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20 Years After Hurricane Katrina, How Safe Is New Orleans From Another Catastrophic Flood?
Opinion Is New Orleans Safer Now Than When Hurricane Katrina Hit 20 Years Ago? Scientists and engineers have been implementing steps to better protect New Orleans, but recent government actions are undermining the work, raising alarm By Mark Fischetti Water surrounds homes in the devastated Ninth Ward in this aerial view of damage from Hurricane…
Beach returned to First Nation after 170 years following Canada legal battle
Stretch of Lake Huron shore was promised to Saugeen people in 1854 treaty with crown but was wrongly omitted from map A stretch of beach will be returned to a First Nation in Canada 170 years after it was mistakenly omitted from its reserve. The sandy sliver of land measures less than two miles long,…
ID lost to Hurricane Katrina is returned 20 years later
By Melanie Peeples Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina decimated the coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi, few surprises continue to surface, but Becky Copeland has found one. She is a Wildlife Biologist and Park Ranger for the Gulf Islands National Seashore, a group of barrier islands off the coast of Mississippi and Florida, that are mostly…
Attendees could be in for thunderstorms, dust and hail at this year’s Burning Man
By Ayana Archie People descending on the Nevada desert for this year’s Burning Man event are being met with dust and wind, which could continue over the next few days. The event started Sunday in the Black Rock Desert, about 100 miles north of Reno, Nev. It is “not a festival,” but a “global cultural…
KJ Apa Shares He Was a Virgin for “First Couple Years” of Riverdale
KJ Apa confessed that he was still a virgin when he first starred on Riverdale and shared that hookups were common among the cast, which included Cole Sprouse, Lili Reinhart and Camila Mendes. It looks like sing-alongs weren’t the only thing the Riverdale cast were getting up to in their small town. KJ Apa—who starred…
180 Years of Scientific American Means 180-Degree Turns in Science—Here Are Some of the Wildest Ones
Scientific American Celebrates 180 Years with Stories of Scientific U-turns In honor of SciAm’s 180th birthday, we’re spotlighting the biggest “wait, what?” moments in science history. By Rachel Feltman, Jeffery DelViscio & Alex Sugiura Drawings of Mars showing its ‘canals’ and polar ice caps in drawings created from observations made at the Lowell Observatory in…
Bachelorette’s Jillian Harris Marries Justin Pasutto After 13 Years
The Bachelorette alum Jillian Harris tied the knot with Justin Pasutto in an intimate church ceremony followed by a flower-themed wedding surrounded by friends and family two days later. Jillian Harris and Justin Pasutto have officially tied the knot. The Bachelorette alum married the former snowboarder in a church ceremony on Aug. 21 followed by…
Pressure grows on Tanzania to free victim of domestic violence who has been on death row for 13 years
Lemi Limbu, who was convicted of murdering her daughter, has severe intellectual disabilities and ‘absolutely should not be in prison’, say campaigners Pressure is mounting on the Tanzanian government to release a woman with severe intellectual disabilities who has been in prison awaiting execution for 13 years. Lemi Limbu, who is now in her early…
180 Years of Standing Up for Science
180 Years of Standing Up for Science Our anniversary celebration begins with an outstanding collection of stories about times that science itself has made a full about-face By David M. Ewalt We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. Join Our Community of Science Lovers!…
Bolivians go to polls in election that could end 20 years of socialism
Rightwing candidates lead polling ahead of fragmented left amid country’s worst economic crisis in four decades Bolivians are going to the polls in an election that could mark a shift to the right – and the end of nearly 20 years of rule by the leftist Movimiento al Socialismo (Mas). The party, which came to…
Ancient manuscripts return to Timbuktu 13 years after jihadist takeover
Malian city welcomes return of hundreds of crates of treasures after more than a decade stored in capital Bamako Political and religious figures in Malian city of Timbuktu have welcomed the return of ancient manuscripts that were removed to the capital, Bamako, more than a decade ago to prevent them from falling into the hands…
Joe Biden’s Daughter Ashley Biden Files for Divorce After 13 Years
Joe Biden’s daughter Ashley Biden filed for divorce from Howard Krein in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on August 11, over 13 years after the pair tied the knot in Greenville. Ashley Biden and Howard Krein are going their separate ways. Joe Biden’s daughter has filed for divorce from the plastic surgeon on August…
Nagasaki’s twin bells ring in unison for first time in 80 years to mark atomic bombing
Mayor of Japanese city used the anniversary of US bombing to urge the world to stop armed conflicts, warning nuclear war was ‘looming’ over everyone Twin cathedral bells rang in unison in Nagasaki for the first time in 80 years on Saturday, commemorating the moment the city was destroyed by an American atomic bomb. The…
