The Alabama supreme court on Friday declined to reconsider a controversial ruling that said frozen embryos are considered children under a state law. Justices in a 7-2 decision without comment rejected a request to revisit the ruling that drew international attention and prompted fertility clinics to cease services earlier this year. Alabama justices in February […]
Three bodies reportedly found in northern Mexico where Perth brothers went missing | Australia news
Three bodies have reportedly been found in an area of northern Mexico where two Australian brothers and an American friend are missing. Reuters cited two sources with knowledge of the investigation as saying Mexican authorities had found three bodies in Baja Peninsula. The bodies were reportedly found near a cliff, but have not yet been […]
Trumpâs closest staffer takes the stand â and tears up after damaging testimony | Donald Trump
On the docket: Hope Hicks, Trumpâs favorite staffer, takes the stand Hope Hicks spent more time with former president Donald Trump than perhaps anyone else, from the launch of his political career through the end of his time in the White House. On Friday, Hicks took the witness stand to testify against her former boss. […]
Elijah Adebayo strikes but frustrated Luton fail to put Everton away | Premier League
Every point counts, but this one is unlikely to be enough for Luton Town. When the story of the 2023-24 Premier League season comes to be told, it is likely that they will look back with regret when they remember the night when they failed to find a way past a negative, limited Everton side. […]
Canadian police charge three over alleged assassination of Sikh activist | Canada
Canadian police have charged three members of an alleged hit team for their role in the assassination of the Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the first arrests in a high-profile killing which officials believe was masterminded by India. The arrest, first reported by CBC News, comes nearly a year after the prominent activist was killed […]
Luton v Everton: Premier League â live | Premier League
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 19 mins: Everton threaten again â Kaminski pushes the ball away after McNeilâs cross is turned towards him by a defender, and then Garnerâs shot from the edge of the area is blocked. Share 18 mins: Garner pings in a lovely-looking […]
Labour celebrates victories but loses ground in urban and heavily Muslim areas | Local elections 2024
Labour was celebrating a string of election successes on Friday in a set of results that party officials said showed it heading for victory in the upcoming general election. Beneath the euphoria of wins in places such as Blackpool, Hartlepool and Thurrock, however, lay a nervousness about the party’s performance in urban areas, with campaigners […]
Geopolitical tensions and Covid crisis: Noel Quinnâs five years at HSBCâs helm | HSBC
HSBCâs chief executive Noel Quinn is seen by many as ending his five-year tenure on a high note. The 62-year-old stunned the banking world this week by saying he planned to retire after an âintenseâ five years in the role to get a better work-life balance. Quinn has slimmed down a sprawling global bank, paid […]
The Guide #137: A genre-by-genre rundown of the ideal film length | Culture
Here we go again, with another round of long/short culture discourse. Just after we had got through double album April (thanks Beyoncé, Taylor and Cindy Lee), May brings us the latest skirmish in the movie length wars, with a poll of US cinemagoers establishing that the ideal movie running time is a sprightly 92 minutes. […]
The not-so-secret cost of being superhuman: elite sportâs problem with disordered eating | Eating disorders
Elite sport has long been consumed with the idea of the superhuman. Pushing the capabilities of the human body to its extremes in the hopes of uncovering the blueprint to engineer bodies that can jump higher, run faster and endure longer. And, as professionalism has increased, so too has the optimisation of athletesâ bodies in […]