A Chinese fraudster who was jailed for almost three years has won an asylum case to stay in Britain because deporting her would be ‘unduly harsh’ on her children. Chuan Xie was jailed for tax evasion and concealment of criminal property having entered the country to be with her husband.…
Space science has come a long way since July 4, 1776. Here’s a look back at the saga
On July 4, the United States of America celebrates its 250th birthday, marking the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and becoming a sovereign nation. Today, this relatively young country leads the way in our understanding of the universe. It’s where many major players in space science, like NASA, the…
Trump tries to ride Taylor Swift mania with Eras Tour tribute after declaring his true feelings for pop star
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, goes the old saying, and if that holds true, Taylor Swift should be honored by what the White House posted late on Thursday. Ahead of Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce’s wedding on Friday, the White House pushed out a Trump-themed tribute to…
Alaska cruise turns into norovirus nightmare as 100 are sickened with projectile vomiting and explosive diarrhea
By SOPHIE GABLE, US REPORTER Published: 15:02 BST, 3 July 2026 | Updated: 15:08 BST, 3 July 2026 More than 100 passengers on a luxurious 20-day Alaska cruise were sick with vomiting and diarrhea as a norovirus outbreak plagued the ship. A Princess Cruise ship docked in San Francisco on Thursday with…
NASA’s Hubble Spots Star-Spangled Cosmic Scene
More than 500,000 stars blaze red, white, and blue in this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, released in celebration of the United States’ 250th anniversary. The image showcases Messier 3 (M3), one of the Milky Way galaxy’s most massive globular clusters, or spherical collections of gravitationally bound stars. Globular…
Orangutan mothers seem to plan playdates for their offspring
Female orangutans usually raise a single infant at a time ANDREY GUDKOV/Alamy Orangutan mothers seem to make trips into the territories of other mothers with similarly aged offspring so the youngsters can play together. Play is essential to how many animals learn, strengthening social and motor skills, and teaching crucial…
‘You don’t think I’ve murdered him do you?’ Moment wife who stabbed retired businessman husband to death with paring knife feigns shock to ambulance crews as she’s jailed for 12 years
This is the moment a woman who killed her ‘kind-hearted’ husband of almost 30 years by stabbing him with a paring knife feigns shock and chillingly asks paramedics: ‘You don’t think I’ve murdered him, do you?’ Daryl Berman, 72, claimed retired businessman David Berman, 84, must have ‘stumbled’ while carrying…
Disturbing new police claims about how adorable toddler was wrongly declared dead and left in MORGUE for five hours
An adorable toddler who was declared dead and then found alive inside a freezing morgue fell into a pool while his parents allegedly smoked weed in the garage of their $750,000 home, according to police. Vincent Lorenzo Fiordilino was found floating face down in his family’s backyard pool in Gilbert,…
NASA launches rescue mission to save Swift space telescope from burning up in Earth’s atmosphere
An air-launched Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket has flown for the very last time, sending a private spacecraft on a rescue mission to save one of NASA’s most iconic space telescopes from falling back to Earth. The Swift Boost mission successfully launched the LINK satellite, built by Arizona-based Katalyst Space…
July 4 heat wave would’ve been ‘virtually impossible’ in 1776
July is always the hottest month for the U.S., but Julys today are significantly hotter than they were when Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and the other Founding Fathers declared the U.S. an independent nation. The brutal heat wave smothering the eastern half of the country as it celebrates its 250th…