Four years ago, Officer Daniel Hodges was called upon to defend the Capitol against a pro-Trump mob and wound up being pinned by the throng in a doorway of the building, in one of the most searing images of the violence that erupted on Jan. 6, 2021. On Monday, Officer Hodges is expected to be…
A bright comet could be visible in skies across the globe over the coming days for the first time in 160,000 years. Nasa said the future brightness of a comet is “notoriously hard” to predict, but that Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas) could remain bright enough to be seen by the naked eye. On Monday, the…
“Babaryko is alive!” Those were the words of Viktor Babaryko’s team after seeing the first images of the imprisoned Belarusian opposition politician in more than 630 days. Arrested in 2020 as he tried to run for president against authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko, Babaryko was then held incommunicado behind bars as extra punishment. His political team…
Housing surveyors have reported the largest fall in new buyer inquiries in October since the financial crisis, excluding the period during the Covid-19 lockdowns. Isabel Infantes | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. house prices fell for the first time in nine months in December, as the country’s Budget and higher mortgage rates dampened…
Almost no one ever writes about the Parker Solar Probe anymore. Sure, the spacecraft got some attention when it launched. It is, after all, the fastest-moving object that humans have ever built. At its maximum speed, goosed by the gravitational pull of the sun, the probe reaches a velocity of 430,000 miles per hour, or…
Bitcoin was trading just shy of $90,000 Monday night after breaching $80,000 just a day earlier. The flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 12% at $89,100, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier Monday, it rose as high as $89,623.00. Its price is expected by many investors to continue making fresh records on its way up to…
North Korean soldiers have clashed with Ukrainian troops for the first time, Ukraine’s top officials have revealed. In an interview with South Korean broadcaster KBS, Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said a “small group” of North Korean soldiers were attacked. Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who had earlier condemned the West’s lack of response to the…
La Hacienda Bakery has been making its rounds — literally. The Houston bakery, located in a strip mall at 180 Uvalde Road in the Timberwood area, first went viral on TikTok in October for its seasonal concha rellenas, or stuffed conchas, which are loaded with a pumpkin-spice filling and shaped and colored orange just like…
United States is gearing up to elect a new President and at the forefront of all political discussions are the terms ‘blue states’ and ‘red states’. These labels signify the political leanings of states based on their voting behavior in recent elections, reflecting the deepening partisan divide in the nation. Voters fill out their ballots…
The eyebrow-raising clash of comedy and politics that headlined Trump’s super-energised MSG rally sparked furious reactions from Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz. Harris’s running mate joined Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, on Sunday to play Madden NFL 25. Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s controversial comments on Puerto Rico sparked outrage, prompting Walz and Ocasio-Cortez to…
