(The Independent) : The last season of the Champions League group stage comes as the tournament again looks short of unpredictability and drama, writes Miguel Delaney, but altering the format is addressing the wrong issue ..
A former St. Louis, Missouri, area police officer was accused this week in a federal indictment of groping eight men he’d handcuffed and sexually abusing one of them, prosecutors said Thursday.
NBC News -A malaria-carrying species that thrives in urban areas and resists all insecticides is causing outbreaks in places that have rarely faced the disease.
The NY Times -With by far the highest drug abuse death rate in Europe, Scotland is pursuing new ways of bringing fatalities down.
Euronews -Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is scheduled to undergo hip replacement surgery Friday
The Independent -Our colleague Evan was detained six months ago while reporting in Russia. He has been held in Moscow on an espionage charge that the Journal and the U.S. government vehemently deny.
WSJ -The adorable café is located at the top of House of Fraser in Guildford
SurreyLive -The launches will double its active ETF offering, which has already amassed $280mn in assets
The Financial Times -He likes to pair emerging and established artists in his own and his clients’ holdings
The Financial Times -The German Defense Ministry has denied the bombshell accusation put forward by the Russian news agency RIA Novosti, according to which four Germany army soldiers were killed aboard a Leopard tank in Ukraine.
Euronews -The coach said it "didn't even occur" to him that he and his team repeatedly using "Nazi" during a game could be taken as antisemitic.
HUFFPOST -Working on a remote island, scientists think they can use genetic engineering to block a malaria-carrying species of mosquito from spreading the disease — and do it in just a few months. But governments are wary.
The NY Times -Record winning Powerball player Edwin Castro was spotted at Los Angeles International Airport Thursday with a new mystery woman by his side.
New York Post -It had been 151 days since the Rangers last saw the Devils when their rival asserted themselves in the playoffs for the first time since 2012.
New York Post -Gene Autry, the "singing cowboy" and multimedia star credited with popularizing country-western music, was born on Sept. 29, 1907. Autry also founded the Los Angeles Angels baseball team.
Fox News -Usually, the end of a famous athlete’s career brings sadness and nostalgia. Fans beam with appreciation that a much-heralded athlete will no longer be on the field and will fade into memory as they move on to the next phase of their
Washington Examiner -The material has a translucence and endurance that attracts makers
The Financial Times -Its first project is installing Christo’s sculptures in an 18th-century house in east London
The Financial Times -Dalijah Franklin first met Willie Francois after church. She was captivated by his sermon, and he was intrigued by her beauty.
The NY Times -Just blocks away where a 1-year-old died from an alleged fentanyl overdoes, New York City authorities discovered over 40 pounds of fentanyl.
Fox News -Europe and America’s best golfers go head-to-head once again as the Ryder Cup action begins in Rome.
Evening Standard -"I don't visit the prison anymore to see him because he's unrecognisable. His eyes are dark. He's exhausted - mentally, physically, emotionally."
Sky news -Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig is planning to announce a Republican bid for U.S. Senate in Michigan next week, according to two people familiar with the matter
The Independent -House GOP holds first Biden impeachment proceeding; A look back at one of the most iconic photos in hip-hop history
CBSNews.com -The former president also bashed the network over ratings declining for the second GOP debate, despite viewership of the event trouncing his own speech.
Newsweek -The Walsall singer follows her meteoric rise to fame with a thoughtful follow-up to her 2018 debut
The Financial Times -Industry executives have warned for years about disruption for consumers
The Financial Times -Climate change and the rapid evolution of the insect have helped drive up malaria deaths and brought dengue and other mosquito-borne viruses to places that never had to worry about them.
The NY Times -While Bristowe was a no-show at the event her ex-Tartick was also among the list of invitees who did in fact hit the red carpet
Mail Online -The trial stems from a civil lawsuit alleging the Autopilot system caused the vehicle to veer off a highway, strike a palm tree and burst into flames.
Newsmax -Slovakia holds an early parliamentary election on Saturday that pits populist former Prime Minister Robert Fico who campaigned on a clear pro-Russia and anti-American message against a liberal pro-West newcomer
The Independent -With little time left to prevent a government shutdown, the House is in a familiar position: effectively paralyzed as conservatives feud with Speaker Kevin McCarthy
The Independent -FSB’s Klaas Knot warns of risk to stability of debt build-up outside mainstream banking system
The Financial Times -Chappe is showing macroalgae sculptures next to its seascapes
The Financial Times -Henry Wismayer lost his dad to cancer at the age of four. He thinks through the ways it has shaped his life
The Financial Times -