Unregistered Sri Lankan nursing home lies in ruins as toll from deadly fire rises to 13
The death toll from a fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka has risen to 13
Brendan Banfield to be sentenced in elaborate au pair double murder plot
The former IRS agent convicted in a deadly catfishing scheme targeting his wife and a stranger is expected to be sentenced Friday to a mandatory
Karen Read says she doesn’t ‘pay for meals’ as support continues after acquittal
Nearly a year after she was acquitted of murder charges in the death of her police officer boyfriend following two highly publicized trials, Karen Read
Fall in official Ebola numbers appears to be good news but it’s not that simple
There are now 380 confirmed cases of Ebola in DR Congo, far lower than initial estimates of suspected cases, writes Fergus Walsh.
Ukraine strikes cargo ships and admits Romania drone blast
Ukraine says it struck five ships carrying illegal cargo in the Sea of Azov and in coastal waters of Russian-occupied territories.
Hospitality jobs boom as US prepares for World Cup
It is the third month in a row US jobs figures have beaten expectations.
Singer Fally Ipupa’s pride at being given major DR Congo honour
He follows the late great Papa Wemba in becoming a knight of the National Order of the Leopard.
She came out at age 11.5 in her military family. Her supportive parents took her to Pride.
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Loneliness group helps young adults find friends
The national group was set up to help tackle loneliness, after a man died from suicide.
Are human traffickers posing as Walmart employees? There’s no proof
Social media users falsely promoted the trafficking warning, including failing to cite credible reports confirming the alleged criminal act.
Does woodpecker’s tongue protect its brain? We drilled into research
Figuring out how woodpeckers avoid brain damage has inspired humans working in fields like crash safety and helmet design.
Steve Jobs in Exile is a fine profile of Jobs’ years at NeXT
In the late 1990s, I was a precocious Mac nerd who pored over issues of Macworld, stayed up late chatting on IRC, and downloaded pirated
DOJ charged 2 NIH scientists with smuggling deactivated monkeypox virus into US
The two researchers, who are Dutch and Cameroonian citizens, reportedly pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Review: AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 GRE is a disappointing way to spend $549
At some point during the fog of 2021 or 2022, I noticed that my son’s preferred brand of fruit snacks had switched from including 0.9