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  Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought victims to pig farm, is dead after prison assault Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who took female   victims to his pig farm during a crime spree near Vancouver in the late 1990s and early 2000s, has died after being assaulted in prison, authorities said Friday. He was 74. The Correctional Service of Canada said in statement that Pickton, an inmate of Port-Cartier Institution in the province of Quebec, died in hospital following injuries in the May 19 assault involving another inmate. He was one of Canada’s most notorious serial killers and his case made international headlines. A CANADIAN SERIAL KILLER WHO BROUGHT VICTIMS TO A PIG FARM IS HOSPITALIZED AFTER A PRISON ASSAULT Robert "Willie" Pickton was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in 2007, with the maximum parole ineligibility period of 25 years, after being charged with the murders of 26 women. Police ...

  Bird flu updates: 4.2M infected chickens to be culled in Iowa, cases detected in alpacas Bird flu outbreaks have continued across the U.S. as officials work to keep the spread at bay. While the outbreak likely began amongst chicken flocks and spread to dairy cows, reports of the virus infecting other animals have come out of several states. Two cases of the virus appearing in people have been reported despite ongoing testing, said the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and their symptoms were relieved by simple over-the-counter flu medication. Commercial farming facilities have taken to destroying infected flocks in an attempt to quell the ongoing spread. Even so, a new large-scale infection was reported in Iowa this week, impacting millions of egg-laying chickens. An outbreak of bird flu was detected in Iowa on Tuesday in a commercial flock of 4.2 million  chickens, according to the state Department of Agriculture The egg-laying flock, located in Sioux County, will be c...

  Giving babies smooth peanut butter could provide  lifelong allergy defence   Giving smooth peanut butter to babies and throughout early childhood could give lifelong protection against peanut allergy, researchers say. Teenagers who ate it up to age five were 71% less likely to develop an allergy than if the food was shunned. The team at King's College London advise parents to offer peanut butter during weaning, then regularly and in large amounts until age five. Under-fives should not eat whole or chopped peanuts due to choking hazards. The idea of giving peanut butter to babies and young children will horrify a generation of parents who were told to avoid the food due to the fear of allergies. The advice at one point was to avoid peanuts completely until age three. But peanut allergies are becoming more common, now affecting one-in-50 children, and the ingredient is now banned from many schools. The Kings College research has shown the original advice was wrong. Inst...

  Bird flu was found in one dairy cow sent to slaughter, USDA officials say Bird flu has been found in beef tissue  from a sick cow that was sent to slaughter at a meat processing plant but the country’s food supply remains safe, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in a statement last week. According to the agency, the H5NI virus was found during routine testing of 96 dairy cows. Bird flu was only detected in one cow, the USDA said, noting that the virus was found in the cattle’s tissue samples, including muscle. “No meat from these diary cattle entered the food supply,” the agency said, noting that it is “confident the meat supply is safe.” The USDA said it has “rigorous” meat inspection processes and works with Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) veterinarians that inspect each animal before they are slaughtered. The cattle carcasses must then past a second inspection once they are slaughtered, the agency said, and afterwards it is decided whether they are...

  Lizzo Reacts to ‘South Park’ Joke Naming Ozempic Alternative After Her: “My Worst  Lizzo   is reacting to   South Park   referencing her in their latest special,   The End of Obesity , centered on   weight loss   drugs. In a blind reaction video posted on her Instagram, the “About Damn Time” singer shared her thoughts on the long-running animated series’ new episode, which premiered Friday. “Guys, my worst fear has been actualized,” she said at the beginning. “I’ve been referenced in a   South Park   episode. I’m so scared.” Lizzo proceeded to play the clip that features a conversation between Sharon and Sheila, the moms of Stan and Kyle. Sharon explains that her doctor wouldn’t prescribe her any weight loss medications like Ozempic because she doesn’t have diabetes, however, “there’s a whole new obesity drug for those of us who can’t afford Ozempic and Mounjaro.” Sharon reveals she controlled her “cravings to be thinner” with a fake ...

  Nicki Minaj arrested in Amsterdam, claims officials 'took my bags without consent' Nicki Minaj was arrested by police at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Saturday, a Dutch National Police source confirmed to ABC News . The Dutch Military Police, in a statement, said a 41-year-old woman was arrested for trying to leave the country while in "possession of soft drugs, which is prohibited." Earlier, the 12-time Grammy nominee posted a video to Instagram Live showing her discussing the arrest with an Amsterdam police officer. The officer stated she was being detained "because you're carrying drugs" when she asked for the reason behind her arrest. Minaj took to X to update her followers on the dramatic events. "Now they said they found weed & that another group of ppl have to come here to weigh the pre-rolls. Keep in mind they took my bags without consent. My security has already advised them those pre-rolls belong to him. Oh yea & the pil...

  Disney songwriter Richard M Sherman dies aged 95 Composer Richard M Sherman, who wrote songs for Disney film classics such as Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has died aged 95 in Beverly Hills . Sherman partnered with his late brother Robert, and the pair won two Oscars in 1965 for their work on Mary Poppins. Some of the brothers' best-known scores include the Jungle Book's Trust in Me and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Truly Scrumptious. His death was announced  in a statement by Disney , which said Sherman passed away "due to age-related illness" at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The Sherman brothers were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 and received the US National Medal of the Arts in 2008. The Aristocats, Bedknobs and Broomsticks and the Winnie the Pooh shorts were among other Disney productions to feature their words and music. The brothers were portrayed in the 2013 film Saving Mr. Banks, which told the story behind th...

  North Carolina groundskeeper discovers mysterious space debris along hiking trail: ‘It’s not from up here’ A glamping groundskeeper stumbled upon a bizarre space object along a remote trail in the North Carolina mountains. Justin Clontz and a co-worker were handling maintenance around the Glamping Collective, a luxury campsite in Haywood County, when he was “shocked” to find the massive object covered in dense metal sheets held together by unearthly-looking bolts. “It’s once in a lifetime you know, it don’t happen every day,” Clontz told WLOS.  The strange object appeared to be covered in burnt carbon fiber, is about an inch thick, and stands at nearly 4 feet tall, according to the outlet. “It’s a one in a million chance that it lands, especially if it landed somewhere off the trail in the woods you’d have never found it but it just happened to land on the trail,” Clontz said. While the object itself appears to be burnt, Clontz said the surrounding area ...