The morning after Andy Burnham secured a landslide byelection victory in Makerfield, returning him to Westminster after nine years as Manchester mayor, it is hard to avoid the large, red placards bearing his face. But Burnham’s win was not just thanks to Labour loyalists. Instead, it appears that a coalition of voters from the left, centre and even the right united to back him at the ballot box. Burnham achieved his victory with a majority of 9,231 votes over the Reform UK candidate, Robert Keny
Just before leaving office amid a contentious battle over who will succeed her, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard used one of her final acts atop the U.S. intelligence community to spotlight Dr. Anthony Fauci's role in discussions surrounding the government's COVID-19 origins review. While much of the material is familiar, Gabbard's release underscores her effort to make questions surrounding Fauci, COVID origins and federal support for virus research part of her closing legacy ato
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect in a string of shootings in Kansas City, Missouri.
More than half of France’s population under severe weather warning with temperatures expected to exceed 40C More than half of France’s population is under a severe weather warning as large swathes of western Europe endure the second extreme heat event of the year with temperatures expected to exceed 40C (104F). The French president, Emmanuel Macron, called for “extreme vigilance from everyone”, asking citizens to “take care of our oldest and most vulnerable people” and follow government advice.
A coin-sized brain chip in China could help people with paralysis control devices using their thoughts. China has approved a brain-computer interface called NEO for commercial medical use in certain patients with paralysis caused by spinal cord injuries. That moves brain-chip technology out of research trials and closer to real-world medical care. Developed by researchers at Tsinghua University and Shanghai-based Neuracle Technology, NEO sits under the skull but rests on the brain's protective o
NBC News · Oct 8
Raymond Neal and his grandson Lincoln Corbett, 2, wade through tidal flooding Wednesday in Galveston, Texas.
ABC News · Oct 8
One of the few Black-owned banks in the U.S. is introducing a debit card aimed at helping single mothers who live in government subsidized housing escape poverty
Fox News · Oct 8
The San Francisco Giants have made themselves the center of the baseball world over the last week since their Pride Night game on June 12. As they've done the past few seasons, the Giants wore specific hats with a rainbow-colored logo. This season though, several players, in some fashion, objected. One, Sam Hentges, apparently refused to wear it at all, appearing in the traditional cap the Giants wear the other 161 games. Several others wrote Bible verses on the hat in a form of silent protest.
ABC News · Oct 8
Lara Spencer has the highlights from the celebration in Lower Manhattan, where more than a million people flooded the "Canyon of Heroes" to see the New York Knicks.
Fox News · Oct 8
A U.S.-backed ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah was set to take effect Friday afternoon, as Washington tried to salvage a broader regional framework with Iran after talks scheduled for Switzerland were abruptly postponed. The Israel–Hezbollah ceasefire was set to take effect 9 a.m. Eastern Time/4 p.m. local time, both a senior U.S. and an Israeli official told Fox News Digital, but whether the ceasefire formally took effect remains disputed. The White House has not
