Marine biologists on Florida's Space Coast have released June Cleaver, a 230-pound loggerhead turtle, back into the ocean
South Carolina’s top lawyers say paid family leave should include stillbirths too
South Carolina's top attorneys say family leave after childbirth should include at least six weeks of paid leave for stillbirths
US appeals court reverses lower court, approves Illinois ban on carrying firearms on public transit
A federal appeals court has approved Illinois’ ban on carrying firearms on public transit, reversing a lower court decision that found the prohibition violated the Second Amendment
2 more people charged with helping man accused of killing 4 as he evaded authorities, officials say
Investigators say two more people have been charged with helping a Tennessee man evade authorities after he was accused of fatally shooting four people
Chicago prepares for an influx of National Guard troops and immigration agents
Chicago residents are bracing for an influx of military patrols and immigration agents in the coming days
VP Vance to meet with families of schoolchildren after church shooting in Minneapolis
Vice President JD Vance plans to visit Minneapolis on Wednesday to meet with families affected by a recent church shooting
NYC transit leaders respond to video of minors operating subway train
New York City transit leaders are criticizing a TikTok video showing minors operating a train while the conductor stands by
Labour could end badger cull but only with Covid-style testing and vaccines – report
Review says ministers have only ‘small chance’ of wiping out bovine tuberculosis by 2038 without more investment Labour can end the badger cull but only with a Covid-19 style focus on testing and vaccinating, the author of a government-commissioned report has said. Ministerial plans to stop the shooting of the...
Sweeteners can harm cognitive health equivalent to 1.6 years of ageing, study finds
Researchers say low- and no-calorie sweeteners appear to affect thinking and memory in middle age Sweeteners found in yoghurts and fizzy drinks can damage people’s ability to think and remember, and appear to cause “long-term harm” to health, research has found. People who consumed the largest amount of sweeteners such...
Herwig Schopper obituary
Director general of Cern in the 1980s who went on to establish the Sesame laboratory in Jordan The German physicist Herwig Schopper, who has died aged 101, was director general of Cern, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, from 1981 to 1988, overseeing the laboratory’s first Nobel prize-winning discovery and...