13 stories about the founding fathers for America’s 250th birthday
There’s a certain aura about the nation’s founders that has created a lot of false rumors.
Passenger plane landing in New York ‘hit by drone’
A commercial pilot reported a collision with a drone as he approached New York’s JFK Airport to land on Monday morning.
NASA hired a startup to catch its falling telescope
Swift has watched the sky since 2004, catching some of the universe’s biggest explosions. Now it is sinking, and time is short. NASA is paying
Taiwan raids Super Micro’s office as Nvidia chip smuggling investigation widens
Taiwan’s Keelung District Prosecutors Office raided Super Micro Computer’s local office on Monday, widening an investigation into the alleged smuggling of Nvidia chips to China
Israeli attacks kill four men and a boy in Gaza and a teenager in West Bank
Israeli rights group B’Tselem has condemned the ‘unprecedented killing of Palestinian children and teenagers”
Pakistani strikes kill dozens of Afghan villagers
Afghan villagers inspected destroyed homes after overnight Pakistani strikes targeting Taliban-allied fighters.
Israel launches attacks and incursions inside southern Syria
Israeli forces have shelled a village in southern Syria, firing artillery and illumination flares overnight.
Colorado Supreme Court deals blow to Democrats’ redistricting push
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday rejected three proposed ballot measures supported by Democrats that were designed to pave the way for a new congressional
Daveigh Chase, star of ‘The Ring’ and voice of Lilo in ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ died of AIDS
Daveigh Chase, the one-time child actor best known for her work in “Lilo & Stitch” and “The Ring,” died from AIDS and substance abuse, a
South African leader warns anti-migrant protesters ahead of unofficial deadline
Thousands of people from other African countries have left South Africa ahead of Tuesday’s deadline set by anti-migrant groups.
Six people shot dead at centre for mothers and children in Germany
The male suspect who has been arrested was in a custody dispute over his baby daughter, police say.
‘Hoping beyond hope’: Rescue efforts continue at collapsed La Guaira building
At least 1,450 people are known to have been killed in the disaster but hope remains that others can continue to be found alive.
Dogs, drones and sound detectors: How rescuers search for quake survivors
Rescuers armed with a range of techniques continue to search through the rubble in Venezuela.
Resident doctors in England accept pay deal and end strikes
Doctors have been locked in a three-year dispute with the government, resulting in several rounds of strikes.