The authorities in New Mexico have recovered evidence that Betsy Arakawa, the wife of the actor Gene Hackman, died at least one day later than they had previously estimated. The New Mexico authorities initially believed that Ms. Arakawa had likely died of a rare viral infection on Feb. 11, because that was when she was
A 21 year-old was left unable to walk, talk and see after a patch of ‘sunburn’ turned out to be a deadly infection she’d contracted from a mosquito bite. Lucy Slawson, from Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, assumed a swollen rash that had appeared while holidaying in Turkey was the result of spending too much time in the
In this photo taken between 2020- 2021 and released by Fauna & Flora, elephants roam at Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia. The Flora & Fauna conservation/AP/Fauna & Flora via AP hide caption toggle caption The Flora & Fauna conservation/AP/Fauna & Flora via AP PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A genetic study of
Brieonna Cassell woke up in her Ford Taurus on Tuesday morning and began to lose hope that she’d ever get out of the car alive. Nearly a week earlier, she had fallen asleep at the wheel while driving to her mother’s house and careened into a ditch. For six days, Ms. Cassell, a 41-year-old mother
President Trump made a lot of promises on the campaign trail last year. Investors and business leaders enthusiastically cheered some, like lower taxes and relaxed regulation, and expressed wariness about others, like tariffs and reduced immigration. But when Mr. Trump won the election, there was little sign of that ambivalence: Stock prices soared, as did
Famously, the Megalodon was the biggest shark in the world, and one of the most powerful predators to have ever lived. Formally called Otodus megalodon, it is commonly portrayed as a gigantic, monstrous shark in novels and films, such as the 2018 sci-fi thriller ‘The Meg’. But a new study suggests the Megalodon – which swam
Dave ‘Hughesy’ Hughes has been spotted hanging out at the beach after he made headlines at Adelaide Fringe Festival over the weekend. The Aussie comedian, 54, who kicked three noisy women out of his comedy gig, was relaxing on Monday at St Kilda Beach in Melbourne. Hughesy could be seen enjoying a dip at the
In an address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, President Trump denounced Biden-era policies, mocked Democrats and lauded his administration’s early hailstorm of executive actions. He was, he said, “just getting started.” How did his speech go over? The New York Times talked with six voters — many of whom voted for
Although it makes up 70 per cent of our planet’s surface, scientists still don’t all agree on where Earth’s water actually comes from. Now, researchers claim to have found the origins of water in the earliest moments of the universe. According to scientists from the University of Portsmouth, water first formed in the debris of
At school, Jan Gywnn, now 74, always had trouble making friends. Holidays were spent largely by herself, reading in her room. ‘I didn’t get on with other people and was hopeless in social situations,’ she says. ‘It made me feel very alone.’ It was a feeling that has followed Jan throughout her life. At office