The summer’s best family film is here
The summer’s best family film isn’t from a big-box studio. Nor does it have an over-inflated budget or a trending TikTok star. And it doesn’t try to pump audiences up…
Bill and Hillary Clinton subpoened in House committee’s Epstein probe
Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary are among a range of high-profile names to receive subpoenas from a congressional committee to testify about deceased sex offender Jeffrey…
The story behind every NFL team name – The Mercury News
By Seth Berkman, Stacker There are no National Football League teams in the merry old land of Oz, but there are Lions, Bengals, and Bears. The NFL has 32 teams,…
Former Romanian President Ion Iliescu dies aged 95
Former Romanian President Ion Iliescu, who presided over the country’s chaotic transition from communism to democracy, has died aged 95. Iliescu had been diagnosed with lung cancer and hospitalised in…
California makes more coveted campsites available by lottery
Some of California’s most coveted campsites will be available through a lottery system, the state parks agency has announced. The system has been tested since 2023 for cabins at Mount…
Texas Republicans vote to arrest Democrats stalling redistricting vote
Ana Faguy and Max Matza BBC News Watch: Texas Speaker plans civil arrest warrants against absent Democrats Texas Republicans have voted for the arrest of dozens of Democratic legislators who…
Zoo asks people to donate unwanted pets to feed predators and imitate ‘natural food chain’ – The Mercury News
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN A zoo in northern Denmark is asking pet owners to donate their unwanted guinea pigs, rabbits, chickens and even small horses – not to put them…
Besieged el-Fasher city residents face starvation, UN warns
The UN’s food agency has warned that families trapped within the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher face starvation. The World Food Programme (WFP) said it had not been able to…
Surrogate fights for baby after 21 children removed from California couple’s custody – The Mercury News
By Suzanne Stevens, KRIS CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A mother of four from Corpus Christi believed she was giving a California couple a gift: helping grow their family by carrying…
Family ‘devastated’ after woman kidnapped in Haiti
Universtity of Limerick Gena Heraty was among those taken from the privately-run Sainte-Hélène orphanage in Kenscoff during the early hours of Sunday morning The family of an Irish woman kidnapped…