Police probe is launched into ex-Labour candidate who said she hoped ‘murdered’ Ann Widdecombe suffered an ‘extremely painful death’

A police probe has been launched into a former Labour candidate after she celebrated the death of Ann Widdecombe and prayed she suffered an ‘extremely painful death’.  Heather Herbert, a transgender web developer at Aberdeen University, relished in the ‘good news’ of the former Tory MP’s death in a vile post on…

NASA Astronaut Anil Menon, Crewmates Arrive at Space Station

NASA astronaut Anil Menon, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, arrived safely at the International Space Station Tuesday, bringing the orbiting laboratory’s crew to 10 for about the next two weeks. The trio launched aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft at 10:47 a.m. EDT (7:47 p.m. local time)…

Prepare for dangerous air pollution in the Northeast, thanks to Minnesota wildfires

Wildfires in Minnesota are spewing dangerous smoke into the air that could soon pose a major air pollution threat to millions living in major U.S. cities such as Detroit, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Philadelphia and New York City. Currently, the smoke is relatively high up in the atmosphere. But a National Oceanic…

Heiress’ $2m Aspen wedding was a disaster… and her marriage ended just 13 months later. But now she’s finally found happiness with hockey hunk

Real-estate heiress Arielle Spencer was the picture-perfect bride whose $2 million Aspen mountain wedding should have been nothing short of a fairytale. The lawyer and her real-estate agent husband, Caleb Hodge, tied the knot at the luxurious Little Nell resort on March 26, 2022. But what should have been the best day…

Nigel Farage’s ‘farce’ by-election dealt fresh blow as animal rights candidate dressed as a fox pulls out over claims the contest has become a ‘circus’ he wants no part in

By CHRISTIAN CALGIE, SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT-AT-LARGE Published: 16:33 BST, 14 July 2026 | Updated: 18:59 BST, 14 July 2026 A Clacton by-election hopeful planning to stand against Nigel Farage in a fox costume has pulled out, branding the contest a ‘circus’. Rob Pownall, an independent animal rights activist who won…

NASA Jets Turn Red, White, and Blue

In honor of America’s 250th birthday, two of NASA’s most iconic aircraft got a fresh coat of red, white, and blue paint ahead of a flyover in Washington on July 4, 2026, with other NASA aircraft.   An F-15 and an F/A-18 from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards,…

Miracle on the Hudson pilot Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger, 75, announces Alzheimer’s diagnosis 17 years after saving 155 lives by ditching plane in NYC river

By NATASHA ANDERSON, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 18:12 BST, 14 July 2026 | Updated: 18:29 BST, 14 July 2026 Miracle on the Hudson pilot Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease.  The 75-year-old announced on Tuesday that he was recently diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer’s, a heartbreaking…

This could be the strongest El Niño on record » Yale Climate Connections

by Bob Henson, Yale Climate Connections July 14, 2026 Our planet’s long-term, human-driven heating trend is almost certain to push into new record territory in 2027 – perhaps even this year – as an emerging El Niño event is on track to propel a vast storehouse of oceanic heat into…

Handsome young man was tortured to death at Oregon psychiatric hospital from hell, grieving sister’s lawsuit alleges

An Oregon man suffered years of ‘extreme neglect and abuse’ before he died of water intoxication while being treated at a state psychiatric hospital, his sister claimed. Kenneth Hass, 25, had been a patient at Oregon State Hospital (OSH) for more than three years when he died in March 2025.…

NASA’s Roman Telescope Will Spot Distant Black Holes That Shred Stars

Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. How do black holes at the center of galaxies form and grow over time? To answer this question, scientists need to detect and study supermassive black holes at great distances, which existed much earlier in the universe’s history. New research suggests NASA’s Nancy…