Month: June 2024

Read More It’s an increasingly important tool in solving cold cases and catching serial killers: DNA. But not just any DNA – DNA off discarded food, soda cans, water bottles, or even chewing gum. Andrea Cavallier reports It’s an increasingly important tool in solving cold cases and catching serial killers: DNA. But not just any…

Read More Pamela Sumpter, was raped and stabbed, and her brother John Sumpter was stabbed to death, at their Georgia home on July 15, 1990 Pamela Sumpter, was raped and stabbed, and her brother John Sumpter was stabbed to death, at their Georgia home on July 15, 1990

Read More Concerns mount for the UK’s non-EU migrants, as even those who have lived in Britain for decades will have to provide proof of residency The government is telling migrants who have lived in Britain for decades to provide proof for every year of their residency as part of the controversial transition to digital…

Read More A list compiled by spymaster Robert Cecil gives an insight into the beginnings of the secret service, says historian For more than a century, it lay undisturbed in the National Archives: a single sheet of paper, headed The names of the Intelligencers, with the power to unveil a hidden network of secret Elizabethan…

Read More SAN FRANCISCO — Orlando Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed “Baby Bull” who became a Hall of Famer among the early Puerto Ricans to star in the major leagues, has died. He was 86. The San Francisco Giants and his family announced the death Friday night, and a moment of silence was held…

Read MoreKorda, who tied an LPGA record earlier this year with five consecutive victories, has missed the cut in three straight tournaments for the first time in her career.Korda, who tied an LPGA record earlier this year with five consecutive victories, has missed the cut in three straight tournaments for the first time in her…

Read MoreThe mother of a French teenager with North African origins killed by police is holding a silent march to mark one year since his deathThe mother of a French teenager with North African origins killed by police is holding a silent march to mark one year since his death

Read More Volunteers with experience in rough terrain will go over areas previously covered by police in search for 19-year-old Volunteers with experience navigating tough terrain are in Tenerife to help the Spanish police in the search for a missing British teenager. Jay Slater, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, was last heard from on 17 June…

Read More A new portrait of King Charles III has been unveiled in honor of Armed Forces Day on Saturday, June 29, in the U.K.  The portrait, a photograph taken by Hugo Burnand in Windsor Castle in November 2023, shows the King in full military regalia, composed of various medals, swords and decorations—a tribute to…

Read More Assuming the polls are right, the Labour leader must cram in Nato and European summits while appointing ministers and laying out his plans for parliament If all goes according to plan and the polls are not wildly out, Keir Starmer will be walking up Downing Street on Friday morning as the country’s new…

Read MoreHezbollah says it can and will fight until a ceasefire in Gaza is agreed, here’s a look at the scenarios.Hezbollah says it can and will fight until a ceasefire in Gaza is agreed, here’s a look at the scenarios.

Read More Shark attacks, rip currents, hurricanes and even lightining can turn a fun beach trip deadly Shark attacks, rip currents, hurricanes and even lightining can turn a fun beach trip deadly

Read More For decades doctors have operated on intersex children to make them more ‘normal’. Now conservative efforts targeting transgender healthcare are putting these controversial procedures on firmer legal footing, Io Dodds reports For decades doctors have operated on intersex children to make them more ‘normal’. Now conservative efforts targeting transgender healthcare are putting these…

Read MoreCalled 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth on Saturday.Called 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth on Saturday.

Read More Centrists are fighting for their survival in today’s poll, amid fears the president’s snap election has unleashed chaos Emmanuel Macron’s centrist grouping was fighting for survival this weekend before the first round of France’s high-stakes snap election, which could see the far-right National Rally (RN) become the biggest force in parliament. Macron, who…

Read MoreThe policeman was wounded in the neck before shooting the attacker dead, officials say.The policeman was wounded in the neck before shooting the attacker dead, officials say.

Read MoreTens of thousands of protesters have gathered outside an Alternative for Germany (AfD) meeting in Essen.Tens of thousands of protesters have gathered outside an Alternative for Germany (AfD) meeting in Essen.

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Read More Fire department extricated people trapped in the Long Island nail salon, as driver was also taken to hospital A minivan slammed into a Long Island, New York, nail salon on Friday, killing four and injuring nine people inside the business at the time, a Suffolk county fire official said. The vehicle came to…

Read MoreIran is set to hold a run-off election after record low voter turnout in the country’s presidential election.Iran is set to hold a run-off election after record low voter turnout in the country’s presidential election.

Read More Greater Manchester police say dog was ‘destroyed at the scene as the last possible option’ and two men arrested An XL bully dog has been shot dead by police after a woman was attacked and injured. Greater Manchester police said officers were called to Gladstone Road in Eccles at 9pm on Friday after…

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Read MoreSoldiers advance in Gaza City neighbourhood as UN says at least 60,000 Palestinian residents displaced.Soldiers advance in Gaza City neighbourhood as UN says at least 60,000 Palestinian residents displaced.

Read More LOS ANGELES — Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including “Roseanne” and “Arrested Development,” has died aged 80, his daughter said Friday. Mull is survived by his daughter and musician Wendy Haas, his wife since…

Read MoreAlternative for Germany came in second in European Parliament elections earlier this month.Alternative for Germany came in second in European Parliament elections earlier this month.

Read More NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben speaks to Hussein Ibish, a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute, about Hamas’ strategy for the war in Gaza. NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben speaks to Hussein Ibish, a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute, about Hamas’ strategy for the war in Gaza.

Read More Why Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., visited Israel this week, and how the visit underscores tensions among Democrats over the war in Gaza. (Image credit: Maya Levin for NPR) Why Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., visited Israel this week, and how the visit underscores tensions among Democrats over the war in Gaza.

Read MoreMahsoud Pakeshkian and Saeed Jalili are headed to a runoff presidential election on Friday to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May.Mahsoud Pakeshkian and Saeed Jalili are headed to a runoff presidential election on Friday to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in…

Read More The vote was called after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in May Iran will hold a second round of its presidential election after none of the candidates secured enough votes for victory during Friday’s ballot, the Interior Ministry has said. The snap election was called after the death…

Read More Ten years ago, ISIS declared the creation of an Islamic caliphate. Although the terrorists were defeated, the threat lives on At its peak, ISIS controlled one third of Syria and about 40 percent of Iraq. Various groups in Africa pledged loyalty to its leader, and cells of the organization carried out attacks in the…

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Read More Spanish Guardia Civil says 70-year-old man discovered by rescue team near Aspe peak in western Pyrenees A 70-year-old British hiker has been found dead in Pyrenees mountains four days after disappearing. The man, who was from London, went missing on Monday. He was discovered in the mountain range by a rescue team on…

Read More Business community decries ‘act of arson’ as one-sixth of trade posts within British consulates in the US are scrapped America was meant to be Britain’s route to the sunlit uplands of Brexit. Then, after hopes of a free trade deal evaporated, successive Conservative governments have set their sights lower, by trying to forge…

Read More City is one of few in the US where tenants can be forced to pay fees, despite a landlord having hired the broker A row is brewing in New York City between renters and real estate brokers, over who pays the thousands of dollars in fees when an apartment is rented. On 12…

Read More Turnout estimated to be as low as 40%, a record low since the revolution and a rebuff for the regime Iran is heading to a runoff election in a week’s time after the reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian secured a narrow lead over hardline former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili but failed to secure more…