When Dr. Shoo Lee, one of Canada’s most renowned neonatologists, wrote an academic paper in 1989, he never imagined it would one day help convict a British nurse of murder. But more than three decades after his paper was published, that is what happened. Lucy Letby, a former nurse in a neonatal unit in northern … Read more
Sudanese military forces pushed toward the presidential palace in the battle-scarred capital, Khartoum, on Thursday, signaling a potential turning point in Sudan’s devastating civil war, now approaching its third year. Video footage showed Sudanese troops about 500 yards east of the palace compound, which overlooks the river Nile, and is controlled by the Rapid Support … Read more
London’s Heathrow Airport, one of the busiest in the world, was closed early Friday after it lost power because of a fire at a nearby electricity substation, the airport’s operator said. Heathrow said it would be closed until 11:59 p.m. local time. It was not immediately clear how many flights would be affected. Dozens of … Read more
The Pentagon is scheduled on Friday to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s plan for any war that might break out with China, two U.S. officials said on Thursday. Another official said the briefing will be China focused, without providing additional details. A fourth official confirmed Mr. Musk was to be at the Pentagon … Read more
Hamas targeted Tel Aviv with rockets Hamas fired its first barrage of rockets in months into Israeli territory yesterday as Israeli troops expanded ground operations across Gaza. After the collapse of a two-month cease-fire, the fighting now looks as if it is escalating back to full-scale war. Despite street protests in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin … Read more
Elon Musk has said that “Canada is not a real country,” just one of his social media jabs at the U.S. neighbor. But people in Canada have done real damage to the vehicles and dealerships belonging to his electric car company, Tesla, according to the police. More than 80 Teslas had their tires punctured and … Read more
A Delta Air Lines passenger jet that flipped over, burned and lost a wing after landing in Toronto last month was descending at what experts called an excessive speed when it touched down, according to a preliminary report from the Canadian authorities. The report from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, an independent agency, found … Read more
Americans are making too many solo dinner reservations. That was one takeaway from the annual World Happiness Report, which was released on Thursday and showed that the United States had dipped to its lowest slot in the country rankings — 24th — after being ranked as high as 11th in 2012, the first year of … Read more
A former Republican candidate for a state legislative seat in New Mexico was found guilty on federal charges on Wednesday in connection with drive-by shootings targeting the homes of four Democratic officials. The former candidate, Solomon Peña, was accused of orchestrating the shootings at the homes of the Democratic officials that took place in early … Read more
