A five-year-old boy has died after a wind gust blew a bouncy castle into the air while children were inside it at a baseball stadium. Emergency services were called to the Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf, in the US state of Maryland, on Friday after the bounce house was lifted “approximately 15 to 20 feet
This month, the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E gained a new United Auto Workers (UAW) discount. Ford reintroduced the discount on new EV purchases, which can be stacked with other savings offers. Ford offering a $1,500 UAW Discount on 2025 EV models After reaching new labor contract agreements with the UAW last December, Ford introduced
The Post Office Horizon IT scandal may well be “the worst miscarriage of justice in recent British legal history”. Jason Beer KC, counsel to the inquiry which has been investigating the scandal, did not put it this way lightly. After four hard-fought years, senior executives reduced to tears, and countless heartbreaking stories of the damage
US President Joe Biden has said he hopes Iran will back down from threats of retaliation against Israel to avert a serious war in the Middle East. Tensions are rising in the region after Hamas’s top political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran’s capital, Tehran. Iran has pledged to avenge his death, with its
It started in Bristol’s Castle Park and this was fairly medieval – a big brawl between two sides drawn up to fight. The counter-protesters were ready in their hundreds, chanting “fascists not welcome”. On the other side a smaller crowd of right-wing protesters, some of whom had been at the football earlier, were shouting “we
About 50 rockets have been fired from southern Lebanon towards upper Galilee, according to Israeli media. Videos showed Israel’s Iron Dome defence system being activated over the area. In a statement, Hezbollah said: “In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their valiant and honourable resistance, and in
The Palisades Nuclear Generating Station in Covert, Mich. John Madill | The Herald-Palladium | AP The Palisades Power Plant on the shores of Lake Michigan had become a piece of history, a relic of an era when nuclear energy was viewed as the future. The reactor in Covert, Michigan, about 70 miles of southwest of
Sir Keir Starmer has told the police they have ministers’ full backing to take “all necessary action to keep our streets safe” from “thugs” who “sow hate” as violent protests erupted across the UK following the stabbing of three girls in Southport. A Downing Street spokesperson said the prime minister had met senior ministers including
Olympics superfan and special correspondent Snoop Dogg sported full equestrian kit – hat included – as he watched the dressage in Paris on Saturday. The 52-year-old was driven to the stands at the Palace of Versailles, Paris, on a golf cart while dressed in breeches, a dressage tailcoat and hard hat. His ensemble also included
Donald Trump’s son has told Sky News that any momentum Kamala Harris has in the campaign is because the media has “put her on a fake pedestal”. In a wide-ranging interview at the Trump International Scotland golf course outside Aberdeen, Eric Trump also spoke in detail about the assassination attempt against his father three weeks
TV presenter Laura Whitmore has said she felt “gaslit” by BBC bosses when she first raised concerns about her Strictly Come Dancing experience. The former Love Island host was partnered with professional dancer Giovanni Pernice in 2016, and was the seventh celebrity eliminated from the BBC One show. Fellow Strictly star Amanda Abbington said the
Dan Hajducky, ESPNAug 2, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Close Hajducky is an associate editor for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Open Extended Reactions The home locker that the late Kobe Bryant used from 2003-04 to
The world (and life) moves fast and we humans can only do enough in our lives to keep up with it as best we can. One growing aspect that many are trying to find solutions to in the modern world is how to get to all our daily appointments – work, school, social events –
A change of government means comedians at Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival are enjoying “a new host of characters to take the mick out of”. Matt Forde is no stranger to the demands of political comedy, having voiced the likes of Boris Johnson on Spitting Image and appeared panel shows like the BBC’s Have I Got News
A teenager who Huw Edwards allegedly paid for explicit photos has said he felt “groomed” by the disgraced newsreader and “sick” after learning he was charged with having indecent images of children. Earlier this week, the veteran broadcaster, who it emerged had been arrested last November, pleaded guilty to having images of children as young
Donald Trump has agreed to hold a debate with Kamala Harris, after she said she was “ready” to take him on. Mr Trump had previously said he would not debate Ms Harris – the current vice president and likely Democrat nominee for November’s election – because she was not the official candidate. But Ms Harris
Wingstop, the quick-service chicken chain which is Britain’s fastest-growing restaurant operator, is hoisting a “for sale” sign over its UK business. Sky News has learnt that the company, which is majority-owned by the trio of entrepreneurs who brought it to Britain in 2018, has hired Goldman Sachs to find new owners. City sources said the
Almost 30 protests – many of them organised by far-right activists – are set to take place this weekend in the wake of the Southport stabbings, according to Sky News analysis. They would follow violent protests earlier this week, which saw more than 100 people arrested outside Downing Street on Wednesday and eight arrests in
Coterra Energy missed Wall Street expectations for sales and earnings in the second quarter. However, production volumes and more importantly cash generation both came in ahead of expectations. Revenue in the three months ended June 30 increased 7% year over year to $1.27 billion but came up short versus the $1.33 billion consensus forecast, according
As a serious heat wave expands across the US, we look at how high temperatures affect EV range from battery range experts Recurrent. An intense heat wave is expanding from the Midwest to the East and West coasts, with 6.4 million people under excessive heat watch as of today. Temperatures are expected to reach 100F in multiple