Biden signs executive order to protect travel for abortion

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order aimed in part at making it easier for women seeking abortions to travel between states to obtain access to the procedure. More specifically, one of the directives Biden will issue will allow states that have not outlawed abortion to apply for specific Medicaid […]

Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was '100% real'

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified Wednesday that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believes it was “100% real." Speaking a day after the parents of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the 2012 attack […]

Nicky Campbell's ex-teacher fights extradition to UK after abuse claim

EXCLUSIVE: Nicky Campbell’s former teacher, 83, who is accused of being a prolific paedophile with multiple schoolboy victims he abused in ‘plain sight’ in the 1970s is fighting extradition to the UK from South Africa The alleged abuser, 82, is said to live in a gated community in Cape Town  The former teacher – known […]

Moderna 'working really hard' to meet Sept. booster deadline: CEO Bancel

Moderna (MRNA) reported a strong third quarter Wednesday, boosted by ongoing advance purchase agreements, totaling $21 billion for the year, and an in-demand COVID-19 pipeline. The U.S. government recently purchased 70 million more doses, including 4 million pediatric doses, for a fall booster campaign— which the Biden administration hopes to begin by next month. The […]

'Guard cat' credited with preventing would-be robbery

BELDEN, Miss (AP) — A Mississippi man said his pet cat helped prevent a robbery at his home, and he credits the calico with possibly saving his life. Bandit, a 20-pound (9.1-kilogram) cat, lives with her retired owner Fred Everitt in the Tupelo suburb of Belden. When at least two people tried to break into […]

Britain is the card fraud capital of Europe as we suffer more cons

Britain is the card fraud capital of Europe as we suffer more cons with the highest losses, new figures show UK has 134 card frauds per 1,000 compared to France (115) and Spain (37) Cost in UK per 1,000 is £8,833.20 while France is £6,069, Spain is £2,377.45 More staff needed, think tanks says as card fraud […]

M&S to stop selling disposable barbecues in all UK stores

Marks & Spencer will stop selling disposable barbecues in all their UK stores after firefighters’ plea In July the London Fire Brigade demanded an urgent ban on all disposable barbecues after the series of wildfires across the capital  Marks & Spencer has today announced they will remove them from all UK stores This follows the company’s […]

Just Eat suffers 7% fall in orders after Deliveroo sales slow

Is Britain losing its taste for takeaways now lockdowns are over? Just Eat suffers 7% fall in orders while Deliveroo sales slow and Domino’s take profit hit as pubs and restaurants are back in business Just Eat says total orders fell 7% in first half of 2022 compared with a year earlier after lockdowns ended […]