All 10 fugitives who made a brazen escape from a New Orleans jail in May are back in custody after the last inmate was captured in Atlanta
Federal court to weigh Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago area
President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Illinois will face scrutiny at a pivotal court hearing, hours after a small number of Texas Guard members started protecting federal property in the the Chicago area
Scientist learns he has won Nobel prize while on digital detox in US mountains
Fred Ramsdell’s wife switched on her phone and screamed – it was full of messages congratulating her husband Out on a digital detox in the western US backcountry, scientist Fred Ramsdell was startled when his wife let out a yell. He feared she had spotted a grizzly bear, only to...
Nobel prize in physics awarded to three scientists for work on quantum mechanics
Trio led experiments that paved the way for the next generation of quantum technologies The Nobel prize in physics 2025 has been awarded to British, French and American scientists for pioneering experiments that paved the way for the next generation of quantum technologies. John Clarke, a British physicist based at...
3/I Atlas: a rare comet from beyond our solar system is being closely tracked – what can it teach us?
Only the third interstellar comet ever to be seen contains material from other star systems that can be observed close up You wait ages for an interstellar comet to arrive and then three come along at once. Or at least over the space of a decade. The latest interloper from...
Nobel prize in chemistry awarded to scientists for work on ‘Hermione’s handbag’
Trio honoured for developing revolutionary materials for applications ranging from gas storage to drug delivery The Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded to three scientists who created revolutionary porous materials that can harvest water from desert air, capture carbon dioxide from industrial facilities and remove toxins from water. Susumu...
Dogs kill 2-year-old boy at Georgia daycare center
A 2-year-old boy in south Georgia has died after being attacked by two Rottweilers at an unlicensed daycare
Man charged in 1973 killing of Conn. woman dies after found unresponsive in cell
George Legere, charged last month in a 1973 Connecticut cold case murder, has died
What to know about former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy and new video of a fatal highway crash
The attorney of the late Kyren Lacy, a former LSU football player who was accused of negligent homicide for his alleged role in a fatal car crash last year, is questioning his involvement in the deadly wreck
California makes Diwali an official statewide holiday
California is the third U.S. state to designate Diwali as an official statewide holiday