Image copyright Facebook/Holden Matthews Image caption Holden Matthews was reportedly turned over to state officials by his own father, a police deputy The son of a police deputy has been arrested as the suspect in three fires at black churches in southern Louisiana, officials say. Holden Matthews, 21, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with […]
Media captionKatie Bouman designed an algorithm that made the image possible A 29-year-old computer scientist has earned plaudits worldwide for helping develop the algorithm that created the first-ever image of a black hole. Katie Bouman led development of a computer program that made the breakthrough image possible. The remarkable photo, showing a halo of dust […]
Media captionNipsey Hussle: Thousands remember rapper in Los Angeles A person has been killed during a memorial procession for rapper Nipsey Hussle, with three others injured. Shots were fired as the crowd walked through Los Angeles in commemoration of the 33-year-old, who was killed in LA last month. “We must stop this senseless violence,” LAPD […]
Image copyright TRIPADVISOR Image caption Museum staff noticed the missing thumb in January Chinese social media users are voicing their outrage after the prosecution of an American who stole a thumb from a Chinese Terracotta Warrior ended in a mistrial. Michael Rohana, 24, admitted taking a thumb from a statue in Pennsylvania in December 2017. […]
Image copyright Alex Wong/Getty Images A former Obama White House counsel has been charged by a grand jury with lying to officials and concealing information about his lobbying efforts in Ukraine. The case against Gregory Craig, 74, arose from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. His lobbying was […]
Image copyright AFP President Donald Trump says he has spoken to the US attorney general about tracing the origins of the inquiry that cleared him of colluding with Russia. Mr Trump described the investigation by former FBI director Robert Mueller as “an attempted coup”. Attorney General William Barr meanwhile said he believes US authorities did […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders is unveiling his vision for a national health care plan that is expected to be adopted by several other leading White House candidates. So what is it? It’s widely known that the US has the most expensive healthcare system in the world, and health outcomes vary according […]
Image copyright Jonathan Kotler Image caption Jonathan Kotler with Billy the Badger, Fulham FC’s mascot, outside Craven Cottage stadium in west London A Fulham FC fan living in California is suing a state agency after he was banned from having the letters COYW on a personalised car number plate, as they feared the slogan “Come […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Trump has previously been told by several artists to stop using their music at his events President Trump has had a video removed from Twitter because it unlawfully used the music from a Batman film. The two-minute promotional video for his 2020 campaign used Hans Zimmer’s track Why […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Trump has previously been told by several artists to stop using their music at his events President Trump has had a video removed from Twitter because it unlawfully used the music from a Batman film. The two-minute promotional video for his 2020 campaign used Hans Zimmer’s track Why […]