Miss North Carolina USA stripped of title as pageant bosses condemn ‘racism, homophobia and transphobia’

August 6, 2026 · The Independent

Magic mushrooms can ease depression resistant to other treatments, major study finds
It was the first publicly-funded trial of the therapy
Romania diverts Danube water in race to save nuclear reactors from shutdown
Record low water levels threaten to close the two reactors – which supply a fifth of the country's electricity
Florida ‘house of horrors’ discovered as four children rescued from flea-ridden home and four adults arrested
A Florida sheriff describes the children as having lived in the ‘absolute worst conditions I can imagine living in a fir
Air India flight plummets 300ft during severe turbulence
An Air India flight suddenly plummeted 300ft during severe turbulence, with more than a dozen people hurt.
Trump crowd members boo Vegas cop with foreign-sounding name killed in line of duty
Crowd members at a Donald Trump rally booed a Las Vegas police officer who was killed in the line of duty.