Azerbaijan Airlines says the preliminary results of an investigation into the crash of its plane in Kazakhstan on 25 December have blamed “physical and technical external interference”. Thirty-eight people died when the Embraer jet came down at high speed, bursting into flames 3km (1.9 miles) short of the runway at Aktau airport. The plane had…
While some research suggests that vitamin A can reduce the deadliness of measles infection, it does not prevent the development or spread of the disease, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Christopher Sudfeld. Sudfeld, associate professor of global health and nutrition, was the corresponding author of a 2010 systematic review of studies…
Staffers with Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) reportedly entered the headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) in Silver Spring, Maryland, and the Department of Commerce in Washington DC today, inciting concerns of downsizing at the agency. “They apparently just sort of walked past security and said: ‘Get out of my…
Florida State basketball coach Leonard Hamilton is stepping down at the end of the season. Hamilton, who is being sued by several former players over allegations he failed to deliver on name, image and likeness promises, announced his decision Monday following a team meeting. The 76-year-old Hamilton has coached the Seminoles for 23 seasons, winning…
Joe Biden has used his first speech since leaving office to criticise the Trump administration’s welfare policies. The ex-US president told a conference in Chicago that the government had “taken a hatchet” to Social Security, a system which Donald Trump and Elon Musk – who is leading the White House’s cost-cutting efforts – have said…
Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson ruptured his Achilles once again and had another surgery to repair it this week. The re-rupture comes less than three months after the original tear, and now Watson could miss the entire 2025 NFL season. “It is new information just learned in the past couple hours, so I don’t have…
Gary Trent Jr. tied a franchise playoff record with nine 3-pointers and scored 37 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo also had 37 and the Milwaukee Bucks used a big second half to beat Indiana 117-101 on Friday night and cut the Pacers’ series lead to 2-1. The Pacers led 57-47 at halftime, but Trent hit three 3-pointers…
A scene in a television drama showing a black cat convulsing on the ground has caused uproar in Thailand. Concerned viewers of Thai drama “The Empress of Ayodhaya” questioned what was done to the animal to make its performance so convincing, with some suggesting potential mistreatment and abuse. Despite the show’s producers scrambling to reassure…
DJ Alfredo, who had a significant influence on Ibiza becoming a global centre for dance music culture, has died aged 71. Amnesia, the club where he held a residency during the 1980s, announced the news, writing on Instagram: “Thank you for the nights and beats we shared together. Your music and vision shaped the sound…
A$AP Rocky We the Jury Are NOT Black … 12 Jurors Seated for His Assault Trial Published January 23, 2025 4:17 PM PST A$AP Rocky will be judged by a jury of his peers in his felony assault trial — but none of those peers are Black. Jury selection in Rocky’s trial for allegedly shooting…
