Lillard, of Oklahoma, contracted polio when she was five and slept inside cylindrical metal device to help her breathe
The last known US person living with polio and relying on an iron lung has died aged 78.
Martha Lillard, who contracted polio at age five and spent most of her life dependent on an iron lung machine that helped her breathe, died on 26 June in Oklahoma, according to an online obituary.
Continue reading...Temperatures will stay above 30C on Sunday, with warnings of wildfires and heat health alerts in some areas
The scorching heatwave conditions experienced by much of England and Wales will last until at least next week, the Met Office has said.
Temperatures in parts of England and Wales will continue to exceed 30C on Sunday and into next week, the forecaster said.
Continue reading...Tyler Robinson is accused of shooting the far-right activist at Utah Valley University last year
A five-day preliminary hearing to determine whether the case against Tyler James Robinson, the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk, will advance to trial came to a close on Friday.
Final arguments are set to take place in September. US district judge Tony Graf will sift through the evidence presented by the state and Robinson’s defense team before issuing a ruling.
Continue reading...Sony Pictures and Paramount are said to also be among potential buyers for the film-focused social platform
Letterboxd is reportedly in talks with potential buyers.
The owners of the popular social platform for movies are discussing a sale with companies including Netflix, Sony Pictures and Paramount, according to the industry newsletter Puck.
Continue reading...Staggered release of ChatGPT 5.6 follows similar restrictions on rival firm Anthropic’s latest AI models
OpenAI released its latest advanced AI model, called ChatGPT 5.6, on Thursday after earlier delaying the public rollout over US government concerns about cybersecurity. The Trump administration had requested last month that OpenAI limit the release to a small group of government-approved users.
OpenAI complied with the White House’s request last month. The company stated in a blogpost that it had briefed government officials on ChatGPT 5.6’s capabilities and restricted the model to trusted partners at their behest. The product’s wider release came after additional testing by the government’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation agency, according to Axios.
Continue reading...US president veers from praising the alliance to threatening Iran and confusing world leaders’ names
Having arrived at Nato’s annual summit under a familiar cloud of resentment and grievance, Donald Trump’s farewell message on Wednesday was an unlikely tale of love and darkness.
Addressing journalists in the presence of his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the US president surprised everyone by directing his affections at an alliance he spent much of the previous day spewing bile over, citing the now well-worn gripe about Greenland, among others.
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