The Daily Dispatch (Henderson, NC)

Photo by Gustavo Fring via Pexels By Blaise Cloran A new "game-changing" saliva test will be used in the NHS to help diagnose endometriosis - offering hope to women who face an average nine-year wait. NICE - the independent body that advises the NHS on treatment - has recommended two new noninvasive diagnostic tests for early NHS use.

(South Wales Police via SWNS) By Filipa Gaspar A drug dealer has been jailed after hiding a Kinder Egg full of cocaine in his pocket. Bodycam footage shows cops searching a car known to be involved in drug dealing. Officers then spoke to Corey Sutton and found a Kinder Egg filled with small bags of cocaine during a search.

Lesser black-backed gull near the ocean. (Courtesy of British Trust for Ornithology via SWNS) By Faye Mayern Seagulls acting "drunk" and disrupting traffic by stumbling around could be due to feasting on swarms of flying ants coming out in the heat of summer. The birds, which are partial to munching on the insects, have been seen woozy and staggering around particularly in coastal towns like Lowestoft and Aldeburgh in Suffolk.

The soldier attempting to fire the gun quickly loses control as it spins and flings him through the air from the truck. (Uncle Zhora's Bunker via SWNS) By Dean Murray A Russian soldier was almost killed when a huge machine gun started spinning wildly out of control. A clip appears to show two members of a mobile army unit training on the weapon. The soldier attempting to fire the gun quickly loses control as it spins and flings him through the air from the truck.

(The Center Square) - Advocates are calling on the U.S. Senate Monday to investigate conflicts of interest from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. The advocates argued Kagan was biased in favor of climate science and should not participate in a consequential case that could determine the future of climate change policies.

Nick Poninski, 42, who works as a marketing consultant, created a dedicated dating page instead of using traditional dating apps. (Tom Maddick via SWNS) By Charlie Fenton and Ciara Healy An unlucky-in-love singleton has built his very own dating website in a bid to find a girlfriend — after getting fed up with modern apps like Tinder. Nick Poninski, 42, has spent his life looking for a long-lasting relationship but says modern dating has proved infuriating.

Photo by Tuğba ÖZTÜRK via Pexels By Lauren Wilkin A new study from Japan has shown that eating plain, probiotic yogurt every morning, along with moderate exercise and a healthy diet, can slow aging by 2.2%. Harvard Health had previously reported that a healthy gut microbiome — which refers to the variety of bacteria we have in our gut — can help people live longer.

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, perform a mixed formation flypast with the United States Navy Blue Angels at Brunswick in Maine. (Cpl Iwan Lewis / RAF via SWNS) By Dean Murray The Red Arrows delivered an impressive display in formation with their U.S. counterparts on Friday, July 10). The Royal Air Force team took part in a flyover of Boston, Massachusetts, followed by a multi-formation flyover with the U.S. Air Force's Blue Angels in the skies over Brunswick, Maine.

Today’s data centers are no longer the small facilities you see in Raleigh or Durham. These facilities are massive. Data centers are warehouses of networked computers that power Artificial Intelligence, cloud services, and digital tools, mainly for big oil, big tech and military. Big tech companies (Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta) dominate the industry, using data centers to fuel highly resource-intensive AI systems. Data centers consume enormous amounts of electricity, water and land.

HENDERSON — Margaret Cooke Jones, 82, of Graham Avenue, died July 10, 2026, at her home. Born April 29, 1944, in Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Lillie Mae Saunders Cooke and William Rand Cooke and was the widow of Herbert Earl Jones Sr. Margaret graduated from Oxford High School in 1962 as Class Salutatorian. After graduation, she attended Fuller’s Business School.