Former Louisiana Mayor Misty Roberts has completed the 90-day jail sentence she received for raping a 16-year-old boy while still in elected office and has been released, according to state prison records. The 44-year-old woman finished her prison sentence on Monday, the US Labor Day holiday, a week after the judge presiding over her case … Read more
Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have ordered the IDF to target senior Palestinian Authority (PA) officials in an “all-out war” against terrorism in the West Bank, should Israel identify a plan to launch an “October 7-style” attack against Israeli forces and Jewish settlements. Benjamin Netanyahu and I ordered … Read more
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 2, 2026. NYSE European stocks were mixed on Monday as Asia-Pacific markets rose broadly, with investors’ attention focused on the latest developments in the U.S.-Iran war. Europe’s main benchmark index, the Stoxx 600, was below the flat line in early afternoon, with Germany’s DAX leading … Read more
The developers behind the new video game “Halloween” just released a twisted minigame that allowed an iconic character to have sex with high school students. The game, which is based on the slasher film franchise, was offered for early access on September 4 to online users who can play as different characters seeking to escape … Read more
The Belgian Football Association says it still wants answers about why Folarin Balogun was allowed to play against its team in the World Cup, and has asked for the issue to be on the agenda of the next FIFA Council. In one of the most controversial moments of the summer World Cup, Balogun was cleared … Read more
Most dinosaur fossils are discovered in northeastern Thailand, in Phu Wiang National Park, which is why this region is jokingly called “Thailand’s Jurassic Park.” Thitiwoot Sethapanichsakul, a PhD student at University College London, told the AFP news agency that the dry climate and sparse vegetation leave fossil-bearing rocks exposed and easy to find.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Earlier this year, the calorie-counting app MyFitnessPal got a makeover. It wasn’t a huge makeover—if it were a face-lift, it would have been superficial, not deep-plane—but it nonetheless made it slightly harder to do … Read more
General view of Land Rover cars outside the Jaguar Land Rover factory on April 7, 2025 in Halewood, England.Richard Martin-roberts | Getty Images News | Getty Images Britain’s Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has said it will cut 4,000 jobs – around 10% of its global workforce – as the luxury car maker responds to intense … Read more
10 million ago Tehran says talks between Iran and Oman over Strait of Hormuz are in ‘final stages’ Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that negotiations with Oman over the future of the Strait of Hormuz had reached the “final stage.” The agreement between Iran and Oman for a temporary safe route … Read more
Editor’s note: The story has been updated with the latest details. On September 6, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko denied any connection to a criminal organization that protected fraudulent call centers to launder millions of hryvnias, allegedly involving a senior official in Kravchenko’s office. The alleged criminal plot was uncovered by Ukraine’s two main anti-corruption bodies: … Read more