Denny Laine, the British singer-guitarist best known for his work with Paul McCartney & Wings and the Moody Blues, has died after a long battle with interstitial lung disease, according to a social media post from his wife.
Three months after the Gaza Strip war between Hamas and Israel, reconstruction of destroyed homes and businesses has hardly started. Part of the problem is the lack of clear Palestinian government authority on the ground. This past spring, the two main Palestinian political factions, Fatah and Hamas, agreed to set aside their bitter rivalry and backed a single government. Fatah, a more secular group that is stronger in the West Bank, is headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
A superb overview of Oakland's two significant sports teams, "Rebels of Oakland" will make any longtime sports observer long for the days of untamed personalities in sport. HBO Sports tackles the chip Oakland, Calif., carried on its shoulder through the 1960s and how the East Bay grew from a hotbed of political activism to a home of sports champions, perhaps missing the irony -- or appropriateness -- of the Silver-and-Black hooligans winning their first Super Bowl on the heels of America's bicentennial.
The 90 Day Fiancé family is growing. E! News can exclusively reveal Robert and Anny, who were featured in season seven of the hit TLC series, are expecting a baby.
"Me siento muy feliz y afortunada de compartir la llegada de mi bebe – ‘mi regalo de Dios.' Todavía no ha nacido y es la sensación mas bonita que he sentido. Me ha llenado de alegría saber que tendré a alguien por quien luchar y dar lo mejor de mí.
Food in seasonFoodSeasonal food: watercressThis could put your nose out of joint - it's our guide to buying, storing, cooking and eating watercressUK watercress season. Photograph: guardian.co.ukThe health claims made on behalf of watercress are some of the most spectacular of any so-called 'superfood', and as it's been eaten for several millennia there are now plenty of bizarre notions attached to its consumption. Amongst other things it's been suggested as an anti-baldness measure (by the Romans and Anglo-Saxons, the latter are believed to have also applied it externally), in Ireland as a 'pure' food for ascetic hermits, as a mental stimulant aiding decision-making (both the ancient Greek general Xenophon and the Persian king Xerxes made their troops eat it), as a rejuvenator for the more mature lady (Francis Bacon - the Elizabethan one, not the painter) and in common with just about everything edible and by almost everyone, as an aphrodisiac.