A person cited in the David Hearn case says the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool had already sustained damage before the former Olympian is accused of making contact with it. David Hearn, a former US Olympian, was indicted by a grand…
Andy Lippman, the longtime Los Angeles bureau chief for the Associated Press who oversaw coverage of some of the most significant events of the 20th century, has died at 78. He died at his home in Tucson on July 25,…
— American consumers’ confidence in the nation’s economy continued its slide this month as renewed fighting between the United States and Iran sent gasoline prices soaring back above four dollars per gallon, undoing fragile gains from a brief period of…
Justin Alvo, whose father is Amazonian, relocated to Ecuador’s Morona-Santiago province to live alongside the Shuar after he fell in love with Maria, a woman from the community. Since settling there, he has gained a close view of daily life…
Fraudsters are constantly finding new ways to target people’s money, and one payment scam experts want consumers to watch for is ‘ghost tapping’. With fewer people relying on notes and coins, most purchases are now made electronically. The Federal Reserve’s…
An investigative report released Tuesday has revealed that Old Dominion University was unaware of a student’s prior terrorism conviction before he opened fire on campus in March, killing an ROTC instructor and wounding two others. The gunman, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh,…
Florida is scheduled to carry out its first double execution of the modern death penalty era today, July 28, but campaigners and experts say the pace of the process could raise serious concerns. James Duckett, 68, is due to be…
As Tennessee prepares for what would be its first execution of a woman in more than two centuries, a special master has now been assigned to Christa Gail Pike’s case. The Tennessee Supreme Court appointed Shelby County Senior Judge Mark…
A 27-year-old man diagnosed with an exceptionally rare form of cancer says he has no intention of letting the disease dictate how he lives, despite the seriousness of his condition. Ben Wagenmann, a student living in Switzerland, said the first…
FIFA’s relationship with US president Donald Trump and members of his administration is now under congressional scrutiny, with FIFA president Gianni Infantino being called to appear before Congress. The US House Judiciary Committee has asked Infantino to respond to claims…
Christopher Nolan’s version of The Odyssey runs for almost three hours, but even that wasn’t enough to include every major moment from Homer’s original poem. Since arriving in cinemas on July 17, The Odyssey has dominated the box office. As…
A 30-year-old flight attendant has opened up about being diagnosed with skin cancer after years of using sunbeds, explaining that what she first thought was eczema was actually a tumor that ultimately left a hole in her face. Beth Brown,…
— Postpartum psychosis is a severe mental health emergency that can strike suddenly in the days or weeks following childbirth, disrupting a new mother’s grip on reality. While relatively rare, affecting approximately one to two per 1,000 women who give…
If you’re standing in your kitchen staring at a carton of milk, a can of beans, or a package of yogurt with a date that has just passed, you might be wondering whether to toss it out or take your…
A metal show in Dunedin, New Zealand, reportedly took a grim turn when attendees say the mosh pit became contaminated in scenes that left some people distressed, sick, and covered in human waste. The alleged incident happened during Devilskin’s concert…
Roughly 70 hours of audio recordings from former President Joe Biden’s interviews with his memoir ghostwriter have been released to the public after a two-year legal battle, bringing renewed scrutiny to the classified documents investigation that concluded without criminal charges…