Princess Anne Debuts New Hair Look for First Time in 50 Years
Princess Anne debuted a new hairstyle for the first time in five decades in a portrait with her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, which was released in honor of her upcoming 75th birthday. Princess Anne is switching up her iconic look. In a royal portrait released ahead of her 75th birthday, King Charles III’…
Carrie Underwood Unveils Natural Hair Color for First Time in 30 Years
Carrie Underwood debuted a new look featuring brownish blonde tresses, saying that she was seeing her natural hair color for the first time in 30 years: “It might be time to give it a second chance.” Carrie Underwood is going back to her roots—literally. The American Idol judge traded in her signature golden locks for…
3.0 Magnitude Earthquake Rumbles New York City Less than 2 Years After the Last One
3.0 Magnitude Earthquake Rumbles New York City Less than 2 Years After the Last One The 3.0-magnitude earthquake that shook the East Coast comes a year and a half after a 4.8-magnitude quake shocked New York City and its surroundings By Meghan Bartels edited by Jeanna Bryner Join Our Community of Science Lovers! New York…
How the Potato Got Its Start Nine Million Years Ago—Thanks to a Tomato
The Potato’s Mysterious Family Tree Revealed—And It Includes Tomatoes About nine million years ago, a hybridization involving the lineage of another farmers market star gave rise to the modern-day cultivated potato By Nora Bradford edited by Dean Visser The new study reveals an interesting relationship between potatoes and tomatoes. Join Our Community of Science Lovers!…
Colombia’s ex-president Álvaro Uribe sentenced to 12 years’ house arrest for witness tampering
It marks the first time in country’s history that an ex-president has been convicted of a crime and sentenced Colombia’s still-powerful former president Álvaro Uribe has been sentenced to 12 years of house arrest, capping a long and contentious career that defined the country’s politics for a generation. Uribe, aged 73, received the maximum possible…
YouTube’s Lofi Girl Graduates After Studying for 7 Years
Lofi Girl—whose perpetual studying animation accompanies a long-running YouTube stream titled “lofi hip hop radio – beats to relax/study to”—has finally graduated. This calls for music to celebrate/chill to. Lofi Girl—the animated star of the popular YouTube channel of the same name, which provides users with a 24/7 livestream of lo-fi hip-hop music—has graduated from…
Jimmy Hoffa vanished 50 years ago. The unsolved mystery and his legend endure
Don Gonyea His full name is James Riddle Hoffa. But everyone knew him as Jimmy. A labor leader who thrived in the rough and tumble world of union organizing, of contracts, and picket lines… and of standing up for workers right no matter what. When he disappeared it was front page news. But how many…
Organ Proteins Reveal How Aging Accelerates at 50 Years Old
Organs Age in Waves Accelerating at 50 Years Old Aging is a complex process that plays out differently across different organs, according to growing evidence By Heidi Ledford & Nature magazine Color enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan of the human heart, highlighting the cardiac conduction system (yellow). Join Our Community of Science Lovers! It is…
‘Arsenic Life’ Microbe Study Retracted after 15 Years of Controversy
‘Arsenic Life’ Microbe Study Retracted after 15 Years of Controversy A controversial arsenic microbe study unveiled 15 years ago has been retracted. The study’s authors are crying foul By Dan Vergano edited by Lee Billings Felisa Wolfe-Simon speaks during a news conference at NASA Headquarters on December 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. “Can you imagine…
Gravitational Wave Science Faces Budget Cuts Just Years After Breakthrough Discoveries
Opinion We Just Discovered the Sounds of Spacetime. Let’s Keep Listening Less than a decade since the first detection of gravitational waves—ripples in spacetime itself—proposed budget cuts threaten to silence this groundbreaking science By Lieke van Son Illustration of two black holes orbiting each other. Long ago, in a galaxy far away, two black holes…
Physicists Blast Gold to Astonishing Temperatures, Overturning 40 Years of Physics
Superheated Gold Defies ‘Entropy Catastrophe’ Limit, Overturning 40-Year-Old Physics Physicists superheated gold to 14 times its melting point, disproving a long-standing prediction about the temperature limits of solids By Clara Moskowitz edited by Lee Billings Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Gold usually melts at 1,300 kelvins—a temperature hotter than fresh lava from a volcano.…
Rents rise £221 a month in three years, analysis suggests
The monthly cost of renting a home has risen by £221 in three years, according to property portal Zoopla. The BBC has heard how the pressure has led to some tenants making decisions about jobs based on rent in the area, and parents who are helping their grown-up children with living costs. The increase is…
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…
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…
Is the UK really any safer 20 years on from 7/7?
