A 10th-grade girl and an occupant of another vehicle were killed in a three-vehicle crash that overturned a school bus in Winter Haven, Florida. About 26 students were taken to a hospital, the sheriff’s office said.
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The US has withdrawn 12 B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford following a security scare near the base. Analysts say the move makes sustained strikes on Iran harder to launch but does not eliminate US strike capability.
PepsiCo has recalled about 122,000 cases of Gatorade sold in 37 states after the FDA identified undeclared Yellow No. 5 and/or Yellow No. 6 dyes. The agency classified the recall as Class II.
A British Airways Boeing 777 bound for Chicago returned safely to Heathrow after declaring an emergency because of a technical issue and descending sharply over Ireland. The airline did not specify the issue.
PEN America counted a record 11,982 book bans in U.S. public schools during the 2025-2026 school year. Texas had the most bans, while Stephen King was the most-banned author.
A 15-year-old lost a hand during a confrontation near a school in Lens as protests over staffing and facilities disrupted hundreds of French high schools. Accounts differ on how he was injured, and a police watchdog investigation is planned.
Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested 12 men accused of stealing and trafficking about 2,700 cats. Fifty cats were seized during the investigation, and 13 have been returned to their owners.
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 medicine Nobel for work that lets scientists control nerve cells with light. The technique has transformed research into brain activity and is being explored for medical treatments.