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See First Photo of Todd Chrisley Out in Public After Prison Release
Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley were seen out in public for the first time since being released from prison after President Donald Trump pardoned them over their 2022 tax fraud convictions. Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley are out and about in Nashville. The couple was each seen in public for the first time since being…
Namibia pushes for German reparations on first genocide remembrance day
Event commemorates estimated 75,000 Herero and Nama people killed under German colonial rule Namibia has observed its first genocide remembrance day, honouring the estimated 75,000 victims who were massacred by soldiers or forced into concentration camps during German colonial rule. Between 1904 and 1908, an estimated 65,000 Herero people and 10,000 Nama people were killed…
Nearly extinct ‘forgotten antelope’ photographed for first time in DRC
Upemba lechwe considered one of world’s rarest large mammals with fewer than 100 thought to remain A photograph of Africa’s “forgotten antelope” has been published for the first time as the elusive creature dives towards extinction. Fewer than 100 Upemba lechwe are thought to remain, with an aerial survey in the Kamalondo depression of the…
South Western becomes first rail company renationalised by Labour
South Western Railway (SWR) has been renationalised, making it the first train company to transfer to public ownership under Labour. The first nationalised service will leave at 05:36 from Woking to Surbiton though it will be partially covered by a rail replacement bus service. The government has hailed the move as a “new dawn for…
For the first time, the U.S. is absent from WHO’s annual assembly. What’s the impact?
By Jonathan Lambert It’s the biggest global health meeting of the year. And the United States won’t be taking a seat at the table. This week, representatives from the 194 countries of the World Health Organization — minus the U.S. — are gathering in Geneva to discuss and vote on policies that will shape global…
The first time we had ‘one big, beautiful bill’ we called it Reaganomics
Ron Elving Have some sympathy for the headline writers and TV chyron composers trying to describe what’s happening on Capitol Hill right now. Should they just call it the “budget bill” (yawn) or the “mega bill” (one eye opens) or the “gargantuan package deal”? Many simply succumb and adopt President Trump’s phrase “one big, beautiful…
First Personalized CRISPR Treatment Gives Baby New Lease on Life
In World First, Baby Receives Personalized CRISPR Gene-Editing Treatment A CRISPR treatment seems to have been effective for a baby’s devastating disease, but it is not clear whether such bespoke therapies can be widely applied By Heidi Ledford & Nature magazine KJ Muldoon, a baby born with a genetic disease that affected his ability to…
First group of white South Africans arrive in US after Trump grants refugee status
Trump stirs controversy by calling Afrikaners, minority descended from Dutch colonists, victims of a ‘genocide’ The first group of white South Africans granted refugee status by Donald Trump’s administration has arrived in the US, stirring controversy in South Africa as the US president declared the Afrikaners victims of a “genocide”. The Afrikaners, a minority descended…
How will Pope Leo lead? His first days may yield clues
Not long after greeting crowds from the balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square on Thursday evening, Pope Leo XIV returned to the Sant’Uffizio Palace, where he had been living for the last two months. He was met by a jubilant group of staff and former colleagues, all eager to shake his hand and congratulate him. A…
First Afrikaners granted refugee status due to arrive in U.S.