There are extraordinary secret surveillance images – now largely forgotten – that in their own grainy and mysterious way, tell the story of missed opportunities that maybe, just maybe, could have stopped the horrific suicide attacks that took place in London 20 years ago. They are images of the ringleader of the 7/7 bombings –…
Heathrow shutdown caused by problem found seven years ago
Issues at an electrical substation which caused a fire that resulted in Heathrow Airport closing were first detected seven years ago but not fixed, a report has found. The investigation found that National Grid, which owns the substation, had been aware of a fault since 2018. The report details numerous opportunities to rectify issues at…
Home sales just posted their slowest May in 16 years
Laurel Wamsley The home sales slump in the U.S. continues: Last month was the slowest May for existing home sales since 2009. Existing home sales in May fell 0.7% compared to the same month last year. Measured monthly, sales were up slightly, 0.8%, from the month before — but that marks an increase from the…
We quit our jobs, sold our home and spent 10 years fighting for truth over daughter’s death
Warning: This article contains upsetting details and reference to suicide There didn’t seem to be anything out of the ordinary when Jane Figueiredo spoke to her daughter that night on the phone. “Alice asked me to bring her some snacks for the next time we visited,” Jane says. But that call, at 22:15 on 6…
Bowen: Israel is accused of the gravest war crimes – how governments respond could haunt them for years
Even wars have rules. They don’t stop soldiers killing each other but they’re intended to make sure that civilians caught up in the fighting are treated humanely and protected from as much danger as possible. The rules apply equally to all sides. If one side has suffered a brutal surprise attack that killed hundreds of…
5 years after anti-police protests, initiatives for officer mental health have traction
By Katja Ridderbusch ATLANTA — A day rarely goes by when Officer Jonnie Moeller-Reed’s eyes don’t fall on a small, framed photograph on the bookshelf in her office. It shows two smiling young men in casual, colorful shirts and shorts. Both died by suicide in the past few years. Looking at the photo of her late…
The world witnessed George Floyd’s murder. 5 years later, what has changed?
Michel Martin By now we all know what happened. A Black man named George Floyd was accused of using a counterfeit $20 bill to buy cigarettes at a convenience store in Minneapolis. Police were called, and a white officer named Derek Chauvin killed Floyd by kneeling on his neck for nine and a half minutes…
Love Is Blind’s Colleen Reed and Matt Bolton Break Up After 4 Years
Love Is Blind season three couple Colleen Reed and Matt Bolton broke up after nearly four years of marriage, sharing on May 23, “We’ve been separated for some time now.” Colleen Reed and Matt Bolton will be dancing through life apart. The Love Is Blind couple revealed they have broken up and have actually been…
Julia Roberts Mourns Death of Beloved Dog Myrtle After 19 Years
Oscar winner Julia Roberts shared a heartwarming message while sharing the passing of her and husband Danny Moder’s dog Myrtle, who lived for 19 years. Julia Roberts has said goodbye to a woman’s best friend. In a touching tribute, the Oscar winner announced the sad news that her beloved dog Myrtle has died after spending…
Liver King: What to Know About the Man Who Ate Raw Meat for Years
“Liver King” Brian Johnson—the subject of the Netflix documentary Untold: The Liver King—spent years living on a raw meat diet consisting of beef livers and testicles. Find out where he is now. The Liver King is no longer living on just meat. Brian Johnson, a fitness influencer who spent years promoting an “ancestral lifestyle” consisting…
Man jailed for 1986 murder acquitted after 38 years in prison
A man who has served almost 38 years in prison for the murder of a woman has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal after new DNA evidence emerged. Peter Sullivan was jailed over the 1986 killing of 21-year-old barmaid Diane Sindall, who was subjected to a frenzied sexual attack in Birkenhead, Merseyside,…
Alex Murdaugh’s Son Buster Marries 2 Years After Dad’s Murder Trial
Two years after Alex Murdaugh was convicted of killing his wife Maggie Murdaugh and son Paul Murdaugh in South Carolina, his surviving son Buster Murdaugh married his girlfriend Brooklynn White. Alex Murdaugh’s son is focusing on the love in his life. Two years after the former South Carolina lawyer was sentenced to two consecutive life…
UK and India agree trade deal after three years of talks
