After two nights of preliminary revels that laid out Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s biography and the values of his party, the Democratic Party turns on Wednesday to forging its ticket in earnest. Senator Kamala Harris, the vice-presidential nominee, is the headline speaker of the night, giving remarks that will introduce …...Read More

Deep in the Amazon jungle, the tiny slingshot spider soars through the air at lightning speed to capture its prey. Launching from a spring-like web, it can accelerate 4,300 feet per second squared -over 100 times faster than a cheetah. Velocities of 13 feet per second subject the world's fastest …...Read More

Modern royals such as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not feature in the Crown because there is not 'enough distance' from their stories, said the creator of the TV hit, Peter Morgan. The final two series of the Netflix drama will bring it into the 21st century but …...Read More

Mr. Kotey and Mr. Elsheikh were among them. The British government sought to strip their citizenship and made clear that it did not want to take them back. The Trump administration has been willing to prosecute them instead, but the attorney general at the time, Jeff Sessions, opted not to …...Read More

WASHINGTON — More than 200 pages into a sprawling, 1,000-page report on Russian election interference, the Senate Intelligence Committee made a startling conclusion endorsed by both Republicans and Democrats: Donald J. Trump knew of and discussed stolen Democratic emails at critical points late in his 2016 presidential campaign. The Republican-led …...Read More

An Air Canada passenger has gone viral for a video showing a large crack in his airplane window — but the airline insists he was never in any danger. Karl Haddad, 20, had just flown to Canada from Lebanon, and was on a flight from Toronto to Montreal when he …...Read More

As a police sergeant, Scott Renwick knows a thing or two about putting on handcuffs. So when asked to give a demonstration to some recruits, he had no trouble snapping a pair of them around his own wrists. Unfortunately for him, taking the cuffs off again proved a little more …...Read More

Rosalind Wyman has been a delegate at every Democratic National Convention since 1952, save the one in 1968. And, at age 89, she was certain that this year would be no different. Until a pandemic ruined her streak. This week, Ms. Wyman has been hibernating in her Los Angeles home, …...Read More

Few will ever emulate his enviable life path — from insalubrious beginnings in Barking, Essex, to captain of the England football team and a £40million fortune. But John Terry, revered — and sometimes reviled — for his uncompromising style of play, may have met his match in the gin-and-Jag heartlands …...Read More

President Trump spoke positively on Wednesday about proponents of the QAnon conspiracy theory, telling reporters at the White House that he had “heard that it is gaining in popularity.” “I don’t know much about the movement, other than I understand they like me very much, which I appreciate,” Mr. Trump …...Read More