Pope Leo marks July 4 at migrant graves, not U.S. celebrations
History's first U.S.-born pope skipped the party to bless graves marked by shipwreck wood — on the exact day the U.S. turned 250.
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‘I AM SETTING THEM ALL FREE, RIGHT NOW!’ Trump’s pre-July 4 Friday news dump included pardons for 11 people including ex-Abramoff partner
Buried in Friday's pardon list: a Jack Abramoff-era fraudster who later threw a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago — now a free man.
A retired insurance executive found a lost Declaration of Independence in Britain’s National Archives
Captured from a Revolutionary privateer in 1776, the document sat unread in Royal Navy files for 250 years until Michael Scurr unfolded it one morning.
Mark Zuckerberg Urges Meta to Explore Working With Polymarket and Kalshi
Mr. Zuckerberg’s plans for Arena, a prediction markets app that Meta is building, also include appealing to 18- to 34-year-old users.
Bird flu vaccine trial against potential pandemic strain begins
The jab targets the H5N1 flu strain which has caused devastating infections in bird populations worldwide, but has yet to spread between humans.
‘World-first’ vaccine designed by artificial intelligence
Cambridge scientists say they have, for the first time, tested a vaccine designed by AI.
How to walk 30 minutes a day – your tips
From walking the dog before breakfast to getting off the bus a stop early, readers share their tips for building a daily walking habit.
Five and a half hours that left England’s World Cup tie in chaos
For several hours on Friday, no-one seemed to know when England's World Cup last-16 match against co-hosts Mexico would kick off. BBC Sport tells how a story of confusion and anger - culminating in a Fifa U-turn - unfolded.
