Earliest Versions of Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Minnie to Enter Public Domain in 2024
M-I-C-K-E-Y will soon belong to you and me. With several asterisks, qualification and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films…
Security breach inside India’s parliament building with canisters of ‘foul-smelling’ smoke set off
Two men have been arrested after jumping from the visitor’s gallery into the lower house of India’s parliament and setting off canisters of “foul-smelling” smoke. The major security breach at…
UK’s frozen pensions policy hit overseas pensioners
Many British senior citizens will welcome an 8.5% rise in the UK state pension on April 1. But half a million overseas pensioners, many living in territories such as the…
US Federal Reserve holds rates steady and paves way for cuts in 2024
The US Federal Reserve bank held interest rates steady on Wednesday night and paved the way for potential cuts in 2024. ADVERTISEMENT The Fed decided to keep interest rates unchanged,…
Children Risk Their Lives Building America’s Roofs
This is Antoni Padilla, 15. He found work as a roofer in South Carolina after leaving Honduras. Federal law bars anyone under 18 from roofing because it’s so dangerous. But…