Cuba’s failing power grid suffered a total collapse on the afternoon of Sept. 18, leaving the country of 10 million without power. The grid experienced the collapse at 1:57 p.m. ET, according to the U.S. Embassy in Havana. Cuba’s National Electrical Union (UNE) reported immediately after the failure that the cause was under investigation, with … Read more
Photo: Marthastewart.com/ Paola + Murray Long before Pinterest boards and Instagram reels existed, there was Martha Stewart. She took daily chores like cooking and gardening and turned them into something people actually aspired to do. At a time when nobody was giving lifestyle advice at that level, she stepped in with her own gorgeous table … Read more
A real estate sign stands in front of residential homes in the Riverside South neighbourhood of Ottawa in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Patrick Doyle Home sales in August fell 6.9 percent in Canada from a year earlier, as economic headwinds are expected to weaken housing market momentum for the rest of 2026, the Canadian … Read more
Welcoming a newborn into the house fills the surroundings with happiness and celebration, and just the next moment the air in the house is all about looking for apt names for babies. This practice has been follwed by families for decades, with the mother, father, immediate family, and friends getting into the tussle of choosing … Read more
An old video of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s interaction. Aishwarya Rai is going back to Paris. The actor will return to the L’Oréal Paris runway on September 28 for the ninth edition of Le Défilé L’Oréal Paris. And yes, this is one of those fashion moments that fans are likely to be waiting for.The show will … Read more
Mumbai-born Viraansh Bhanushali studied law at the University of Oxford Viraansh Bhanushali first caught the internet’s attention with a speech at the Oxford Union. Now, the Mumbai-born Oxford law graduate has found himself in the spotlight again after appearing as a youth speaker at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, where he spoke about … Read more
A county justice bureau in southwestern China has ordered local law firms to report cases related to the government’s “anti-organized crime” campaign and obtain official approval before lawyers can argue that a defendant’s alleged offense should be classified differently. The notice, issued directly to law firms by the Justice Bureau of Pu’an County in Guizhou … Read more
MURRIETA, Calif.—The Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will fund a much-needed facility to maintain U.S. Border Patrol vehicles in Southern California and inspect impounded vehicles for narcotics. Fleet readiness is “absolutely critical” to mission success, said Justin De La Torre, San Diego Sector Border Patrol chief, as he unveiled plans to build a … Read more
House China Committee Chairman John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) is urging President Donald Trump to resist concessions to Beijing at next week’s summit with China’s Xi Jinping. In a Sept. 18 letter to the president, Moolenaar said the meeting should be used to “reassert and vigorously defend critical American interests,” with the expectation that China will “continue … Read more
Pablo Picasso (Photo via X) Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter and sculptor who is popularly considered as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, known for founding Cubism, a movement that disintegrated objects into geometric shapes and multiple viewpoints, changing how the world understood painting.Over his long career, Picasso worked across … Read more