US televangelist Jim Bakker, who built a multimillion-dollar media empire before being jailed for fraud and conspiracy, has died aged 86. Bakker and his then-wife Tammy Faye founded a Christian television programme called The PTL Club in 1974, which at its peak attracted 13 million viewers per day. The 86-year-old’s death was announced on Monday
Attorneys representing New Mexico accused Facebook of deceiving users about privacy protections on the social media platform and encouraged jurors during closing arguments Wednesday to find the company liable for thousands of violations of state law. Jurors heard two weeks of evidence and must now decide whether Facebook violated the state’s Unfair Practices Act and
“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” cast member Mikayla Matthews has announced that she is stepping away from the reality series “after hearing some news” she found upsetting, seemingly related to the ongoing scandal surrounding Taylor Frankie Paul. “I will not be continuing the show at this moment,” she wrote in an Instagram caption. “I’ve
Thai police have arrested a Buddhist monk on suspicion of embezzling 100 million baht ($3m; £2.2m) from his monastery, along with a suspected female accomplice he was filmed having sex with. Phra Wachirayan Wi, a former abbot at the prominent 14th-Century Wat Phutthaisawan in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, allegedly pocketed donations meant for the
Weeks ago, hedge fund investor Stanley Druckenmiller wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal criticizing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s decision to increase government purchases of long-term Treasury bonds in an effort to bring down yields. The op-ed sparked controversy, not so much for the fact that Druckenmiller was publicly rebuking his former protege, but
Ukraine’s chief prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko has resigned over corruption allegations related to illegal call centres in the country. It follows a search of his offices over the weekend by Ukrainian anti-corruption investigators, who said they had identified a money-laundering scheme led by an official in Kravchenko’s office. In his resignation letter, Kravchenko said he did
