George Barr's Philadelphia home remains only half-finished, a stark testament to the sudden and calamitous breakdown of relations between the owner and his builder.
The implication could hardly be clearer: FIFA, the scandal-plagued governing body of world football, wants the team playing England in today's semi-final to win the trophy for the fourth time.
It was pure Roman Colosseum, without the lions and tigers but with corporate sponsors, only the venue was this time the historic South Lawn of the White House.
American PR executive and Trump cheerleader Melissa Rein Lively is clearly someone who subscribes to the old adage that there's no such thing as bad publicity.
A new HBO documentary tells the story of Eternal Values - a cult run by Frederick von Mierers, who preyed on the insecurities of some of the 1980's most successful models.
Even before the charred body of NASA engineer Joshua LeBlanc was found in his burnt-out Tesla , his family had raised the alarm about his mysterious disappearance.
The Daily Mail has reported 11 scientists who have disappeared or died under unusual circumstances - and there may be a twelfth. Is it a sad coincidence or is there something else going on?