The UK and India have agreed a trade deal that will make it easier for UK firms to export whisky, cars and other products to India, and cut taxes on India’s clothing and footwear exports. The UK government said the “landmark” agreement, which took three years to reach, did not include any change in immigration…
Police found a missing woman 60 years after she disappeared. She wants to stay hidden
By Rachel Treisman Six decades after a young mother vanished from her small city in south-central Wisconsin, authorities have found her alive and well living in another state. Audrey Backeberg was 20 years old when she disappeared from Reedsburg in July 1962, according to a bulletin from the Wisconsin Department of Justice. It says the…
Fifty years since the sky fell: how the Vietnam war changed Australia
On the anniversary of Liberation Day, members of Australia’s Vietnamese community look back at the sacrifices made in pursuit of ‘a good life’ “It’s like the world collapsed,” says Thi Xa Nguyen, looking back 50 years to the fall of Saigon. She was living in the coastal town of Vũng Tàu where the soldiers of…
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Marks 35 Years from Launch
Celebrate Hubble Space Telescope’s 35th Birthday with Stunning Images Happy anniversary to the Hubble Space Telescope, which launched on April 24, 1990 By Meghan Bartels edited by Lee Billings The Tarantula Nebula, located about 161,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud bordering our Milky Way, is packed with ionized hydrogen gas dotted by supernova…
Clinton Kelly and Stacy London Detail Friendship 8 Years After Feud
Years after What Not To Wear’s Clinton Kelly and Stacy London went public with their feud in the late 2010s, they detailed how their show Wear Whatever the F You Want parallels their friendship. Clinton Kelly and Stacy London are done power clashing. In addition to the outdated rules for mixing fabrics, the former What…
Scientific American Editor Gary Stix Talks about His 35 Years of Editing the Magazine
Hear takeaways from 35 years at Scientific American from Gary Stix, our recently retired mind and brain editor. By Rachel Feltman, Gary Stix, Fonda Mwangi & Alex Sugiura Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. It goes without saying that a lot has changed at Scientific American since our first issue came…
Tunisian court hands prison sentences of up to 66 years in mass trial of regime opponents
Opposition says trial was staged to entrench president Kais Saied’s authoritarian rule A Tunisian court has handed down prison sentences of 13 to 66 years to politicians, businessmen and lawyers in a mass trial that opponents say is fabricated and a symbol of president Kais Saied’s authoritarian rule. Businessman Kamel Ltaif received the longest sentence…
Woman’s Killer, Who Left Her 3-Year-Old Unharmed, Found 50 Years Later
Fifty years after Phyllis Bailer was found dead on the side of a road with her 3-Year-Old daughter unharmed, police have identified Fred Allen Lienemann as the man responsible for her murder. An Indiana woman’s 50-year-old murder case is finally getting answers. Five decades after she was found dead in a ditch on the side…
Sudan’s war is 2 years in and shows no signs of slowing, as talks take place
Emmanuel Akinwotu LONDON — Foreign ministers from 20 countries are meeting in London Tuesday as part of a diplomatic effort to restart stalled peace talks over Sudan’s civil war that began two years ago. The United Nations says the conflict has prompted the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, and the most devastating famine in decades. Despite…
Sudan in ‘world’s largest humanitarian crisis’ after two years of civil war
NGOs and UN say country is ‘worse off than ever before’ with wide-scale displacement, hunger and attacks on refugee camps Sudan is suffering from the largest humanitarian crisis globally and its civilians are continuing to pay the price for inaction by the international community, NGOs and the UN have said, as the country’s civil war…
Zimbabwe starts compensating white farmers 25 years after land seizures
Step is requirement for restructuring country’s debt, including new IMF programme Zimbabwe has started to make compensation payments to white former farm owners, 25 years after Robert Mugabe’s government began confiscating land. The government paid $3.1m (£2.3m) to a “first batch” of 378 farms, the ministry of finance said in a statement on Wednesday, the…
Student jailed for 39 years for beach murder had ‘rage against women’
Nasen Saadi, 21, must serve a minimum of 39 years for the murder of Amie Gray and attempted murder of Leanne Miles. The pair, who were aged 34 and 38 and not known to Saadi, were attacked on Durley Chine Beach last May. Saadi was described at Winchester Crown Court as a “social misfit” who…
Fiji Iguanas Crossed the Ocean from the Americas Millions of Years Ago
