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Syria leader vows to protect Druze after sectarian violence prompts Israeli strikes
Syria’s interim president has said it is his “priority” to protect the country’s Druze citizens, after Israel vowed to destroy government forces it accused of attacking members of the religious minority in Suweida province. In his first televised statement since Israel’s air strikes on Damascus on Wednesday, Ahmed al-Sharaa also warned that Syrians were not…
Sudan’s children face growing threat of deadly infectious diseases as vaccination rates halve
The country, beset by war, has the world’s lowest rates of vaccination, says the World Health Organization, as global immunisation drive also stalls Children in Sudan, caught up in what aid organisations have called the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and threatened by rising levels of violence, are increasingly vulnerable to deadly infectious diseases as vaccinations…
2025 ESPY Award Winners: See the Complete List (Live Updates)
Alex Morgan, Diana Taurasi and more athletes were among those honored in sports at the 2025 ESPY Awards. These athletes just added a new trophy to their collection. Indeed, the 2025 ESPY Awards hosted by Shane Gillis in Los Angeles on July 16 saw the most famous names in the athletic world come together to celebrate the…
Air traffic controllers say a push to modernize equipment won’t fix deeper problems
By Joe Hernandez , Joel Rose When a midair collision and a series of radar outages captured attention in the United States this year, some air traffic controllers thought it might finally lead to solutions for a nationwide staffing shortage and other longstanding problems at the country’s air traffic facilities. “Everybody’s talking about us,” said…
Babies made using three people’s DNA are born free of hereditary disease
Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal conditions, doctors say. The method, pioneered by UK scientists, combines the egg and sperm from a mum and dad with a second egg from a donor woman. The technique has been legal here for a…
‘A family of traitors’: Trump’s Brazil tariffs ultimatum backfires on Bolsonaro
US president’s attempt to help his rightwing ally avoid jail has sparked wave of anger and given boost to rival Lula Silvana Marques was one of thousands of Brazilians who flocked to São Paulo’s most famous art museum one afternoon last week. But the 51-year-old teacher wasn’t there to marvel over fog-filled London landscapes at…
UK’s anti-corruption champion to visit offshore haven on fact-finding mission
Foreign Office sending Margaret Hodge to British Virgin Islands to investigate slow progress against financial crime The Foreign Office will dispatch the UK’s anti-corruption champion, Margaret Hodge, to the British Virgin Islands (BVIs) to find out why the offshore haven is dragging its feet on proposals designed to fight financial crime. Several of the UK’s…
New Parkinson’s Implant Listens to Brain Waves to Treat Symptoms
Smart Brain-Zapping Implants Could Revolutionize Parkinson’s Treatment New deep-brain-stimulation implants for Parkinson’s disease can listen in on brain waves and adapt to treat symptoms. Can this approach target other conditions? By Sally Adee & Nature magazine Keith Krehbiel lived with Parkinson’s disease for nearly 25 years before agreeing to try a brain implant that might…
Small Canadian town reels after teen boy allegedly assaults eight-year-old girl
Police initially thought the girl was attacked by an animal due her injuries, but later arrested a 17-year-old boy A small rural community in Canada is reeling after police said the horrific attack of an eight-year-old girl was not caused by an animal, as they had suspected, but allegedly by a teenage boy who they…
As Republicans call for transparency into Epstein probe, Trump lashes out
Deepa Shivaram President Trump continues to be embroiled in the backlash to the Justice Department’s handling of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. Members of his own party have been calling for more transparency into the DOJ’s investigation of the disgraced financier, whose death by suicide in prison in 2019 has sparked numerous conspiracy theories. Trump’s…
Starmer suspends four Labour MPs for breaching party discipline
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has suspended four Labour MPs over repeated breaches of party discipline. The BBC understands Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman, Chris Hinchliff and Rachael Maskell have had the party whip removed, meaning the MPs will sit as independents in the House of Commons. Three other Labour MPs – Rosena Allin Khan, Bell…
Oxford University Press to stop publishing China-sponsored science journal
Move follows concerns several papers in Forensic Sciences Research did not meet ethical standards on DNA collection Oxford University Press (OUP) will no longer publish a controversial academic journal sponsored by China’s Ministry of Justice after years of concerns that several papers in the publication did not meet ethical standards about DNA collection. A statement…
