The Taliban-controlled Afghanistan government has instructed all local and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to stop allowing women to come to work. The announcement, which came in a letter from the economy ministry and confirmed by spokesperson Abdulrahman Habib, said the female employees were not allowed to work until further notice …

PHOENIX — A judge has thrown out Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her defeat in the Arizona governor’s race to Democrat Katie Hobbs, rejecting her claim that problems with ballot printers at some polling places on Election Day were the result of intentional misconduct. In a decision Saturday, Maricopa County …

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak asserted that his government will review Scotland’s new transgender law, saying it is “completely reasonable” and he may block the bill.  “Lots of people have got concerns about this new Bill in Scotland, about the impact it will have on women’s and children’s safety,” Sunak …

Kate Middleton, 40, recorded the “Together at Christmas” carol concert earlier this month and was filmed greeting her in-laws, King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort. The Princess of Wales curtseyed to the King and Queen Consort for the first time in public since Charles III has become the monarch. …

The Christmas Eve kickoff between the Tennessee Titans and the Houston Texans is being pushed back one hour due to power outages in Nashville.  The game was originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET, with the NFL now setting the kickoff for 2:00 p.m. ET.  Tennessee Titans safety Kevin Byard (31) …

Earlier this year, I wrote about genre-fiction authors using AI in their novels. Most wrote for Amazon’s Kindle platform, where an extremely rapid pace of publishing, as fast as a book a month, is the norm. AI helped them write quickly, but it also raised complex aesthetic and ethical questions. …

Every couple of years, the state pension is reviewed by the Government with one due to take place in early 2023. Once the retirement threshold is raised, people have to wait longer for payments and the benefits linked to the state pension. Experts are reminding young savers that the state …

After Daniel Craig stepped down from the role of James Bond last year, the franchise bosses – Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson – have been on the hunt for his replacement. Marvel fans have been theorising that a superhero actor might be the best bet, but Charlie Cox has …

Chinese officials estimated that some 250 million people in the country have caught COVID-19 in the past three weeks. Sun Yang, a deputy director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, presented the figures during a closed-door meeting of high–level officials, according to the Financial Times. The figure, …

Elvis Presley spent most of his Christmases at his home, Graceland, over the years. Many of them were spent with family, friends, his wife-to-be – Priscilla Presley – and eventually his daughter, Lisa Marie Presley. But just before he got engaged to Priscilla, in 1964, Elvis hosted a small, intimate Christmas …