How Iguanas Got from North America to Fiji Millions of Years Ago A genetic analysis reveals that Fiji’s iguanas are most closely related to lizards living in North America’s deserts. How is this possible? By Jack Tamisiea edited by Andrea Thompson A Brachylophus bulabula, commonly known as the central Fijian banded iguana on Ovalau Island,…
Tom Brady Reveals His “True Love” 2 Years after Gisele Bündchen Split
Tom Brady proclaimed his “true love” for football one month after ex-wife Gisele Bündchen welcomed her first child with boyfriend Joaquin Valente. Tom Brady is showing off his love for the game. The retired New England Patriots quarterback shared a photo of himself throwing a football on his Instagram Stories March 11, captioning the action shot…
Canada’s Hudson’s Bay has survived 355 years. Now the store is in crisis
Alina Selyukh Canada’s oldest retailer, Hudson’s Bay department store, cannot pay its debts. The high-end chain, dating back to the 17th-century fur-trade era, has been losing money and shoppers, set back by the pandemic, inflation and lately, trade tensions with the U.S. Now, it’s entered a proceeding similar to bankruptcy protection and expects to close…
Five Years after the COVID Pandemic Began, Fatigue and Frustration Remain
COVID Pandemic Fatigue Has Left the U.S. Vulnerable to New Threats The “quarantine fatigue” of 2020 became an ongoing “pandemic fatigue,” a complex set of emotions that continues to affect the nation By Meghan Bartels edited by Tanya Lewis People wearing protective masks wait on a subway platform at Grand Central in New York, U.S.,…
Woman kidnapped as a toddler in the US 25 years ago found alive in Mexico
Andrea Michelle Reyes was two when her mother took her from her father in Connecticut and fled the country A woman who was abducted in Connecticut as a toddler has been found alive 25 years later in Mexico. Andrea Michelle Reyes was two years old when she was taken by her mother, Rosa Tenorio, in…
Opinion: Thailand’s deportation of Uyghurs to China has echoes of 10 years ago
By Jeffrey Wasserstrom Jeffrey Wasserstrom is chancellor’s professor of history at University of California, Irvine and the author of The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia’s Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing, a short book about activists in and exiles from Thailand, Hong Kong and Myanmar that will be published in June by Columbia Global Reports. Given…
UK troops may need to protect peace in Ukraine for ‘many years’
A former national security adviser has warned the potential deployment of UK troops to protect peace in Ukraine could last for “many years”. Lord Sedwill told the BBC’s The Week in Westminster that the UK would need to be “willing to display strategic patience to give the Ukrainians the [security] assurances they need” in the…
Dolly Parton’s Husband Carl Dean Made Rare Outing 5 Years Before Death
Dolly Patron’s ultra-private husband Carl Dean, who died March 3 at the age of 82, was last photographed in public over five years before his passing, marking his first public outing in four decades. Dolly Parton’s husband Carl Dean preferred the quiet life. Before the country music legend announced March 3 that her husband of…
Africa’s medical system risks ‘collapse in next few years’, warns health leader
Focusing foreign aid on infectious diseases has allowed a rise in cancer and diabetes that African governments don’t have resources to fight, says Dr Githinji Gitahi Health services in Africa are at risk of “collapse in the next few years” due to soaring chronic diseases, a senior public health leader has warned. Foreign aid to…
3 years on, here’s what to keep an eye on in the Ukraine war — and efforts to end it
By Charles Maynes , Joanna Kakissis , Eleanor Beardsley KYIV, TBILISI AND PARIS — Nearly every day for the last three years, Russian drones and missiles have hit Ukraine, striking power plants, hospitals, schools and homes. “This is part of our life,” says Volodymyr Silvanovskyi, a 63-year-old customs official from the northeastern city of Sumy.…
She worked for years to get a federal job. Within a month, she was fired
Geoff Brumfiel Rose’s brief career as a federal employee ended last Thursday. “I was winding down for the day, and then all of a sudden, I got a notification ping,” she says. She reached for her government phone, which had been issued to her just a month earlier when she took a new job at…
Revealed: fugitive Dutch drug lord has been in Sierra Leone for at least two years
Sources place Johannes Leijdekkers in west African country since at least December 2022 One of Europe’s most-wanted drug lords has been living in Sierra Leone for at least two years, spending time at nightclubs and house parties, sources have told the Guardian. Johannes Leijdekkers, a Dutch national, has been sentenced in absentia to decades in…
Hitch Director Reveals Will Smith Feud 20 Years Later
