Former U.S. President Carter home for the holidays after surgery. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was discharged from a hospital in Georgia on Wednesday after a successful surgery to relieve pressure on his brain, heading home one day before the Thanksgiving holiday. ARIA Awards 2019 Nine's ratings plunge to lowest in six years. The ARIA Awards have been broadcast nationally since 1992, but will this year's disappointing ratings mark the beginning of the end? Egypt Escalates Pressure on Last Major Independent News Site. Security forces raided the publications office, detaining three editors, the day after arresting another editor. Married head of Premier League 'branded former female colleague «staggeringly sexy». It was claimed last night that David Pemsel, 51, who was appointed chief executive of the Premier League in October this year, bombarded a former female colleague with messages. Two ex-premiers through to presidential run-off in Guinea-Bissau. Two former Guinea-Bissau prime ministers advanced on Wednesday to a presidential run-off vote while incumbent Jose Mario Vaz finished a distant fourth. Lucy Fielder reports. The Real Janis Joplin. Holly George-Warrens Janis Her Life and Music shows us the person behind the pop idol. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week. Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Family increases reward to $100,000 for woman who vanished from a remote Michigan cabin in October. The family of Adrienne Quintal increases the reward to $100,000 for information regarding her disappearance last month at a family cabin in Honor, Michigan. Teenager Wins $25,000 for Science Project That Solves Blind Spots in Cars. Alaina Gassler, 14, got the idea for her science project after noticing how her mother didnt like driving the familys S.U.V.

Trump pardons 'subpoenaed' turkeys. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned this year's 'presidential flock' of Turkeys, Bread and Butter, and told the media «turkeys are closely related to vultures.». Why Fifth Avenue Is Amping Up Its Holiday Windows. The shopping district has empty stores. Short term, this means more window displays. Long term? Hmm. U.S. prosecutors open criminal probe of opioid makers, distributors. Federal prosecutors are investigating six pharmaceutical companies for potential criminal charges in connection with shipping big quantities of opioid painkillers that contributed to a healthcare crisis, according to regulatory filings.

Dad sends his daughter panicked text messages after losing her hamster. Daniel Veerman, 53, sent his college-age daughter Steph a series of panicked text messages on Sunday after he lost her beloved hamster, Chester.

Bus driver accused of drinking beer while driving students to school. A school bus driver in Illinois has been arrested after, police say, she was caught on video drinking beer while picking up elementary school students. Fred Cox, Vikings Kicker and an Inventor of Nerf Football, Dies at 80. He was a mainstay of a Vikings team that lost four Super Bowls and, while playing, helped create a squeezable foam toy that brought him decades of royalties. Inspector General's report will CLEAR FBI of placing spies in Trump's campaign to probe Russia links. Michael Horowitz (inset), the inspector general of the Justice Department, What is a street fight in WWE Is Pierre Elliott Trudeau Justin Trudeau's dad expected to refute President Trump's (above) allegations of political bias by the FBI in the Russia probe. One in four Britons risk early deaths from sitting still at their desks. Office workers who spend hours a day stuck behind their desk risk an early death by as much as 250 per cent according to new research. In total 70,000 deaths a year are linked to lack of activity. The Comfort-Loving Cult of the Lincoln Town Car. Even with the advent of Uber, Lyft and Priuses, a model discontinued in 2011 has its loyalists. N'Golo Kante's agent receives death threats from midfielder's adviser over wanting slice of 4m. An armed thug threatened to kill Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante's agent during an argument about the star's 32million transfer to Chelsea, it was claimed Wednesday. Ryanair named filthiest airline in Which? survey. In a Which? Travel survey a quarter of those polled rated the hygiene on Ryanair flights as 'poor'. Airlines that fared well included BA, Air New Zealand and Cathay Pacific. Lionel Messi steals the show on his 700th Barcelona appearance. Lionel Messi's statistics speak for themselves. Suicides by K-Pop Stars Prompt Soul-Searching in South Korea. Two beloved female stars, Sulli and Goo Hara, ended their own lives in two months, exposing the painful side of being a K-pop idol.