Darcy Howard knows a thing or two about solar eclipses. Before today, she told the BBC she’s seen five of them. We caught up with Darcy earlier, before the eclipse happened. And we’ve just spoken to her again to see how it went. She drove hundreds of miles to a friend’s farm in Missouri to […]
A Spanish tennis player has been banned from the sport until 2039 after admitting to 35 corruption charges. Aaron Cortes, 29, fixed the outcome of matches for money, bet on tennis, failed to report corrupt approaches and gave money to tournament officials in exchange for a wildcard, said the International Tennis Integrity Agency. It gave […]
Ireland’s parliament has elected Simon Harris as the country’s new and youngest-ever prime minister, to succeed Leo Varadkar following his surprising resignation last month. On Tuesday, parliament members erupted in cheers as Harris’s nomination was confirmed 88-69, after securing support from some independent lawmakers, as well as his coalition partners Fianna Fail and Green Party. The […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jaedyn Shaw struck the ball with purpose and purity, and when the shot from beyond the penalty area skipped into the Japanese net Saturday in Atlanta, the teenager shimmied backward, flashed an ear-to-ear smile at teammate Sam Coffey and held up her palms as if to say, “Can you believe this is […]
Image source, Getty Images New legislation will clear and compensate sub-postmasters who were the victims of what has been called the UK’s most widespread miscarriage of justice. Hundreds were wrongly prosecuted after faulty software said money was missing from Post Office branch accounts. The next phase of a public inquiry into what went wrong begins […]
As the war enters its 774th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, April 8, 2024. Fighting Ukraine’s military said that fighting around the front line city of Chasiv Yar was “difficult” and “tense” but that its forces were resisting Russian air and infantry attacks. Ivan Fedorov, the head of […]
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise thought he had a good argument for Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.). The Wisconsin Republican had announced he was going to leave Congress, one of 21 Republicans who have said they are headed for the exits this year. But three Republicans who had previously announced their intention to leave had reconsidered […]
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, left, meets Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, April 7, 2024. Yellen, who arrived in Beijing after starting her five-day visit in one of China’s major industrial and export hubs, said the talks would create a structure to exchange views and […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — D.C. United is unequivocally ahead of schedule in resetting team culture and applying fresh tactics to an operation that had grown stale. The results have begun to follow, though not without missteps and missed opportunity. On Saturday, against the reigning champion Columbus Crew, United had a late lead and man advantage but […]
The Royal Navy was ordered into action on Saturday to help supply desperately needed aid to Gaza, as the foreign secretary, David Cameron, warned that the Palestinian people trapped there were on the brink of famine. With the UK and US governments under intense pressure to halt arms sales to Israel, Downing Street said on […]