By Kate Bartlett JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The U.S. government has officially granted 54 Afrikaans South Africans, white descendants of mainly Dutch colonizers, refugee status and they are expected to land in the U.S. on Monday May 12, three sources with knowledge of the matter have told NPR. The sources did not want to be…
First 100 Days: Congress Acquiesces to Trump But Pressure Tests Ahead
Susan Davis If Trump has adopted the Silicon Valley ethos of “move fast and break things” for his second term, then “move slow and get out of the way” could be the corresponding marching orders on Capitol Hill. President Trump has taken about executive actions in his first 100 days in office — a rapid…
Here are the top 5 immigration changes from Trump’s first 100 days
By NPR Immigration Team President Trump came into office with an overwhelming mandate to overhaul immigration and border security. In 100 days, he has dramatically upended U.S. immigration policy through sweeping executive orders, lawsuits and an aggressive campaign of raids, detentions and deportations. The crackdown has catalyzed fear and confusion across migrant communities, sparked street…
Congress approves a revenge porn bill backed by first lady Melania Trump
By Ayana Archie The bill was introduced by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in January, and approved by the Senate in February. “Today’s bipartisan passage of the Take It Down Act is a powerful statement that we stand united in protecting the dignity, privacy, and safety of our children,” Melania Trump said Monday. “I am thankful…
Trump’s first 100 days supercharged a global ‘freefall of rights’, says Amnesty
World now in era of repressive regimes’ impunity, climate inaction and unchecked corporate power, says report The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency have “supercharged” a global rollback of human rights, pushing the world towards an authoritarian era defined by impunity and unchecked corporate power, Amnesty International warns today. In its annual report on…
Pope Francis’ tomb adorned with single rose as first images released
Images of Pope Francis’ tomb at the Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome have been released. A single, white rose was pictured lying on the stone tomb that bears the name he was known by during his pontificate, below a crucifix illuminated by a single spotlight. The late pope was laid to rest at the…
Tom Holland, Zendaya Make First Joint Appearance Since Getting Engaged
Tom Holland and Zendaya were photographed together for the first time since their engagement was confirmed in early 2025. Zendaya brought a special guest with her to work. The 28-year-old hung out with her fiancé, Tom Holland, on the set of the upcoming third season of Euphoria in Los Angeles April 25. It marked the…
Alexis Herman, the first Black secretary of labor in U.S. history, dies at age 77
Tom Dreisbach The first Black leader of the U.S. Department of Labor, former Secretary Alexis Herman, has died at the age of 77. Former President Bill Clinton nominated Herman to the role, which she held from 1997 to 2001, following a career in social work, civil rights and Democratic politics. “Hillary and I are deeply…
Roman Gladiator Remains Show First Proof of Human-Animal Combat
Lion Bite to the Butt May Be First Proof of Human-Animal Gladiatorial Combat The first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting animals has been found in skeletal remains from England By Gayoung Lee edited by Allison Parshall 1st century AD Roman relief portraying gladiators and lions fighting. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! If you’re…
Man on first date admits dangerous driving after A1 police crash
A personal trainer who caused a pile-up of police cars as he fled from them while he was taking a woman home from a first date has admitted dangerous driving. Seven officers were injured and five police cars damaged when the force vehicles crashed into each other on the A1 near the Newcastle and Gateshead…
China pits humanoid robots against humans in half-marathon for first time
Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-kilometre (13-mile) course. The robots from Chinese manufacturers such as DroidVP and Noetix Robotics came in…
Outer Banks’ Rudy Pankow Reveals First Role Since Leaving the Show
Rudy Pankow, who departed Outer Banks earlier this year, has been cast in the upcoming adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel Reminders of Him, alongside Maika Monroe and Tyriq Withers. Rudy Pankow is trading in the outer banks for a new adventure. The Outer Banks actor is set to join Universal Pictures’ adaptation of the Colleen Hoover novel, Reminders of Him, Universal…
A Colossal Squid Has Been Filmed in the Deep Sea for the First Time
This Is the First Colossal Squid Filmed in the Deep Sea—And It’s a Baby! A colossal squid was filmed for the first time in its natural habitat near the South Sandwich Islands during a recent expedition, and it turned out to be a baby By Ashley Balzer Vigil edited by Andrea Thompson This is the…
Ted Kotcheff, director of First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s and Wake in Fright, dies aged 94
Prolific Canadian director also made one of the country’s first internationally successful films, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, starring Richard Dreyfuss Ted Kotcheff, the prolific Canadian director of films including First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s, Wake in Fright and The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, has died aged 94. His daughter Kate Kotcheff told the Canadian…
Suicide site exposed by BBC first to be investigated under new Ofcom powers
A pro-suicide forum is under investigation by the UK’s online regulator – its first using new powers under the Online Safety Act. The forum, which Ofcom has not named, is understood to be a site BBC News has been investigating for the last three years, linking it to at least 50 deaths in the UK.…
Europe Gears Up to Make Its First Countermove to Trump Tariffs
Tariffs European Union officials will vet and vote on a list of retaliatory tariffs this week, while contemplating what comes next. By Jeanna Smialek Reporting from Belgium European Union officials on Monday were set to circulate a list of products they plan to hit with retaliatory tariffs, a major step toward striking back at President…
Love Is Blind’s Amber Pike and Matt Barnett Welcome First Baby
Love Is Blind season one couple Amber Pike and Matt Barnett are parents. The two have welcomed their first baby. Find out more about their new addition. Love Is Blind duo Amber Pike and Matt Barnett are now a party of three. The married couple, who appeared on season one of the Netflix dating series,…
When Was the First Exoplanet Discovered?
