Three More Women Accuse Jeremy Piven of Sexual Misconduct

The total number of accusers against Piven now stands at eight.
After five women initially accused Jeremy Piven of sexual misconduct in November, three more women have come forward with allegations against the actor, as reported by BuzzFeed News.

In the story, published Saturday afternoon (Jan. 27), one background actor said Piven forcefully pinned her down on a couch after following to her trailer; another background actor said Piven became physically aggressive with her during an intimate encounter, and a third woman said the actor pushed her against a wall and tried to force her to engage in sexual intercourse. The incidents allegedly occurred in 1985, 1996 and 1994, respectively.

Emotional Jay-Z opens up about marriage to 'soulmate' Beyonce after publicly admitting to cheating on her

A contrite and emotional Jay-Z has opened up for the first time on how his marriage to Beyonce went to the brink after he cheated on her.

The A-list couple, who were dogged with split rumours after her sister Solange Knowles was caught on camera beating up Jay-Z in a lift, were close to breaking up because of his actions.

And he revealed how it almost "blew up" due to his lies.

In an interview with CNN's Van Jones, he called his wife of nearly 10 years "my soulmate, the person I love".

When asked why his marriage was so special to be worth fighting for, Jay replied: "You can be so in love with someone, and if you have and experienced love and if you don't understand it or have the tools to move forward, then you're going to have complications.

Grammy Week 2018: Photos From All the Parties

Missy Elliott (L) and Cardi B attend the Warner Music Group Pre-Grammy Party in association with V Magazine on Jan. 25, 2018 in New York City.


Lil Uzi Vert
Lil Uzi Vert performs at "Spotify's Best New Artist Party" at Skylight Clarkson on Jan. 25, 2018 in New York City.

Colombia police station bombing kills five and injures dozens

At least five police officers have been killed and dozens wounded in the bombing of a Colombian police station.

Officers were gathered to receive their morning assignments when the bomb exploded outside the station in the city of Barranquilla.

Officials said the attack was probably in retaliation for a crackdown on drug trafficking and organised crime.

Police have offered a reward of 50 million pesos (£12,700) for information about the attackers.

It is believed the device was detonated remotely, possibly having been planted earlier.

One 31-year-old suspect has already been arrested, Colombia's office of the attorney-general said.

"We will charge (him) with five aggravated murders ... attempted murder, terrorism and use of explosives," Attorney-General Nestor Martinez said in remarks carried by AFP.

Colombian newspaper El Tiempo said the suspect had been found near the station with radio equipment and plans of the police station.

The billionaires were found dead in their mansion. Now police say they were murdered.

Toronto police said they believe a billionaire couple found dead in their mansion last month were murdered.

Police Detective Sgt. Susan Gomes made the announcement at a news conference Friday, six weeks into the investigation into the “suspicious” deaths of Honey and Barry Sherman — and just days after private investigators said the Shermans were likely killed by multiple people in an apparent hit job.

Authorities declined to identify potential suspects in the high-profile killings that have sent shock waves across Canada, but said they intend to interview an “extensive list” of people, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. Authorities said they have not arrested anyone in the case.

Deadliest fire in years kills 37 in South Korean hospital

South Korea's deadliest fire in almost a decade has ripped through a hospital in the city of Miryang, killing at least 37 people and injuring more than 100.

Authorities revised the death toll down from 39 on Friday afternoon, but a Miryang City official warned it could rise as a number of patients were in a critical condition.
The fire comes less than a month after a similar tragedy left 29 dead in the city of Jecheon, raising concerns over lax safety standards in the country.
Officials said they were still investigating the cause of Friday's fire, which is believed to have started around 7:20 a.m. local time in the emergency room on the first floor of the 98-bed Sejong Hospital.
Rescue workers remove bodies from a hospital fire on January 26, 2018 in Miryang, South Korea.

Russia is still sending one of the largest groups of athletes to the Winter Olympics despite doping ban

Russia may have been banned from the Winter Olympics but they are still going to have one of the largest groups of athletes at the games.

The Russia’s Olympic Committee announced on Thursday that it will send 169 athletes to South Korea to compete in the games.

Only three nations had at least 169 athletes at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, the United States, Canada, and Russia, which as the host nation in 2014 had 232 athletes competing.

Russia is sending the large contingency despite being banned from the Winter Olympics for manipulating the doping tests at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Russian athletes who still wanted to compete in the Olympics had to be cleared by a vetting process. The vetting included new evidence that could show if the athletes had previously attempted to "hide and modify" biological data that would have suggested steroid use.

Human History Gets Longer: Oldest Fossils Outside of Africa Found

The oldest fossils of modern humans outside Africa have been discovered in Israel, a new study finds.

The newly revealed jaw and teeth are estimated to be up to 194,000 years old. This makes these fossils at least 50,000 years older than modern human fossils previously unearthed outside Africa, and closer in age to when recent genetic results suggested modern humans may have first left Africa.

