Miller Sanford The still-not-formally nominated presidential candidates will nevertheless meet for an early debate on Thursday. (Associated Press) The first debate between President Biden and former President Trump on Thursday night will be a real test of Americans’ sense of civic duty. I essentially get paid to watch; political journalism is my job. But given the sort … Read more
A Jewish mom and her husband were attacked and beaten at a Brooklyn elementary school graduation by an Arabic-speakingfamily — who taunted them with shouts of “Free Palestine!” “Gaza is Ours!” and “Death to Israel!” she told The Post. The mayhem erupted at PS 682 in Gravesend just after the school’s fifth-grade graduation — which … Read more
Nick Adderley has been dismissed without notice after allegations against him were found proven by a panel (Picture: PA) A top police officer who lied about serving in the Falklands War has been sacked after he was found to have committed gross misconduct. Nick Adderley came up with a raft of lies about his military … Read more
Giant Rock with an Oldsmobile pictured in the Los Angeles Times in May 1937. A caption reads, in part: “A wind sock, fluttering from a huge whitewashed rock overlooking the Mojave Desert near Twenty-nine Palms, marks the location of an emergency landing field known as Giant Rock Airport.” (Los Angeles Times Archive / Newspapers.com) 1 … Read more
Easy on the joints, it rivals most land-based sports when it comes to whipping the heart and lungs into shape — and building impressive upper-body strength and endurance. Good goggles are an absolute necessity, writes columnist Jill Barker. Above: Argentine swimmer Macarena Ceballos trains in Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires, on June 4, 2024, ahead of … Read more
A massive landslide has badly damaged a village in the Swiss Alps (Picture: AP) Three people have been reported missing after a terrifying landslide ploughed into a village in Switzerland. Brutal thunderstorms and heavy rain caused huge swathes of land to give way before crashing into a group of houses in the Alpine valley of … Read more
Three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento in 2012. (Associated Press) A long-awaited U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding a federal law barring domestic abusers from possessing firearms will have a narrower impact than some had hoped, but it will nonetheless play an important role in … Read more
John Volanthen was one of the first to reach the trapped boys (Picture: SWNS) John Volanthen is humble. He lives quite a normal life in Bristol, with a young son, working as an IT consultant. But six years ago he was thrust onto the world stage after helping in the rescue of 13 young Thai … Read more
Klaus Fuchs helped three countries develop a nuclear bomb (Picture: Joe Raedle) The renowned physicist had spent years at the very heart of Britain and the United States’ nuclear programmes. But unbeknown to his colleagues or the security services in either country, Fuchs was passing every secret that fell into his hands on to the … Read more
Virgin Atlantic cabin crew Malcolm and Jacqui King-MacKinnon were surprised by Sir Richard Branson when they renewed their vows (Picture: Virgin Atlantic) A couple fell in love 40 years above the clouds while working as Virgin’s cabin crew on its first trans-Atlantic route. The love story of Malcolm and Jacqui King-McKinnon, from Heswall, Wirral, is … Read more
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