Sports
A Piece Of Heaven returns Chester to even keel after ground chaos
Chester Cup provided fine finale after festival was saved by repairs after horses slipped in Thursdayâs openerA Piece Of Heavenâs 7-1 success in the Chester Cup, the most popular and historic race of the year at the worldâs oldest racecourse, was a fine way to round off the trackâs May festival meet
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Formula One agrees to engine changes from next season after widespread criticism
Fast-tracked redesign will reduce electrical energy useMax Verstappen has been a vocal critic of new enginesFormula One has agreed to make engine design changes for the 2027 season in response to the unhappiness of many leading drivers at the way this yearâs new-generation engines have affected how
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Virginia Supreme Court blocks congressional map favoring Democrats
The Virginia Supreme Court blocked a new Democratic-drawn congressional map from taking effect weeks after the voters narrowly approved the plan in a statewide vote. NBC News' Jane Timm explains how this delivers a major boost to Republicans as they defend their narrow House majority in the midterm
PinkPantheress Turns London Into a Moving Walkway in âGirl Like Meâ Video
British TV institution Davina McCall introduces the ridiculously fun visual
Right-wing populist party makes big gains in UK elections
Britain's right-wing populist party Reform makes gains as votes are counted in local elections. With a promise to reduce immigration, the party looks set to win council seats across the country, mostly at the expense of the more centrist Labour and Conservatives. Also: South Africa's President Cyril
Health
I didnât think I could get addicted to weed. I was wrong â and Iâm not alone
There are misconceptions about the addictiveness of cannabis and many users are struggling with dependencyAmy knew it wasnât great. But there she was, at the bottom of a dumpster, desperately searching for the THC vape cartridge sheâd thrown away just hours earlier.Amy, 18, had previously tossed tha
Science
Doubling their genomes may have helped plants survive mass extinctions
Many flowering plants have duplicated genomes, which could have helped them evolve to deal with extreme stress in times of environmental upheaval
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Blue Origin tests 1st moon lander ahead of lunar launch later this year (photo)
Blue Origin continues putting its first lunar lander through its paces, testing the spacecraft at NASA centers across the nation to prepare it for its upcoming mission to the moon.
Politics
Starmer will hope heâs dodged the axe for now â but these elections leave Britain more fragmented than ever | Jonathan Freedland
Even if all the results were not as catastrophic as expected for Labour, the writing is on the wall for the old ways of doing politicsHe wants a little more time and he may just get it. It seems there was enough in the results of Thursdayâs elections to allow Keir Starmer to fend off calls for his i
Entertainment
Several Venice Biennale pavilions shut in protest over inclusion of Israel
About a dozen pavilions affected, while some artists backed strike by adding Palestine references to their workA strike called in protest over the inclusion of Israel at the 2026 Venice Biennale meant several pavilions closed on the last day of the preview, some for a few hours while others â includ
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Canadian high school where deadly mass shooting occurred to be torn down
Tumbler Ridge secondary school was site of February mass shooting in which nine were killed and dozens injuredThe school that was the site of one of Canadaâs deadliest mass shootings will be torn down, officials have announced.The decision to demolish the Tumbler Ridge secondary school came after me
Health
Opinion: Iâm fighting misinformation online. False hantavirus claims follow a now-familiar playbook
The cruise ship hantavirus outbreak is serious but limited. Online, it's another story.
Science
'Star Fox' is returning this summer with a shiny 'Star Fox 64' remake for Nintendo Switch 2 full of unique features
We must fight the Lylat Wars... again.
Health
Former FDA leaders, pharma speak out on mifepristone
âThe fundamental question is: Who gets to regulate mifepristone?â
Glowing Views from the Space Station
NASA astronaut Chris Williams captured the Milky Way rising above Earthâs atmospheric glow on April 13, 2026, while aboard a SpaceX Dragon docked to the International Space Station. This atmospheric glow is also called airglow. It occurs when atoms and molecules in the upper atmosphere, excited by s
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WATCH: Mom surprised on âGMAâ after opening home to 300-plus foster kids
Rose Diggs, a mom of two who started her own nonprofit organization, is recognized as this yearâs âBreakfast in Bedâ honoree live on âGMA.â
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WATCH: UFC champion 'very blessed' to fight at the White House
Undefeated lightweight champion Ilia Tuporia says UFC Freedom 250 will be the "biggest event in sports history."
Science
Fire is spreading in the Chernobyl exclusion zone after drone crash
A drone has crashed in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, causing a fire that has spread to 12 square kilometres of land. Dry weather, strong winds and the presence of land mines are complicating efforts to bring the blaze under control
Sports
How reading the Guardian led to a million-pound move for Cornish Pirates
Article about second-tier rugby club last December piqued interest of American private equity firm âI think my family already thought I was crazy so this is nothing new,â says Kenn Moritz from his home office in faraway Pittsburgh. The Moritz family may have a point. Given all those baseball, footba
Science
The charred hull of Artemis 2's Orion | Space photo of the day for May 8, 2026
NASA's Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft rests after its flight around the moon, charred from the return to Earth.