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Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake in Eastern Indonesia Kills at Least 47
Rescue teams are struggling to reach Nagekeo after landslides blocked roads and communications, leaving the death toll l...
Five Wounded in Shooting at Virginia State University; Campus Lockdown Lifted
Five people were wounded near a Virginia State University dormitory early Saturday, including at least one student. Poli...
Ants, Bees and Wasps: Genetics Alone Didn't Build Their Complex Societies
A 69,000-species study in Current Biology finds that the link between haplodiploidy and eusociality is concentrated in o...
Lokomotiv Held 1-1 at Orenburg and Still Chase First Win
Alexei Batrakov put Lokomotiv ahead early, but Orenburg equalised through Andrei Kasadzhikov and then missed a penalty a...
Russia Rises to Third at European Aquatics Championships After Five-Medal Friday
Evgeniya Chikunova won the 200m breaststroke and Russia's mixed 4x100m freestyle relay took gold in Paris, lifting the t...
ISS Crew Rehearses Robotic Arm Moves Before Aug. 18 Antenna Spacewalk
Expedition 75 astronauts completed robotic arm simulations for a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk on Aug. 18 to swap an old...
Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Follows Deadly 7.7 Temblor in Indonesia; 38 Confirmed Dead
A second strong tremor struck Indonesia hours after a 7.7-magnitude quake killed at least 38 people and damaged roads, h...
Maresca Stays Evasive on Rodri Future After Viral Ryanair Photo
Manchester City coach Enzo Maresca declines to settle Rodri transfer speculation after a viral photo, saying 'anything c...
Former Cambridge Professor Jason Arday Found Dead at 41
The 41-year-old academic resigned just over a week earlier amid plagiarism accusations; police are treating his death as...
Eastern Indonesia Earthquake Kills 38, Triggers Tsunami Alert and Aftershocks
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake off Indonesia's eastern coast killed at least 38 people, forced 2,000 from their homes and pr...
Teen Confesses to Killing Mother in Oeiras, Portugal; Four-Year-Old Sister Was in Apartment
Portuguese police say a 15-year-old strangled his Brazilian mother and waited about 21 hours before surrendering; he tol...
Delhi Puts 25,000 Personnel and AI-Linked Cameras on Independence Day Duty
A multi-layered security grid around the Red Fort includes 1,000-plus AI-enabled CCTV cameras as the capital prepares fo...
UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing: Mangione Pleads Guilty in Federal Court as Defense Seeks to Block State Murder Case
Luigi Mangione admitted to federal murder and stalking charges and asked a court to dismiss New York's parallel murder c...
Why Mars Remains the Best Lead in the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Rovers and orbiters have built a picture of an ancient, wetter Mars, but proving life existed still depends on bringing ...
Astronomers Find Strong Evidence for a 'Black Hole Star' That Could Explain an Early Universe Mystery
A JWST object called MoM-BH*-1 combines a star-like gas cocoon with a central black hole, offering a possible answer to ...
Luigi Mangione Pleads Guilty to Federal Stalking Charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing
Mangione admitted in Manhattan federal court to stalking and shooting Brian Thompson; sentencing is set for December 18 ...
Mexican Couple Missing After Colombia Quake as Family Prepares to Travel to Pereira
Relatives of Brenda Flores and Mario Zapata are heading to Pereira after more than three days without word, saying offic...
UK Parliamentary Archives Closes as Collections Move to The National Archives at Kew
Parliament's publications hub still offers Hansard, business papers and committee records online, but physical archive e...
Former Cambridge Professor Jason Arday, 41, Found Dead in South London
Police say the death is unexpected but not suspicious, nine days after Arday resigned amid plagiarism allegations.
Africa’s Business Heroes Names Top 20 Entrepreneurs for 2026 Nairobi Semi-Final
Twenty founders from 12 countries will pitch in Nairobi on 21–22 August for 10 semi-final places, after a process that b...
Two Ex-NBA Players Plan 2027 WNBA Draft Bid to Force Eligibility Clarity
Royce White and Enes Kanter Freedom say they will test the league's player-eligibility rules as the WNBA prepares to rev...
From a Hidden Shoe to the RBI Vault: The Strange Century-Long Journey of the Jacob Diamond
How a 184.75-carat Golconda diamond went from a disputed sale to the Nizam, a palace shoe, a paperweight and finally a R...
Dodo Skull Scans Reveal Sharper Senses, Rewriting Extinction's 'Dumb' Myth
CT scans of the world's only two complete dodo skulls suggest a stronger sense of smell, a tactile beak and dawn-and-dus...
NASA’s ‘Big Bang’ Power Swap Extends Voyager 2’s Science Run
Engineers shut down power-hungry hardware and switched to low-power alternatives, buying the nearly 50-year-old probe at...
Original Collagen Found in Dinosaur Fossil, Overturning Long-Held Fossilization Assumption
A University of Liverpool-led team detected collagen remnants in an Edmontosaurus fossil from South Dakota, refuting con...
RAMT Splits Leadership: Borodin Named President, Brusnikina Artistic Director
Moscow's Russian State Academic Youth Theatre separates the presidential and artistic director roles after Alexey Borodi...
Hong Kong Police Dismantle ‘Suicide Script’ Scam Ring That Stole HK$44 Million
The syndicate used fake online romances and inheritance tales to defraud 314 victims; 62 were hit twice, underscoring a ...
Water on Oxygen-Limiting Silo Helped Trigger Deadly Maine Sawmill Explosion, NIOSH Finds
Federal investigators say firefighters at Robbins Lumber didn't know water or foam could create an explosive mixture in ...
Real Madrid Tops Forbes Soccer Valuations at $6.75 Billion as First Club to Pass $1B in Revenue
The 30 most valuable soccer clubs are now worth $72 billion; Real Madrid leads for a fourth straight year, while Manches...
Egypt Health Ministry Tracks Injured After Arabella Plaza Mall Incident in New Cairo
Three people died and several others were injured after an incident at Arabella Plaza Mall in New Cairo on Thursday even...