The Independent
-
Heat makes emergency rooms busier. Study shows which illness and injuries rise during hot spells
A massive study shows what illnesses and injuries spike in emergency room visits during heat waves in Chicago
-
Thinking of buying plug-in solar panels? Here’s what you need to check first
The panels can lower energy bills by cutting how much electricity households pull from the grid
-
Burnham urged to reign in Big Tech on child harms after Meta’s £12bn settlement
Rowan Ferguson, of the Molly Rose Foundation, which campaigns to prevent young people being harmed by online content, called on the UK government to be ‘brave, bold and decisive in ways it hasn’t been before’
-
Brazil sues online platform Discord over alleged failures in children protection
Brazil’s government said on Wednesday it filed a lawsuit in a federal court against Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, seeking damages of 500 million reais (about $97 million) for the company’s alleged failure in protecting children online
-
Dodgers fans suing team want jury to hear about 2011 Giants fan attack
Luis Ortiz and Joanna Maria Iniguez allege in a lawsuit that security guards removed them from the stadium after they objected to how two other fans who ran onto the field were treated
-
The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists
From front page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today's top photos, chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
-
Judge lifts block on Trump’s mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms
This latest legal battle follows a Supreme Court procedural ruling favoring Trump just two days earlier
-
Democrats suffer major blow as Maryland court strikes down redistricting amendment
The state lodged a notice of appeal with the Maryland Supreme Court shortly after the verdict was delivered
-
GOP sends text admitting high prices: ‘Groceries cost what they cost’
Republican National Committee message appealing for donations ahead of the midterms appears to acknowledge an issue keenly felt by voters but which the Trump administration has routinely downplayed
-
America’s summer Covid surge is producing new symptoms. Here’s what to look out for
Coronavirus levels are now growing or likely growing in all but two states
-
Peru court hands lengthy prison terms in killing of Indigenous Amazon defender
A Peruvian court has convicted four men of murder-for-hire and sentenced them to between 15 and 35 years in prison for the 2023 killing of an Indigenous Kichwa leader and rainforest defender
-
UK patient’s sight saved in world’s first live AI-assisted brain surgery
Rhys Hibbert became a part of history when he had his brain tumour removed
-
Man convicted of fatal ‘targeted ambush’ of Microsoft manager in front of daughter
Jared Bridegan was shot in 2022 after he got out of his SUV to remove a tire from a road in Jacksonville Beach
-
Ohio ‘house of horrors’ family was previously investigated by child services
Ohio officials said the children ‘looked like almost feral animals’ and some ‘couldn’t even speak’
-
Millions across UK to receive texts warning of air pollution in their area
Environmental Secretary Angela Eagle said the government wants people to have ‘clear, reliable information’ about air pollution
-
How Dolly Parton's love of the Great Smoky Mountains helped transform her hometown
Dolly Parton didn’t just sing about her Tennessee mountain home
-
America’s housing crisis fuels the rise of tiny house villages
Recent population estimates show that Charlotte, North Carolina, is the fastest-growing large city in the United States
-
Blanche rips Philadelphia DA who suggested blowing up Trump’s White House ballroom
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said the ballroom would be demolished in an ‘official ceremony’ in future years
-
Girl, seven, and aunt died in house fire a mile from A66 crash site
Two men, aged 23 and 31, remain in police custody, according to Cleveland Police
-
Charges dropped against 31-year-old man accused of stalking Sabrina Carpenter
Carpenter was granted a restraining order against William Applegate in June
-
Could bats be an ally in the fight against cancer?
Analysis of the DNA of little brown bats could be applied to human research on longevity and disease
-
Battleground Republicans want Trump to pour resources on their races
Swing state Republicans are in dire straits and are eyeing Trump’s investment in South Carolina, but it comes with a cost: Association with an unpopular president, writes John Bowden
-
Photos show revelers pelting one another with tomatoes at Spain’s La Tomatina food fight
Thousands pelted one another with overripe tomatoes at La Tomatina in Buñol, Spain. The food fight began in 1945 and drew international crowds by the 1980s. About 40% of people come from abroad. One rule: Squash tomatoes before throwing them.
