Author: Henry

A deal with the US to end fighting in Iran is close and includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Foreign Minister has said. Seyed Abbas Araghchi told state TV the deal also includes the lifting of a US blockade of Iran, but that talks on Iran’s nuclear programme would begin later. US officials have confirmed some of the details of the agreement, saying economic benefits for Iran would depend on Tehran meeting its obligations. The war began with US and Israeli strikes across Iran on 28 February, prompting Iran to attack Israel and US-allied states in the Gulf -…

Emily Ratajkowski proudly declared she went from ‘Madonna’ to ‘w****’ when she started ‘compulsively dating’ in the wake of her divorce. She split from her husband Sebastian Bear-McClard in 2022 under a cloud of rumors about his fidelity, one year after welcoming their son Sylvester. The 35-year-old then plunged headlong into a whirlwind, headline-grabbing love life that saw her sidestepping romance rumors with Brad Pitt. Ratajkowski had on-off flings with DJ Orazio Rispo, and in the intervening time ran around with such names as Pete Davidson and Eric Andre.  In March 2023 she was spotted passionately kissing Harry Styles in Tokyo, in spite of the fact…

A new picture of the missing Air Force general allegedly tied to UFO secrets has opened up an even greater mystery about the final hours before he vanished. The photo captured retired Major General William Neil McCasland exiting a local sporting goods store in New Mexico with a mysterious parcel just a day before he walked out of his Albuquerque home on February 27. The new clue was released by the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office after a Freedom of Information Act request by Lauren Conlin, a reporter at Los Angeles Magazine. McCasland was seen wearing sunglasses and appearing alert and composed as he walked out of REI…

At least one person is dead and ten are injured after a gunman opened fire near a building in Texas on Friday. The suspect was taken down by police in Midland following an armed standoff. ‘The active shooter incident has been resolved, and the suspect is confirmed deceased,’ city officials wrote on Facebook. The scene remains active and has not been cleared. Road closures in the area are expected to remain in place for the foreseeable future as the investigation continues.’ The chaos erupted after 8am when cops were called to reports of an active shooter in the 4600 block of West Wall…

Kai Trump has found herself in the middle of an editing controversy after fans noticed that boos were removed from a video she posted of herself and her grandad Donald Trump at Monday’s Knicks game. The promising golfer, 19, joined the president for Game 3 of the NBA finals at Madison Square Garden on June 8, but their appearance was not well received by the crowds. In footage from the night, boos – described as ‘thunderous’ by the official White House pool report – rang out around the arena for approximately 10 seconds when the cameras cut to Trump. The president appeared to take the negative reaction in…

The family of a female wrestler in Washington state is suing school districts and education officials over allegations that the teenager was sexually assaulted by a transgender opponent during a December match. Attorneys working on behalf of the girl’s mother, Stephanie Brown, and a Christian non-profit group, the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), filed the lawsuit in US District Court in Tacoma on Tuesday. Neither wrestler is named in the lawsuit, but the ADF has identified Brown’s daughter as Kallie Keeler, who was 15 at the time of the alleged assault. According to the lawsuit, Keeler was unwittingly matched up with a transgender rival at…

Recent thunderstorms haven’t been enough to offset a warm, sunny start to June, and drought is spreading rapidly across Minnesota. Despite some recent hit-and-miss thunderstorms, drought is rapidly expanding. June is a tough time of year to make real progress on dry conditions. The longest days of the year, combined with the strongest sunlight of the year, dry soils quickly on warm, sunny days. Late May into the first third of June has been much warmer than normal with lots of sun and spotty, localized rains. The latest drought monitor shows nearly one-third (32 percent) of Minnesota is now in…

The U.S Department of Health and Human Services confirmed to Scripps News that it is responding to the New World Screwworm outbreak by activating the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emergency response at “level 3,” which is the agency’s “lowest” level. Although the risk for human infections is rare, the CDC documented a human case in 2025 when a traveler returned from a trip to Central America, where the pest is prevalent. New World Screwworm is a devastating parasite that feeds on the live flesh of warm-blooded animals. It spreads when female screwworm flies lay eggs in open wounds.…

A girl has died after overdosing on Benadryl she ordered on DoorDash, as fears rise that a deadly TikTok craze is putting children’s lives at risk. Larayah ‘Rayah’ Taylor, 13, died on May 11 from what her mother Rachel Hall described as an ‘accidental overdose’ of the common allergy medication. The teenager died after consuming the Benadryl at her home in Waterbury, Connecticut, but the exact circumstances are unclear. Hall said Rayah was ‘battling mental illness and substance abuse issues’ for a while before her death, but didn’t take her own life. ‘Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get her proper treatment despite multiple attempts,’ she said.…

Dylan Phelan, 21, handed himself in at a police station in Leeds, where he told officers he had encouraged the suicide of Travis Dyer, who lived in Louisiana, and had been drawn into dark groups on the online messaging platform Discord. A British man has been jailed for more than six years for encouraging a 21-year-old American to take his own life with a shotgun during a video call. Dylan Phelan, also 21, was sentenced to six years and four months in prison at Leeds Crown Court after pleading guilty in March to encouraging the suicide of Travis Dyer in Louisiana on…