The wave of violence sparked on Tuesday in France following the death of 17-year-old Nahel has spread to Belgium’s capital city, Brussels. At least 10 people were also arrested in two Brussels neighbourhoods in the wake of protests and scuffles with officers that police blamed on the shooting. Police spokeswoman […]
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A Texas grand jury determined rapper Travis Scott was not criminally responsible for the crowd crush that killed 10 people and injured thousands more at his 2021 Astroworld music festival, authorities announced Thursday. The Harris County grand jury weighed and declined criminal charges against Scott and five other people related […]
A Bornean orangutan has been born at Blackpool Zoo for the first time in 20 years. The “very special” arrival is part of a breeding scheme to protect the species which is at risk of extinction. Blackpool Zoo director Darren Webster said the birth of the male was “wonderful news” […]
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Billboards line the Umm Al Qura highway leading to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, displaying manicured public spaces, glass-fronted stores and sleek towers. It’s part of a $26 billion project to bring more Muslims to the holy city’s high-end hotels, residences, retailers and restaurants. As […]
Australian Allan Davis will miss the Tour de France in his role as sports director “by mutual agreement” with his Lotto Dstny team, after the Commonwealth Games gold medallist was accused of sending an unsolicited online image. Earlier this week a Twitter user posted a screenshot of a direct message […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center awarded Raytheon Technologies a $625 million contract to produce nuclear-hardened satellite communications terminals. The 11-year contract, announced June 28, is for production of FAB-T terminals used to connect strategic bombers and reconnaissance aircraft with classified military communications satellites. This was a […]
Neutrinos from within the Milky Way have been detected in Antarctica Shutterstock / Denis Belitsky After more than a decade of searching, the IceCube neutrino detector in Antarctica has finally found high-energy particles from within the Milky Way. This discovery opens a window into how cosmic rays shape the universe. […]
Olivia Rodrigo is out for blood. After weeks of teasing her new music, the three-time Grammy winner officially dropped “Vampire,” her first song from her upcoming sophomore album GUTS. The 20-year-old’s latest single comes more than two years after the release of her debut album, Sour. “I used to think […]