America’s most feared serial killer: The story of Ted Bundy, who studied psychology and law before murdering more than 30 women | World News

More than three decades after his execution, Ted Bundy continues to cast a long shadow over criminal history. Recently, a decades-old mystery was finally resolved when new DNA evidence confirmed his role in the 1974 murder of Laura Ann Aime, a case long suspected but never proven. The announcement by the Utah County Sheriff’s Office…

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‘Subject of rumour and speculation’: Scott Mills breaks silence after BBC sacking over decades-old sex offence probe

Former BBC Radio 2 presenter Scott Mills has issued his first public statement after being sacked by the broadcaster, addressing a past police investigation into alleged sexual offences.In a statement released through his lawyers, Mills said he had been the subject of “rumour and speculation” following his sudden exit.“The recent announcement that I am no…

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$20 million scam at 30,000 feet: Everest guides accused of poisoning trekkers for insurance payouts | World News

Nepal’s tourism industry is facing one of its most serious controversies in years after police uncovered a $20 million insurance fraud scheme linked to Mount Everest trekking routes. Authorities say a network of guides, trekking agencies, helicopter operators and medical personnel worked together to exploit international travellers by deliberately inducing illness and orchestrating unnecessary emergency…

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Innocent man awarded $975,000 after being mistakenly held in psychiatric hospital for years |

Joshua Spriestersbach, 54, was awarded a $975,000 payout after he was wrongfully arrested and thrown in a Hawaii psychiatric hospital for years/ AP A man who spent years detained in a psychiatric hospital after being repeatedly mistaken for someone else has been awarded a $975,000 payout, bringing partial closure to a case that unfolded across…

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Who is Luanne James? US librarian fired for refusing to move LGBTQ-themed books from children’s section

A senior librarian in the US state of Tennessee has been fired after refusing to relocate more than 100 books from children’s sections, sparking a debate over censorship, free speech, and LGBTQ content in public libraries.The Rutherford County Library Board voted 8–3 to remove James after she refused to implement its directive to move around…

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THIS nuclear battery could last 433 years and power the next era of deep space exploration |

Space missions depend on power systems that can function far away from sunlight and without maintenance. Solar panels struggle in deep space, where light weakens with distance. That limitation has pushed agencies to rely on nuclear-based energy sources for decades. These systems, known as radioisotope power systems, have quietly supported missions operating across the Solar…

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Buried for 2,500 years: giant lost structure discovered beneath Egypt’s Nile Delta | World News

Archaeologists have uncovered a huge mud-brick building, 2,500 years old, that has been buried underneath the silty deposits and waterlogged sediments of the Nile Delta, Egypt, for thousands of years, using non-invasive geophysical methods such as magnetometry and electrical resistivity tomographic techniques. The structure was located as part of a recent archaeological project within Tell…

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