The UniverseFridays When Was the First Exoplanet Discovered? Evidence of alien worlds goes back farther than you think By Phil Plait edited by Lee Billings This artist’s concept shows an exoplanet and debris disk orbiting a polluted white dwarf. Stay connected to The Universe: Get email alerts for this weekly column by Phil Plait For…
Alarms, overdoses and saving lives: Two days in UK’s first drug injection room
The alarm is sounding in the UK’s first drug consumption room. A man in his 30s has overdosed in the “using space” – a room in the Glasgow facility where nurses supervise injections in eight booths. He had only arrived at The Thistle minutes earlier, animated about being searched by police on the Gallowgate. Staff…
The First Sightings of Hofstadter’s Butterfly Emerged from a Happy Accident
Physicists Catch a Quantum Butterfly Spreading Its Wings In a first, physicists have directly seen Hofstadter’s butterfly—a long-sought-after fractal in the quantum realm By Gayoung Lee edited by Lee Billings A team of scientists from Princeton University has measured the energies of electrons in a new class of quantum materials and has found them to…
Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of IOC as Coe routed in vote
The Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry has become the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee in its 131-year history after a stunning first-round knockout over a seven-strong field that included Britain’s Sebastian Coe. In a contest that had been expected to go through multiple rounds of voting, the 41-year-old won 49 of the 97…
Evangelina Rodríguez Led an Extraordinary Life as the Dominican Republic’s First Female Doctor
Evangelina Rodríguez Led an Extraordinary Life as the Dominican Republic’s First Female Doctor Born into poverty and abandoned by her parents, Andrea Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo rises from a life selling sweets in the street to become the first female Dominican doctor in 1911 By Laura Gómez, Lorena Galliot, Samia Bouzid & The Lost Women of…
Man Survives with Titanium Heart for 100 Days—A World First
Man Survives with Titanium Heart for 100 Days—A World First Titanium hearts could serve as a stopgap for people with heart failure who are waiting for a donor organ By Smriti Mallapaty & Nature magazine The BiVACOR is a total heart replacement made of titanium. An Australian man in his forties has become the first…
First Measles Death, Outbreaks of Mysterious Illness in DRC and Microbes in Space
The Latest on Measles in the U.S, a Mystery Illness in the DRC and the Flu Vaccines In this news roundup, we cover outbreak updates, microbes in space and a brain turned to glass. By Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi & Alex Sugiura Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! And happy March. For Scientific American’s Science Quickly,…
I’m Still Here wins Oscar for best international film, becoming first Brazilian film to do so
Brazil’s official entry beats beleaguered French favourite Emilia Pérez to the podium I’m Still Here has won the Oscar for best international film at the Academy Awards, which are currently taking place in Los Angeles. It is the first Brazilian film to win the award. Directed by Walter Salles and starring Fernanda Torres, I’m Still…
Syrian Jews return to Damascus for the first time in decades, hoping to build bridges
By Jane Arraf DAMASCUS — If there is a verbal expression of heartache, Rabbi Yusuf Hamra uttered it as he stepped inside the Faranj synagogue in the Syrian capital last week. It was the last place he had said prayers before leaving Syria 33 years ago in a wave of emigration by Syria’s Jews. “Ach,…
Teddi Mellencamp Posts First Instagram After Brain Tumor Surgery
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Teddi Mellencamp returned to social media for the first time to celebrate a special occasion two weeks after undergoing emergency surgery for brain tumors. Teddi Mellencamp is on the up and up. Two weeks after The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum underwent emergency surgery for multiple brain tumors,…
Expanding West Bank Campaign, Israel Sends Tanks for First Time in Decades
Middle East Tensions Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, said that 40,000 Palestinian residents displaced from militant hotbeds would not be allowed to return to their homes. By Isabel Kershner Reporting from Jerusalem Israel announced on Sunday that it was expanding its weekslong military operation against armed Palestinian groups in the occupied West Bank and had…
Trump Administration’s Attacks on Science in First 30 Days
Science under Siege during Trump’s First 30 Days The Trump administration has acted fast to attack science with a range of funding and policy tactics By Jeff Tollefson, Max Kozlov, Alexandra Witze, Dan Garisto & Nature magazine U.S. President Donald Trump looks at an executive order on halting federal funds for schools and universities that…
