John Singleton: Boyz N The Hood director dies aged 51
The Oscar-nominated African-American director dies at 51, after his family remove him from life support. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2PEPWfd
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'Russian spy whale'
A beluga whale was found with suspicious equipment off Norway's coast from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2WfNGgW
Music royalties reach record high but songwriters 'on minimum wage'
But there are claims that "a lot of songwriters are making less than minimum wage". from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2vvW1kM
Newspaper headlines: Cambridge slavery probe and backlash over rape victim phone demand
Stories about victims of crime, including rape, feature on Tuesday's front pages. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2IPjJ4k
News Daily: NHS blood infection inquiry, and Japanese abdication
Your morning briefing for 30 April 2019. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2GRedfb
Debenhams closures: Four ways to use the empty stores
Across the UK, empty department stores are being turned into everything from housing to arts spaces. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2IQFEYO
Glimpsing a world beyond human extinction
Writer and explorer Robert MacFarlane explores the "underland" beneath our feet. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2DFnQMd
Esperanza Spalding: A jazz singer looking to inspire a generation
Award-winning jazz singer Esperanza Spalding is working to bring the arts to some of the nation's toughest schools. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Wmgnc0
The Dorset family who are living plastic-free
The Fynes family decided to go plastic-free after seeing ducks eating rubbish at a picnic site. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ZTu1Wy
A supermarket is being piloted which has no tills, forcing customers to pay by app.
A supermarket is being piloted in London which has no tills, forcing customers to pay by app. Emma Simpson reports. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2PAXyj0
Families in Blackpool are getting lessons in resilience to improve mental health
Families in Blackpool are getting lessons in resilience, as part of a £10 million programme to improve mental health. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2V5nqcO
Sports Illustrated features first burkini girl
Halima Aden becomes the first model to wear a burkini in Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2J3WWB2
Minecraft player loses five-year-long game
Phil Watson is "killed" by a zombie baby and a spider. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2DCK2qk
Japanese Emperor Akihito's human touch
Emperor Akihito will be remembered as the man who began the modernisation of Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ZNOA6P
Jeopardy: How a pro gambler 'cracked' US game show
Sports bettor James Holzhauer's unusual strategy is paying off as he crushes Jeopardy records. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2L8O5k9
Is the UK economy at a new moment of sea-change?
Forty years ago Mrs Thatcher came to power, is the UK economy at another historic moment of change? from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ZL7OcU
London nail bombings remembered 20 years on
Twenty years have passed since a campaign of terror that killed three people and injured dozens. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2J07OQm
What's happening to rape prosecutions?
Rape victims in England and Wales are being asked to hand their phones to police as evidence. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2vsGuCw
European elections: What pay can UK MEPs expect?
If the UK takes part in the European elections, what pay and benefits can MEPs expect? from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2GS9jP5
A killer confessed to the murders of 5 women and 2 young girls. Police just discovered the 4th body
Police in Cyprus have found a fourth body in what looks to be the island's first ever serial killing case. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://cnn.it/2L8if77
Trump team sues Deutsche Bank and Capital One to keep them from turning over financial records to Congress
President Donald Trump; his children Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka; and his business are suing two banks to block them from turning over financial records to congressional committees that have issued subpoenas for the information. It's the second attempt in court that Trump has made this month to thwart the Democratic-led House of Representatives from investigating his financial history. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://cnn.it/2UPeT8C
Chance encounter at a baseball game brings heart transplant recipient and donor's family together
The meeting at a St. Louis Cardinals game had everyone in tears. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://cnn.it/2ZL6Sp6
Samsung operating profit plunges to lowest level since Galaxy Note 7 fiasco
Samsung reported a 60% plunge in operating proft for the first quarter, as the South Korean technology company grapples with the delayed launch of its troubled Galaxy Fold phone and waning demand for its memory chips. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://cnn.it/2VA3y0M
Three people were killed in Hawaii when their tour helicopter crashed
Three people were killed when a helicopter crashed Monday morning in Honolulu County, according to the Honolulu Fire Department. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://cnn.it/2LbxpbV
Xi Jinping praises a historic student protest. It could never happen today
In a country whose leadership has little tolerance for open dissent, it is rare to hear Chinese President Xi Jinping praise a student protest against the government. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://cnn.it/2IT3sLM
'Yeti' footprints sighted claims Indian Army tweet -- and social media reacts
For centuries, humans have been searching for the Yeti -- and now, in an unceremonious tweet, the Indian Army is claiming to have found evidence of the mythical Himalayan monster. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://cnn.it/2UKN2qp
The NRA and the battle against itself
The National Rifle Association has been roiled by a leadership battle in recent days, but what does that mean for the future of the nearly 150-year-old powerful gun lobby? from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://cnn.it/2IRFYqr
Virginia judge rules Charlottesville confederate statues are war monuments protected by state law
Virginia state code says the city can't remove the statues without permission from the state. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://cnn.it/2La5Hwd