympics right now, poultry remains perched on a pedestal high above Paris all year long. LeCoq & Fils – The Rooster & Sons – is a bright, sleek modern restaurant with a magnetic midnight blue façade in Paris’ picturesque hilltop artists’ village of Montmartre....