Israel’s ‘hearts lie in tatters’ as Hamas hands over first dead hostages
“The hearts of an entire nation lie in tatters,” Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has said, as the bodies of four hostages taken alive by Hamas in its attack on 7 October 2023 were returned to Tel Aviv. Hamas says the bodies are those of a mother and two children from the Bibas family, whose unknown…
Archaeologists discover first pharaoh’s tomb in Egypt in more than a century
Uncovering tomb of Thutmose II hailed as most significant discovery since Tutankhamun in 1922 Litherland had been exploring the Valley of the Kings in Egypt for more than a decade when he discovered a staircase that led to the tomb, now known to have belonged to Thutmose II, who reigned from 1493 to 1479BC. It…
Muhsin Hendricks, world’s ‘first openly gay imam’, shot dead in South Africa
Police say motive for killing of Hendricks, who ran a mosque for LGBTQ+ Muslims near Cape Town, is unknown Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s “first openly gay imam”, has been shot dead near the southern city of Gqeberha, South African police have said. The imam, who ran a mosque intended as a safe haven for…
Indigenous leaders: To tackle climate change, ‘we must first address racial inequality’
For centuries, social injustices against Indigenous peoples have hindered their ability to conserve the nature they depend on. For insight into how Indigenous peoples are fighting for their lands during lockdown — while simultaneously addressing deep-rooted racial inequality — Conservation News tapped two Indigenous leaders at Conservation International: Minnie Degawan, a member of the Kankanaey-Igorot…
Sudan says plan for first Russian naval base in Africa will go ahead
Two countries’ foreign ministers meet in Moscow and agree there are no obstacles to long-delayed plan A plan for Russia to establish its first naval base in Africa will go ahead, Sudan’s foreign minister has confirmed, after years of delays over the Red Sea military port. If the agreement is implemented, Russia would join the…
Donald Trump Becomes First Sitting President to Attend Super Bowl
President Donald Trump was front and center to watch the Kansas City Chiefs face off against the Philadelphia Eagles during the Super Bowl Feb. 9. Donald Trump is trading in his seat in the oval office for a seat in a suite. The 47th president of the United States has officially made an appearance at…
First Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic H5N9 Reported in U.S. Ducks
A Second Type of Bird Flu is Circulating in U.S. Ducks—What to Know Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry By Emily Cooke & LiveScience A highly pathogenic new strain of H5N9 has been detected in ducks at a farm…
Starmer first PM to join EU leaders’ meeting since Brexit
Sir Keir Starmer is heading to Brussels to join a gathering of European Union leaders – the first time a British prime minister has done so since Brexit. Starmer is heading over the English Channel for talks focused on defence and security co-operation and will also meet Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte. The trip is…
Syria’s New President Pledges Unity in First Address
Syria’s Civil War Syria’s Civil War Syria’s Civil War President Ahmed al-Shara vowed to be inclusive, but the way crucial decisions have been made has left some Syrians wary. By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria The newly appointed president of Syria, Ahmed al-Shara, pledged in a speech on Thursday to create an inclusive transitional…
Rachael Kirkconnell Confronted Matt James Over Girl During First Split
The Bachelor alum Rachael Kirkconnell revealed the difficult details of her first breakup from Matt James in 2021, which came after racially insensitive photos of her resurfaced online. Rachael Kirkconnell is remembering the red flags during her relationship with Matt James. Nearly two weeks after the couple—who found love on season 25 of The Bachelor…
What Trump’s First Days Say about Science in the New Administration
Opinion What Trump’s First Days Say about Science in the New Administration By Michael S. Lubell & Philip Rubin edited by Daniel Vergano US President Donald Trump holds an executive order announcing the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, he just signed during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January…
Recapping RFK, Jr’s First Day of Confirmation Hearings in 5 Takeaways
RFK Jr., Confirmation Hearing Showed 5 Ways He Threatens Public Health From Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s views on vaccines to Medicaid, here are some ways his nomination for head of the Department of Health and Human Services could have sweeping effects on health care By Tanya Lewis edited by Lauren J. Young Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,…
