Want to relax with a good book? In its new Twitter series, Summer Reading Picks, academics and staff at University College Cork share their must-reads and what’s next on their lists.

From old classics to modern literary fiction and meditation, ten celebs tell Richard Fitzpatrick their favourite read of 2018.

Claims that a teacher fed a sick puppy to a snapping turtle in front of several students after school are being investigated by the Idaho attorney general's office.

When a young girl was filmed in a sex act with two boys in a town in Idaho, an anti-immigrant movement co-opted the community’s outrage to their cause, writes Caitlin Dickerson

A fifth day of desperate firefighting in California wine country brought a glimmer of hope yesterday as crews battling the flames reported their first progress toward containing the massive blazes.

The lesson I take from ‘Whittled Away’ is to make this country a hostile environment for politicians of every hue who fail to protect our environment, writes Victoria White

Glanbia said the popularity of health and sports nutrition products such as whey protein powder will fuel growth in the coming months, as its global cheese production helped raise its revenues almost 10% to over €2bn in its first half results.

No matter how embarrassing or unpatriotic the US president becomes, his elected officials have jobs to keep and any dissent would be quickly quashed, says Paul Waldman.

The home of The Big Bang Theory star Johnny Galecki - who plays Dr Leonard Hofstadter - has been destroyed by a wildfire in California.

Striking bus drivers marched through the streets of Dublin yesterday but the issue in Cork City and other areas affected by the continuing dispute is the opposite: A noticeable drop in footfall.

It was one of the largest mass demonstrations in American history. Ahead of International Women’s Day, Amanda Hess reflects on the Women’s March and what it means for feminism.

Two separate deals yesterday sparked foods shares into life, as Glanbia eyed a big cheese expansion in the US, while Tesco unexpectedly unveiled a €4.3bn purchase of restaurants supplier Booker.

The world's second-largest credit ratings agency has agreed to pay nearly $864m to settle US government and state claims that it gave inflated assessments to risky mortgage investments in the years leading up to the financial crisis.

USA: A young Hunter S Thompson went to Idaho to write about Ernest Hemingway and decided to take a piece of his hero home with him — a set of trophy elk antlers.

The little girl was born profoundly deaf and fitted with two tiny hearing aids for the first time this week.

Annabelle Lawrence has found herself a viral star at just three months of age.

An American honeymooner, arrested for taking a wrong turn in Cork, found himself before the district court yesterday.

It mightn’t be wise to get too carried away with dual Derby winner, Harzand.

Aidan O’Brien has confirmed US Army Ranger will miss Saturday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby due to an unsatisfactory scope.

Investec Derby hero Harzand could end up running in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster in the autumn.

A field of 16 is set to go to post for tomorrow’s Investec Derby at Epsom.

And drove off with it.

Two tourists were driving through Yellowstone National Park in the US last week, when they came across a bison calf. They thought it looked a bit chilly so they made the decision to put the calf in the boot of their SUV and drive off with it.

Three US states are preparing for the possible return of grizzly bear hunting in the Rocky Mountains for the first time in decades.

Wexford hosts this afternoon’s action in Ireland, and Masonbrook Lady gets the nap to land the eleven-furlong handicap.

Wayward Pines made its way onto TV schedules in 2015 as a collaboration between thriller director M. Night Shyamalan and Fox. And the first season was successful enough to earn a second go around.

Jockey Robbie Colgan has been successful in his appeal against a 21-day ban imposed by the Ballinrobe stewards after finishing second on Definite Earl last month.

Aidan O’Brien believes the upcoming Classic trials over the next two weeks will be crucial to connections as they map out the next move for 1000 Guineas winner Minding.

 

The senator is a cause rather than just a candidate and thus has a real chance to beat Clinton, writes Robert L Borosage

US Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders easily won nominating contests in Alaska, Hawaii, and Washington, chipping away at front-runner Hillary Clinton’s commanding lead in the race to pick the party’s candidate for the White House.

Bernie Sanders is pushing for a hat-trick of wins in today's Democratic presidential caucuses in Hawaii, Alaska and Washington state, hoping to stoke a spring comeback against commanding front-runner Hillary Clinton.