A tourist from the U.S. mainland who was visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny’s residency has been fatally shot at La Perla, a popular seaside shantytown
Tom Hanks pays tribute to Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell
Actor who portrayed commander in 1995 Oscar-winning film says Lovell dared to go to places most wouldn’t go Late Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell has received a tribute from Tom Hanks, the actor who brought him to life in an Oscar-winning movie and said he had gone places most wouldn’t...
Jim Lovell obituary
American astronaut and commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission who dramatically brought the crew back to Earth Just after 9.20pm, Houston time, on Monday 13 April 1970, Jim Lovell, who has died aged 97, looked out of the left side window of Odyssey, the command module of the Apollo...
‘Bizarre and wrong’: Danish zoo sparks debate with plea for pets to use as food
Aalborg zoo points to importance of mimicking natural feeding, but critics say its campaign devalues pets After a Danish zoo posted a reminder of its long-running programme allowing people to donate their healthy, small pets to be “gently euthanised” and fed to predators, reaction poured in from across the globe....
Conch blowing could help to alleviate sleep apnoea, study suggests
Experts on condition affecting millions of people in UK give cautious welcome to findings but say more research needed Blowing into a conch shell could help tackle the symptoms of a sleep disorder that affects millions of people across the UK, according to a study. Conch blowing, also known as...
Starwatch: Look out for the Perseids, the best meteor shower of the year
Shower peaks on the night of 12 to 13 August, when in ideal conditions as many as 100 meteors an hour can be seen The Perseid meteor shower is widely regarded as the best of the year but better than that, it is happening this week. Active from mid-July until...
Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 02-06-08-14-49, Mega Ball: 12, Megaplier:
Astronauts return to Earth with SpaceX after 5 months at the International Space Station
Astronauts return to Earth with SpaceX after 5 months at the International Space Station
Russia and Ukraine hold fast to their demands ahead of a planned Putin-Trump summit
The threats, pressure and ultimatums have come and gone, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained Moscow’s uncompromising demands in Ukraine, raising fears he could use a planned summit with U.S. President Donald Trump to coerce Kyiv into ac...
Louisiana to pay $9 million to man shot by state trooper during traffic stop
Louisiana officials have agreed to pay $9 million to a man who was partially paralyzed after a state trooper shot him in the back during a 2018 traffic stop in Baton Rouge