Will Smith’s 2005 romantic comedy Hitch faced some behind-the-scenes drama, according to the film’s director Andy Tennant, who also revealed that the actor is working on a sequel without him. Will Smith’s foray into romantic comedies didn’t quite go off without a hitch. Two decades after the actor starred opposite Eva Mendes in the 2005…
Trump Funding Freeze Could Set Disaster Recovery Back ‘for Years’
Trump Funding Freeze Could Set Disaster Recovery Back ‘for Years’ President Donald Trump’s sudden move to freeze federal grants is hitting states where people are struggling to recover from wildfires and hurricanes By Thomas Frank, Anne C. Mulkern, Andres Picon & E&E News A person assesses damages of his house after Hurricane Helene made landfall…
66 million years ago, a fish chewed up and spit out food. It’s now a fossil in Denmark
By James Doubek About 66 million years ago, just before the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, a fish chewed up and spit out some sea creatures. Unbeknownst to that fish, its rejected meal was preserved in fossil form. And it’s now arrived at a museum in Denmark. “It is truly an unusual find,”…
Chiefs to face Eagles at the Super Bowl for the second time in three years
Juliana Kim Just two years after the Kansas City Chiefs edged out the Philadelphia Eagles in a thrilling Super Bowl, these two football powerhouses will face off once again on the championship stage. The Chiefs and the Eagles — both of whom were hosting — dominated against their visitors during the playoffs on Sunday, decisively…
‘Evil’ Southport killer jailed for a minimum of 52 years
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced to a minimum of 52 years for the “sadistic” murders of three young girls in an attack described as “shocking” and “pure evil”. Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, died while eight other children and two adults – dance class leader…
Julia Stiles Details Bond With Heath Ledger 26 Years Later
Julia Stiles exclusively told E! News what it was like working with the late Heath Ledger while filming 10 Things I Hate About You, saying he was “such a bright light” on set of the 1998 teen comedy. Julia Stiles is sharing 10 things she loves about the late Heath Ledger. The Save the Last Dance…
Slender Man Case: Morgan Geyser to Be Released 11 Years After Stabbing
Morgan Geyser, who stabbed Payton Leutner in 2014 in an effort to please the fictional character Slender Man, is set to be released from a Wisconsin psychiatric hospital, a judge ruled Jan. 9. A new update has emerged in the Slender Man case, over a decade after the terrifying ordeal. Nearly 11 years ago, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier lured…
CW Stars Courtney Ford, Brandon Routh Divorce After 17 Years Together
Legends of Tomorrow costars Courtney Ford and Brandon Routh announced their breakup after 17 years of marriage. The actress filed for divorce on Jan. 8. Courtney Ford and Brandon Routh are exiting the Waverider solo. The DC’s Legends of Tomorrow costars shared they have broken up in a joint post on Instagram one day after…
After 17 years, it’s Hoda Kotb’s last ‘Today’ show
Eric Deggans This may be tough to remember, as the tears and outrageous stories flow this morning during Hoda Kotb’s final appearances on NBC’s Today show. Once upon a time, when she was working with Kathie Lee Gifford, Kotb was considered the most serious adult in the TV room. This notion stretches back to 2007,…
Children born and raised in secret for years to get NSW birth certificates
Tribunal finds young couple faced ‘difficult situation’ and were too afraid to tell their ‘conservative’ parents in China about the pregnancies A young woman who kept two pregnancies secret and gave birth at home was afraid to speak up in part due to her conservative Chinese background. At 19 years old the woman gave birth…
Lebanon chooses a new president after two years without one
By Emily Feng , Jawad Rizkallah BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament has chosen the head of the country’s armed forces, Joseph Aoun, to be its next president, after going more than two years without one. Aoun’s selection on Thursday is one important step toward addressing a decimated economy and financial system, and to marshal funds to…
Average renter would take 8.3 years to save enough for a house deposit, new Victorian analysis shows
Exclusive: PBO report based on wage growth, house prices and rent rises says nearly a decade needed if 20% of gross income is put aside It could take almost a decade for the average Victorian renter who puts aside 20% of their gross income to save enough money for a home deposit in 2035, according…
Lebanese Lawmakers Choose a President After 2 Years of Gridlock
