Marcelle Flowers, 62, feared AI would take jobs until two young founders solved a $5,000-a-month problem at her plumbing business and made her COO of a startup that raised $52 million | World News

At 62, Marcelle Flowers had spent decades building her career in the plumbing industry when two young entrepreneurs arrived at her Sacramento business with an idea for using artificial intelligence. Initially sceptical of the technology, Flowers agreed to test their automated appointment reminder system after recognising a problem it could solve. The meeting soon developed…

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In 2013, Gerard Butler travelled to Liberia to serve school meals with a charity he supports; it has delivered more than 260 million meals since 2006 and now feeds over 95,000 children every school day

Gerard Butler visited Liberia in 2013; Mary’s Meals now feeds 95,000 children daily (Image Credit: Mary’s Meals) When actor Gerard Butler travelled to Liberia in 2013 to meet children and communities supported by a charity he champions, the visit offered a glimpse into how a daily school meal could make a difference in a country…

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In 2017, a 41-year-old Michigan mother died following cosmetic surgery and five days in hospital; an appeals court has upheld a $9.7 million verdict finding the hospital negligent

A Michigan appeals court has upheld a nearly $9.7 million judgment against Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in the case of a 41-year-old mother of two who died after developing a severe infection following cosmetic surgery in 2017. In a ruling dated October 23, 2026, the Michigan Court of Appeals rejected the hospital’s challenges to the…

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‘From the river to the sea’: Hundreds rally across Israel for Jewish-Arab government as election count continues

(Photo: ANI) Hundreds protest in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa calling for Jewish-Arab government. Around 300 people gathered at three locations in Israel to demand the formation of a Jewish-Arab government. The protests were held at Paris Square in Jerusalem, Mesila Park in Tel Aviv and Unesco Square in Haifa.Demonstrators held placards bearing slogans including…

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JeI functionary met Indian intel official in secret: Bangladesh PM aide

File photo: Supporters of Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami and its allies chant slogans during a protest against post-election violence in Dhaka, Bangladesh DHAKA: Days after Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman claimed attempts were being made to destablise the country, his special assistant Md Rashed Khan has alleged a senior functionary of Bangladesh’s largest opposition party Jamaat-e-Islami had a…

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A diver searching the bottom of England’s River Wear has pulled up a huge three-legged iron cauldron that lay hidden underwater for hundreds of years, and researchers are still trying to work out how it got there

(Image credit: Facebook/ Gary Bankhead) A whole world of material culture, ruling dynasties, and the history of communities and their elusivity is etched in the world around us, in the buildings and the roads. But beneath it all, deep-seated in our rivers, lies the archive of its own history—the world that survived before us. So,…

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In 2022, four friends sold homemade cinnamon rolls through messages and local deliveries in Utah, four years later Sunshine Buns has raised $7 million and expanded onto Target shelves nationwide

A Utah frozen cinnamon roll company that began as a home-baking project among four friends has raised $7 million (£5.5 million) in Series A funding. The money will help it grow its reach in stores across the country. Sunshine Buns, based in Orem, announced the new investment as its products arrive in the freezer aisles…

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Arab parties claim kingmaker status in Israel

File photo: Yousef Jabareen, leader of Israel’s Arab-led Joint List political alliance, (Centre-L) and other members cheer at the alliance’s campaign headquarters Israel’s Arab parties appear to secure a record number of seats in parliament and could emerge as kingmakers after strong turnout in Tuesday’s election. Vote tallies show the two main Arab parties on…

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After decades collecting artworks from colonial-era India, British historian Charles Greig has donated 50 paintings and watercolours to Tate, including rare 18th-century portraits; a public display is planned for 2028

Johann Zoffany’s ‘Portrait of Prince Jawan Bakht’ (Image credit: tate.org.uk) A painting is never merely a record of truth, but a subject of representation and reimagination. And artworks specially prepared while recording the British colonial period in India are not merely art, but a glimpse into an India that exists today only in a few…

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