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Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland dies at age of 24
Police say player appeared to have taken his own life Kneeland had scored first career touchdown on Monday The Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland has died at the age of 24, the team announced on Thursday. “It is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland...
Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown arrested on attempted murder charge in shooting
Brown arrested in Dubai on Miami shooting charge Ex-NFL star accused of firing shots after fight Victim says bullet grazed his neck, per warrant Former NFL star Antonio Brown has been arrested on an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting after a celebrity boxing event in Miami, police confirmed...
Thomas Tuchel decides to recall Jude Bellingham in key England squad
Bellingham was left out in October after injury return March is the only other England camp before World Cup Thomas Tuchel has decided to give Jude Bellingham an England recall on Friday for the World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania, the Guardian understands. The head coach sparked a major...
Chess: Russian star and top Americans fall in World Cup but Adams wins 10-game epic
Ian Nepomniachtchi was a world title challenger, Wesley So is ranked No 8, and Hans Niemann has huge ambition, but all lost to unheralded opponents The ongoing $2m, 206-player World Cup in Goa, India, has a brutal format designed to maximise the chance of shock results. Its knockout matches consist...
Scientists criticize ‘straw man’ arguments in Bill Gates climate memo
Tech billionaire relying on ‘false binary’ with call to focus less on emissions and more on aid for poor, experts say A new memo on the climate crisis from Bill Gates relies on “straw man” arguments about the threat to humanity and “false dichotomies” between spending on climate or aid...
Garden shed of vaccine pioneer Edward Jenner added to heritage at risk register
Hut where father of immunology trialled first smallpox vaccine among 138 additions to Historic England list A rustic, ordinary-looking English garden hut regarded as the birthplace of immunology – revolutionising global public health and saving countless lives – has been added to the nation’s heritage at risk register. The hut...
Amazon lakes hit ‘unbearable’ hot-tub temperatures amid mass die-offs of pink river dolphins – study
Droughts and heatwaves causing water in some areas to reach 41C, killing fish and endangered dolphins, say researchers Amazonian lakes are being transformed into simmering basins hotter than spa baths as severe heatwaves and drought grip the region, research shows. The temperature of one lake exceeded 40C (104F) as water...
Unesco adopts global standards on ‘wild west’ field of neurotechnology
UN body’s recommendations driven by AI advances and proliferation of consumer-oriented neurotech devices It is the latest move in a growing international effort to put guardrails around a burgeoning frontier – technologies that harness data from the brain and nervous system. Unesco has adopted a set of global standards on...
Grand Theft Auto VI delayed again, now scheduled for November 2026
In a brief statement, Rockstar Games announced that Grand Theft Auto VI has been pushed back to November 19, 2026, to give the game extra polish. Following the announcement, Take-Two Interactive's stock fell 14 percent in after-hours trading before recovering slightly to close at a six percent loss. Read Entire...