If You Care About Privacy, Its Time to Try a New Web Browser
A new crop of internet browsers from Brave, DuckDuckGo and others offer stronger privacy protections than what you might be used to. Read more...
Matt Gaetz 'went to house parties where phones were banned and the 'frat party boy' popped pills'
Two women claim they regularly partied with Matt Gaetz at drug, sex and booze-fueled bashes over the past few years, and they would receive payments for having sex with people at the events. Read more...
Phi Gamma Delta Members Pay Off Mortgage of Longtime House Cook
For 14 years, Jessie Hamilton cooked for the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at Louisiana State University. Years later, 90 former members took up a collection to pay her mortgage. Read more...
Bella Hadid cuts an edgy figure in a black leather waistcoat as she leaves her hotel in Milan
The supermodel, 24, cut an edgy figure in a black leather waistcoat while leaving her hotel in Milan on Wednesday. Read more...
Pensioner, 66, jailed after string of sex attacks over 20-year reign
Roy Coxhead, 66, was convicted of a raft of offences after a two-week trial earlier this year at Reading Crown Court. He will now spend 14 years in prison followed by four years on extended licence. Read more...
Florida Plans to Close Wastewater Reservoir Where Leak Forced Evacuations
A potential deluge of millions of gallons of water from a former phosphate mine had threatened homes south of Tampa. Read more...
Could the Pandemic Prompt an Epidemic of Loss of Women in the Sciences?
Even before the pandemic, many female scientists felt unsupported in their fields. Now, some are hitting a breaking point. Read more...
Biden to announce withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan
President Joe Biden, having concluded there is no military solution to the security and political problems plaguing Afghanistan and determined to focus on more pressing national security challenges, will formally announce Wednesday that US troops will withdraw from the country before the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks, a senior administration official said. Read more...
British company is building software to eradicate contrails
A computer system built by Cambridge-based Satavia will reroute flights to avoid atmospheric condition and regions where contrails form. Read more...
Man United slapped with 6,000 fine by UEFA after five bookings against Granada
Luke Shaw, Scott McTominay, Paul Pogba, Harry Maguire and Nemanja Matic were all cautioned by Portuguese referee Artur Dias in United's 2-0 win last Thursday. Read more...
NASA unlocks the 'blades of glory' on its Mars Ingenuity helicopter
In a short clip shared on Twitter, the 4ft wide blades can be seen slowly unlocking on top of the tiny 19 inch tall helicopter, ahead of a 'spin up' test in the coming days. Read more...
NASA shares brilliant new version of Hubble telescope photo of the Veil Nebula
Using new processing techniques, NASA was able to present the Veil's gas filaments in greater detail. Twice ionized oxygen is seen in blue, while ionized hydrogen and nitrogen glow red. Read more...
Arsenal sweating on fitness of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Martin Odegaard for Europa League tie
Arsenal have received mixed news on the injury front ahead of Thursday's Europa League quarter-final second leg against Slavia Prague. Read more...
Northern Ireland Women secure Euro 2022 place with victory over Ukraine
Marissa Callaghan and Nadene Caldwell confirmed Northern Ireland's qualification for their first major finals as they reached Women's Euro 2022 with a 2-0 play-off victory over Ukraine. Read more...
Spinning tot! Adorable moment giggling toddler tries to copy his dog as she chases her tail
Allison Weaks, 25, caught her one-year-old son Riley attempting to copy their boxer dog Bella, five, while she chased her tail at the family's home in Huntsville, Alabama. Read more...
Djokovic 'deeply sorry' for Adria Tour after Covid-19 positive test
World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic has tested positive for coronavirus following an exhibition event he helped organize in Croatia. But a "deeply sorry" Djokovic had already come in for criticism before he received this news. Read more...
Prison officer, 22, jailed after tattooing inmate's cell number on her thigh
Scarlett Aldrich, the daughter of a police officer, smuggled a phone into HMP Full Sutton, near York, as she engaged in a 'flirty' relationship with a prison inmate, even penning him love letters. Read more...
The airplane that let passengers bring their cars
If an aviation enthusiast were to compile a roster of the world's weirdest looking planes, the ATL-98 Carvair would definitely merit a place of honor. Read more...
Why 2020 was the year of marvellous medicine
A vaccine that could treat multiple types of tumours and stop the cancer from returning has been created in Australia. It could be used against breast, lung, ovarian, kidney and pancreatic cancers. Read more...
Minnesota cop who shot dead Daunte Wright will be charged with second-degree manslaughter
Washington County Attorney Peter Orput announced Wednesday afternoon that Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kimberly Potter has been charged with second-degree manslaughter. Read more...