The son of Asia’s richest man gets married in the year’s most extravagant wedding

The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, married his longtime girlfriend early Saturday in what many dubbed the wedding of the year, attended by global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians, highlighting the billionaire’s staggering wealth and rising clout. The wedding rituals, including exchanging garlands by the couple and walking around the sacred fire, began Friday and … Read more

What the so-called ‘Epstein Files’ say about their relationship

Social media has been abuzz with details of Donald Trump’s relationship with the late notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, but while the pair knew each other for decades, there are no new revelations in the so-called Epstein Files released this year. Misleading and sensational claims about Trump and Epstein have percolated online this week, circulating on … Read more

Australian army private and her husband accused of spying for Russia

An Australian army private and her husband accused of spying for Russia were denied bail Friday, on the first charges against suspected operatives under Australia’s sweeping espionage laws enacted in 2018. Kira Korolev, 40, and her husband Igor Korolev, 62, are Russian-born Australian citizens and hold Russian passports. They did not appear in person and were represented … Read more

Black man who used white-sounding name on resume brings name discrimination to light

A Black man has filed a discrimination lawsuit against a boutique hotel in Detroit after he said his multiple job applications went ignored — until he changed the name on his résumé to a white-sounding name.  Dwight Jackson said that he applied repeatedly for positions at the Shinola Hotel under his given name between January … Read more

Islamic State leader’s wife sentenced to death by Iraqi court

An Iraqi court issued a death sentence against one of the wives of the late brutal Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, alleging that she was complicit in crimes committed against Yazidi women captured by the militant group, the country’s judiciary announced Wednesday. The ruling comes weeks before the 10-year mark since IS launched a series … Read more

Ex-French first lady ‘tampered with witness’ in husband’s case

Former supermodel and French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy was given preliminary charges Tuesday for involvement in alleged efforts to pressure a witness who accused ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy of receiving illegal campaign financing from Libya. Bruni-Sarkozy was placed under judicial supervision on Tuesday, which included a ban on contact with all those involved in the proceedings … Read more

Democrats feel powerless as ‘elites’ fall in line behind Biden

President Joe Biden is attempting to frame his quest to retain his candidacy as him against the “elites” in Washington.  But in interviews, rank-and-file Democrats, party chairs, battleground leaders and elected officials say Biden has it exactly backward.  All along, they say, they’ve felt deep concerns about Biden — and fielded reservations from voters, as … Read more

Brett Favre is asking an appeals court to reinstate his defamation lawsuit against Shannon Sharpe

NEW ORLEANS — Lawyers for retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will ask a federal appeals court Tuesday to revive a defamation lawsuit Favre filed against a fellow Pro Football of Fame member, former tight end Shannon Sharpe, amid the backdrop of a Mississippi welfare scandal that is one of the state’s largest public corruption cases. … Read more

S&P 500, Nasdaq close at all-time highs ahead of inflation data and second-quarter earnings reports

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs on Monday as investors await key inflation data to provide further clues about whether this year’s market rally is sustainable. Earnings from some major financial giants and consumer companies are also on the docket. The broad market index ended the day up 0.1% at 5,572.85, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced … Read more