Three US states to hold executions on same day for first time since 2010
The last three executions on the same day happened 16 years ago, in Louisiana, Ohio and Texas.
Month: August 2026
Leading doctor rebukes NHS chiefs over transplant failings
NHS Blood and Transplant’s medical director says waiting lists for organ operations are unfair but leaders are not solving the issue.
Japan PM says Putin’s visit to disputed islands ‘absolutely unacceptable’
It was the first time the Russian leader had visited the Kuril islands, according to state media.
More troops to be sent to West Bank village besieged by Israeli settlers
Two Palestinian families in the village of Qusra say they have been trapped in their homes, with water and power cut off, since Sunday.
Twitch faces backlash over Amazon using content to train AI
Users of the popular streaming platform criticised allowing Amazon to use their data by dafault.
Indian actor’s video with endangered gibbon sparks investigation
A deleted video of Tamil star Vikram cuddling an endangered gibbon has triggered an inquiry into how the animal entered India.
Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack
Terabytes worth of credentials, many belonging to the world’s biggest and most sensitive organizations, have been exposed in a supply-chain attack on LiteLLM, an open
Have physicists finally discovered glueballs? New evidence points to yes.
Physicists with the Beijing Spectrometer III (BES III) experiment have uncovered convincing new evidence of the existence of so-called glueballs, an elusive composite particle made
California couple’s surrogate gives birth in Texas after judge orders life-saving care
A surrogate who went to Texas after a dispute with a California couple over treating a severe birth defect has given birth a day after
Single ticket bought in Illinois wins $1 billion Powerball jackpot
To the tens of thousands and likely more dreaming about a $1 billion Powerball win, the anticipation is over: Someone who bought a ticket in
Once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse sweeps across Europe
The moon passed directly in front of the sun Wednesday, briefly turning day into twilight as crowds from Iceland to Spain looked up in awe
These mammal ancestors birthed live young far earlier than thought
Growth rings on a fossil bone suggest at least one mammal ancestor gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs 236 million years ago.
Kash Patel vows to carry out ‘Russia’s bidding in plain sight’ in new letter: legal expert
FBI Director Kash Patel pledged to investigate agents who caught Russians trying to frame Democrats before 2020, a new report reveals. According to national security
Too many choices complicate female frogs’ sex lives
In the lab, female frogs were less likely to choose preferred males as mating calls increased, potentially giving other males a better shot.