A former Georgia police officer who shot and killed an unarmed, naked man pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated assault and won’t serve any additional time behind bars
Harvard holds commencement amid Trump funding cuts, threats to international students
Harvard University is holding it commencement Thursday
Missing family’s boat found in Alaska waters along with human remains
Officials say that nearly a year after a search was suspended for a family of four missing after the boat they were on capsized in waters off Alaska, the vessel along with human remains have been found
More than a long face: horses use ‘rich repertoire’ of expressions to interact
Facial movements help horses communicate signals such as difference between aggression and play, researchers find They might get asked by bartenders about their long faces, but horses pull a variety of expressions when interacting with each other, researchers have found. While facial movements can help members of the same species...
Doctors fear ‘devastating consequences’ for pregnant people after RFK Jr order on Covid-19 boosters
The US health secretary decided to remove booster shots from the recommended immunization schedule Advocates for pregnant people said they are alarmed by Robert F Kennedy Jr’s unprecedented and unilateral decision to remove Covid-19 booster shots from the recommended immunization schedule. A vaccine’s inclusion on the schedule is important for...
RFK Jr threatens ban on federal scientists publishing in top journals
US health secretary calls leading medical journals such as Lancet ‘corrupt’ and pushes to create state-run alternatives Robert F Kennedy Jr has threatened to ban government scientists from publishing in the world’s leading medical journals, which he branded “corrupt”, and to instead create alternative publications run by the state. “We’re...
Your microbiome questions answered: part two – podcast
Ian Sample is joined by Dr James Kinross, colorectal surgeon and author of the book Dark Matter: The New Science of the Microbiome, to answer all your questions about gut health. In episode two, Kinross explains what else, beyond antibiotics, can damage our microbiome, how we can start to repair...
Vessel’s implosion can be heard on new video from expedition to Titanic wreckage
Authorities investigating the implosion of an experimental submersible on its way to the Titanic wreckage in 2023 have released a new video recorded aboard a support ship at a key moment
Wisconsin Supreme Court suspends judge who left court to arrest a hospitalized defendant
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a Dane County judge who left court to try to arrest a hospitalized defendant and got into an argument with another defendant
Virginia capital under boil-water advisory after water treatment operations issues
Officials are issuing a boil-water advisory Tuesday in parts of Virginia’s capital city, leaving many residents without drinkable tap water following an operational issue at the city’s water treatment plant for the second time this year