The Link between Weather and Migraines Explained by a Neurologist
Can Weather Really Trigger a Migraine? By Danielle Wilhour & The Conversation US The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. “Is it just me, or is there a storm coming?” If you are one of the 39 million Americans in the U.S. living with migraines,…
WNBA’s Caitlin Clark Suffers Groin Injury During Nail-Biting Game
Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark “felt a little something in her groin” during their July 15 game, less than a week after the point guard returned following a five-game absence. Caitlin Clark is focusing on her health. As the Indiana Fever earned their victory against the Connecticut Sun on July 15, the star point guard seemingly…
UK inflation unexpectedly jumps to 3.6% to highest rate in year and a half
Prices rose by more than expected in the year to June, pushing inflation to 3.6%, the highest it has been since January 2024. Higher prices for food and clothing, air and rail fares – and a lower drop in fuel prices than this time last year – contributed to higher inflation, official figures show. The…
Aging Rates Vary by Country. Politics Might Be Why
Aging Rates Vary by Country. Politics Might Be Why Social inequality and the decay of democratic institutions are linked to accelerated aging, but education seems to slow the process By Julian Nowogrodzki & Nature magazine Social inequality and weak democratic institutions are linked to faster ageing, as are other environmental features such as high levels…
The Complicated Reality of JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s Love
John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette were married for less than three years when they were killed in a plane crash on July 16, 1999, but their volatile, photogenic romance remains legendary. Carolyn Bessette didn’t say yes when John F. Kennedy Jr. first proposed to her. She didn’t say no, either. But the 29-year-old…
Republicans complain to Canada over wildfire smoke despite supporting planet-heating bill
Lawmakers send letter railing against ‘suffocating’ smoke days after voting for Trump plan likely to boost pollution A group of Republican lawmakers has complained that smoke from Canadian wildfires is ruining summer for Americans, just days after voting for a major bill that will cause more of the planet-heating pollution that is worsening wildfires. In…
France signals willingness to discuss reparations for colonial massacres in Niger
More than a century after its troops burned villages and looted cultural artefacts in the quest to include Niger in its west African colonial portfolio, France has signalled willingness over possible restitution, but is yet to acknowledge responsibility. The 19 June response was given to a letter dated two months earlier from a UN special…
I’m ‘disappointed but not done’ with Putin, Trump tells BBC
Donald Trump has said that he is disappointed but not done with Vladimir Putin, in an exclusive phone call with the BBC. The US president was pressed on whether he trusts the Russian leader, and replied: “I trust almost nobody.” Trump was speaking hours after he announced plans to send weapons to Ukraine and warned…
Inside the 30-Year Search for Abducted News Anchor Jodi Huisentruit
Jodi Huisentruit, a rising star at KIMT-TV in Iowa, left her apartment for work one morning in 1995 but never made it into her car. A new Hulu docuseries dives into the unsolved mystery. Something happened to Jodi Huisentruit. Exactly what remains a mystery. The 27-year-old from Long Prairie, Minn., had landed in Mason City,…
Texas Failed to Spend Federal Aid for Flood Disaster Protection
Texas Failed to Spend Millions in Federal Aid for Flood Protection Many states, including Texas, have not used billions of dollars from FEMA intended to reduce damage from flooding and other disasters By Thomas Frank, Mike Lee & E&E News A Texas flag hangs from a storm-damaged tree on the banks of the Guadalupe River…
Octomom Natalie “Nadya” Suleman Celebrates 50th Birthday With Her Kids
Octomom Natalie “Nadya” Suleman celebrated her 50th birthday with her octuplets Noah, Maliyah, Isaiah, Nariyah, Makai, Josiah, Jeremiah and Jonah. See the family photo. Octomom was surrounded by her octuplets when she rang in the big 5-0. Natalie “Nadya” Suleman—who earned the nickname after giving birth to the first surviving set of octuplets in 2009—celebrated…
Trump threatens Russia with tariffs while unveiling Ukraine weapons plan
US President Donald Trump has announced the US will send “top-of-the-line weapons” to Ukraine via Nato countries, while also threatening Russia with severe tariffs if a deal to end the war is not reached within 50 days. “We want to make sure Ukraine can do what it wants to do,” Trump said following a meeting…
Sudan paramilitary forces kill almost 300 in village raids, say lawyers
