Garth Brooks gave up being ‘biggest superstar’ on planet to raise kids in Oklahoma

Garth Brooks refers to the years raising his children out of the spotlight in Oklahoma as “life at its best,” but it didn’t come without its challenges. In the country music star’s newly released book, “The Anthology Part IV: Going Home,” Brooks recalled being the most “lost” he’s ever been when uprooting his entire life…

Florida man who was half-naked, ‘high on meth’ breaks into home, grabs carpet cleaner

A Florida man is accused of breaking into a home where he was found plantless and holding a carpet cleaner, though he claims not to remember because he was on methamphetamine. Austin Alexander Smith, 23, was charged with burglary of an occupied dwelling and was booked into the Polk County Jail. According to Winter Haven…

Ghana heads to the polls amid deepening economic crisis

Once one of Africa’s economic powerhouses, Ghana has struggled with a cost-of-living crisis and high inflation Millions of Ghanians head to the polls in a presidential election on Saturday after a campaign dominated by what many see as the west African country’s worst economic crisis in a generation. Twelve candidates are vying to to take…

9 puppies found abandoned in bucket on New Jersey road

A litter of two-week old puppies was crammed into a bucket and abandoned alongside a road in Union County, New Jersey on Thursday, police said. The nine puppies were found inside a five-gallon bucket that had been left near Raritan Road and Frances Drive, according to a Facebook post from the Clark Township Police Department….