The man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades fire in Los Angeles was upset over a failed relationship and his lack of plans for New Year’s Eve – and he ranted about being angry at the world before the initial blaze was ignited, according to court documents filed by prosecutors. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, has pleaded…
Sickle cell disease is the scourge a person’s red blood cells. The inherited blood disorder, which disproportionately affects people in sub-Saharan Africa and India, can cause unbearable pain “crises” and extreme exhaustion. And until recently, there was no curative treatment. Now approved gene therapies for sickle cell disease (including sickle cell anemia, the most extreme…
Anthony Edwards announced to the San Antonio Spurs he had returned – not that anyone in the sold-out Frost Bank Center needed to be told. The Timberwolves guard made an unexpected return 10 days after hyperextending his left knee, leading Minnesota to a 104-102 victory on Monday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference…
U.S. futures are trending to the upside, as investors eye developments in the Middle East, with crude prices dipping. In Europe, stocks are also seeing the upside, with only the FTSE 100, where oil majors such as BP and Shell trade, in the red. Here are three investment strategies we heard in CNBC’s Singapore and…
A joint investigation by Al Jazeera and Liberty Investigates has found that 12 universities paid a private company, led by ex-military intelligence officials, to profile academics and scan social media use by students. Al Jazeera’s Linh Nguyen explains.
Bose has three new speakers to spice up your home listening. The company’s new “Lifestyle Collection”—designed with a snazzy fabric-wrapped grille and gentle curves—includes the Lifestyle Ultra Speaker, Lifestyle Ultra Subwoofer, and Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar. All of them can be connected to multiple units and third-party speakers via AirPlay and Google Cast for a better…
Crypto exchange’s CEO says the technology is speeding up its processes, meaning fewer employees are needed
The London Marathon has set yet more records with organisers announcing that 1.8% of the UK adult population – more than one million people – have applied to run in next year’s race. Running’s boom was also reflected in a world record 1,338,544 global application for the 2027 London Marathon – up from 1.13m for…
In the upcoming ITV drama Believe Me, Aimée-Ffion Edwards (Slow Horses, Peaky Blinders) and Aasiya Shah (Raised by Wolves, Bloods) play two women who reported sexual assaults by John Worboys, who later became known in the U.K. as the “Black Cab Rapist,” but initially fell on deaf ears. London’s Metropolitan Police, also known as Scotland Yard, failed to investigate their…
With the US-Iran war creeping into its third month, oil traders are hedging against divergent outcomes tied to US inventories as the newly anointed top crude exporter faces unprecedented pressure to meet global demand.
