The bizarre vertical flight pattern has long puzzled experts but new research reveals why it may play a crucial role in the insect’s survival On a spring evening along the banks of the River Thames, thousands of mayflies can be seen engaging in what may be one of the world’s...
AstraZeneca makes surprise U-turn with £300m pharma investment in UK
Drugmaker had stalled large-scale projects in England but has now pledged investment at two sites, announced by Keir Starmer Britain’s biggest drugmaker AstraZeneca has said it will invest £300m in the UK in a surprise U-turn after pausing large-scale projects last year. The drugmaker had pulled back investments in Britain...
Students injured in Brown University shooting sue school, alleging security failures
Brown University is facing lawsuits from three students injured in a campus shooting on December 13
Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research
A former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci has been indicted on federal charges alleging he conspired to hide his communications related to COVID-19 research as the pandemic unfolded
Teen charged with killing stepsister on Carnival Cruise faces trial in June
A teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship will go to trial in over a month
Upstate New York man pleads guilty to stealing more than $50M in Ponzi scheme
An upstate New York businessman accused of stealing over $50 million from hundreds of people has pleaded guilty to charges related to a Ponzi scheme
Mexican man pleads guilty to impersonating Border Patrol agent to ‘disrupt deportation missions’
A Mexican man in the United States has pleaded guilty to impersonating a Border Patrol agent and following federal immigration officers to divert them while they were out on immigration enforcement missions in Southern California
Washington state says Geo Group refuses to let health inspectors into detention facility
Washington state has asked a federal judge to force private prison operator The Geo Group to allow health inspectors into its for-profit immigration detention center in Tacoma, which has been the subject of thousands of complaints from detainees in rec...
At least 2 injured as storms tear through Texas, damaging homes
Thunderstorms have torn through parts of Texas, sending at least two people to the hospital
Oakland attributes a 6-decade low in homicides, in part, to life coaches
The California city of Oakland has driven homicides to historic lows by offering services including life coaches to people most likely to get pulled into gang-related shootings