Middle East Crisis Lawmakers elected Joseph Aoun, the commander of the Lebanese military, the first step in forming a government to lead a country recovering from economic crisis and a devastating war. By Euan Ward Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon’s fractured Parliament overcame more than two years of gridlock on Thursday to choose a new…
Jessica Alba and Cash Warren Break Up After 16 Years of Marriage
Jessica Alba and film producer Cash Warren, who have three kids together, have decided to part ways after more than a decade of marriage. Jessica Alba and Cash Warren are being honest about the state of their relationship. The Dark Angel alum, 40, and the film producer, 45, have broken up after 16 years of…
Permanent job vacancies in UK shrink at fastest pace for four years
Job market data deepens sense of gloom enveloping UK plc as analysts plan close look at effects of NICs rise on hiring Vacancies for permanent jobs in the UK declined at their fastest pace for four years last month, according to a new survey that adds to the gloomy economic mood. Amid febrile markets and…
Aly Michalka Addresses Rumor She Dated Costar Ricky Ullman for 6 Years
Aly Michalka cleared up the rumor that she secretly dated her Phil of the Future costar Ricky Ullman for six years, saying the two were never more than friends. Did Aly Michalka find herself with a 22nd-century-man? Not quite. The former Disney Channel star and her sister AJ Michalka cleared up a few rumors about themselves, including one that Aly had…
Paris Jackson Celebrates 5 Years of Sobriety With Moving Message
Paris Jackson, the only daughter of Michael Jackson, marked a milestone in her ongoing sobriety journey from alcohol and heroin. Paris Jackson is celebrating another chapter in her sobriety journey. The only daughter of the late Michael Jackson marked five years sober from alcohol and heroin with a powerful message about what it means to…
Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber Break Up After 3 Years of Dating
Model Kaia Gerber and Elvis star Austin Butler have called it quits after about three years of dating. Get details about their romance. Kaia Gerber and Austin Butler‘s burning love has fizzled out. The model and the Elvis star have split after about three years of dating, according to multiple outlets. They reportedly split at…
Search begins for British hikers missing in northern Italy since New Year’s Day
Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, were ‘planning on going off-grid’ during holiday in the Dolomites A search is under way for a pair of British hikers in the Dolomites in northern Italy who have been missing since New Year’s Day. Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, last sent messages home on 1…
‘Key architect’ of riots after Southport attack jailed for seven and a half years
Andrew McIntyre, who pleaded guilty to encouraging violent disorder, was motivated by racial hatred, says judge A man described as a leading organiser of last summer’s riots has been jailed for seven and a half years for using social media to encourage people to take part in the disorder. Andrew McIntyre, 39, set up a…
Charlie Hebdo marks 10 years after terror attack with special issue
Gunmen stormed satirical paper’s Paris offices, killing 11 people, over cartoons of the prophet Muhammad Ten years on from the Islamist terrorist attack on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, France will ask: “Are we all still Charlie?” The #JeSuisCharlie hashtag spread around the world in January 2015 after brothers Chérif and Saïd Kouachi stormed the…
Harris to certify Trump’s US election win, four years after Capitol riot
US Vice-President Kamala Harris will on Monday preside over the official certification in Congress of the result of November’s presidential election – a contest that she lost to Donald Trump. The date also marks the fourth anniversary of a riot at the US Capitol, when Trump’s supporters tried to thwart the certification of Democratic President…
Works on ‘road from hell’ to end after 23 years
Tony Blair was just halfway through his time as prime minister and FA Cup finals were being played in Cardiff when one of the UK’s most expensive and complex road upgrade projects this century began. The 28-mile (45km) £2bn upgrade to almost motorway standard was designed to bring prosperity to one of the UK’s most…
Antibiotic emergency ‘could claim 40 million lives in next 25 years’
As superbugs spread across the globe, death rates from antimicrobial resistance are set to double, says England’s former chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies has a straightforward message about the coming year. We face a growing antibiotic emergency that could have devastating impacts on men, women and children across the globe, she says. Davies, a…
New Year’s Eve 2025: Photos of Celebrations Around the World
