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Alabama Man Once Barred From Office Is Elected Mayor

30 August 2025 at 00:14
Patrick Braxton won the first mayoral election in a half century in the small town of Newbern, five years after its leaders put up roadblocks to his assuming office.

© Kim Chandler/Associated Press

Patrick Braxton defeated his opponent in a second run for mayor of Newbern, Alabama.

Buried by Princess Diana, Time Capsule Brings Back the ’90s Far Too Soon

29 August 2025 at 03:17
The capsule was opened early because of a construction project. It revealed a Kylie Minogue CD, a pocket television and other ephemera from its time.

© Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

A time capsule that Princess Diana sealed at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London in March 1991 was to have stayed entombed for hundreds of years. Instead, it was opened this year.
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