No new meningitis cases linked to Kent outbreak found, health agency says

UKHSA reports 29 cases, the same figure as on Sunday, raising hopes the outbreak has been well contained No new cases of meningitis linked to the outbreak in Kent have been detected, raising hopes that it has been well contained and has not led to people elsewhere catching the disease.The number of

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Death Row Inmate Seeking DNA Testing

Rodney Reed’s quest over the last decade to obtain DNA testing to try to prove his innocence has attracted wide attention.

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‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ At $81M Posts Second- Biggest Global Opening For Indian Movie; Best Ever For Bollywood – Box Office

Jio Studios & B62 Studios’ Aditya Dhar directed action movie Dhurandhar: The Revenge scored the second biggest global opening ever for an Indian title with $81M (₹761 Crores) in its first five days of release. Dhurandhar: The Revenge‘s opening in regards to reported historical figures (not adjusted

Supreme Court Appears Poised to Reject Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballots Law

A majority of the justices appeared skeptical of Mississippi’s mail-in ballot law in a case that could upend the way that states handle mail-in ballots throughout the country.

Live updates: Trump pauses some attacks, says Iran has ‘one more opportunity to end its threats’

President Trump on Monday said Iran “has one more opportunity to end its threats” to the U.S. and its allies. He added that Iran wants peace. The remarks, made at a Memphis, Tenn., crime task force roundtable, came hours after he said attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure would be put on hold for

Freeport-McMoRan confident in copper demand despite Iran conflict, CEO says

‘Campeón Gabacho’ & ‘Their Town’ Reviews: SXSW Launches Powerful Films That Keep It All In The Family

Now that SXSW has concluded, one of the significant film trends has turned out to be movies with a strong familial connection behind the scenes. I previously reviewed Family Movie, which was directed and produced by spouses Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick and featured the four main starring roles for

NIH grant terminations affected women scientists more than men, study finds

A new paper shows that women, particularly those early in their careers, have been disproportionately affected by NIH grant terminations.

Pentagon Officials Weigh Deployment of Airborne Troops for Iran War

The combat forces would come from a brigade of about 3,000 soldiers capable of deploying anywhere in the world within 18 hours.

Bipartisan senators unveil bill banning sports prediction market contracts

Sens. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced a bill Monday that would ban prediction markets from listing sports bets or casino-style games on their platforms. The Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act would block entities that are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commiss

DeSantis on another White House campaign: ‘We’ll see’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is not ruling out another White House bid after his failed 2024 campaign.  “We’ll see,” he told Fox News host Sean Hannity on his podcast, “Hang Out with Sean Hannity.” The full interview with DeSantis will be released on Tuesday.  The term-limited Florida governor will

Academy Names 2025-2026 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Recipients – Film News in Brief

The Academy has announced this year’s recipients of the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. The 2025-2026 fellow class consists of Lynn McKee, Katla Sólnes, Leo Aguirre, Omar Al Dakheel, Elie El Choufany, Sara Crow and David Rafailedes. Crow and Rafailedes were selected as a writing team, as were

Arson attack on Jewish charity ambulances investigated by counter-terror police

Police say they are looking for three suspects after the Hatzola ambulances were set on fire.

Hulu Developing High-School Drama ‘Capsized’ From ‘PLL’ EP Charlie Craig As Part of YA Series Push

EXCLUSIVE: Amid a renewed focus on coming-of-age shows, Hulu has put in development drama Capsized, based on the upcoming YA novel by Kill the Lax Bro author Charlotte Lillie Balogh who will co-write and executive produce the adaptation with Charlie Craig (Pretty Little Liars). 20th Television is th

Teenage boxer Isis Sio in coma after being knocked out in fourth professional fight

19-year-old taken to hospital after loss in CaliforniaKnockout happened just 78 seconds into fightNineteen-year-old boxer Isis Sio was placed into a medically induced coma after a knockout loss to Jocelyn Camarillo on Saturday in San Bernardino, California, ProBoxTV announced after broadcasting the

Can Trump do a deal with Iran?

Formidable obstacles stand in the way of any diplomatic effort to end the war