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The high-profile case of Lindsay Clancy, the US mother charged with murdering her three children, has ended in a mistrial after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict, leaving questions over what happens next.Published On 5 Sep 20265 Sep 2026Share Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy children’s murder case on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Scientists work in a laboratory at the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which could lose research projects to the US Department of Defense.Credit: NIAIDThe US National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking to redirect research projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars from its infectious-diseases institute to military biodefence programmes at the US Department of Defense (DOD), according to two NIH employees.They confirmed to Nature that the NIH and the DOD, also called the Department of War, have signed an agreement for the arrangement. The NIH is now identifying projects it would transfer to the DOD and aims…

Beau Greaves made darts history by becoming the first woman to win a match on the European Tour.The 22-year-old, who was edged out 6-5 by Rob Cross on her European Tour debut in Hungary last week, beat Daryl Gurney 6-4 in the Czech Open.Gurney beat Greaves in a deciding set in their first-round match at the PDC World Championship in December and he moved into a 3-1 lead in Prague.However, Greaves reeled off three straight legs with 14, 13 and 11-dart finishes to go 4-3 in front and, even though Gurney levelled at 4-4, she went on to take victory…

Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton has been fired. A representative for Sony Pictures Television, which produces the game show, confirmed the news on Friday. The spokesperson said in a statement to Rolling Stone that following a “thorough investigation, Jim Thornton’s employment with Wheel of Fortune has been terminated, effective immediately.” Thornton’s ousting follows a TMZ report over an alleged incident aboard a commercial flight on American Airlines in May. “On ​May 14, ​American Airlines ​Flight ​1276 ​was met by ​law enforcement ​upon ​arrival at ​Los ​Angeles ​International ​Airport ​(LAX) following concerns reported by a customer ​onboard,” American Airlines said…

Normal sudoku rules apply, except the numbers in the cells contained within dotted lines add up to the figures in the corner. No number can be repeated within each shape formed by dotted lines.To see the completed puzzle, buy the next issue of the Guardian (for puzzles published Monday to Thursday). Solutions to Friday and Saturday puzzles are given in either Saturday’s or Monday’s edition.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit filed by a member of the House of Representatives, Miriam Onuoha (Imo-APC), challenging the recognition of Uchenna Agasu as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2027 election. Justice Salim Ibrahim, in a judgement, held that the court lacked the jurisdiction to hear and determine the case on the ground that a court of coordinate jurisdiction had determined a similar suit. Justice Ibrahim, who upheld the preliminary objection filed by Mr Agasu, described the suit as “an abuse of court process.” Although the judgement was delivered on 24…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State has said the state does not belong to any particular political party and urged residents to defend democratic pluralism. The party said they should also defend their constitutional right to choose their political leaders in 2027. Chukwuma Igwe, state chairman of the PDP, said this in a statement issued on Friday in Abakaliki. Gov Nwifuru’s ‘inciting’ remarks The PDP chairman was reacting to Governor Francis Nwifuru’s remarks at the inauguration of newly elected local government chairpersons and their deputies, where he threatened to remove the local official if the APC loses the…

By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor Nigerians may soon pay more for  Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, as depot prices across major petroleum hubs have climbed sharply to as high as N1,290 per litre, amid a renewed surge in international crude oil prices. The development threatens to worsen the financial burden on households and businesses, with marketers expected to review their pump prices if the latest increase in depot costs persists. The latest mid-day depot price report for yesterday showed that petrol prices rose significantly across Lagos, Calabar, Port Harcourt and Warri. In Calabar, petrol prices reached N1,290/litre at…

“It’s a girl!” Melissa Peterson exclaims.Just outside the operating room, the hallway erupts in cheers. Joseph Dewane, an ob-gyn, has just delivered a healthy baby via C-section; Autumn Joi Goodwin-Samson, a neonatalist, tends to the newborn still slick with a waxy film.It’s a successful delivery just like any other except for one, minor, difference: The patient is an orangutan.Ruhana—or just “Ru” for short—is one of eight orangutan babies born in a collection of US zoos since the beginning of 2025. For these critically endangered primates, that’s a staggering figure. It’s also not random: The baby boom is the result of…

EU’s Marta Kos cancels Serbia visit, condemning Ratko Mladic ‘glorification’ as incompatible with European values.Published On 5 Sep 20265 Sep 2026The European Union’s enlargement chief Marta Kos has cancelled her upcoming visit to Serbia over what she called the “glorification” of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic following his death.Kos took to X on Friday to condemn the “glorification surrounding his death”, saying it “is incompatible with the values on which the EU path is built”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listMladic’s body was flown from The Hague to Belgrade, where it was received with a guard of honour on…