The 2017 flash, which stretched from east Texas to near Kansas City, beat the previous record by almost 50 miles A 515-mile (829km) lightning flash has set a new record as the longest ever identified. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed the new world record for the flash registered on...
World’s ‘oldest baby’ born from embryo frozen in 1994
Parents of boy born in Ohio, US, used ‘adopted’ IVF embryo that had been stored away for more than 30 years The world’s “oldest baby” has been born in the US from an embryo that was frozen in 1994, it has been reported. Thaddeus Daniel Pierce was born on 26...
Father accused of drowning daughter pleads not guilty in New York court
A man has pleaded not guilty to drowning his 9-year-old daughter while vacationing in New York’s Adirondack region and hiding her body in the water of a wooded area
Victims of Reno casino shooting include 2 men visiting for a bachelor party, police say
Authorities say two of the three people killed in a shooting outside the largest casino in Reno, Nevada, were 33-year-old men in town celebrating a bachelor party
Officer arrested by ICE is missed by colleagues and was eligible to work
Officials in a Maine town where immigration authorities arrested a police officer say the officer was a trusted member of the force who is missed by his colleagues
Asian shares are mixed after South Korea makes tariff deal and US stocks fall
Asian shares are mixed after most U.S. stocks slipped, as doubts rose on Wall Street about whether the Federal Reserve will deliver economy-juicing cuts to interest rates by September
Islamic State and al-Qaida threat is intense in Africa, with growing risks in Syria, UN experts say
The threat from Islamic State and al-Qaida extremists and their affiliates is most intense in parts of Africa, and risks are growing in Syria, which both groups view as a “a strategic base for external operations,” U.N. experts said in a new report
More Trump administration figures who met Laura Loomer’s ire are out. A look at her influence
President Donald Trump has downplayed the influence of Laura Loomer, a right-wing provocateur known for her incendiary social media presence, in his administration’s decision-making
North Carolina lawmakers approve stopgap spending measure amid budget impasse
North Carolina legislators have approved a stopgap spending measure to boost government spending while a broader budget impasse in the ninth-largest state continues
12 members of Congress sue Trump administration to ensure access to ICE detention centers
A dozen members of Congress who have been blocked from making oversight visits at immigration detention centers are suing the Trump administration to ensure they are granted entry into the facilities, even without prior notice