Brazilian woman and fake seer con elderly mother out of $142 million
Joan Royo Gual|Río de Janeiro|
The daughter and a psychic convinced the victim to pay huge sums of money, jewelry and art for ‘spiritual therapy’
Writer Salman Rushdie attacked while giving a speech in New York
According to New York state police, the esteemed author – who received death threats after publishing ‘The Satanic Verses’ in 1989 – suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck
Drug traffickers terrorize Mexico’s Ciudad Juárez: Shootings, Molotov cocktails and murder
At least two women were killed after organized crime groups set fire to a convenience store in a slew of attacks linked to a prison riot and three men have been murdered in a state prison
Latest climate scare: Torrential rains in America’s driest place
Death Valley in California received 75% of a year’s worth of rainfall in just three hours, a deluge described as an ‘extremely rare, 1,000-year event’
FBI searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate for classified documents on nuclear weapons
The former president has said he is in favor of unsealing the search warrant, which could shed more light on Monday’s raid at his Florida home
Serena Williams’ other empire
The 40-year-old winner of 23 Grand Slams will retire after the US Open – with a fortune of €255 million – to focus on managing her companies
How Issey Miyake’s clothing became the uniform of the creative class
From Steve Jobs to Zaha Hadid, the Japanese designer dressed a large group of loyalists who are averse to labels and attracted to the conceptual coherence (and comfort) of his pleated garments
Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan revives the debate on international recognition of the island
Most Taiwanese prefer to maintain the status quo, although the two main parliamentary groups hold radically opposing views
Tinnitus: 740 million people around the world hear ringing in their ears
Scientists map the global prevalence of the condition, revealing that 120 million people are severely affected