A teenager from California has won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, following three days of competition at Washington’s Constitution Hall. Shrey Parikh went head to head with Ishaan Gupta, a 12-year-old, in the final round. The pair had to spell as many words as they could in 90 seconds. Shrey correctly spelled 32 words…
The drone hit a residential building, injuring two people and causing a fire, officials said. Source link
A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday night. The space technology company, which was founded in 2000 by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, said there were no injuries from the incident. “All personnel have been accounted for. We will provide updates as we learn more,”…
The artwork is the centre of a tradition that involves visitors performing three spins on it for good fortune. Source link
“[Hezbollah’s] goal is to harm as many lives as possible, and when they see that Israeli soldiers are finding more ways to protect themselves physically, then they try to harm civilians in civilian communities,” said Capt Adi Stoler, a spokesperson for Israel’s military. “They go outside more, they live their life, take their children to…
Taiwan Travelogue, a tale of forbidden love and Taiwanese food, has won the International Booker Prize. It’s the first novel translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award. BBC Chinese met with author Yang Shuang-zi for a food tour, and to learn more about her inspiration behind the book. Source link
But there has been conflicting information from Tehran, with one news agency reporting that no deal has been finalised or confirmed. Source link
Kenneth Iwamasa, who pleaded guilty last year to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death, said he “will forever regret” his actions. Source link
A 21-year-old Austrian man admitted planning the attack and other terrorism-related offences. Source link
The live-in personal assistant to actor Matthew Perry has been sentenced to 41 months in prison, capping a multi-year legal saga surrounding the actor’s death. Kenneth Iwamasa, who injected Perry with ketamine, worked with two doctors to provide the actor with more than $50,000 (£38,000) of the drug in the weeks before his death,…