Amanda Smith was reunited with her mother, Michele Hundley Smith, on Thursday after decades-long search Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A North Carolina woman whose mother was missing without a word for 24 years before authorities managed to locate her – alive and well – has reunited with her and says she forgives her. “I know everything is not black and white – there’s a whole gray area,” Amanda Smith said of her mother, 62-year-old Michele Hundley
The U.S. has gone unbeaten in its past five international matches. But now the team is upping the ante with games against Belgium and Portugal that could show fans whether a deep run is in the cards. (Image credit: Russell Lewis)
State lawmakers have been stepping in to regulate artificial intelligence, clashing with the federal government's inaction as concerns about oversight and safety grow. (Image credit: MANDEL NGAN)
Organizers behind No Kings, a network of progressive groups, says protesters will stage demonstrations across the country and abroad to speak out against the Trump administration's actions. (Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Civilians look on as rescue workers search for bodies in the rubble of a residential building following an airstrike in the early hours of March 27, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Members of the UK public join the search after specialist dog units and thermal drones have yet to locate her Barely 24 hours after nine-month-old capybaras Samba and Tango were brought to Marwell zoo near Winchester, they had made a break for it through a hole in their temporary enclosure. The siblings were transferred to Hampshire from Jimmy’s farm and wildlife park in Suffolk on 16 March after being outshone by other capybaras. Tango was quickly found, but her sister Samba remains at large, a
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on claims new drilling would help cut bills and boost energy security, researchers say Hundreds of licences granted for new oil and gas projects in the North Sea under the Conservatives have so far produced only 36 days’ worth of gas, according to analysis. Research by the energy consultancy Voar and the campaign group Uplift found that between 2010 and 2024, the government handed out hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences in seven licensing rounds. Continu
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Concern that supply chain disruption could hit health essentials – and prices – from painkillers to cancer treatment Britain is “a few weeks away” from medicine shortages ranging from painkillers to cancer treatment if the Iran war continues, according to experts, while drug prices could also rise. The conflict has disrupted the supply of a myriad of crucial raw materials, including oil, gas, crop fertiliser and helium – and health essentials could be next. Continue reading...