Rapid Support Forces accused of targeting villages ‘completely empty of any military objectives’ in North Kordofan state as civil war rages Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed nearly 300 people in attacks in North Kordofan state that began on Saturday, according to Sudanese activists. The RSF has been fighting the Sudanese army in that…
What New Biological Age ‘Clocks’ Say about Longevity, according to Eric Topol
By Lauren J. Young edited by Dean Visser How old are you really? Counting birthdays may be a common tally, but your “age” isn’t determined by time alone. New research increasingly shows the importance of considering chronological age as something very different from biological age—in which the body and its cells, tissues and organs all…
Nick Adams: Trump picks former Sydney councillor and self-described ‘alpha male’ as Malaysia ambassador
In 2023 posts on X, Adams listed interests including restaurant chain Hooters, rare steaks, ‘extremely’ heavy weights and the Bible Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A former Sydney councillor and self-described “alpha male” has been picked by Donald Trump to be the new US ambassador to Malaysia, with the…
A wildfire destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge. It burned down once before
By Rachel Treisman A raging wildfire has destroyed dozens of structures in Grand Canyon National Park, including a beloved historic lodge that was already rebuilt once after burning down nearly a century ago. For decades, the Grand Canyon Lodge was the only hotel inside the North Rim, a more secluded portion of the park with…
Marten and Gordon guilty of gross negligence manslaughter of their baby
A couple who went on the run with their newborn daughter have been found guilty of her manslaughter by gross negligence. Constance Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 51, were convicted on Monday following a lengthy and chaotic retrial at the Old Bailey, which the judge accused them of trying to “sabotage” and “derail”. It comes…
Farm worker who died after California Ice raid was ‘hardworking and innocent’, family says
Jaime Alanís, 57, died a day after falling off a greenhouse roof during an immigration raid of a cannabis farm The farm worker who died from injuries he sustained after falling from a greenhouse roof during an Ice raid of a California cannabis farm was a “hard-working, innocent farmer” and the sole provider for his…
DeepMind’s AlphaGenome Uses AI to Decipher Noncoding DNA for Research, Personalized Medicine
DeepMind’s AlphaGenome Aims to Decode DNA’s ‘Dark Matter’ This AI system can analyze up to one million DNA letters at once, predicting how tiny changes in noncoding regions trigger everything from cancer to rare genetic disorders—and potentially revolutionizing personalized medicine By Deni Ellis Béchard edited by Dean Visser KTSDesign/Science Source Join Our Community of Science…
90 Day’s Eric Rosenbrook Shares Loss of Baby With Leida Margaretha
90 Day Fiancé Eric Rosenbrook shared that his and wife Leida Margaretha’s newborn daughter died after being on life support for five days. Eric Rosenbrook and Leida Margaretha are in mourning. After Eric was arrested following a physical altercation with his wife on the Fourth of July, the 90 Day Fiancé alum shared that their…
Vibrio Bacteria in Beach Water Can Make You Seriously Ill
Deadly Bacteria May Be Moving to a Beach Near You Illnesses from stealthy pathogens known as Vibrio are advancing northward along numerous coasts, potentially ruining your summer vacation By Kyle Brumfield edited by Mark Fischetti On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into the water to…
Mark Gordon is a psychopath, says woman he raped when he was 14
Mark Gordon is a dangerous “psychopath” who should have been locked up for life as a child, an American woman he raped 36 years ago has told the BBC. Gordon was jailed for attacking his neighbour at knifepoint in Miami when he was aged 14 and BBC News has now obtained US court papers revealing…
Olivia Culpo Welcomes First Baby with Husband Christian McCaffrey
Olivia Culpo shared that she gave birth to her first baby, Colette Annalise McCaffrey, with San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey on July 13. Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey just met their newest teammate. The former Miss Universe confirmed she gave birth to her and the San Francisco 49ers star’s first baby, a baby…
Gregg Wallace report upholds 45 claims, including one of unwelcome physical contact
A report into BBC show MasterChef has found 45 allegations against Gregg Wallace were upheld including one of unwelcome physical contact and another three of being in a state of undress. In total, the report says 83 allegations were made against the TV presenter, with the majority of the substantiated claims relating to inappropriate sexual…
Ancient Tooth Proteins Rewrite the Rhino Family Tree—Are Dinosaurs Next?
