Pete Hegseth barely squeaked through a grueling Senate confirmation process to become secretary of defense earlier this year, facing lawmakers wary of the Fox News Channel host and skeptical of his capacity, temperament and fitness for the job.

Villagers in Sri Lanka used spades on Wednesday to clear away mud as they searched for the bodies of relatives and friends days after 13 homes were flattened by a landslide in the dead of night caused by a cyclone that killed 474 people.

The Supreme Court has made a pivotal ruling that requires bridegrooms to return any financial gifts received from their father-in-law upon divorce, directing that these gifts should revert to the bride. This decision, rooted in addressing patriarchal biases, references the Muslim Women’s Act of 1986, designed to safeguard women’s dignity and economic stability post-divorce.