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An American biologist who helped discover the shape of DNA molecules is being remembered for both his breakthrough and racial remarks that got him in trouble.

Families’ grief as genetic testing reveals devastating diagnosis for four sisters.

Abby Zwerner, formerly a teacher at Richneck Elementary School, was shot by her first grade student in 2023.

A jury has awarded $10 million to a Virginia teacher shot by her 6-year-old student, finding the school ignored repeated warnings the boy had a gun.

A husband and wife have survived after deploying last-minute safety measures during a terrifying light plane crash into the side of an Arizona mountain.

Erika Kirk has tearfully recounted the traumatic moment she found out her right wing influencer husband Charlie had been fatally shot in the neck at a college rally.

Authorities confirmed that first responders are shifting from a rescue to recovery operation and that authorities ‘do not expect to find anyone else alive in the area’.

THE ECONOMIST: Evidence shows universal childcare can come with hidden costs for children.

Dramatic footage has surfaced showing a UPS plane engulfed in flames and flipping during takeoff, as the death toll rises to nine and fears grow over what caused the deadly midair disaster.

2025 has been a devastating year for aviation, marked by catastrophic crashes worldwide. Here are some of the most significant air disasters that shook the globe this year.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Zohran Mamdani, a once unheralded state lawmaker from Queens whose affordability platform and charisma fuelled a meteoric political rise, has become the 111th mayor of New York.

US authorities have provided a harrowing update on the ‘catastrophic’ UPS plane crash in Kentucky at a petroleum recycling plant, confirming fatalities, which they believe will increase.

The former anchor was standing outside the home where her mother was found with multiple stab wounds.

Teachers are facing intense backlash after their group costume was ‘misunderstood’.

They were packaged to look like genuine products, but concealed multiple dangerous substances.