Ancient Tooth Proteins Rewrite the Rhino Family Tree—Are Dinosaurs Next? Molecules from the 20-million-year-old teeth of a rhino relative are among the oldest ever sequenced, opening tantalizing possibilities to scientists By Ewen Callaway & Nature magazine Rhinos’ evolutionary relationships became a little clearer with the sequencing of the oldest proteins yet. Researchers have described proteins…
Extreme weather is the UK’s new normal, says Met Office
The UK is breaking heat and rainfall records increasingly frequently as its climate continues to warm, the Met Office has warned. The country’s changing weather patterns mean the UK now experiences a “notably different” climate to what it was just a few decades ago, its State of the UK Climate report says. We now have…
Extreme Heat Endangers AI Data Centers
Heat Waves Endanger Data Centers That Power AI A new analysis warns that AI facilities could be forced to stop operating because of water shortages and blackouts By Sara Schonhardt & E&E News Join Our Community of Science Lovers! CLIMATEWIRE | Data center hubs worldwide are increasingly threatened by rising temperatures as climate change continues…
Trump’s latest tariffs ‘are real’ unless deals improve, economic adviser says
Kevin Hassett says talks are ‘ongoing’ after US president announced 30% tariffs on goods from EU and Mexico Donald Trump has seen some trade deal offers and thinks they need to be better, Kevin Hassett, the White House economic adviser, said on Sunday, adding that the president will proceed with threatened tariffs on Mexico, the…
At Sunday services, taking stock and moving forward in Texas
Scott Detrow Scott Detrow speaks with KERA’s James Hartley about his reporting on how people gathered at church services Sunday to reflect after the deadly flash floods which killed more than 120 people in central Texas. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: It has been another difficult day in Texas. Heavy rains and a flash flood warning halted…
South Africa’s police minister suspended over organised crime allegations
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on an immediate “leave of absence” after allegations of links to organised crimes were made against him. In Sunday’s live televised speech to the nation, Ramaphosa also announced a judicial commission would probe the claims, which he said undermined the constitution and threatened national…
Princess Charlotte’s Adorable Reactions Steal the Show at Wimbledon
Kate Middleton and Prince William attended the men’s final of the Wimbledon Champions alongside Princess Charlotte and Prince George—and it seems the 10-year-old got her love for tennis from her mom. Princess Charlotte is her mom Kate Middleton’s mini-me. The 10-year-old joined her brother Prince George, 11, as well her parents Prince William and Kate…
Nanoplastics Make Up Most of the Ocean’s Plastic Pollution
Most Plastic in the Ocean Is Invisible—And Deadly Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 million metric tons of nanoplastics are spread across just the top layer of the North Atlantic By Katharine Sanderson & Nature magazine Marine plastic litter tends to grab…
The Killing Fields execution site and two former Khmer Rouge prisons added to Unesco heritage list
The three Cambodian sites’ inscription coincides with the 50th anniversary of the rise to power of the brutal regime Three locations used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites 50 years ago have been added by Unesco to its world heritage list. The three locations were inscribed to the list by…
Kelly Osbourne Responds to Claim Dad Ozzy Osbourne Is Dying
Amid speculation that her father Ozzy Osbourne is dying due to his ongoing battle with Parkinson’s disease and that he has a suicide pact with Sharon Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne set the record straight. Kelly Osbourne isn’t mincing words when it comes to defending her family. Amid online speculation that her father Ozzy Osbourne’s health is…
Child dies at Alder Hey Hospital after contracting measles
A child has died at Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital after contracting measles, the BBC understands. The hospital said the highly contagious virus was on the rise among young people in the region and it had seen a surge in “seriously unwell” children being admitted. Alder Hey said it would not officially comment on individual…
Legally Blonde Secrets That Are Just Like College, Only Funner
Our favorite Gemini vegetarian is getting her own prequel. What? Like it’s hard? Before Elle debuts next summer, study up on these Legally Blonde secrets. It’ll be just like college, only funner. Once upon a time, a California blonde decided she’d like to go to Stanford Law School—because of its proximity to Neiman Marcus. Nope,…
The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York
By The Associated Press Sotheby’s in New York will be auctioning what’s known as NWA 16788 on Wednesday as part of a natural history-themed sale that also includes a juvenile Ceratosaurus dinosaur skeleton that’s more than 6 feet (2 meters) tall and nearly 11 feet (3 meters) long. According to the auction house, the meteorite…
New Caledonia to be declared a state in ‘historic’ agreement – but will remain French
Emmanuel Macron hails ‘new chapter’ for New Caledonia as politicians agree on statehood after 10 days of talks France has announced a “historic” accord with New Caledonia in which the overseas territory, rocked by deadly separatist violence last year, would remain French but be declared a new state. “A State of New Caledonia within the…
Children fetching water killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, emergency officials say
Ten people, including six children, have been killed in an Israeli air strike while waiting to fill water containers in central Gaza on Sunday, emergency service officials say. Their bodies were sent to Nuseirat’s al-Awda Hospital, which also treated 16 injured people, seven of them children, according to a doctor there. Eyewitnesses said a drone…
Health secretary and BMA to meet in bid to avoid strikes
Talks between Health Secretary Wes Streeting and the British Medical Association (BMA) will take place next week in a bid to avert strike action in England’s NHS, the BBC understands. Resident doctors, previously known as junior doctors, announced earlier this week that they will walk out for five consecutive days from 25 July until 30…
Is the FIFA Club World Cup final a barometer of soccer’s success in America?
