An honest, unvarnished review of the week's global news stories. BBC world affairs editor John Simpson and experts from across the world ditch the spin and get to the news.

A study has revealed a 'contrasting' theory surrounding which members of society were laid to rest in pyramid tombs in Tombos. A study has looked into 'previous archaeological and bioarchaeological ...

A judge set bail for Conroy Simpson at $250,000 after Schenectady police charged him with fleeing a crash that killed Zion Delaney. Schenectady police said they charged a man with leaving the ...

Formex is well known for bringing the heat to much more expensive brands in terms of features and pricing. Today, as the opening salvo of the company’s 25th-anniversary celebrations, the heat gets ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - BART service between the Lake Merritt and Coliseum stations has been restored after it was temporarily stopped following a "major medical emergency," the transit agency said ...

Then you look closer and notice the detail: how the ribs are built at different lengths to create a rib "cage," how the dark-colored bricks create the illusion of shadow and throw the light ...

Former GOP Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming, a political legend whose quick wit bridged partisan gaps in the years before today's political acrimony, has died. He was 93. Simpson died early Friday ...

Jessica Simpson has tapped back into her music roots and is shedding some light on her "broken" heart from her split with Eric Johnson. Simpson performed at the Luck Reunion music festival in ...

Alan Simpson, the former three-term U.S. senator from Wyoming known for his humor, plain-speech and willingness to work through partisan differences, died in hospice care in Cody, Wyoming. He was 93 ...

Simpson played a major role in immigration reform, co-sponsoring the bill that provided a path to legal residency for thousands of people in the United States. With his boyhood friend Norman ...

Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson has died after struggling to recover from a broken hip. The Republican political giant passed early Friday after sustaining the debilitating injury in December, his ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Joe Biden awards the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to ...