Category: World

Tennessee family wins back shared driveway access but loses separate lawsuit against city. (AI image) A Tennessee family has regained access to a shared driveway after a neighbour built a fence through it, blocking their use of part of the driveway. However, their separate lawsuit against the city that approved the fence permit has ended…

Representative Image (AI-generated) Owning a home jointly does not always mean both owners sign the same loan documents. But when a lender moves to foreclose on a property, the distinction can become crucial, particularly when one co-owner is not given an opportunity to prevent the foreclosure. In Iowa, a woman who jointly owned and lived…

The home’s sewer vents ended inside the attic, allowing sewer gas to spread through the house. (Representational photo) A Texas family has been awarded more than $21.6 million after faulty plumbing and construction defects allegedly made their home unsafe to live in. Ronny and Mandy McCoy noticed a strong smell before buying the house in…

Representative Image (AI-generated) A wedding ceremony is supposed to be a peaceful celebration, but a Florida wedding venue found itself dealing with a very different kind of disturbance. Its owners accused their neighbours of repeatedly disrupting ceremonies with loud gunfire, revving chainsaw and airboat engines, loud music and roaming dogs. The alleged disturbances became the…

IBM says it will halt several visa and Green Card sponsorships. Tech giant IBM has announced that it is ending certain Green Card sponsorship and H-1B visa programs within its consulting business. The company said that the decision has been prompted by skill availability in the US, meaning the company does not need to bring…

A Pennsylvania appeals court has upheld an order requiring a man to pay his former wife $1,000 (£770) per month in alimony for three years. The court rejected his argument that the five years of temporary financial support he had already paid during their divorce proceedings was enough. The ruling by the Superior Court of…

US Vice President JD Vance US Vice President JD Vance has defended Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth against the impeachment effort, calling the proceedings “absurd” and arguing that the move reflects opposition to his changes at the Pentagon rather than concerns over the US military campaign in Iran.In an X post, Vance rejected the suggestion that…

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are set to share the stage once again after being announced as joint headliners for a major charity concert in Las Vegas early next year. The two surviving members of The Beatles, aged 84 and 86 respectively, will reunite on 29 January 2027 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, according…

A Douglas County jury in Nebraska has awarded $11.3 million (£8.7 million) in damages to an Omaha mother of 10 children. The jury found that Farmers New World Life Insurance acted in bad faith when it refused to pay her late husband’s $350,000 life insurance policy after he died from COVID-19. The verdict was delivered…

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch/Image: AP A former teacher has been sentenced to 20 weeks in prison for sending emails containing racist abuse and threats to kill Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch and harassing her husband, BBC reported.Kieran Kyle, 43, from Gillingham in Kent, was sentenced at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday after pleading guilty to…