Scott Detrow President Trump will be at the final game in the FIFA Club World Cup, taking place Sunday. Paul Tenorio of The Athletic talks about this moment in the culture and business of soccer in America. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: For global fans of the beautiful game, the FIFA World Cup cannot come soon enough,…
Water on Mars Probably Doesn’t Explain These Weird Streaks
The UniverseFridays Mars ‘Water’ Streaks Could Just Be Dust A new global overview of Mars suggests dust, rather than water, is the source of mysterious streaks there By Phil Plait edited by Lee Billings Dark “slope streaks,” likely resulting from dust avalanches, stretch across an area of Mars called Acheron Fossae in this image from…
Love Island USA’s Ace and Chelley Detail Their Pre-Show Connection
Love Island USA season seven’s Michelle “Chelley” Bissainthe and Ace Green shared insight into how their pre-show connection affected their experience in the villa. “Chellace” is setting the record straight. After Love Island USA’s Michelle “Chelley” Bissainthe and Ace Green’s loved ones shut down online rumors that the pair was in a relationship before docking…
Australia won’t commit in advance to joining hypothetical US-China conflict, Pat Conroy says
Comments come amid reports Washington seeking guarantees about how Canberra would respond in event of Indo-Pacific conflict Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia will refuse any US request to join a “hypothetical” conflict with China over Taiwan and won’t make any advance commitment, the defence industry minister, Pat Conroy,…
Colombia identifies new threat in drug war: the autonomous narco drone sub
Country’s navy announced seizure of uncrewed narco sub, first capture of such a vessel in Colombian waters The bust was unusual – a narco submarine capable of carrying more than 1.5 tons of cocaine. There were no drugs onboard this time, but most notably, there were no traffickers. Last week, the Colombian navy announced that…
Scooter Braun Reacts to Justin Bieber’s Album After Financial Settlement
Scooter Braun gushed about Justin Bieber’s new album, Swag, days after the “Boyfriend” singer reportedly reached a financial agreement with his former manager following their public fallout. Scooter Braun thinks Justin Bieber hit the sweet spot with his new album. Days after the “Baby” singer agreed to pay his former manager $31.5 million for show…
‘Was this avoidable?’: Families of Flight 171 crash victims seek answers
For days, Imtiyaz Ali had been anxiously awaiting the findings of a preliminary report into last month’s Air India crash that killed his brother, sister-in-law, and their two young children. “Other than the pilots’ final conversation, there’s nothing in it that really points to what caused the crash.” He hopes more details will be made…
Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to begin August 1
By The Associated Press BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey — President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he’s levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico starting August 1. Trump announced the planned tariffs on two of the United States’ biggest trade partners in letters posted to his social media account. They are part of an…
New online safety rules are here – but as tech races ahead, expect changes
It’s surely the darkest fear of any mum or dad – losing their child to a world that’s out of sight, a place where they can’t protect them. Esther Ghey, Ian Russell, Mariano Janin, Liam Walsh, Ellen Roome, Lisa Kenevan, Hollie Dance and Judy Thomas. They are all parents who believe the internet played a…
Donald Trump announces 30% tariffs on goods from the EU and Mexico
The president made the announcement on social media, even as the EU was hoping for a trade agreement Donald Trump announced on Saturday that goods imported from both the European Union and Mexico will face a 30% US tariff rate starting 1 August, in letters posted to his social media platform, Truth Social. The tariff…
Why cockpit audio deepens the mystery of Air India crash
Investigators have made a chilling discovery in the preliminary investigation into the Air India Flight 171 crash which killed 260 people in June. Just seconds after take-off, both of the 12-year-old Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s fuel-control switches abruptly moved to the “cut-off” position, starving the engines of fuel and triggering total power loss. Switching to “cut-off”…
‘It can’t withstand the heat’: fears ‘stable’ Patagonia glacier in irreversible decline
