Day: January 16, 2024

Norway and Denmark to investigate foreign adoptions amid media reports of illegal conduct

3:58 pm January 16, 2024

Norway’s top body for international adoptions on Tuesday recommended a halt to all adoptions from abroad for a two-year period pending an investigation into several allegedly illegal cases, while Denmark’s sole overseas adoption agency announced it was stopping for the same concerns. Norway’s government has the final say, and Kjersti Toppe, minister for children and […]

Guinness World Records suspends ‘oldest dog ever’ title for Portuguese canine after vets question age

3:17 pm January 16, 2024

Guinness World Records says it has suspended the title of oldest dog ever that was held by a Portuguese dog that died last year. The publication said it was reviewing the title after some veterinarians questioned his age. Bobi, a reportedly 31-year-old guard dog, lived on a farm in the village of Conqueiros in Portugal […]

Kenya doomsday cult pastor, followers face charges including murder and child torture

3:16 pm January 16, 2024

Kenya’s director of public prosecutions on Tuesday ordered that 95 people from a doomsday cult be charged with murder, manslaughter, radicalization, cruelty and child torture, among other crimes, over the deaths of 429 people believed to be members of the church. The director, Mulele Ingonga, was responding to pressure from a magistrate in the coastal […]

Dangerous suspect at large after man set on fire in Washington DC: police

3:14 pm January 16, 2024

Police in Washington, D.C., have released a photo of a wanted suspect who they say set a man on fire in the nation’s capital on Monday. The incident occurred at the intersection of North Capitol Street and P Street Northwest at around 3:05 p.m., the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said in a press release yesterday. The […]

Eagles’ Jason Kelce retiring after stellar NFL career: reports

3:01 pm January 16, 2024

Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce is reportedly calling it a career after 13 seasons with the team. Kelce was emotional on the sidelines on Monday night as the team lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 32-9, in their wild-card playoff matchup. He walked back to the locker room and embraced general manager Howie Roseman, potentially […]