See how people across the globe celebrated. In Photos and Video See how people across the globe celebrated. In Photos and Video Fireworks burst over the Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate during New Year’s Day celebrations in Berlin.Ebrahim Noroozi/Associated Press By The New York Times In plazas and parks and bars and homes across the…
Germany’s Chancellor Scholz Takes a Jab at Musk in New Year’s Eve Address
Germany’s Political Turmoil Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany’s election would “not be decided by the owners of social media channels” in his annual New Year’s Eve address. By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from Berlin The annual New Year’s Eve speech by Germany’s chancellor is traditionally heavy on national unity, reflections on the past 12 months…
Kaley Cuoco Officiates Sister Briana Cuoco’s New Year’s Eve Wedding
Kaley Cuoco helped her sister kickstart the new year with a big bang. The Big Bang Theory star served as the officiant at the wedding of her younger sister Briana Cuoco, who married during a sweet New Year’s Eve ceremony. In a post shared by Kaley, 39, the actress poses with her fiancé Tom Pelphrey…
Jennifer Lopez Rocks Bikini in New Year’s Thirst Trap
Jennifer Lopez stripped down to a black bikini and snow boots for a photo while vacationing in Aspen with her 16-year-old twins Max and Emme. See her holiday-themed selfie. Jennifer Lopez is unstoppable when it comes to staying fit. The Hustlers star proved she’s more toned than ever after sharing a selfie of her wearing…
Tom Brady Calls His Kids the “Loves of His Life” in New Year’s Message
Tom Brady rang in 2025 with a touching tribute to his kids Jack, whose mom is Bridget Moynahan, as well Benjamin and Vivian, whom he shares with Gisele Bündchen. Tom Brady is kicking off 2025 with quite the starting lineup. The former New England Patriots quarterback started the new year by spending time with his…
Jeremy Renner Reflects on Gruesome Snowplow Accident 2 Years Later
Avengers star Jeremy Renner looked back on his January 2023 snowplow accident as he marked the second anniversary of the ordeal, thanking those who helped him throughout his recovery. Jeremy Renner is marking a very special occasion: his “ReBirthday.” That’s how the Avengers star referred to the anniversary of his New Year’s Day 2023 snowplow…
Toxic waste from site of gas leak which killed thousands removed after 40 years
Authorities in India have removed hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste from an Indian chemical factory that witnessed one of the world’s deadliest gas leaks 40 years ago. A court in December had set a four-week deadline for the waste to be disposed. On Wednesday, the toxic waste – around 337 tonnes – was taken…
Coventry woman who vanished 52 years ago found alive and well
Mystery of Sheila Fox’s disappearance at 16 solved after fresh police appeal A woman who went missing 52 years ago has been found alive and well after police released a grainy photograph as part of an appeal, solving one of Britain’s longest-running missing person cases. Sheila Fox, now 68, disappeared from Coventry in 1972 when…
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…
Diplo Admits He’s “Tripping” on LSD During CNN New Year’s Eve Show
Diplo admitted that he was tripping on LSD during a live conversation with Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper on their CNN New Year’s Eve special. Diplo ended 2024 on a high—literally. Indeed, the DJ admitted to Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper that he was tripping into the new year. “I’m so curious,” Andy told…
Meghan Markle Rejoins Instagram With New Account on New Year’s
Seven years after Meghan Markle shut down her personal Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts, the Duchess of Sussex rejoined Instagram for the new year. Meghan Markle is making her grand return to social media. Seven years after the Duchess of Sussex bid farewell to her Instagram account following her engagement to Prince Harry, she’s back…
10 Killed After Truck Driven Into New Year’s Eve Crowd in New Orleans
Ten people have died and more than 30 others were injured after a man drove his pickup truck into a crowd during an early morning New Year’s Day attack on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street. The city of New Orleans is reeling after a tragedy on New Year’s Day. At least 10 people have died, and…
Andy Cohen Roasts Anderson Cooper’s Sex Life During CNN New Year’s Eve
Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper were the chaotic duo we needed to ring in the new year, as they made NSFW jokes during CNN’s New Year’s Eve special. Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper rang in 2025 with the most chaotic energy. The Watch What Happens Live host and Anderson Cooper 360 host welcomed the new…