Navalny Allies Confirm His Death as Family Waits for Release of His Body
Aleksei A. Navalny’s political allies on Saturday confirmed his death, saying that his mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, had received an official notification that her son died on Friday afternoon. The confirmation came as Russian officials detained hundreds of people mourning his death. Mr. Navalny’s family was still waiting for officials to release the body. Kira Yarmysh, […]
At 116, She Has Outlived Generations of Loved Ones. But Her Entire Town Has Become Family.
When Edith Ceccarelli was born in February 1908, Theodore Roosevelt was president, Oklahoma had just become the nation’s 46th state and women did not yet have the right to vote. At 116, Ms. Ceccarelli is the oldest known person in the United States and the second oldest on Earth. She has lived through two World […]
Clarence Thomas’s Clerks: An ‘Extended Family’ With Reach and Power
In late August, amid a rising outcry over revelations that Justice Clarence Thomas had received decades of undisclosed gifts and free luxury travel, a lawyer in Chicago fired off an email to her fellow former Thomas clerks. “Many of us have been asked recently about the justice,” wrote the lawyer, Taylor Meehan. “In response, there’s […]
Cusack faced pressures before death, family say
Maddy Cusack’s mother said the pressures faced by female footballers are “way too much”. Source link
Women’s Super League: Emma Hayes says her ‘family are devastated’ about her leaving Chelsea
Chelsea boss Emma Hayes says her “family are devastated” that she is leaving the Women’s Super League champions at the end of the season to become manager of the United States. READ MORE: Chelsea women’s boss ditches Mauricio Pochettino to take Sir Alex Ferguson call Watch Chelsea v Liverpool in the Women’s Super League live […]
Sir Bobby Charlton: Family man, football hero, statesman
Sir Bobby with wife Norma and daughters Suzanne and Andrea when collecting his OBE in 1969 You can tell a lot about the true character of someone by the pictures used to mark their passing. The public commemoration service to mark the death of Sir Bobby Charlton was a global event. You knew that by […]
‘Take Care of Maya’ Family Awarded $261 Million in Court
A jury in Florida ordered a hospital to pay $261 million in damages to a family after the parents were accused of abusing their daughter and barred from seeing her during months of treatment. Their story was chronicled in the Netflix documentary “Take Care of Maya.” Jurors in Florida’s 12th Judicial Circuit in Sarasota County […]
Wayne Barnes: Rugby World Cup final referee on social media abuse he and family faced
Retiring rugby World Cup referee Wayne Barnes speaks to BBC Sports Editor Dan Roan on social media abuse Former rugby union referee Wayne Barnes says people “don’t see the human side of refereeing” after describing the online abuse he and his family faced following the World Cup final. His wife, Polly, previously said Barnes received […]
Ready to Retire? Consider Your Family First.
After touring several retirement communities, Marta Genoni winnowed the field to two appealing possibilities not far from the home she shared with her husband, Kenneth, a lawyer, in Westfield, N.J. But unable to make a final decision she asked her elder daughter, a college administrator in Richmond, Va., to come north and weigh in. Her […]
West Ham: Jarrod Bowen on form, family and the future
West Ham and England forward Jarrod Bowen joins Football Focus reporter Liam MacDevitt to reflect on a big year both personally and professionally, as he looks to continue his strong start to the season. Watch Football Focus on Saturday, 30 September at 12:00 BST on BBC iPlayer and BBC One. Available to UK users only […]