75 years ago today, Tom Petty, was born in Gainesville, Florida. As an 11-year-old he met Elvis Presley, which sparked his love of rock and roll. As a guitar-playing singer-songwriter, he was one of the best-selling musical artists of all time, with over 80 million records sold worldwide powered by mega hits like “American Girl,”…
‘An embarrassment’: BBC reports at the scene of Louvre robbery The Louvre Museum in Paris has been forced to close while police investigate a brazen heist which targeted France’s priceless crown jewels. Thieves wielding power tools broke into the world’s most visited museum in broad daylight, before escaping on scooters with eight “priceless” items of…
Tiny Home Village – Veterans Community Project (VCP) This week, the nonprofit Veterans Community Project (VCP) broke ground on its sixth tiny home village, this time in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to offer more military veterans a fresh start with housing and individualized care. Each 240-square-foot home is part of a larger community designed to help residents…
The US says it has “credible reports” that Hamas is planning an “imminent” attack on civilians in Gaza, which it says would violate the ceasefire agreement. A planned attack against Palestinians would be a “direct and grave” violation of the ceasefire agreement and “undermine the significant progress achieved through mediation efforts”, a statement by the…
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Once upon a time this dog had been injured and helpless, but a Florida rescue shelter never gave up on him. Now, it was his turn to return the favor. Back in 2019, Eeyore the dog had been hit by a car and taken to L&R Rescue near Pensacola with a…
Protesters gather for No Kings demonstrations against Trump Grace Eliza Goodwinin New York City and Caitlin Wilsonin Washington, DC Planned protests against President Donald Trump have begun in cities across the United States. Police say over 20,000 people have packed Times Square for one of the events in New York City, while protests in DC,…
Cancer researcher Professor Luke Selth of Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute / Flinders University – SWNS Prostate cancer treatment could be “supercharged” by a new way of weakening malignant cells, say scientists. A new “vulnerability” in prostate cancer cells that could improve treatment for the second most common cancer in men worldwide (second only…
A blood test for more than 50 types of cancer could help speed up diagnosis, according to a new study. Results of a trial in North America show that the test was able to identify a wide range of cancers, of which three-quarters don’t have any form of screening programme. More than half the cancers…
Single-celled green algae discovered in the soil – credit, Hana Cho Supplied Worms, plankton, water fleas, sedges, algae, and cattails—the foundations of the food web in Toronto’s Don River ecosystem, simply woke up again after 130 years of entombment, stunning scientists. The Don River was tamed and turned into a canalized, industrial waterfront at the…
McLaren’s Lando Norris set the pace in practice at the United States Grand Prix, split from team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri by Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg. Norris, trailing the Australian by 22 points with six races to go, headed Piastri by 0.279 seconds at the start of a sprint weekend at the Circuit of the…
