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After almost five years, the tragic case of Jennifer Dulos has finally made its way into a courtroom in Connecticut as the trial of her dead husband Fotis Dulos’ lover Michelle Troconis gets under way. Rachel Sharp reports

The names Passchendaele, the Somme and Mametz Wood stand as grim sentinels, forever bound to the unimaginable carnage of the first world war. Almost 500,000 men were killed in three months at Passchendaele, the third battle of Ypres. On the first day of that battle, Wales lost one of its…

A memoir that Lisa Marie Presley had been working on at the time of her death will be published this fall

John Wick actor also releasing first album in 20 years with band Dogstar

Thankfully he has a sense of humor about it.

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A moral philosopher examines the cycles of suffering that perpetuate violence

In an era dominated by smartphones, tablets, and countless electronic gadgets, there are concerns about children losing out on the enchanting world of books. Words on paper, competing for attention against the glow of digital screens, tend to be less appealing, but the long-term costs of this are flagged by…

Kouri Richins reportedly told law enforcement that she used the drug prescription as a sleeping aid