Scientists say Perito Moreno, which for decades defied trend of glacial retreat, now rapidly losing mass One of the few stable glaciers in a warming world, Perito Moreno, in Santa Cruz province, Argentina, is now undergoing a possibly irreversible retreat, scientists say. Over the past seven years, it has lost 1.92 sq km (0.74 sq…
Marjorie Taylor Greene Plans Hearing on Geoengineering amid Cloud Seeding Conspiracy Theories
Marjorie Taylor Greene Plans Probe into Geoengineering Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has said she will hold a hearing on geoengineering as conspiracy theories have swirled around cloud seeding after the recent floods in Texas By Kevin Bogardus & E&E News Chair of the Subcommittee on Delivering On Government Efficiency (DOGE) U.S. Rep.…
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Heatwave spreads to Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland is likely to see its warmest day of the year with temperatures of up to 31C. Northern Ireland could potentially the mercury rise above 29.5C – the highest recorded temperature so far this year. For England and Wales, temperatures are expected to be widely in the high 20s to low 30s with the south-west…
Sports CEO Timothy Leiweke charged in Texas arena bid-rigging scheme
Leiweke, ex-president of Denver Nuggets and former CEO of MLSE, which owns Toronto’s major sports franchises, indicted over $388m arena A prominent sports executive has been criminally charged with organising a conspiracy to ensure his own company won the bid to build a $388m sports arena in Texas. Timothy Leiweke, the former president of the…
Millions face hosepipe bans as UK heatwave reaches 34.7C
More than seven million people have had hosepipe bans imposed on them as temperatures soared in the UK’s third heatwave of 2025. Astwood Bank in the West Midlands recorded the highest temperature of 34.7C by 18:00 BST on Friday, while Wales saw its hottest day of the year with 32.7C recorded in Usk. Amber heat…
Bachelorette’s Jenn Tran Debuts Adorable New Companion
Following Jenn Tran’s recent breakup from Dancing with the Stars partner Sasha Farber, the Bachelorette alum revealed a new family member has danced into her life. Jenn Tran has made it official with a new special friend. One month after her breakup with Dancing with the Stars partner Sasha Farber, Jenn shared with fans that she now…
Elon Musk’s New Grok 4 Takes on ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’ as the AI Race Heats Up
New Grok 4 Takes on ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’ as the AI Race Heats Up Elon Musk has launched xAI’s Grok 4—calling it the “world’s smartest AI” and claiming it can ace Ph.D.-level exams and outpace rivals such as Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s o3 on tough benchmarks By Deni Ellis Béchard edited by Dean Visser Elon…
Ana Maria Gonçalves becomes first Black woman in Brazil’s literary academy
Author of Um defeito de cor wins seat in 128-year-old institution long dominated by white men Brazil has elected its first Black woman to the Brazilian Academy of Letters, founded in 1897 and modelled on the Académie Française. Ana Maria Gonçalves, 54, is one of Brazil’s most acclaimed contemporary authors, and her election on Thursday…
Sumy, a center of Ukrainian culture, lives in the crosshairs of a new Russian offensive
By Joanna Kakissis , Polina Lytvynova , Tetiana Burianova SUMY, Ukraine — That terrible Sunday keeps replaying in Natalia Tsybulko’s head. The huge explosions. The frantic calls to find her daughter. The words from her son-in-law that shattered her life. “‘Mom, Olena is no longer with us’,” Tsybulko recalled him saying when he called, his…
Ukraine to receive US air defence systems, says Trump
US President Donald Trump has said he will send weapons, including Patriot air defence systems, to Ukraine via Nato. Trump told NBC News that in a new deal, “we’re going to be sending Patriots to Nato, and then Nato will distribute that”, adding that Nato would pay for the weapons. Patriot batteries detect and intercept…
Scotty McCreery Shares Both His Grandmothers Died the Same Day
American Idol alum Scotty McCreery shared his grief after both grandmothers die on the same day: “I think I am still in a bit of shock.” Scotty McCreery is mourning the loss of two special women in his life. The American Idol alum shared that both his maternal grandmother Janet Hunter Cooke and paternal grandmother Paquita McCreery died July…
US border czar says he doesn’t know fate of eight men deported to South Sudan
