Three children among eight killed in Texas mall shooting – as one boy left orphaned
Three children are among the eight people killed in Saturday’s shooting at a Texas shopping center – with one child orphaned after his parents and brother died. Mauricio Garcia opened fire at Allen Premium Outlets, 25 miles (40 km) north of downtown Dallas, sending shoppers running for their lives. Kyu Song Cho, 37, and Cindy […]
TikTok videos falsely claim parasite cleanses and fad diets cure liver disease
TikTok is awash with videos falsely claiming “detox” drinks, fad diets and parasite cleanses can cure liver disease. Four in 10 posts about liver disease on TikTok contain misinformation, according to a study presented at Digestive Disease Week in Chicago on Tuesday. The most common inaccurate posts boasted claims about herbal products reversing liver disease. […]
Apple boss Tim Cook thanks three countries for record iPhone sales
Apple has beat Wall Street expectations and market trends in reporting increased iPhone sales in its second quarter results. Both revenues and profits were above investor predictions as a record number of iPhones were sold for the second three month period in its financial year. Sales for the year ending 1 April dropped overall – […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race and We’re Here star Shangela accused of rape in civil lawsuit
Filed in Los Angeles, it alleges that Darius Jeremy ‘DJ’ Pierce, who goes by the stage name Shangela, raped a former We’re Here production assistant while filming the first season of the hit HBO show. Daniel McGarrigle, 39, alleges the encounter occurred in a hotel room following an after-work party in Monroe, Louisiana in February […]
‘It’s Marla’: Donald Trump confuses rape accuser with ex-wife, trial told
Donald Trump appeared to mistake writer E Jean Carroll, who has accused him of raping her, for his ex-wife Marla Maples in a deposition played to jurors in a civil rape suit against him. During the October deposition, Mr Trump was shown a black-and-white photo of himself speaking to people at an event. He said: […]
US banks blame ‘abusive trading practices’ for crisis of confidence
The main lobby group for US banks has appealed for regulators’ help to close the door on the crisis of confidence ripping through shares in a growing number of the country’s lenders. The American Bankers Association (ABA) used a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to accuse so-called short sellers of bringing otherwise […]
Former Proud Boys leader convicted of orchestrating plot to attack US Capitol on 6 January 2021
The attack led to members of the group storming the building after Joe Biden was officially confirmed as the next president. Tarrio, along with three other members of the group, were found guilty of seditious conspiracy – which is conspiring against the legitimacy of the state. During the election campaign, Donald Trump spoke directly to […]
What is Arexvy? US approves first vaccine for RSV after decades of attempts
The US has approved the first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for people aged 60 and over. On Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of Arexvy in the country. The vaccine is said to protect older adults against the respiratory virus. Now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]
Tori Bowie: Gold medal-winning sprinter dies aged 32
Bowie, from the US, won gold in the 100 meters during the World Championships in 2017, after claiming podium finishes at the Rio Olympics in 2016 – including as part of the winning 4x100m relay team. In a statement, her management said: “We’re devastated to share the very sad news that Tori Bowie has passed […]
Risk of disruption for air travel at summer holiday peak as US refuses to budge on 5G change
Air travel could be disrupted during the summer holiday peak, according to airlines, after the US refused to budge on a deadline for adding new sensors to planes. The sensors are to ensure 5G wireless technology does not interfere with airplane altimeters, which are instruments used for measuring altitude – particularly crucial for bad-weather landings. […]
