Animals were strolling through the backyard of a house when they decided to take a bit of a swim in the poolAs southern California warms up this month, everyone is looking to soak up the sun while staying cool – even the bears.A family of bears in Monrovia, about 30 minutes from Los Angeles, took a stroll through a backyard on Monday afternoon, exploring...

Issue was not existence of men-only clubs but uniqueness of Garrick’s powerful membership list casting unflattering spotlight on British establishmentGarrick Club votes to accept female members for first timeWho cares that an elite organisation full of mostly elderly white men has decided to allow women to join them in a small central London private...

Organization will become Scouting America after decades of turmoil and flagging membership numbersThe Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It’s a significant shift as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims and seeks to focus...

US president reasserts ‘ironclad’ commitment to Israel as pro-Palestine protests roil US campusesJoe Biden warned against a “ferocious surge of antisemitism in America” at a Holocaust event Tuesday, as student protests against Israel’s military strikes on Gaza and the resulting humanitarian crisis continued to roil campuses across the US.Addressing...

Adult film star cross-examined by defense; judge denies Trump attorney’s motion for mistrialStormy Daniels describes being ‘startled’ by sexual encounterWho are the key players in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial?Trump attorney Susan Necheles reveals that Stormy Daniels is expected to be the prosecution’s second witness for the day.She’s fighting to...

At least 361 injured and 131 missing in southern part of country from what governor called his state’s ‘biggest climate catastrophe’The death toll from what authorities call the worst climate disaster ever to strike southern Brazil has risen to 90, after ferocious rain flooded huge stretches of Rio Grande do Sul state, displacing more than 155,000 people...