After back-to-back years in which the top pick in the WNBA Draft was a foregone conclusion — Caitlin Clark to the Indiana Fever in 2024, Paige Bueckers to the Dallas Wings in 2025 — who will go No. 1 in the 2026 iteration remains a mystery. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access … Read more
The chaos is already creeping into the balance sheet of large businesses like P.G. Rix Farms, which employs around 40 people some 90 minutes’ drive east of London. It grows mainly onions and potatoes, supplying industry giants such as McDonald’s and Tesco, Britain’s largest supermarket chain. It also plants sugar beets, cereals and willow trees, … Read more
A juvenile gray whale that amazed Washington state residents after it swam 20 miles up a small river was found dead, and an official with a marine mammal research group suspects hunger may have driven the whale to new hunting grounds as the species’ population declines. The whale was discovered Saturday near Raymond, Washington, in … Read more
Two first responders who were strangers are now forever connected — not by their jobs, but by a selfless organ donation. New York City Police Sgt. Christopher Romero said he “started experiencing symptoms after receiving blood work” in 2020. “Then it was just like a … steady downhill turn with my health,” he said. Romero’s … Read more
Two years after a Dallas family’s dog disappeared, she was found 1,300 miles away in New Jersey. Tony Dokoupil has the story of how made her way back home. Source link
Stephanie Kirsop didn’t believe her son when he phoned to say a crocodile was lurking in a creek near their home. The family live in the temperate coastal city of Newcastle, which is 1,200 miles south of Australia’s crocodile habitat in the tropical north. Lionel Saunders, 12, and his friends had spotted the juvenile … Read more
Before Monday’s blizzard, I happened to drive by a towering peak of snow in South Boston. If I were to rub my eyes and squint, I could have been convinced that the view in front of me was from back home in Pennsylvania. But no, the mountainous site seemed to be a snow farm, one … Read more