Author: Henry

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said deputies found multiple people shot at a Caswell County property before 8am on Wednesday, with one victim taken to Duke University Hospital and no ongoing threat to the public. Multiple people have died in a shooting at a home in Caswell County, North Carolina, on Wednesday morning, according to the state’s Bureau of Investigation. Officers were sent to the property, in a rural area north of Raleigh, after gunfire broke out shortly before 8am. One person was taken to Duke University Hospital with a gunshot wound, the Bureau said, while authorities have…

Council members unanimously passed Resolution 26-R-3801 calling for a formal citywide heat plan — with longer opening hours, weekend cover and clear triggers — after a stretch of “feels-like” temperatures in the upper 90s and low 100s lasting more than a week. Atlanta City Council has unanimously called on Mayor Andre Dickens’ administration to draw up a formal citywide plan for responding to extreme heat, as the city endures repeated spells of dangerous temperatures. The resolution, approved on Monday and designated 26-R-3801, asks officials to widen access to cooling centers, step up public outreach and set clear triggers for opening…

The 32-year-old wide receiver has agreed a one-year contract with more than $10m guaranteed, taking him back to the league — and to his home state of Maryland — for a 12th season. Stefon Diggs will play in the NFL in 2026 after agreeing a one-year, $12 million contract with the Washington Commanders. The 32-year-old wide receiver, who spent a productive 2025 season with the New England Patriots before departing, joins his fifth team ahead of his 12th year in the league, with more than $10 million of the deal guaranteed. The signing, first reported by NFL insider Jordan Schultz,…

DRAM contract prices nearly doubled in Q1 2026, yet ONS data shows UK computer prices still falling. We tracked the series back to the last shortage.

A Florida sheriff’s detective has been arrested, fired and charged with four felonies after investigators say she turned one of America’s most powerful police surveillance tools into a personal tracking system — aimed at her husband’s ex-wife. The fallout has switched off an entire county’s camera network, and reignited a national fight over who is watching the watchers. For years, privacy campaigners have warned about a specific nightmare scenario: that the vast networks of automated license plate cameras spreading across America would one day be used not to catch criminals, but by someone with a badge to follow a private…

Dr Berhanu Kibret was arrested at Dallas Fort Worth airport as he headed home from the conference where he was honoured, with his university insisting he holds valid work authorisation while Homeland Security alleges he overstayed his visa. A University of Maryland pharmacy instructor has been detained by US immigration officers at Dallas Fort Worth airport as he returned from the conference where he was named national Teacher of the Year. Dr Berhanu Kibret was arrested on 21 July after attending the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s annual meeting in Texas, according to the university and the Department of…

Commissioners unanimously backed a 3 November referendum on extending the 0.75% sales tax collected outside Atlanta for a further five years, with city mayors signing an agreement on how the revenue would be shared. Voters in Fulton County will have the final say in November on whether to extend a sales tax expected to raise $650 million for transportation projects, after the Board of Commissioners unanimously agreed to put the measure on the ballot. The resolution, passed by voice vote at a special meeting on Monday, sets up a 3 November referendum on renewing the county’s Transportation Special Purpose Local…

Washington and Tel Aviv are reportedly preparing a major bombing campaign against Iran’s energy infrastructure as soon as this weekend. British drivers have already lived through one fuel-price shock this year. Here is exactly what happens at UK forecourts if the bombs fall — and how fast. The United States and Israel are planning strikes against Iran’s energy infrastructure that could begin as soon as this weekend, according to sources cited by CBS News, though a final decision has not yet been made. Tehran says it is preparing a response of its own, and Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has personally…

Saleem Martin, 21, faces charges including kidnapping and cruelty to children after officers used licence plate readers to find the vehicle within 15 minutes, the Atlanta Police Department said. A two-year-old girl has been reunited with her parents unharmed after the car she was sitting in was stolen while her mother dropped off an Instacart order in Atlanta, Georgia. Police traced the vehicle within 15 minutes using the city’s licence plate readers, and body camera footage released on Friday shows officers ordering the suspect out before comforting the crying toddler. Saleem Martin, 21, has been charged with offences including kidnapping,…

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says nearly 600 cumulative years of litigation has cost countries billions and created a “regulatory chill”, after an investigation by the Guardian and partners uncovered 235 lawsuits over anti-obesity policies. The head of the World Health Organization has accused the world’s largest ultra-processed food companies of standing in the way of the global fight against obesity by dragging governments through the courts. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said litigation over measures such as warning labels and junk-food taxes had cost countries billions of dollars and delayed vital protections for years. His intervention follows an investigation by the Guardian, the…