These new findings suggest that modern humans may have had more time to interact and interbreed with archaic human lineages outside of Africa than previously thought. The discovery also sheds light on the routes modern humans might have taken while dispersing from Africa. [See Photos of Our Closest Human Ancestor]

When humans left Africa

Modern humans originated at least 200,000 years ago in Africa. The oldest known bones of our species, Homo sapiens, may date back about 300,000 years.

Celebrities will wear white roses on the Grammys red carpet to send an important message

Several artists are planning on wearing white roses on the red carpet at the 2018 Grammy Awards.
The roses are intended to show support for the "Time's Up" movement.
This comes after many actors wore a "Time's Up" pin to the 2018 Golden Globes.
Artists such as Kelly Clarkson, Halsey, and Cyndi Lauper will reportedly participate.

In early January, several prominent members of the movie industry showed support for the fight against sexual misconduct by wearing the "Time's Up" pin on the Golden Globes red carpet. Now, the music industry is gearing up to show their support for the initiative at the 2018 Grammy Awards.

According to Billboard, several attendees including Kelly Clarkson, Halsey, and Cyndi Lauper are planning to wear white roses on the red carpet to show solidarity for the "Time's Up" movement.

Mexican drug lord, El Chapo promises not to kill any jurors ahead of his trial in court

El Chapo promises not to kill any jurors ahead of his trial in court


Notorious drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán promises he won’t kill any jurors seated in his upcoming federal court trial, arguing it’s therefore unnecessary to keep them anonymous and under armed guard as prosecutors have asked.

Affording any special protections to the panel “sends the message to each juror that he or she needs to be protected from Mr. Guzmán. From there, members of the jury could infer that Mr. Guzmán is both dangerous and guilty,” defense attorney A. Eduardo Balarezo wrote in a recently filed motion.

Grammy Predictions 2018: Who Will Win, Who Should Win

This time every year, as the Grammys loom on the horizon, we all try to second-guess the Recording Academy, hoping against hope that the best artists (or at least our favorites) will get to take something home from the big ceremony.

Once again, we've weighed the evidence and predicted who will be victorious, while also suggesting who should win and who should be angry they weren't nominated in there first place. How good are our guesses? We'll find out on Sunday. One thing's for sure: If the Grammy folks can deny Ed Sheeran a nomination for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year, then truly anything is possible.

Album of the Year

"Awaken, My Love!," Childish Gambino
4:44, Jay-Z
Damn., Kendrick Lamar
Melodrama, Lorde
24K Magic, Bruno Mars

WILL WIN: Melodrama, Lorde
With two hip-hop albums vying for attention, and lingering anti-rap sentiment among some of the elders in the electorate, this fantastic album might just suffer a problematic triumph. This is Kendrick's year, in the same way 2017 was Beyonce's, and a win would put Lorde in the same awkward position that Adele found herself in last year.

Australian woman kills two 'disabled' adult children for financial gains

Canberra: An Australian woman has been accused of murdering two of her adult children for financial gain before trying to claim more than $100,000 in death benefits.
Maree Crabtree, 51, was arrested on Queensland's Gold Coast on Wednesday morning over the deaths of her daughter (18) and son (26), who were originally thought to have committed suicide until suspicions were later raised.
Their bodies were found, five years apart, in separate houses on Queensland's Gold Coast.
The Australian mother allegedly forced prescription medication on her children who had disabilities.
Detectives allege Crabtree fraudulently received over $550,000 from an insurance payment, before allegedly attempting to receive another $125,000 death benefit and $238,000 permanent disability claim.

South Korea makes suicide pacts a criminal offence in effort to reverse world’s second highest rate

South Korea plans to make organising a suicide pact a criminal offence, it was announced on Tuesday, in an effort to reduce one of the world’s highest rates of self-killing.

The suicide rate in Asia’s fourth largest economy is the second largest globally, and the highest in the industrialised world after increasing sharply since 2000 to 25.6 per 100,000 people a year. In 2015, South Korea reported 13,500 suicides, or about 37 a day.

Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor sentenced to 175 years for sexual abuse

The former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar has been sentenced to between 40 and 175 years in prison for abusing athletes in his care. Judge Rosemarie Aquilina reached her decision after a sentence hearing that heard from dozens of women and girls, including Olympic champions Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney.


Nassar, who also treated athletes at Michigan State University, had already admitted in November to molesting seven girls in his care under the guise of treatment.

Danish submarine-owner charged with abusing journalist Kim Wall before killing her

Danish inventor Peter Madsen tied up and abused Swedish journalist Kim Wall before murdering her on board his home-built submarine, according to the indictment published on Tuesday.

Madsen planned the murder by bringing items, including a saw and screwdrivers, which were used to hit, cut and stab Wall while she was alive, the prosecutors said.