Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard scientist who was arrested last month on a federal smuggling charge, was released Wednesday from federal custody following a detention hearing in Boston. Petrova, a Russian citizen, was taken into custody in May after prosecutors in Massachusetts accused her of smuggling frog embryos into the United States without properly declaring them. She was released Thursday on conditions agreed to by both sides. A probable cause hearing on the smuggling charge is tentatively set for June 18. Petrova had been in custody since February, when her visa was revoked at Boston Logan International Airport. “I just want...
A Number Of Products From A Brand Of US Sweets Are “Unsafe To Eat” FSA Says
A number of products from a brand of US sweets are “unsafe to eat” and contain ingredients that could damage DNA and increase the risk of cancer, the Food Standards Agency has warned. UK businesses and consumers are being urged to stop buying and selling the Jolly Rancher products, owned by US firm Hershey. The FSA says they contain chemical compounds – mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) and mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) – that are “not compliant with UK laws”. A spokesperson for Hershey said the safety of Jolly Rancher was its “first priority”, though it could not always...
World-First Blood Cancer Therapy To Be Given On NHS
A “Trojan horse” therapy that sneaks toxic drugs inside cancer cells is being made available on the NHS in England in a world first. It can halt the blood cancer myeloma for nearly three times longer than current therapies. The drug is an advanced form of chemotherapy that hits cancer with a bigger dose, while reducing side-effects. Paul Silvester, one of the first people to get it, says the therapy has been “life-changing” and he’s now planning history-themed adventures. Myeloma – also known as multiple myeloma – affects part of the immune system called plasma cells. These are made in...
‘My Kids Are The Reason I’m Alive’: Backstage With Shakira
Deep in the bowels of Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, a note is taped to the door of Shakira’s production office. “Please come back later… unless you’re actually on fire.” The handwritten pink scrawl suggests a level of stress that is entirely understandable for the team putting on the biggest stadium tour of the year. With 64 sold out shows across North and South America, Shakira has played to more than two million fans. “I’ve worked for over a year, polishing every single detail of the show, so this is really an amazing reward,” the star tells BBC News. There are...
China And Hong Kong National Security Authorities Launch 1st Publicly Known Joint Operation
China’s national security authorities in Hong Kong and the city’s police launched their first publicly known joint operation, raiding the homes of six people on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security. The police’s statement on late Thursday did not disclose the identity of the six people suspected of breaking the 2020 Beijing-imposed national security law between November 2020 and June 2024. Beyond their homes, officers searched the office of the organization involved and seized exhibits such as bank documents and devices for further investigation, according to the statement. The six people were required to surrender their travel documents....
TikTok Star Khaby Lame Plays Soccer In Brazil After US Detention
Khaby Lame, the world’s most-followed TikTok personality who left the U.S. after being detained by immigration agents, went to Brazil where he’s been spending some time with friends, local authorities said Thursday. Lame is staying with AC Milan player Emerson Royal, and has been enjoying time with local fans, Paulo Eduardo Dias Junior, a city councilman from Americana, about 78 miles (125 kilometers) northwest of Sao Paulo, told The Associated Press. On Wednesday night, they played a friendly soccer match with locals. Lame left the United States after being detained on June 6 by immigration agents at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas for allegedly overstaying...
Supreme Court Win For Girl With Epilepsy Expected To Make Disability Lawsuits Against Schools Easier
A teenage girl with a rare form of epilepsy won a unanimous Supreme Court ruling on Thursday that’s expected to make it easier for families of children with disabilities to sue schools over access to education. The girl’s family says that her Minnesota school district didn’t do enough to make sure she has the disability accommodations she needs to learn, including failing to provide adequate instruction in the evening when her seizures are less frequent. But lower courts ruled against the family’s claim for damages, despite finding the school had fallen short. That’s because courts in that part of the country required...
Israeli Strikes Kill Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Leader, Gen. Hossein Salami
Iranian state television confirmed the head of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed in Israel’s strikes Friday morning. Gen. Hossein Salami was the chief of one of the country’s most powerful centers, and his death was a tough blow to Iran’s embattled leadership, which has had a series of setbacks in the past 20 months of Middle Eastern war and unrest. Salami rose to power six years ago and had a history of threatening the U.S. and Israel. Here’s a closer look. Powerful Arsenal Of Missiles Iran’s Revolutionary Guard was created after its 1979 Islamic Revolution. Since it was established, it’s evolved...
Legion Of Christ Priest Arrested In Mexico City Airport On Rape Charge For Alleged Abuse Of A Minor
Authorities arrested a Roman Catholic priest at the capital’s international airport on charges of raping of a minor over a period of years, officials said Thursday. The Mexico state prosecutor’s office said that Rev. Antonio Cabrera, a member of the Legion of Christ religious order, was arrested Wednesday night on a court order for rape. Authorities cited incidents in 2004, 2007 and 2011, but the investigation only began in December 2024, after the alleged attacks were reported. The abuse allegedly occurred in Naucalpan, a Mexico City suburb. The prosecutor’s office did not say why Cabrera was at the airport. The Legion of...
South Carolina Prepares For Its 6th Execution In Nine Months With A Man Serving 2 Death Sentences
A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders is scheduled to die Friday by lethal injection in the state’s sixth execution in nine months. Stephen Stanko, 57, is being killed for shooting a friend and then cleaning out his bank account in Horry County in 2005. Hours earlier Stanko killed his live-in girlfriend, strangling her as he raped her teenage daughter in the woman’s home in neighboring Georgetown County. He slit the teen’s throat but she survived. Stanko also ended up on death row for that crime. Stanko was leaning toward dying by South Carolina’s new firing squad, like two...