Federal Funding for Research on Parents With Disabilities Vanishes
The government gave no explanation for terminating the funding, which for decades has supported the only national center focused on the issue.
Death toll rises to 331, more than 406,000 affected in Colombia’s most powerful earthquake in a century
16 departments and 494 municipalities affected by country’s most devastating quake The earthquake, which struck Columbia at 7.34 am local time (1234GMT) on August 10 left a trail of devastation behind it. Photo: AA The death toll from a catastrophic magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western Colombia has risen to 331, according to an updated … Read more
Chinese state media reports ‘significant’ casualties at a port on the border with Nepal.
Chinese state media reports ‘significant’ casualties at a port on the border with Nepal.
Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80
The actor’s gift for garish eccentricity was indelibly appropriate for the outlandish, cross-dressing mad scientist Frank-N-Furter.
Williams-Alcaraz fall in US Open mixed quarter-finals
WASHINGTON: The dream team of Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz made a winning start but could not progress to the final stages of US Open’s mixed doubles tournament. Williams, often considered the best women’s tennis player in history and Spain’s seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Alcaraz fell to Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and Flavio Cobolli … Read more
Bouaddi joins Man City for £85.6m
LONDON: Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi has become the most expensive teenager in Premier League history after joining Manchester City from Lille in a five-year deal the French club said Wednesday was worth 100 million euros (£85.6 million, $117 million). The fee for Bouaddi surpasses Manchester United’s £58.9 million deal for Leny Yoro, also signed from Lille, … Read more
Trump Administration Wants Billion-Dollar Businesses to Qualify as ‘Small’
[Higher revenue and employee limits for small businesses that get federal contracts and loans could disadvantage the smallest companies, their owners say.
Iranian strikes caused billions in damage to US intelligence sites: Report
Attacks damaged buildings and intelligence equipment used by the CIA and other US spy agencies, NBC reports People walk next to a symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile and an Iranian flag at Imam Hussein Square in Tehran, Iran, July 12, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA via reporters Iranian missile and drone attacks have caused “unprecedented damage” … Read more
Meta reaches $16.68b settlement over social media harms to children
Settlement resolves claims by 29 US states, ending a major trial over allegations that social media harmed young users A woman walks by the Meta Lab in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 20, 2026. REUTERS Meta Platforms agreed to pay a maximum $16.68 billion and make major changes to Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims … Read more
Deadly Nepal Flood May Have Been Caused by ‘Ice Avalanche,’ Scientists Say
An initial assessment of satellite imagery suggests an “ice avalanche” from a high-altitude glacier sent a giant cascade into the valley below.