Vice President Kamala Harris will travel Friday to Jacksonville in a last-minute trip to forcefully condemn a newly approved set of standards for teaching Black history by the Florida Board of Education, directly wading into one of the cultural flashpoints that have assumed new prominence ahead of the 2024 election.

Experts have discovered the cause of death for a sperm whale that washed up unexpectedly on the shores of Spain’s La Palma island - €500,000 of “floating gold”. The impressive discovery was made after experts from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria carried out a post-mortem, with authorities initially unsure how the 15-ton, 13-metre-long whale washed up on Nogales beach last month. “When I dissected and removed the stone I turned around and everyone on the beach looked at me in surprise, but for me at that moment I understood where the origin of the infection was coming from,” Antonio Fernández Rodríguez, the head of the Institute of Animal Health and Food Security at the university, said. The stone, he explained, was a large lump of precious ambergris, a rare substance sometimes known as “floating gold”. Highly prized by perfumers, the 9.5 kg lump found in the whale can sell for up to €500,000 (£430,000). Read More More dangers ahead for La Palma after volcano eruption La Palma eruption could last months as 12-metre lava wall nears homes La Palma volcano ‘a wonderful show’ for tourists says Spanish minister

The Parry's will visit the war-hit country to deliver further aid in their son's name.

This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Jonas Brothers, Nintendo releasing a fresh Legend of Zelda video game and PBS’ “Great Performances” celebrating 50 years of Broadway with a starry concert

House GOP leaders are confronting a legislative landmine over a massive defense bill as right-wing lawmakers are pushing for a slew of hot button amendments that could put moderate Republicans in a complicated position and threaten Democratic support for the must-pass bill.

Kodak Black is an artist whose stature in the world of music extends far beyond what his shorter physical stature suggests

Provides an overview of the Golan Heights, a strategically key Syrian territory occupied by Israel.

Mike Reiss noted the communication on the Titanic dive was 'almost like something from a World War II movie'

'This was a person they killed not an animal,' Yitzian Torres Garcia’s grandmother, Marisol Ayala, said

Mother of arrested Brazilian au pair claims her daughter allegedly shot the intruder Ryan to 'defend herself and her family'

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