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ELBERT — To say Brandon Patterson’s father wasn’t fully on board when he first brought up the idea of having electrodes implanted into his brain would be an understatement — and their family doesn’t mince words. Brandon, 41, already relied …

By Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline.org Charlotte Cravins’ son Landry turned 2 in January. He’s a smiley little boy who loves singing “Itsy Bitsy Spider” and recently got his first pair of glasses. Landry was born with Down syndrome and has …

By Kate Ashford, NerdWallet Have you ever known someone who lived an average life doing average things — but then you discovered that they had two additional homes or collected expensive, rare art? If so, you may have gotten a …

A bipartisan effort to reform California’s “jungle primary” system — where the top two vote-getters in the primary, regardless of party affiliation, advance to the November general election — is underway, spurred by concerns that this rare way of doing …

Kristina Joksimovic was murdered ‘in cold blood’ by her husband, Marc Rieben (Picture: Instagram/catwalkcoach) A husband who murdered his beauty pageant finalist wife and blended her remains has been locked up for life.   Mum-of-two Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was killed at home in Switzerland following …

The newspaper was discovered during a property refurbishment in the Lincolnshire town of Stamford (Picture: Cover Media) Builders uncovered a small scrap of history while working on a house in Lincolnshire. The team were removing an architrave from around a …

The decoy Zoom infects the victim’s laptop with shady, info-nabbing software (Picture: Getty/Metro) North Korean criminals are using phoney Zoom calls to steal people’s personal data, Microsoft has told Metro. The cyber-crooks, called Sapphire Sleet, target Apple computer users and …

By now, almost every Californian with eyeballs and a memory of the recent past can tell you the story of the failed High-Speed Rail – how voters in 2008 approved a roughly $33 billion project to carry passengers from Los …

Two headless sphinxes guard the entrance to the tomb, which will be restored as part of the project (Picture: Greek Ministry of Culture/Cover Media) The secrets of a vast burial mound with links to Alexander the Great are being revealed …

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page Wes Streeting was practically skipping up the steps of Downing Street for a crunch meeting with …

Elon Musk is among other tech CEOs going with Donald Trump to China (Picture: Getty) Donald Trump arrives in Beijing today for a summit with Xi Jinping – and is bringing tech CEOs, including Elon Musk, along for the ride. …

Illinois health officials are investigating a potential case of hantavirus that is unrelated to the cruise ship outbreak that made headlines in recent weeks. The Winnebago County resident was likely exposed to the virus through rodent droppings while cleaning a …

It looks like Chicago will have to get through another surge of summer violence without gunshot detection technology. That much was evident after a City Council hearing Tuesday that produced more questions than answers. Opposition alderpersons had hoped to learn …

The proposals have been drawn up for a site next to Grand Union Canal (Picture: John Dunne) A peaceful canalside corner of west London may appear a world away from the glitz and glamour of New York’s Trump Tower. But a …

The street in Bristol saw the fence pop up suddenly (Picture: SWNS) Neighbours have been left scratching their heads after a living room window’s view was blocked by a massive garden fence. Large wooden panels have completely obscured the view …

Passengers and crew have been confined on the cruise ship near Bordeaux after a death thought to be linked to norovirus (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo) A British passenger has died and dozens are ill following a suspected norovirus outbreak on …

Jeremy Corbyn wants Mark Rowley to backtrack on his comments about pro-Palestine marches Jeremy Corbyn is leading a campaign for Metropolitan Police chief Mark Rowley to retract his ‘baseless’ claims about pro-Palestine marches. The former Labour leader is demanding the …

U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) shared a photo this week on social media of her hugging a puppy with the caption: “Don’t worry buddy, Kristi Noem isn’t around anymore.” [NOTE: Prior to becoming President Trump’s first Secretary of Homeland Security …

As someone who grew up in the church — and is no longer an active member of a congregation — the themes in York Walker’s play, “Covenant,” land close to home. Speaking of the Black church specifically, I know my …

Republican Virginia Foxx is under fire for the brutal letter to Christian Mango (Picture: Fox8/Getty) When fourth-grade student Christian Mango sent off a persuasive essay to his Congresswoman as part of a school assignment, he hoped for the best. Instead, …