Families have spoken about why they have scattered their loved ones’ ashes into space. Claire Mercer’s husband Jason, from Rotherham, was killed in a crash on a smart motorway near Sheffield in 2019. She arranged for his ashes to be scattered 100,000 ft (30,480m) above the Earth, inspired by his love of astronomy. “The picture […]
A voting advocacy group is suing a political consultant and companies behind an AI-generated robocall of President Biden that in January urged New Hampshire voters not to participate in the state’s presidential primary. The League of Women Voters of New Hampshire accuses campaign consultant Steve Kramer and telecom companies Life Corp. and Lingo Telecom of […]
After a lot of deliberating, a new laptop landed on my doorstep last week. Okay, “new” might be a stretch. It’s a svelte Chromebook called the Pixelbook, and it’s nearly seven years old. I ordered it for a few reasons: It’s one of the best-looking computers I’ve seen in my career, and I found a […]
Image source, Getty Images By Jim Reed Health reporter Thousands of people in the UK were infected with HIV and hepatitis C after being given contaminated blood products during the 1970s and 1980s. A public inquiry into what has been called the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history will publish its findings in May. Victims […]
After an underwhelming 2023 campaign ended without a playoff appearance for the second straight year, the Washington Spirit went back to the drawing board this offseason. (In one instance, literally.) It retooled its roster, losing several big names and loading up on youth. It took a big swing and hired an acclaimed coach from abroad, […]
The backlash from this week’s collapse of a Premier League funding deal that would have seen more money given to the English Football League has become one of English football’s most divisive disputes. One that has raised questions about the way the game is run, the Premier League’s relationship with the UK government, and the […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign against ideas he considers “woke” has run into some roadblocks. A court settlement this week blunted his Parental Rights in Education Act, a law that […]
“The very serious function of racism is distraction,” Toni Morrison argued in a lecture in Portland, Oregon, in 1975. “It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody says you have no language and so you spend 20 years proving that you do. Somebody […]
Tom Lockyer has won 16 Wales caps Wales defender Tom Lockyer will spend some time with the Wales international squad before their Euro 2024 play-off semi-final with Finland. Lockyer has not played since a cardiac arrest in a Premier League game in December and said he was “technically dead” for nearly three minutes. Wales boss […]
The move comes as the Palestinian Authority faces pressure to reform from the US amid Israel’s war on Gaza. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser Mohammed Mustafa to be the next prime minister in the face of US pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part of Washington’s post-war vision for […]