Fifty-three years after Bloody Sunday, Soldier F was acquitted of two murders and five attempted murders in Londonderry. Judge Patrick Lynch said the prosecution’s case fell well short of proof beyond reasonable doubt, though he condemned Parachute Regiment troops for killing unarmed civilians and not acting in lawful self-defence. The...
On The Kardashians’ season 7 premiere, Kim Kardashian reveals an MRI detected “a little” brain aneurysm and says doctors chalked it up to stress. In footage, she breaks down over bar exam struggles and, tearfully, over her divorce from Kanye “Ye” West, which she has blamed for the stress. “I’m...
Existing-home sales ticked up 1.5% in September from August to a 4.06 million annual pace, the fastest in seven months, though slightly below forecasts, the National Association of Realtors said. Sales rose 4.1% year over year, with monthly gains led by the West and a dip in the Midwest. Lawrence...
A family-run German manufacturer, Böcker, found its Agilo furniture lift thrust into the Louvre’s crown jewel heist, then flipped the moment into a cheeky ad campaign. Within a day, the firm posted the tagline When you need to move fast on Facebook and Instagram, featuring the same elevator used to...
On a swift Vatican visit, the King and Queen prayed with Pope Leo XIV in the Sistine Chapel, marking the first public prayer between a Church of England head and a Pope, then moved to St Paul’s Outside the Walls. In the basilica, the abbot led prayers and the King...
Sweden, a new NATO member, signed a letter of understanding with Volodymyr Zelensky to potentially sell 100–150 Saab Gripen‑E jets to Ukraine—the first offer by a NATO member to supply significant numbers of jets to Kyiv. Exact terms and delivery dates remain undecided, but both Zelensky and Swedish Prime Minister...
In a Gizmodo interview, former CDC leader Demetre Daskalakis portrays the agency in crisis under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., citing mass firings, a reshaped vaccine advisory panel, and policy changes announced without scientific review. He and other senior officials resigned after director Susan Monarez was fired; he says...
Samsung unveiled the $1,800 Galaxy XR, the first Android XR headset, quickly likened to a 'Vision Pro Lite' at nearly half Vision Pro’s price. Despite sleek hardware and Apple-like gestures, the article says it’s essentially a polished developer kit amid a sparse app lineup beyond Google Maps, Photos, and routine...
In a Variety cover story, creators Matt and Ross Duffer said they want the feature-length Stranger Things finale to debut in theaters the same night it lands on Netflix—New Year’s Eve. Netflix’s Bela Bajaria initially dismissed the idea, citing the show’s thriving fandom on the platform, even as the company...
About 2,000 gold and silver coins worth around €90,000 were stolen from the Maison des Lumières, a Denis Diderot museum in Landres, hours after an audacious Louvre heist of crown jewels. Staff found a smashed case Tuesday; officials said the coins were chosen with "great expertise." The theft adds to...
