The property includes villas and yachts valued around $156 million, according to Reuters, which reported on Saturday. Reuters also noted that properties owned by billionaire Alisher Usmanov, Russian state TV host Vladimir Soloviev and Russian parliament member Oleg Savchenko have been seized, in addition to yachts owned by Alexey Mordashov, and Gennady Timchenko. All of the men are accused of having close links to Russian President Vladimir Putin, or the country’s government....

Three dogs and a cat make up the list of Pet of the Year finalists. But just because the canines, felines and other animal friends who previously appeared didn’t make the cut doesn’t mean they are any less special. 2022 has been a memorable year for incredible pets with even more incredible stories, whether it’s Bubbles the blind beagle who drives his own Jeep, Zoe the singing rescue dog or Boots the cat, who loves a game of hide-and-seek....

Spisak, a theologian who once served in the Olivet sect in Britain, is one of the most senior disciples of Korean-American cleric David Jang and is now General Secretary of the World Olivet Assembly, a church that says it has followers in “every region of the world.” The company that publishes Newsweek is locked in a legal dispute with the World Olivet Assembly and several institutions connected to Jang and his followers as part of a battle between the magazine’s two shareholders—a current member of the Olivet sect and a former one....

That's how he spent the majority of the biggest game of his short college coaching career Monday night, a 60-54 victory over Kentucky. Right on the sideline. In some plays he looked like a sixth Connecticut defender, just wearing a suit and tie. From 1991-95, he wore a UConn uniform as a standout defender. Then it was off to the NBA for a long career as a role player before he returned to UConn for two years as an assistant....

It wasn’t that China didn’t value its gold-medal athletes in sports at which it had long excelled—diving, table tennis and badminton among them. But those sports are of limited interest to much of the world and, crucially, to the companies that have transformed Chinese sports into a $5 billion industry. Liu’s triumph was celebrated in China just like Yao Ming’s selection as the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft two years earlier—a breakthrough in a sport in which Chinese athletes had been invisible....

His 5-year-old daughter had a tooth ready to come out, so Clay picked up a javelin that was conveniently laying around the house, tied a string to the tooth and PRESTO! The tooth was safely removed. MORE: Women dominate social media during May-Pac | Tiger Woods’ ‘brutal’ three days | Photos of the week Clay’s daughter is the real gold medalist here. She took the pain like a champ....

The team’s oldest player at 39 years of age, Carli Lloyd, is unlikely to be around for the 2024 Olympics in Paris and the same can be said about Megan Rapinoe and Becky Sauerbrunn, who are both 36. Tobin Heath will be 37 in three years, while Kelley O’Hara, Alex Morgan and Christen Press will all be 35. USWNT head coach Vlatko Andonovski believes experience could prove crucial if the U....

At a news conference ahead of the Tuzos’ contest against Necaxa, the Dallas native spoke candidly about Trump, who kicked off his ultimately successful campaign with a speech that included comments degrading Mexicans. Move over, Trump! Football’s 20 most controversial presidents and owners “I didn’t vote for him. There’s fear here in Mexico, but there’s also fear in the United States," Gonzalez said. “There are a lot of people who didn’t want him to be their president, but that’s how things go....

Omega-3s for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Fish oil is classified as a polyunsaturated fat, which is considered a good fat—as opposed to bad fat, which is saturated. Omega-3s are believed to play many important roles in the body, including: Aiding brain development and function Reducing inflammation Reducing back and neuropathic pain Preventing heart disease Lowering blood pressure Lowering the risk of cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease Some researchers hypothesize that omega-3 fatty acids may help alleviate oxidative stress, which studies suggest may play a role in fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome....

The estimates capture cases for the week ending December 18, nearly 20 days since the variant was first detected in the U.S. In the week prior, the variant accounted for only 12.6% of positive cases that were sampled. In some parts of the country, including regions of the Northwest and Southeast, Omicron comprises more than 95% of the circulating virus. “I am flabbergasted at how quickly this has happened,” F....

Or is fun the word? Jen’s novels “Typical American” and “Mona in the Promised Land” have won her a reputation as “lighthearted” and “delightful” (Cynthia Ozick’s adjectives). But Jen uses her ever-ready wit to provide ironic distance from genuinely dark places. Take “Duncan in China,” one of the collection’s two novellas. An assimilated Chinese-American, attracted to “the China of ineffable nobility and restraint,” visits the grim modern-day People’s Republic–a surreal place in itself, where Buddhist piety coexists with post-Orwellian political paranoia....

Mookie Betts, OF/2B, Boston (Previous rank – NR) – A promotion to Triple-A has done nothing to cool Betts’ hot bat and the Red Sox are searching for answers in their punchless outfield. A second baseman thus far, Betts is now getting a chance to prove himself as a centerfielder. If he shows that he can handle center, he could get a prompt promotion to Boston. Betts has a compact swing, good plate discipline and surprising pop for his size....

Gandhi is a hard act to follow. I love the idea of nothing. And yet I acquire things. Then I can’t stand the clutter and get rid of everything. But then I buy something else. OK. It’s not a crime. Apparently what is a crime is to buy something that isn’t in perfectly incredible taste. What is that? who knows? Here are 12 things I love. I don’t need any of them (except the dictionary and the Cheez Doodles), and yet I don’t live in a cave, and if I did live in a cave, I might want a cave carpet or credenza or spinning wheel....

On the field, that is. Because if Florida State’s defense didn’t find a way to stop Notre Dame on the last play of the game, the only question after a potential loss would have been why Fisher took the ball from the hands of the best player on the field with the game on the line. MORE: Top 25 | BENDER: When will Irish be back? | WATCH: Penalty on Notre Dame TD | Week 8 best...

Ahead of qualifying, Logano showed he will again be among drivers to beat in this week’s race in NASCAR’s premier series. Martinsville’s fall Cup race, the Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500, goes off Sunday at the Virginia track. MORE: Gordon out to prove doubters wrong | Quick facts on tiny track | Logano favored Winner of the past three Cup races, Logano had the fastest lap time in Friday’s practice at 98....

The Czech winger answered the call again Friday night. His goal with 6:22 remaining in the third period proved to be the game-winner in the Lightning’s 3-2 victory over the Avalanche, which kept Tampa Bay alive in the series. On the goal, Palat set up in the slot as Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman and Mikhail Sergachev worked the puck on the outside. Eventually, Hedman held on just enough to find an opening to get it to Palat, who one-timed the pass just through the legs of Avalanche goaltender Darcy Kuemper....

Moncada made his debut Monday afternoon in an extended spring training game, and it didn’t take long to tally the attendance: one. MORE: Schilling, Kruk sink ESPN’s ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ So reported the Fort Myers News-Press, which was on hand to witness Moncada tripling in his first time at the plate. Regardless of the sparse crowd — which is par for the course in extended spring training — the Red Sox have to feel good to see their high-priced acquisition getting back to doing what he does best....

WEYMOUTH: What do you hope to accomplish during your visit to the United States? KARZAI: I’m coming to the U.S. to go to New York to take flowers to the Twin Towers and tell the American people that we have tremendous sympathy for them. The U.S. has already helped us by announcing $296 million of help to Afghanistan, so basically this is a sentimental trip. Did you know how dangerous Al Qaeda was [before September 11]?...

The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a press release that one adult female was found dead in the floods. “Two other adults are confirmed missing,” the sheriff’s office stated. They did not provide any further information on the identity of the woman that was found dead as well as the two other adults that were reported as missing. “As search operations continue today, emergency crews will be searching on foot and with drones....