When Alabama's Supreme Court defined frozen embryos as children, the shock and confusion was immediate. Major hospitals pulled fertility services and would-be parents scrambled for clarity on what would happen next.
The debate over reproductive (...)
A US woman with a rare double uterus has given birth twice in two days — after a "one in a million" pregnancy and a total of 20 hours in labor.
Kelsey Hatcher, 32, delivered one daughter on Tuesday, and a second on Wednesday, at the University of (...)
A three-month old infant was killed by its family's pet hybrid wolf-dog in the US state of Alabama, police have said.
The child died on Thursday in Chelsea, about 20 miles (32km) south-west of Birmingham, Alabama, from injuries that are suspected to (...)
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has flatly rejected calls from business leaders for looser immigration rules to overcome labor shortages, and closer ties with the EU to address damaging trade barriers in the aftermath of Brexit.
Speaking in (...)
Liz Truss, the UK's embattled prime minister, spoke Wednesday in a much-anticipated address that was interrupted by Greenpeace protestors.
The PM has come under fire in recent days for her controversial plans to slash taxes and increase government (...)
The 11-day manhunt for former Alabama corrections official Vicky White and the prisoner she helped escape ended in Indiana on Monday with her dead from a gunshot wound and him in handcuffs, authorities said.
Yet the end of the saga leaves a number (...)
A female prison guard who went on the run with a murder suspect from an Alabama jail has died after shooting herself as the pair were caught, police say.
Vicky White, 58, died in hospital after she and Casey White (no relation), 38, were arrested in (...)
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has "tied the knot" with her partner during an Islamic ceremony in Birmingham in the United Kingdom.
She and Asser Malik took part in a nikah ceremony, where bride and groom consent to be married.
The (...)
Premier League leaders Liverpool pulled off another extraordinary comeback to win 2-1 at Aston Villa with late goals from Andy Robertson and Sadio Mane on Saturday.
The result left Liverpool on 31 points, still six above Manchester City who won 2-1 (...)
West Ham United, reduced to 10 men for the final 23 minutes, held on for a goalless draw at Aston Villa in the Premier League on Monday.
The Hammers move up to eighth place with the point, while promoted Villa are now one spot above the relegation (...)
Former world champion Yohan Blake of Jamaica edged Britain's Adam Gemili in a photo-finish to win the 100 meters at the Birmingham Diamond League meeting on Sunday.
Both sprinters were given the same time of 10.07 seconds, with Blake declared the (...)
England will have a lot of soul searching to do about their player selections as well as their tactics after they were thrashed in the opening Ashes test despite reducing Australia to 122-8 in the first innings.
England's gamble to include paceman (...)
Justin Langer has hailed Steve Smith's ability to find a way out of even the toughest situation and says his performance against England in the first Ashes Test showed all the traits of a cricketing great.
With Australia struggling on 122-8 in the (...)
Steve Smith became only the fifth Australian to make two centuries in the same Ashes Test as another imperious, near-perfect innings on Sunday put a blunt England attack to the sword and left them on the brink of defeat in the Ashes opener at (...)
There were no handshakes as Australia won the toss and elected to bat in brightening conditions at Edgbaston as the Ashes series between England and Australia got under way in Birmingham on Thursday.
Australia captain Tim Paine implemented a (...)
England have not lost to Australia at Edgbaston in 18 years, but to preserve that record as the Ashes gets under way in Birmingham on Thursday, the hosts will need their middle order to fire amid uncertainty over their top three.
Having tried a (...)
Australia have made significant progress in the last one year but ended up producing one of their worst performances of the World Cup in Thursday's semifinal against England, captain Aaron Finch said on Thursday.
Australia stumbled through a (...)
England batsman Jason Roy has avoided a potential ban for the World Cup final after protesting about his dismissal during Thursday's victory over Australia.
Roy, who had struck a magnificent 85 in 65 balls, was given out caught behind off Pat (...)
The side under Eoin Morgan is "a different sort of animal" compared to previous English teams who can beat anyone on their day, paceman Liam Plunkett said ahead of Thursday's World Cup semi-final against Australia.
Plunkett made his World Cup debut (...)
Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes said he was proud of his side's fighting spirit and believed that with a little bit of luck they could have progressed to the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup.
Bangladesh were eliminated on Tuesday after succumbing (...)
India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah's ability to bowl yorkers at will has been a key factor in his team's progress to the Cricket World Cup semifinals and the right-arm pacer attributes it to the long hours he spent honing the skill.
Bumrah sealed (...)
England opener Jonny Bairstow said Sunday's 31-run victory over previously-unbeaten India was the closest the hosts have come to a complete performance in the Cricket World Cup.
Bairstow was named man of the match after scoring 111 in England's 337, (...)
India will persist with Rishabh Pant at No. 4 in the batting order to avail the left-right advantage in the middle overs, assistant coach Sanjay Bangar said ahead of Tuesday's Cricket World Cup group match against Bangladesh.
The twice champions (...)
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza does not share his India counterpart Virat Kohli's concerns about the short boundary on one side at Edgbaston where the neighbors will clash in a World Cup group match on Tuesday.
Kohli was critical of the ground (...)
India captain Virat Kohli, a fashionista off the field, gave a resounding thumbs-up to his team's new orange jersey which they will be wearing in Sunday's World Cup group match against England at Edgbaston.
The 'Men in Blue' will be wearing an (...)