Men from Mexico, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar were removed from the US and flown to the war-torn country Tom Homan, the US border czar, has said he does not know what happened to the eight men deported to South Sudan after the Trump administration resumed sending migrants to countries that are not their place…
Reeves says latest GDP figures ‘disappointing’ after economy unexpectedly shrinks for second month
The UK economy shrank unexpectedly in May, contracting for the second month in a row. The economy contracted by 0.1%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, confounding analysts who expected to see slight growth. The government has made boosting economic growth a key priority and Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the latest figure was “disappointing”.…
What Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act means for taxes on Social Security
Laurel Wamsley In the hours after Congress passed President Trump’s megabill, an email from the Social Security Administration hit the inboxes of many Americans. It applauded the legislation’s passage and said it includes a provision that “eliminates federal income taxes on Social Security benefits for most beneficiaries.” But experts say the email was misleading and…
Canadian couple’s message in a bottle found 13 years later in Irish bay
Facebook post helps track down Anita and Brad, who had been dating for a year at time of message and wed in 2016 In September 2012, a young couple capped a romantic date in Newfoundland, on Canada’s eastern tip, by putting a message in a bottle and dropping it into the Atlantic. “Anita and Brad’s…
Amazon Prime Day 2025: Madison LeCroy-Approved Beauty Deals
Madison LeCroy’s go-to beauty products are on sale at Amazon Prime Day — but not for long. Shop the Southern Charm star’s must-have skincare, hair and makeup picks before prices go back up! We included these products from Madison LeCroy because we think you’ll like her picks. Our writers and editors independently determine what we…
Trump Names Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as Interim NASA Chief
Trump Names Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as Interim NASA Chief The selection of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy to temporarily lead NASA adds to the deep political uncertainties already facing the space agency By Josh Dinner & SPACE.com Sean Duffy, U.S. secretary of transportation, during a news conference in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2025.…
Why Scheana Shay Kept Husband Brock Davies’ Affair a Secret
Scheana Shay said she held off on detailing some of her life’s most shocking moments—including husband Brock Davies’ affair—until writing her memoir My Good Side due to fear. For years, Scheana Shay pumped the brakes on speaking out about her husband Brock Davies‘ affair. In her upcoming memoir My Good Side, the Vanderpump Rules alum…
Since COVID, threats to local school officials have nearly tripled, research finds
Frank Langfitt When Sarah Leonardi filed to run for Florida’s Broward County School Board in 2019, she had no idea what she was getting into. Leonardi won and took office in late 2020 in the middle of the pandemic. It was tumultuous. Gov. Ron DeSantis threatened to withhold school funding after the board defied his…
‘One in, one out’ sounds simple – but the deal could be complicated
The returns deal is designed as a deterrent to stop the boats. But the announcement of a pilot for a ‘one in, one out’ scheme is just the first step in what could be a very complicated process. The plan proposes that for each migrant the UK returns to France, another migrant with a strong…
Trump announces 50% tariff on Brazil, citing a ‘witch-hunt’ against Bolsonaro
Latest threats heighten fears that the president’s erratic trade strategy risks exacerbating inflation across the US Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that his administration will hit Brazil with a 50% tariff on products sent to the US, tying the move to what he called the “witch-hunt” trial against its former president, Jair Bolsonaro. Posting letters…
UK to return some migrants to France within weeks, Starmer says
The UK will begin returning migrants arriving in small boats to France within weeks under a new pilot scheme, Sir Keir Starmer has said. Under the “one in, one out” deal, some arrivals would be returned to France and in exchange the UK would accept an equivalent number of asylum seekers, subject to security checks.…
Thousands celebrate baby hippo Moo Deng’s first birthday at a Thailand zoo
