Early Saturday morning, when a man dressed like a police officer knocked at the home of a Minnesota state legislator, marked the start of nearly 40 hours of violence and fear that swept through towns in an arc around Minneapolis
Senate expected to pass crypto bill without addressing Trump’s investments
The Senate is voting on legislation regulating a form of cryptocurrency called stablecoins
23andMe’s founder wins bid to regain control of bankrupt DNA testing firm
Anne Wojcicki made $305m bid for firm, which has lost customers since declaring bankruptcy, with backing of Fortune 500 company 23andMe’s former CEO is set to regain control of the genetic testing company after a $305m bid from a non-profit she controls topped a pharmaceutical company’s offer for it in...
UK-wide drug trial hailed as a ‘milestone’ in leukaemia treatment
Combination of two targeted drugs found to produce better outcomes and was more tolerable than chemotherapy A groundbreaking UK-wide trial has found a chemotherapy-free approach to treating leukaemia that may lead to better outcomes for some patients, with the results being hailed as a “milestone”. Led by researchers from Leeds,...
Starwatch: Mars and Regulus will make for an eye-catching pair
Celestial objects will be separated by less than a degree and the colour difference between them will be striking Look into the western sky this week to see an eye-catching conjunction between Mars and Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation of Leo, the lion. The chart shows the view...
Israeli stands at Paris airshow shut down ‘by order of French government’
Four booths hidden from view, prompting fury from Israel’s defence ministry and visiting US Republicans Business live – latest updates The four main Israeli company stands at the Paris airshow have been shut down after exhibitors reportedly refused to remove some weapons from display. The stands at the aerospace industry...
Flash flooding kills 4 in West Virginia, rescue teams searching for missing people
Flash flooding caused by torrential rains has killed four people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews are out searching for four other people who are missing
Protester shot and killed at ‘No Kings’ rally in Utah, police say
Salt Lake City police say a demonstrator who was shot at the city's “No Kings” protest has died and that the bullet that killed him appears to have been fired by one of the demonstration's peacekeepers
2 detainees recaptured after escape from immigration detention center
FBI officials say two detainees who escaped from a federal immigration detention center in New Jersey last week have been recaptured, while another two remain at large
Friends say Minnesota shooting suspect was deeply religious and conservative
The man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House held deeply religious and politically conservative views, telling a congregation in Africa two years ago that the U.S. was in a “bad place” where most churches didn’t oppose abortion