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‘Wheel of Fortune’ Contestant Lost $74,000 In Bonus Round After Giving Up Wild Card

A bad mistake! A Wheel of Fortune contestant lost out on taking home $74,000 after he gave up his Wild Card earlier in the game. Steven Meeks, from Sacramento, California, played against Gabrielle Gonzalez, from Cape Coral, Florida, and Kenlyn Evelyn, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, on February 19. Meeks

Russian SVR spy agency took over Wagner 'influence' ops in Africa: report

Russian SVR spy agency took over Wagner 'influence' ops in Africa: report

Russia's SVR foreign intelligence agency has taken over mercenary group Wagner's influence operations in Africa after the death of its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, according to a new investigation. Wagner, whose brutal methods have been denounced by rights organisations, was Russia's best-known mercenary group.

Trump administration denounces 'terrorism' in France after activist's killing

Trump administration denounces 'terrorism' in France after activist's killing

US President Donald Trump's administration on Friday denounced "terrorism" and left-wing violence in France as French police braced for a weekend rally for a slain far-right activist. The US administration weighed in on the fatal beating of Quentin Deranque after President Emmanuel Macron called

Federal judge: Masked ICE agents violate Fourth Amendment

A federal judge has ruled Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s practice of conducting arrests with masked, unidentifiable agents violates the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition on unreasonable seizures. In a Feb. 19 opinion, U.S. District Judge Joseph E. Goodwin ordered the immediate release of petitioner Anderson Jesus Urquilla-Ramos, who

Funny old world: the week's offbeat news

Funny old world: the week's offbeat news

From toe-curling behaviour at the Winter Olympics to tech bros who can't bear to hold hands... Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world. - Dunkirk spirit - In a rare alignment of the planets, Chinese Lunar New Year, Ramadan, Christian Lent and carnival season all came

Colombia's Medellin builds mega-prison inspired by El Salvador's CECOT

Colombia's Medellin builds mega-prison inspired by El Salvador's CECOT

The mayor of Medellin on Friday touted the construction of a mega-prison in his city, Colombia's second-largest, becoming the latest Latin American leader to mimic the iron-fisted approach to gang violence of El Salvador's Nayib Bukele. The high-security prison will hold more

Plastic bottles from 1960s Canada and Japan wash up on beach

Plastic bottles from 1960s Canada and Japan wash up on beach

By Lauren Beavis Hundreds of plastic bottles from 1960s Canada and Japan have washed up on a British beach. The bottles, dating back to the 60s, 70s, and 80s, and hundreds of thousands of polystyrene pieces were discovered on Orkney, off Scotland. Local litter pickers are "completely overwhelmed"