Remembering Margarethe Hilferding, the First Woman Admitted to Freud’s Vienna Psychoanalytic Society
Margarethe Hilferding, Sigmund Freud and the Conspiracy of Silence Margarethe Hilferding was the first woman admitted to Sigmund Freud’s Vienna Psychoanalytic Society, but her radical work on maternal instinct was dismissed and ignored By Marcy Thompson, Katie Hafner, Deborah Unger & The Lost Women of Science Initiative In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day next…
Families’ relief as memorial unveiled to first world war black South African dead
Commonwealth War Graves Commission begins project to honour those who, unlike white counterparts, were never commemorated Elliot Malunga Delihlazo’s grandmother would say that her brother Bhesengile went to war and never came back. The family knew he had died in the first world war, but they never had a body to bury, only a memorial…
See First Lady Melania Trump’s Bold Inauguration Ball Dress
Melania Trump is first in Inauguration Day fashion this year. After all, the First Lady of the United States stepped out alongside her husband President Donald Trump looking glamorous for the Commander in Chief Inaugural Ball in Washington D.C. on Jan. 20. As for the Apprentice alum, the 78-year-old—who was sworn in to office earlier that…
What Kamala Harris Is Doing First After Leaving Vice Presidency
After President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration, former Vice President Kamala Harris traveled back to California on a flight operated by an all-female U.S. Air Force crew. Kamala Harris is heading home. Shortly after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States Jan. 20—and Vice President JD Vance took his oath…
Trump promises blizzard of executive orders on first day of presidency
On the eve of his return to the White House, President-elect Donald Trump promised to sign a blitz of executive orders on his first day as president, telling supporters that he would move with “historic speed and strength” in the hours after taking the oath of office. Addressing a racuous crowd of thousands in a…
Henry Cavill Welcomes First Baby With Girlfriend Natalie Viscuso
Man of Steel star Henry Cavill and girlfriend Natalie Viscuso welcomed their first baby together. Henry Cavill has traded in the Superman alter ego for a new one: Superdad. The Man of Steel star and girlfriend Natalie Viscuso, who have been dating since 2021, welcomed their first baby together, People reported, citing a source. Indeed,…
Will Lewis’s first year at ‘Washington Post’: Cancellations, red ink and an exodus
David Folkenflik One debacle after another has engulfed The Washington Post since veteran newspaper executive Will Lewis became CEO and publisher a year ago this month, with the charge from owner Jeff Bezos to make the storied newspaper financially sustainable. Frustration boiled over on Tuesday night. More than 400 Post journalists, including some editors, signed…
Teen whose art sells for £23,000 gets first painting lesson
A teenage artist who has already sold works for £23,000 has just passed another milestone – her first ever painting lesson. Makenzy Beard, 17, made waves back in 2020 when a portrait she painted of her neighbour went viral on social media. The painting went on to appear at The Royal Academy of Arts, a…
Today’s Hoda Kotb Reveals Plans for Her First Day Off
Today‘s Hoda Kotb revealed what she plans to do on her first Monday off from the show, as Craig Melvin takes her place alongside Savannah Guthrie, and her answer is guaranteed to make you smile. Come Monday morning, Hoda Kotb won’t be tuning into Today. During the beloved co-anchor’s final day after 17 years with…
2024 first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit
The planet has moved a major step closer to warming more than 1.5C, new data shows, despite world leaders vowing a decade ago they would try to avoid this. The European Copernicus climate service, one of the main global data providers, said on Friday that 2024 was the first calendar year to pass the symbolic…
Inside the UK’s first legal drug consumption room
Welcome to the Thistle – the UK’s first and only drug consumption room. After nearly a decade of deadlock and wrangling over drug laws the centre is finally ready to open. On Monday it will welcome its first clients who will come in to inject illegally-bought heroin or cocaine under medical supervision. The Thistle is…
Blake Lively Shares Message on Fires in First Post Amid Legal Battle
Blake Lively broke her social media silence to share resources amid the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. Blake Lively is mourning the devastation. As wildfires rage around the Los Angeles area, destroying countless homes, landmarks and properties, the It Ends With Us star is speaking out on social media—marking her first post since she filed her…
