My friend and former colleague at the University of Essex, Gordon Brotherston, who has died aged 83, was a scholar in the field of Native American literature. Born in Chester, Gordon was the son of Percy Brotherston, an insurance agent, and Isabel (nee Smith), and went to Birkenhead school in Merseyside. After studying Spanish at … Read more
Mexico football federation launches investigation Player defends referee after Leon v America game Mexico’s football federation have launched an investigation after footage emerged of a referee appearing to knee a player in the groin during America’s Liga MX match against Leon on Saturday. Television footage showed referee Fernando Hernandez kneeing Leon’s Lucas Romero as the … Read more
Calls described as ‘great relief’ after Kevin Cornwell, 53, and an unnamed man were detained in Afghanistan The families of two British men held in custody by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been able to speak to them for the first time since their arrest. Kevin Cornwell, a 53-year-old charity medic, and another British national, … Read more
Joe Tacopina, who is representing Trump, said Americans should be concerned about the indictment filed against the former president.Read More
A Mexican couple died Saturday and their daughter was hurt when their hot balloon caught fire and plummeted to the ground in Mexico City.Read More
The then-cop told responding officers, “I think I’ve seen her once” and that it seemed like she committed suicide.Read More
Twitter had previously announced that from April 1 several accounts will lose the check marks as the social media company begins winding down its legacy verified program.Read More
”Saturday Night Live” spoofed Donald Trump reacting to his indictment by the Manhattan district attorney, sending up the former president’s fundraising efforts and mocking the “Justice for All” song he released with the vocal backing of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants. Read More
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has announced that he’s running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, launching a challenge to former President Donald Trump, who remains the front-runner despite his looming criminal indictment. Read More
Vladlen Tatarsky represented a radical wing of pro-invasion bloggers and activists who backed Moscow’s war but also criticized what they saw as the flaws in the Russian Army. Read More