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Showers are supposed to keep people clean, but your shower head may not be on board with that. Inside Edition recently tested 11 different shower heads for germs and discovered many are hotbeds for bacteria and fungi. Virginia Tech University microbiologist Joseph Falkingham, who oversaw the testing, was surprised by the results, saying the findings “worry me.” […]
Mark Steven Domingo boasted about amassing an arsenal of weapons, but he struggled to pinpoint a target or develop a plan.
At 24, Singleton became the youngest and the first black filmmaker to receive an Oscar nomination for best director and best original screenplay for “Boyz n the Hood.”
“To our great shame, he is now part of the history of evil that has been perpetrated on Jewish people for centuries,” the family said.
The shooting adds to a growing list of violent acts with ties to fringe parts of the internet that can also be found on mainstream platforms.
Shares of Alphabet dropped 7 percent after hours after closing up 1.5 percent at a record-high of $1,296.20.
SEOUL • Some people, it seems, are only too happy to kill others’ love for K-pop darlings Blackpink. Seizing on any issue, however trivial, they have put the quartet, and their followers, on the defensive with their criticisms, even if some of the girl group’s alleged misdeeds and misfortunes are not of their own voluntary […]
BEIJING • The gradual comeback of Fan Bingbing shows no signs of abating, as the Chinese superstar accepted a media interview for the first time since her tax-evasion scandal broke in May last year. The 37-year-old actress disappeared from public view for several months last year over the scandal before resurfacing on social media in […]
CHILDREN’S USE YOUR FEET By Felix Cheong, illustrated by Mona Chellie Straits Times Press/Paperback/ 40 pages/$16/Major bookstores In this sequel to Cheong’s Use Your Head, young Kayden is reluctant to go to school. To change his mind, his father transforms the journey into fantastic scenes such as marching in a parade, finding his way through […]
The works of art-world giants Robert Indiana, Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat are on display at Opera Gallery. American Icons, which marks the international gallery’s 25th anniversary, brings together about 50 works worth nearly $60 million from some of the biggest names in American art. It runs until May 12 at the gallery in Singapore’s […]
When Marylyn Tan published her debut poetry collection Gaze Back, she received this glowing endorsement from her mother: “Eh, not very nice to write like that.” Gaze Back is not in the least “nice”. Tan, 25, writes about women, bodies and sexuality with unflinching frankness. She re-imagines Jesus as a teenage girl who “finds walking […]
Avengers: Endgame has broken Singapore box-office records by ringing up $7.52 million in ticket sales during its Wednesday to Sunday opening weekend. The Marvel superhero movie, the second of a two-part story, beat the $6.13 million five-day opening weekend record set last year by the first chapter, Avengers: Infinity War. Endgame had built up such […]
The Cool Kids is a sitcom about a rambunctious group of friends living in a retirement community. But do not expect the usual “old people jokes” and cliches, say its producers and cast, which includes veteran performers Vicki Lawrence (The Carol Burnett Show, 1967 to 1978) and David Alan Grier (In Living Colour, 1990 to […]
In a daring move, the makers of Game Of Thrones Season 8 Episode 3 decided to release the Battle of Winterfell as a radio play. Against a black screen, one could hear thrilling sounds of the combat promised in last week’s episode. However, it becomes clear that this is a normal episode, not a radio […]
The musical The Phantom Of The Opera, back in Singapore till June 8, has enthralled millions since it opened on West End about three decades ago. When I saw it last week for the third time, I was impressed by the improved set and the lead actor’s pitch-perfect vocals. This is Phantom at its finest, […]
Veteran performers win Best Actor and Best Actress at The Straits Times Life Theatre Awards 2019, both taking the top prizes more than a dozen years after their last wins in these categories. The awards have been given out annually since 2001 by The Straits Times Life to honour the best of Singaporean theatre in […]
A judge gave a Texas family permission to foster the boy, who’s 8 and was held 11 months despite having a willing sponsor.
The man, claiming to be the caliphate’s leader, praises those who carried out Easter bombings of churches in Sri Lanka.
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the Islamic State group has appeared for the first time in 5 years in a video released by the extremist group’s propaganda arm. The video released by Al-Furqan on Monday shows Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appearing with a bushy grey and red beard, wearing a black robe with a beige […]
As the final episodes count down, fans have been anxiously awaiting the fates of their favorites. And “The Long Night’s” biggest twist delivered.
MADRID, April 29 (Reuters) – Spain’s ruling Socialists were considering possible partners for a new government for the politically polarized country on Monday after they won a national election but failed to secure a majority. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez faces a choice between a complex alliance with fellow leftists Podemos or joining forces across the […]
Hundreds of election workers have died of overwork and almost 2,000 have fallen ill following the world’s biggest single-day elections, held in Indonesia earlier this month. Indonesian officials said over the weekend that at least 272 election officers had died since the April 17 vote, mostly from fatigue-related illnesses caused by the long hours they […]
A synagogue shooting near San Diego marks the latest tragedy in an increasingly dangerous trend of attacks on houses of worship during services.
The sky show will peak on May 6.
COLOMBO, April 28 (Reuters) ― Churches across Sri Lanka suspended Sunday mass and the Archbishop of Colombo delivered a televised special sermon from a chapel at his home, as fears of more attacks remained a week after suicide bombers killed over 250 in churches and hotels. Sri Lanka has been on high alert since the […]
Investigators are looking for a possible motive behind the deaths and trying to establish if the suspect knew the victims.
Rotoworld’s Thor Nystrom assigns grades for each of the 32 franchises after the conclusion of the 2019 NFL Draft from Nashville.
Saturday is alright for evening up playoff series.
MADRID: Spain voted on Sunday in an uncertain snap general election marked by a resurgence of the far-right after more than four decades on the outer margins of politics.Opinion polls give outgoing socialist premier Pedro Sanchez a win but without the necessary majority to govern alone, meaning he will have to seek alliances in a […]
A small group of white nationalists stormed a book store in Washington D.C. to protest an event for a book on racial politics and how it’s impacting lower- and middle-class white Americans. The group stormed the Politics and Prose bookstore on Saturday afternoon, interrupting a scheduled talk by Jonathan Metzl, a professor of sociology and […]