Armie Hammer Lands First Movie Role Since Cannibalism Allegations
Armie Hammer, who faced allegations of rape and cannibalism rumors, has landed his first starring role in four years. Learn more about the Call Me by Your Name alum’s new gig. Armie Hammer is heading back to the big screen. More than one year after the Los Angeles Police Department ended their lengthy investigation into…
Joe Biden’s Granddaughter Naomi Biden Gives Birth to First Baby
Joe Biden’s eldest Granddaughter Naomi Biden has given birth to her first baby with husband Peter Neal, the United States President confirmed. There’s a new addition to the Biden Family tree. Two months after sharing her pregnancy, Naomi Biden—the eldest granddaughter of current United States President Joe Biden—gave birth to her and husband Peter Neal’s first baby, a…
Steve Guttenberg Joins First Responders to Battle Palisades Fires
While Los Angeles wildfires ravaged over 10,000 acres of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, Police Academy actor Steve Guttenberg jumped into action to help people evacuate. Steve Guttenberg interrupted a news station’s regularly scheduled programming with an “important announcement” amid Los Angeles wildfires. As massive brush fires, exacerbated by winds up to nearly 100 mph, raged…
Bizarre Australian mole even more unusual than first thought, new research reveals
Experts say marsupial mole DNA shows they are closely linked to bandicoots and bilbies and their ancestors probably evolved in rainforests University of Melbourne researchers, who led the study, extracted DNA from a museum specimen then sequenced and analysed its genome to uncover the evolutionary secrets of the golden-haired species, about which “almost nothing is…
First international commercial flight since Assad’s ouster lands in Syria
By The Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria — The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed Tuesday at the Damascus airport. The Qatar Airways flight landed at Damascus International Airport, greeted by the passengers’ relatives and friends inside a terminal building. Ashad al-Suleibi, head of Syria’s Air Transport Authority,…
Ryan Reynolds Makes First Appearance Since Blake Lively’s Lawsuit
Ryan Reynolds stepped out for the first time since his wife Blake Lively filed a formal lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, attending the National Board Awards in New York City on Jan. 7. Ryan Reynolds is making time for a marvelous night out. The Deadpool actor stepped out for his first public appearance since news broke…
First Human Bird Flu Death in U.S. Reported—How Worried Should We Be?
What Does First U.S Bird Flu Death Tell Experts about Disease Severity? Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild By Tanya Lewis edited by Dean Visser The first human death in the U.S. from the H5N1 avian influenza virus was reported this week.…
Syria’s Main Airport Handles First International Flights Since Fall of Assad Regime
Syria’s Civil War The country’s new leaders are pushing to restore a sense of normalcy. But Syria remains under a host of international sanctions imposed during the Assad regime. By Aaron Boxerman Reporting from Jerusalem Syria’s main airport handled its first international flights on Tuesday since the fall of the government of former President Bashar…
Thandiswa Mazwai Is the Voice of South Africa’s First Post-Apartheid Generation
The Global Profile Thandiswa Mazwai has sung of South Africa’s highs and lows since the country became a multiracial democracy 30 years ago. “My calling is to sing the people’s joy, to sing the people’s sadness.” By Lynsey Chutel At a gala dinner held soon after South Africa’s most contested election since the end of…
UK house prices dip for first time since March, says Halifax
Britain’s biggest mortgage lender says say affordability could hamper further rises in the months ahead UK house prices fell by 0.2% month on month in December – the first monthly drop since March – according to Britain’s biggest mortgage lender. Data released by Halifax, Britain’s biggest mortgage lender, also showed that the price of the…
Nikki Garcia Walks First Red Carpet Since Artem Chigvintsev Breakup
Nikki Garcia made her first public appearance since her split from ex-husband Artem Chigvintsev, walking the red carpet at the premiere of Netflix’s WWE Monday Night Raw in Los Angeles. Nikki Garcia is re-entering the ring. Less than two months after she settled her divorce and mutually dropped her dual restraining order with ex-husband Artem Chigvintsev, the…
First bird flu death reported in the U.S., according to the CDC
By Will Stone The U.S. has recorded its first death in a person infected with bird flu. The patient was a resident of southwest Louisiana who was hospitalized last month with the first known severe case of bird flu in the country. On Monday, the Louisiana Department of Health said the person had died from…
