A Florida man eating in a diner with his wife recently sneezed so forcefully it caused parts of his intestines to exit his body through a surgical wound, according to researchers. The case, published in a May 2024 edition of the American Journal of M

Indonesian immigration authorities have detained 103 foreign nationals after a raid at a villa on the resort island of Bali, officials said Thursday. Those arrested, including Taiwanese, Chinese and Malaysians, were accused of misusing their visas an

Oklahoma plans to execute a man Thursday who was convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 7-year-old girl in 1984. Richard Rojem, 66, has exhausted his appeals and is scheduled to receive a three-drug lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penit

Beverly “Cookie” Grant hitchhiked to the Woodstock music festival in 1969 without a ticket and slept on straw. Ellen Shelburne arrived in a VW microbus and pitched a pup tent. Fifty-five years later, the two longtime friends finally got back to the g

Paris Hilton has testified to Congress that she was sexually abused and force-fed medication during the time she endured in youth residential treatment facilities. Hilton, a long-time advocate for children’s welfare and regulation of such facilities,

In the beauty world, Christmas is one of the best times of the year. So, it’s hardly a surprise that making the festive countdown as joyful as possible is front and centre. If there’s one way to do that, it’s with one of the best beauty advent calend

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the number of residents of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds who joined the state's population last year. The Lone Star State led all others in new Hispanic, Asian and Black residents in 2023. Among U.S. m

A man who had his “skull split open” in a machete attack carried out by a gang including Jay Slater has broken his silence on the desperate search for the teenager who vanished in Tenerife. The missing 19-year-old was part of a group of eight people

The number of police officers under investigation over bets on the timing of the general election has risen to at least seven, the Metropolitan Police has said. The scandal has drawn in a number of politicians and officers, with one constable alread

Sir Elton John has shared a new behind-the-scenes YouTube video called “The Road To Glastonbury 2023”, to mark a year since he headlined the festival. The never-before-seen clips show the star rehearsing with his band and thanking the crew backstage

Double Olympics sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah has withdrawn from the Jamaican trials due to an Achilles injury and will not defend her 100m and 200m titles at Paris 2024 in August. The Jamaican, who will celebrate her 32nd birthday on Friday,

A fight between a man and his ex-girlfriend escalated when he pulled out a gun and opened fire at an apartment complex near Las Vegas earlier this week, leaving five people dead and a 13-year-old girl critically wounded, authorities said Thursday. Th

Early viewers of Nicolas Cage’s new film have claimed Longlegs is the best serial killer horror to be released since The Silence of the Lambs in 1991. Directed by Oz Perkins (Gretel & Hansel, I Am the Pretty Thing that Lives in the House), the film

More strike action could take place in the summer if the next government does not move forward negotiations with junior doctors in a “timely manner”, medics warned as they started a five-day walkout across England. The British Medical Association (BM

A pair of giant pandas are on their way from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as part of an ongoing conservation partnership between the two nations, officials said Wednesday. Officials with the San Diego Zoo Wild

The Independent is giving readers the chance to chat directly with candidates from some of the major political parties in a special general election series of Ask Me Anything events. In this question and answer session, our community can chat exclusi

Hawaiian food chain Island Poke has been sold to a hospitality start-up backer in a rescue deal, saving more than 100 jobs. Island Poke – which has 16 sites across London, as well as outlets in Brighton, Newcastle and Edinburgh – has been bought in a

Calls have been made for an investigation into Donald Trump’s business assets in Scotland in light of a legal case in the US, Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie has said. The Greens have previously been unsuccessful in efforts to have the Trump

A 12-year-old Houston girl who was killed after she disappeared during a walk to a convenience store earlier this month was set to be remembered at a funeral service and a celebration of her life on Thursday. Family members of Jocelyn Nungaray are re

Passengers heading out of London for Glastonbury Festival are facing delays after the trains were halted this morning. Great Western Railway (GWR) said earlier that all lines were blocked at West Ealing, in the west of the capital, due to “the emerge

Thousands of council workers across Scotland involved in waste collection, recycling and street cleaning services are to be balloted on strike action in an ongoing dispute over pay. Unison, Scotland’s largest trade union, has warned mass walkouts cou

Bill Cobbs, the veteran character actor who became a ubiquitous and sage screen presence as an older man, has died. He was 90. Cobbs died Tuesday at his home in the Inland Empire, California, surrounded by family and friends, his publicist Chuck I.

Thousands of fans arriving at the Glastonbury Festival on Thursday can expect some showers but fears of a washout or scorching heatwave appear to have been allayed. Mostly dry conditions and cooling temperatures are predicted across the weekend, afte

Wales are willing to appoint a non-Welshman as manager for the first time in 25 years. The Football Association of Wales has detailed the criteria required to succeed Rob Page after ending his three-and-a-half-year reign last week and invited “expres

Viktor & Rolf took a nostalgic approach to its autumn/winter 2024 couture collection, showcasing exaggerated shapes, explosive colour blocking and childlike graphics. The Dutch label, established by designers Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren in 1993,

Ana Ruiz was dismayed seeing migrants from some countries released in the United States with orders to appear in immigration court while she and other Mexicans were deported on a one-hour bus ride to the nearest border crossing. “They're giving prior

The family of missing teenager Jay Slater say they are “utterly broken” as the search continues in Tenerife for a tenth day with no clues to shed light on his disappearance. The 19-year-old has not been heard from since last Monday morning, when he

At least four people have been found dead on Japan's Mount Fuji, prompting a warning against scaling the mountain before the climbing season. Three people were found in a state of cardiac arrest inside a crater on the summit of the mountain while a f

Tesla must fix air quality problems at its electric vehicle manufacturing facility in the San Francisco Bay Area after racking up more than 100 violations for allegedly releasing toxic emissions into the atmosphere over the last five years, an air qu

Jude Bellingham has told his England team-mates to forget about any negative supporters as he praised the fans who dragged him over the line against Slovenia despite being “absolutely dead” on his feet. Despite drawing widespread criticism for their