The family of one of the 67 victims of a plane crash last month near Washington filed two legal claims against the federal government on Tuesday, seeking compensation and signifying the beginning of what is expected to be a long and complex legal fight. The claims, which appear to be the first against the U.S. […]
Jim Jones, the director of the Food and Drug Administration’s food division, resigned on Monday, citing what he called “indiscriminate” layoffs that would make it “fruitless for him to continue.” In his resignation letter, Mr. Jones estimated that 89 people of the 2,000 in his division were fired over the weekend, many of them freshly […]
A Maryland court has ordered a blogger known as “Ziz”, who leads a cult-like group connected to six killings, to be held without bail. The blogger, Jack LaSota, 34, of Berkeley, California, was arrested Sunday along with Michelle Zajko, 32, of Media, Pennsylvania, and Daniel Blank, 26, of Sacramento, California. The three face charges including […]
Orla Guerin BBC News, Goma Göktay Koraltan / BBC Heshima winces in pain as he tries to shift his weight, sweat beading on his face. The slight 13-year-old sits on a bed in a tent in the grounds of an overcrowded hospital in Goma city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Heshima’s […]
Feb 17, 2025, 02:19 PM ET FC Cincinnati acquired All-Star Brazilian midfielder Evander from the Portland Timbers on Monday in exchange for $12 million, a record fee for a transfer between MLS teams. The Timbers retained a future sell-on and trade percentage and could receive up to an additional $150,000 if certain performance metrics are […]
European defense stocks continued their rally on Tuesday, as President Trump’s threats to reduce American military support to the continent and NATO raised the prospect that Europe’s governments will increase military spending. The flurry of trading helped push the Pan-European Stoxx 600 index to a record high; the Stoxx Europe Total Market Aerospace & Defense […]
Just over two weeks ago, a stunning trade launched an NBA executive relatively unknown outside basketball circles into the wider public consciousness. Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison’s decision to send 25-year-old Luka Dončić to the league’s glitziest franchise on Feb. 2 was largely unprecedented in sports history, and reaction was swift and deafening: crowds […]
Domestic energy prices are forecast to rise by 5% from April, adding £85 a year to household bills, according to consultancy Cornwall Insight. The forecaster, which is widely regarded for its accurate predictions, said a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity would pay £1,823 a year. The predicted higher prices will take […]
Dricus du Plessis may be on an 11-fight win streak, nine of which have come in the UFC and have seen him rise to the pinnacle of their middleweight division – but the name Roberto Soldic will still likely send shivers down the South African. Germany’s Soldic downed du Plessis when they were fighting in […]
Brendan Marshall Nolan Show Family handout Alfie was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in 2016 A 12-year-old boy with a severe form of muscular dystrophy has said it is “cruel” that a new drug is not being made available in Northern Ireland. Alfie, from Newry, County Down, was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) when […]