‘It’s the beginning’: Demi Moore wins her first major acting award at the Golden Globes
By Dhanika Pineda Actress Demi Moore took home the Golden Globe for best performance by a female actor in a musical or comedy on Sunday night. The win was Moore’s first-ever acting award in her storied career. Moore, 62, won the Globe for her starring role in The Substance. In her acceptance speech, she said…
‘Second chance at life’ after UK’s first liver transplant for advanced bowel cancer
The first patient in the UK with advanced bowel cancer to receive a liver transplant after the disease spread to it has said she had been given “a second chance at life”. Bianca Perea, a 32-year-old trainee lawyer from Wigan in Greater Manchester, had the pioneering operation in the summer of 2024. Her liver transplant…
Anthony Albanese announces $7.2bn in funding for Queensland’s Bruce Highway in first major election promise
Federal government to fund 80% of upgrades with state paying for 20%, despite previously vowing to split infrastructure projects 50-50 In the first major promise of the election year, Anthony Albanese has announced $7.2bn in funding for Queensland’s Bruce Highway. The federal government will fund 80% of the upgrades, with the state funding 20%. In…
Britain’s first supermarket petrol station – when fuel cost just 15p a litre
It is 50 years since a supermarket chain opened its first petrol station – proudly describing the pumps as “space-age”. On the new Sainsbury’s forecourt in Coldham’s Lane , Cambridge, the unbranded four-star petrol was 68p a gallon, or 15p a litre. That equates to £1.14 a litre now. Sainsbury’s had planned to open it…
New York becomes first US city with congestion charge
The first congestion charge scheme for vehicles in the US is being introduced in New York City on Sunday. Car drivers will pay up to $9 (£7) a day, with varying rates for other vehicles. The congestion zone covers an area south of central park, taking in well known sites such as the Empire State…
Referee makes history as first openly gay official
A referee has spoken of his pride at becoming the first openly gay referee to officiate a PDC World Darts Championship final. Huw Ware, from Cardiff, took charge of the second half of the match as Luke Littler demolished Michael Van Gerwen to become the youngest ever PDC World Championship winner. Huw hopes his success…
Rapper Coi Leray Is Pregnant, Expecting First Baby With Trippie Redd
Rapper Coi Leray recently announced that she is pregnant and expecting her first baby with boyfriend Trippie Redd. Coi Leray is gearing up for motherhood. The “TWINNEM” rapper announced that she is pregnant and set to welcome her first child with her boyfriend, fellow rapper Trippie Redd. Coi kicked off the new year with a…
First Thing: New year terror as death toll in New Orleans attack rises to 15
Authorities think suspect acted with accomplices. Plus, woman found alive and well after going missing in 1972 Good morning. Terror struck the busy French Quarter of New Orleans at about 3.15am on New Year’s Day, as a vehicle flying an Islamic State (IS) flag was driven into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street –…
Baby Remi, among the first born of new Beta generation, arrives in Australia just minutes after new year
Baby girl born in NSW’s Port Macquarie base hospital at 12.05 belongs to generation Beta, many of whom will live to see 22nd century A baby girl named Remi, born just minutes into the new year on the NSW midnorth coast, is believed to be the first Australian birth of 2025 – and the first…
Quadrantids: How to watch the first meteor shower of 2025
Stargazers are in for a New Year treat as the first meteor shower of 2025 graces our night sky in early January. If you have already found yourself looking upwards over the past few nights you might have been lucky enough to have spotted some of the Quadrantid meteors shoot across the sky. This shower…
‘She was the sweetest person’: first details of New Orleans victims emerge
Victims identified as Nikyra Cheyenne Dedeaux, 18; Reggie Hunter, 37; Tiger Bech, 27; and Nicole Perez, 28 The first details of the victims of the suspected terrorist attack on New Orleans’s nightlife center of Bourbon Street have begun to emerge as the city and the US absorbed the shocking news. A fast-moving vehicle had ploughed…
Australian property prices fall for the first time in two years
Australia’s property market has finally come off the boil after a resilient run of growth at a time of high interest rates and inflationary pain. The 0.1% fall in December followed a flat result in November and a gradual slowing in the pace of growth over the course of the year. Sign up for Guardian…
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Gives Birth to First Baby With Ken Urker
Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her boyfriend Ken Urker welcomed their first child, a baby girl named Aurora Urker, one year after her release from prison. Welcome to motherhood, Gypsy Rose Blanchard. The Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup star and her partner Ken Urker welcomed their first child, a baby girl named Aurora Urker, he shared…
Belgium becomes first EU country to ban sale of disposable vapes
Disposable electronic cigarettes banned on health and environmental grounds, while in Milan a ban on outdoor smoking comes into force Belgium has become the first country in the EU to ban the sale of disposable vapes, in an effort to stop young people from becoming addicted to nicotine and to protect the environment. From 1…
Data extracted from first Jeju Air black box – ministry
Investigators have finished extracting data from one of the black boxes from the fated Jeju Air plane that crashed on Sunday, South Korea’s transport ministry has said. The data from the cockpit voice recorder will now be converted into an audio file, though authorities said it would take more time to access the data in…
How Hailey Bieber & Justin Bieber Celebrated First Christmas With Jack
Hailey Bieber shared a few festive photos of her Christmas celebrations after welcoming her first baby—son Jack, 4 months—with husband Justin Bieber. Justin Bieber doesn’t wanna miss out on this holiday. Indeed, the singer and wife Hailey Bieber appear to be enjoying a cozy holiday season while celebrating their first Christmas with son Jack Bieber,…
Who’s dropped in on No 10? Visitors’ books made public for first time
Visitors’ books from Downing Street signed by some of the most famous figures in recent history have been made public for the first time. World leaders and members of the Royal Family are among the names in the three red leather, gilt-tooled volumes being released by the National Archives, spanning 1970 to 2003. The names…
Australian bushfire smoke detected over Antarctica for first time since black summer
Particles recorded by scientists at the Chilean research station, the Profesor Julio Escudero Base, as recently as Sunday Smoke from bushfires in south-eastern Australia has been detected over Antarctica for the first time since the 2019-20 black summer fires. Scientists detected the smoke particles at the Profesor Julio Escudero Base, a Chilean research station on…
Playing to Win: How a First Nation Turned Around Its Fortunes
Newsletter Steered by an entrepreneurial chief, Membertou First Nation in Nova Scotia led the largest investment by Indigenous people in Canada’s seafood industry. By Vjosa Isai The trip through Cape Breton Island, on the northeastern tip of Nova Scotia, promised scenic driving views. The island regularly appears in travel guides for the world’s best road…
Matthew Gaudreau’s Wife Welcomes Their First Baby After His Death
The wife of late hockey player Matthew Gaudreau, brother of NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, has given birth to her and her husband’s first baby four months after the siblings died in a road accident. The wife of NHL star Johnny Gaudreau‘s brother Matthew Gaudreau has given birth to their first baby, four months after the siblings…
Will the World’s First Nuclear Fusion Power Plant Be Built in Virginia? Here’s Why We’re Skeptical
Will the World’s First Nuclear Fusion Power Plant Be Built in Virginia? Here’s Why We’re Skeptical A fusion power plant will go live in the next decade and produce 400 megawatts of electricity, Commonwealth Fusion Systems says By Ben Guarino edited by Dean Visser Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ new fusion power plant is expected to come…
U.S. Has First Case of Severe Bird Flu, CDC Confirms in H5N1 Update
U.S. Has First Case of Severe Bird Flu, CDC Confirms in H5N1 Update Louisiana reported a person hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1, and the USDA has begun bulk milk testing By Tanya Lewis edited by Dean Visser A person in Louisiana has been hospitalized with severe H5N1 influenza after having contact with sick…
Sudan: first aid convoy reaches besieged Khartoum area since start of civil war
Deliveries of vital food and medical supplies will help 200,000 families, say aid groups and local volunteers An aid convoy has reached a besieged area of Khartoum for the first time since Sudan’s civil war broke out in April 2023, bringing food and medicines in a country where half of the people are at risk…
Hanukkah in Pictures: Keeping the Flame Alive
Jews around the globe lit the first of eight candles on Wednesday and came together to celebrate and reflect on their history. The first candle of Hanukkah was lit by rabbis at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, as they gathered in joint prayer with families of hostages held in Gaza.Credit…Abir Sultan/EPA, via Shutterstock Supported by…