Huge crowds of train fans turn out as the 1940s era Big Boy steam locomotive is making a rare trip cross country. (Image credit: Michelle Gustafson for NPR)
Rosie O’Donnell predicted President Donald Trump "won’t survive that long" when asked if she would make good on her promise to leave the country until the 2028 election. The fierce Trump critic made the remark while appearing on CNN’s "The Lead with Jake Tapper" on Friday, where she said the president’s "demise is visible" while pointing to unsubstantiated claims regarding his health. "When you posted about leaving the U.S., you said you might return when, ‘It's safe for all citizens to have equ
Spain battles to contain one of its deadliest wildfires as at least 12 killed Emergency services in south-eastern Spain are working to contain pockets of fire after one of the country's worst ever wildfires. Hundreds of firefighters and other specialists have been deployed around the village of Bedar where 12 people have been killed - among them four Britons, according to Spanish authorities. Another 23 people are still missing. Local officials in the Los Gallardos area of Almería have warned th
A brown huntsman is the quickest of more than 250 species analysed by scientists in the UK and Germany If arachnophobes were not frightened enough by the horrific ability of Australia’s huntsman spiders to drag dead mice up the sides of fridges , they now have another reason. They might be the fastest spiders on the planet. Continue reading...
Biden sued Patrick Byrne for defamation over claim that he sought bribe to lobby his father to free $8bn in Iran assets A federal judge on Friday awarded Hunter Biden $1.7m in punitive damages in a defamation lawsuit he filed against former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne. Biden sued Byrne – a Donald Trump ally who denied the results of the 2020 election and funded efforts to overturn them – in 2023, accusing Byrne of lying in an interview that Biden had previously sought a bribe from Iran’s gov
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Officers are carrying out ‘numerous inquiries’ but 26-year-old, arrested on Friday afternoon, is no longer part of the investigation A 26-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murdering the former MP Ann Widdecombe has been released from custody and is no longer part of the investigation, Devon and Cornwall police said early on Saturday. In a statement, the force’s assistant chief constable, Matt Longman, said: “Our priority remains identifying those responsible and ensuring that all available e
Fox News · Oct 8
I really don't think that FIFA could have asked for a better group of eight teams to be in the World Cup quarterfinals. They are going to eliminate one of the best teams in the sport with this game, and one of the more popular teams or players remaining, but they still have gotten some of the more familiar people and teams to where they want them. Today's game between Norway and England should be among the better matchups of the tournament. Norway has one of the most popular players in the entir
BBC World News · Oct 8
South Africa and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams dies at the age of 25, just weeks after featuring for his country at the World Cup.
BBC World News · Oct 8
"I feel happy and elated… I feel joy," the head of the local teachers' union tells the BBC.
