Employees at the National Institute of Health are among those at several health agencies who received termination letters this past weekend as part of the Trump administration’s push to cut federal employees. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Termination letters landed in the mailboxes of hundreds of employees at the Centers […]
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — William Byron became the first back-to-back Daytona 500 winner in five years after sneaking by a huge crash on the final lap of the race. Byron was in seventh place with a half-lap to go, but all of the cars in front of him suddenly wrecked and Byron sailed through when […]
Hannah Karpel BBC News, health reporter BBC Sophie says her anxiety peaks if she is in a loud environment and not wearing her headphones to limit the noise Whether it’s the echo of beeping tills in a supermarket or the hissing of a coffee machine in your local café, the brain is constantly working to […]
AFP An orca leaping out of the water while performing at Marineland Antibes on 2 January The fate of two killer whales is uncertain following the closure of a marine zoo in France on Sunday. Campaigners and the zoo’s managers have been locked in disagreement about what should happen to the orca whales with the […]
Footage shows the plane lying upside down as first responders race to the location. TORONTO – At least three passengers were critically injured Monday afternoon at the Toronto Pearson International Airport after a Delta Air Lines plane crash-landed on the runway. Photos taken at the airport showed the Delta aircraft belly up on the runway […]
BBC Dr Harj Singrao says he wants to keep treating NHS patients but is struggling with “strangling” NHS contracts A dentist has said he feels “strangled” by NHS contracts and believes NHS dentists may not exist in two years time. Dr Harj Singrao, who has a practice in Newbridge, Caerphilly, said money is allocated on […]
Liverpool could move 10 points clear of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League if they beat Aston Villa in midweek, but if they lose then Arne Slot’s team could travel to Manchester City on Sunday with their lead cut to four and the first signs of a title wobble developing. Bigger leads than […]
Most of the papers focus on the latest in the Ukraine war, as peace talks between the US and Russia – but not Ukraine – begin in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Newsportu focuses on quotes from Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who says he would consider deploying UK troops to Ukraine in the event of a […]
Here in the frozen north country, we feel more February heat from our toaster than from the sun. But that isn’t the kind of heat this column cares about right now. The kind of heat that really matters in baseball these days is the heat being felt by the teams, front offices and managers that […]
Hours before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the White House, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would levy reciprocal tariffs on its trading partners. It could hardly have come at a tougher time for India, which is already pressed by a slowing economy and sluggish demand. At a joint news conference, […]