A Japanese court awarded $1.4 million to a man who spent 44 years on death row for a murder conviction that was later overturned, the country’s national broadcaster said. A district court in Shizuoka, a city west of Tokyo on Japan’s main island, ordered the government to pay Iwao Hakamada 217 million yen on Monday.
Ever since it was founded in 1896 by Alfred Harmsworth in the age of the telegraph, the Daily Mail has thrived on the innovative use of the latest technology. Never has that been more true than today when we are proud to announce that, as well as being Britain’s best-selling print newspaper seven days a
Judge Susan Crawford, the liberal candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, has raised $24 million for the April 1 election, a record for an American judicial candidate, her campaign said on Monday. Her war chest — including $17 million raised in the period from Feb. 4 to March 17 alone — approaches that ordinarily expected
The Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings wants more researchers and students to ask deep questions about artificial intelligence and its potential to upend human norms. To that end, Mr. Hastings has donated $50 million to Bowdoin College, his alma mater, to create a research initiative on “A.I. and Humanity” — the largest gift to the liberal
It was more of a “ho-hum” than a “heigh-ho” at the box office this weekend, as Walt Disney Co.’s latest live-action remake “Snow White” arrived in theaters. The movie, which stars Rachel Zegler as the titular princess and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen, opened in the U.S. and Canada to a lackluster $43 million
Last Updated:March 22, 2025, 08:01 IST Columbia University President, in a letter, informed that students will no longer be allowed to wear masks on campus to conceal their identity. Columbia University imposed ban on wearing masks (Credits: Getty image used for representation) In response to President Donald Trump’s order, Columbia University, on Friday (local time),
Owen Cooper’s mum Noreen has a video of her son, then aged three, dancing in the living room of the family home in Warrington. Dressed in a red onesie, his piercing blue eyes peering out from beneath a mass of dark curls, he is jumping around to the pop song Gangnam Style, jiggling his hips
Gene Hackman’s death last month has opened up the potential for a major battle over his $80 million fortune. The late actor, who police believe died around February 18 at age 95, had a living trust at the time of his death — but all of the people he listed as successor trustees were already dead
Have you seen this toilet? WILLIAM EDWARDS/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption WILLIAM EDWARDS/AFP via Getty Images/AFP It turns out that a porcelain throne can also be made of gold. At least, that was the vision behind Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s artwork titled America, created in 2016. The installation featured a fully functional
President Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office on March 6. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images The White House said it was freezing $175 million of federal funding to President Trump’s alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania, citing the school’s policies on transgender athletes. The White House