-
Father says college student was killed by police in Pennsylvania after he went to wrong house
An investigation is underway after police shot and killed a 22-year-old college student in Pennsylvania
-
Maine GOP governor candidate says he wants Trump’s border czar to send ICE to polls
Bobby Charles said he would make the appeal three or four weeks before Election Day
-
FBI probe into water system cyberattacks expands after tech supplier is targeted
The breach occurred amid a spate of hacks directed at PLCs in Minnesota and at least six other states
-
Pulitzer winning photographer who shot iconic 'Burst of Joy' dies at age 99
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Sal Veder, who is known for his iconic image “Burst of Joy,” has died
-
PC Andrew Harper’s killers ‘to be excluded from early release scheme’
Those convicted of a certain type of manslaughter will no longer be eligible for early release, including Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole
-
How the Trump administration is expanding its immigration crackdown to people entering legally
The Trump administration has trained much of its immigration crackdown on people who entered the United States illegally from Mexico and elsewhere, but it is intensifying another battle, this time with people who come legally
-
Passenger on Scotland to Chicago flight says weather turned flight into 20-hour trip
The flight from Edinburgh is typically about 8 hours long — but turned into a much longer travel nightmare for some
-
Judge, for now, refuses to dismiss Steve Bannon's conviction in contempt of Congress case
A federal judge has rejected the Justice Department’s request to dismiss Trump ally Steve Bannon’s criminal conviction for refusing to testify before the congressional committee that investigated a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol
-
New study finds growing link between diabetes, obesity and liver disease
Overweight or inactive individuals face higher risk of developing MASLD, alongside people with type 2 diabetics, the over-50s and those with high blood pressure
-
Trump team wants billion-dollar companies to be small businesses
The Small Business Administration is proposing a rule that would massively increase the cap at which companies are considered ‘small’ – with some allowed to make over $1 billion
-
FACT FOCUS: Could Canada leave US cities in the dark as part of the trade war? Not likely
Social media users are claiming that Canada could shut off electricity in the U.S. and cause massive blackouts if the trade war between the two countries escalates further
-
National Trust forced to use winter feed months early because of drought
Hay meadows that normally produce 150 tonnes at Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire have yielded nothing, the conservation charity said
-
Trump goes on mid-day posting spree to brag about himself
Trump’s schedule had no events between his intelligence briefing and ‘signing time’ set for 2:00 pm
-
A judge suspends charges against an ex-Marine arrested on Trump's golf course with ammunition
A former U.S. Marine arrested at President Donald Trump's Los Angeles-area golf course had his criminal charges suspended
-
Forty children who went missing from UK asylum hotels still not found
Dozens of people who went missing as children have still not been located
-
Ukraine's president coos over a puppy, starting a new volley in his war of visuals against Russia
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has been captured on video cuddling a three-month-old American pit bull terrier named Freya
-
Teen receives life sentence after pleading guilty to murdering 10-year-old cousin
A teenager has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty on Wednesday to the 2022 murder of his 10-year-old cousin in Wisconsin.
-
Army plans to build nuclear microreactors at five bases as US seeks to ramp up nuclear power
The U.S. Army announced Wednesday that it plans to add nuclear microreactors at five military bases from New York to Texas as a reliable source of energy independent of the commercial electric grid
-
Neighbour recalls woman ‘jumping from window’ during house fire which left two dead
A local resident described how she ran up and down the street, shouting to raise the alarm after the fire broke out in Grangetown, near Middlesbrough
-
Iran has caused ‘billions’ in damage to American intelligence assets, report says
CIA outposts in Saudi Arabia and Iraq have reportedly been struck by Iranian drones
-
.png?trim=0,0,0,0&width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800)
Mom of 7 shot dead while holding her infant, family says
Six of Shawanda Alston’s seven children were home at the time of the shooting
-
Investigators sift for evidence at burned Montana home where 8 family members were killed at dinner
Investigators are sifting through the charred remnants of a Montana home where four generations of a family were killed as they gathered for Sunday dinner
-
Judge rejects Trump DOJ’s attempt to throw out Steve Bannon’s contempt conviction
The move from Jeanine Pirro’s office is ‘insufficient to justify’ tossing out a case against Bannon for defying January 6 committee subpoenas
-
A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids
A settlement announced Wednesday between Meta and dozens of states resolves one of its biggest legal fights, but the social media giant is still facing litigation elsewhere over its products’ effects on young people’s mental health
-
Protest to take place across UK over ‘financial impacts of parental leave’
Parents are set to join protests taking place across the UK, including at Downing Street
-
Trump says the US doesn’t need Canada. The economy says otherwise
President Donald Trump says the United States doesn't need Canada
-
Woman suspected in death of US diplomat gets prison sentence for immigration charge
It's not clear whether she has been formally charged with murder, or even whether a murder investigation is still ongoing, a lawyer said
