Renée Nicole Good was killed on January 7, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an encounter with ICE agent Jonathan Ross. Two US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents visited a woman at her workplace in New York and told her she could be arrested unless she removed an Instagram post identifying a federal agent involved … Read more
Japanese proverb of the day (AI-generated image) A thousand years against one hour. That’s the strange arithmetic at the heart of this Japanese proverb, and it’s worth pausing on. The reputation of a thousand years, it says, may be determined by the conduct of one hour. Sit with that for a second. A good name … Read more
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others watch, as seated from left, Israel’s Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, counselor Dan Holler, and Lebanon’s Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh, signed a framework agreement (Image/AP) Israel, Lebanon and the United States have signed a trilateral framework agreement aimed at easing tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border, … Read more
Korean proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) A word seems like such a small, weightless thing. You say it, it disappears into the air, and that should be the end of it. An old Korean proverb warns that it is not nearly so simple. Words have no wings, it says, but they … Read more
A single cup of coffee is remembered for forty years A simple cup of coffee is often forgotten before the last sip cools. Yet, in Turkish culture, there is a saying that refuses to let such a moment disappear so easily: “Bir fincan kahvenin kırk yıl hatırı vardır.” Literally, “A single cup of coffee is … Read more
Turkish-origin owner of Jersey Kebab faces possible deportation on the accusation of visa overstay since 2014. 26-year-old Muhammad Emanet may face deportation to Turkey and the US government may ask him to apply for a Green Card from his own country — a new proposal that created a stir among visa holders. Emanet runs Jersey … Read more
IShowSpeed and Virat Kohli (Image Via Getty) A viral claim linking YouTube star IShowSpeed with Virat Kohli’s lifestyle brand One8 has caught the attention of fans. Posts on X say Speed is set to collaborate with Kohli and become One8’s international ambassador after an earlier partnership request was missed. However, there is still no official … Read more
Today’s African proverb of the day is on ultimate karma. Though oftentimes we tend to believe that life is unfair and there is no natural justice, old sayings like this restore our faith in the ultimate karma, which is how life balances itself. This African proverb is believed to have its origin in the Swahili … Read more
Mario Flores conspired with his lover and others to set up shell companies in Orlando, Florida A Honduran national living US illegally has been sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar payroll tax fraud scheme deprived the US government of tens of millions of dollars, reports the New York Post.Mario … Read more
Indian man claims his friend, by mistake, crossed to the Canadian side of the Niagara Falls and got detained by CBP on the US border. A social media post claimed that an Indian man got detained by the CBP at the US-Canada border after he crossed the border by mistake and went towards the Canadian … Read more