By The Associated Press CHONBURI, Thailand — Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the adorable baby pygmy hippo that has become a social media sensation. The Khao Kheow Open Zoo was overrun with Moo Deng fans on the first of four days…
Moo Deng Celebrates Her First Birthday: Inside the 4-Day Bash
Moo Deng, Thailand’s baby pygmy hippo from that inspired a Saturday Night Live character and thousands of memes, has begun her four-day birthday celebration at Khao Kheow Open Zoo. Moo Deng has marked a major milestone. The world-famous pygmy hippo, who became a beloved internet fixture last year and even inspired a Bowen Yang impersonation…
5 things you didn’t know about sea-level rise
It’s indisputable: Around the world, seas are rising at a faster rate than at any time in recorded history. On average, sea levels are up to 9 inches higher than they were in the late 1800s — and climate change is to blame. But there’s more to this story than you might realize. Here are…
Woman and three teens arrested over M&S and Co-op cyber-attacks
Four people have been arrested by police investigating the cyber-attacks that have caused havoc at M&S and the Co-op. The National Crime Agency (NCA) says a 20-year-old woman was arrested in Staffordshire, and three males – aged between 17 and 19 – were detained in London and the West Midlands. They were apprehended on suspicion…
Lobbyists linked to Donald Trump paid millions by world’s poorest countries
Somalia, DR Congo and Yemen among states forced to sign deals and barter their minerals for aid or military support Some of the world’s poorest countries have started paying millions to lobbyists linked to Donald Trump to try to offset US cuts to foreign aid, an investigation reveals. Somalia, Haiti and Yemen are among 11…
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Why a new opioid alternative is out of reach for some pain patients
By Sydney Lupkin Jerry Abrams, a 64-year-old marketing strategist in Minneapolis, used to run marathons. But two decades of degenerative spine disease have left him unable to run — and he’s grieving. For Abrams, losing running felt like “the loss of a loved one – that friend who’s been with you every day you needed…
Japan’s New Undersea Earthquake Detection System Will Improve Tsunami Prediction
Japan Wires the Ocean with an Earthquake-Sensing ‘Nervous System’ Japan’s new earthquake-detection network lengthens warning times, and researchers in Wales have harnessed nuclear blast detectors to gauge tsunami risks. But the U.S. lags in monitoring the massive Cascadia megathrust fault By Deni Ellis Béchard edited by Dean Visser Aerial view of the devastated along the…
High-risk HIV groups facing record levels of criminalisation as countries bring in draconian laws
Curbs on LGBTQ+ rights and a halt to US funding may reverse decades of progress in fight to end Aids epidemic, warns UNAids People at higher risk of HIV, such as gay men and people who inject drugs, are facing record levels of criminalisation worldwide, according to UNAids. For the first time since the joint…
Chris Mason: Migrant deal will be seen as failure if numbers don’t fall
Senior government figures believe they are on the cusp of achieving a breakthrough with Emmanuel Macron on a deal that would see France take back at least some of those who have crossed the English Channel on small boats. In return, the UK would take asylum claimants from France who wish to come to the…
Bachelor’s Bekah Martinez Defends Not Shaving for 7 Years
Bekah Martinez, who appeared on season 22 of The Bachelor, spoke out against online criticism she received after posting a picture with her leg hair on display. Bekah Martinez doesn’t need the public’s rose. The former Bachelor contestant, who competed on season 22 of the show back in 2018, has been known to speak up for…
‘One too many’: rapper’s arrest sparks protests against Togo’s ruling dynasty
At least 10 people killed and 100 young people arrested since protests began in west African country in June On the night last month that he and 34 other young people were arrested in the Togolese capital, Lomé, for coordinating an anti-government demonstration, Bertin Bandiangou said gendarmes beat him with ropes and slapped him. The…
Ex-Tory chairman Jake Berry defects to Reform UK
Former Conservative MP and party chairman Sir Jake Berry has announced he is defecting to Reform UK. Writing in the Sun, Sir Jake said: “Old Westminster politics has failed. But there’s a better way.” He said he was backing Reform UK “because I’ve always believed that change comes with challenging the old order. In shaking…