Kyiv Mass Shooting Kills 6 and Gunman Is Shot Dead After Taking Hostages in Grocery
The attacker fatally shot four people on the street before barricading himself inside a nearby supermarket, a prosecutor said.
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Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa Group to build $27 billion city east of Cairo
Photo taken on March 25, 2026 shows a view of Cairo, the capital city of Egypt. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) will build a new 1.4 trillion Egyptian pound ($27 billion) mixed-use city east of Cairo, CEO and Managing Director Hisham Talaat Moustafa said at…
Tulisa Contostavlos suffering ‘minor paralysis’ after Bell’s palsy attack
18 April 2026 Tulisa Contostavlos is suffering from “minor paralysis” after having a Bell’s palsy attack. Singer Tulisa Contostavlos / © Instagram The 37-year-old singer recently had surgery to remove three cysts, which caused facial swelling and the neurological disorder, which she was diagnosed with in 2020 and causes sudden short-term muscle weakness in one…
Economic pain from Iran war will hit poor countries hardest, officials say
IMF/World Bank spring meetings hear warnings that some developing countries may require additional lending
Ships Attacked in Strait of Hormuz as Iran Declares Strict Control of Vital Shipping Route
The day after Iran declared the vital waterway open, it reversed course, injecting new peril into navigation there.
Unlikely paths to discovery | Scientific American
April 14, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Unlikely paths to discovery Sometimes innovation can be traced back to bizarre places: a muddy streambed, a volcanic ash field or even a hotel-company boardroom By David M. Ewalt edited by Jeanna Bryner Scientific American, May 2026 In 1952 Collier’s magazine published an article…
Strait of Hormuz Shut, US Blockade Intensifies, and Gunfire Reported
Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Jeff Mason and The Associated Press’ International Correspondent Philip Crowther join David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend following Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps releasing a statement that the Strait of Hormuz was shifted back to how it operated before April 17, putting the passage under tighter military…
Letters to Sports: Clippers were oh so close, yet so far
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> The Clippers’ season has come to an end but better than anyone expected. No consolation but a great job by head coach Tyronn Lue for guiding the Clippers from a disastrous 6-21 start and finishing with more than 40 wins. Coach Lue led the team, overcoming major obstacles throughout the season with a…
2026 Contenders Television: Documentary Lineup
Fifty years ago this year, a film called Taxi Driver premiered, confirming the emergence of an incredible talent in the medium of cinema: director Martin Scorsese. Five decades after that milestone — and with dozens more extraordinary films to his credit — Scorsese’s stunning artistic achievements come into focus in the Apple TV documentary series…
Dark Matter May Be Made of Black Holes From Another Universe
A recent cosmological model combines two of the most eccentric ideas in contemporary physics to explain the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up about 85 percent of all matter in the universe. To understand it, it’s necessary to look beyond the Big Bang we all know and consider two concepts that…