Hundreds of people have gathered at the local Jewish Community Center for a vigil to support the victims of the firebombing attack in Boulder
Richard Garwin obituary
Physicist and US government adviser who designed the first working hydrogen bomb The Nobel laureate Enrico Fermi called his student Richard Garwin “the only true genius I’ve ever met”. Garwin, who has died aged 97, is perhaps the most influential 20th-century scientist that you have never heard of, because he...
Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’
Exclusive: Melbourne team demonstrates way to make the virus visible within white blood cells, paving the way to fully clear it from the body A cure for HIV could be a step closer after researchers found a new way to force the virus out of hiding inside human cells. The...
Many of Dead Sea scrolls may be older than thought, experts say
Researchers enlisted help of AI along with radiocarbon dating to produce new insights into ancient texts Many of the Dead Sea scrolls could be older than previously thought, with some biblical texts dating from the time of their original authors, researchers say. The first of the ancient scrolls were discovered...
Two boat operators charged in wakeboarding girl’s death in South Florida
Misdemeanor charges have filed against the man who was operating the boat that fatally struck a 15-year-old girl off a South Florida beach last year, as well as the man who was operating the boat she had been wakeboarding behind
Mexican 4-year-old is granted humanitarian parole to continue receiving lifesaving care in US
A 4-year-old Mexican girl who receives lifesaving medical care from a Southern California hospital has been granted permission to remain in the country
Los Angeles County will pay $2.7M to teen boy attacked in ‘gladiator fights’ at detention facility
Los Angeles County has agreed to pay $2_7 million to a teenager who was attacked by at least six other young people at a juvenile detention center in so-called “gladiator fights.”
New Mexico appeals court rejects lawsuit against oil and gas regulators
A New Mexico appeals court has rejected a lawsuit alleging that the nation’s No. 2 oil state failed to meet constitutional provisions for protecting against oil and gas industry pollution
Arrest made in shooting that left 1 dead and 11 hurt around North Carolina house party
Authorities say a 20-year-old man has been arrested on an attempted murder charge in connection with a weekend shooting around a house party in North Carolina that led to the death of one person and injuries for 11 others
New York police arrest ‘social media prankster’ who dumped food on himself at local businesses
Police in New York have arrested a man they described as “social media prankster" over viral videos in which he dumps heaps of food on his head and runs away