Why the next generation of mRNA vaccines is set to be even better

A computer illustration of a cross-section of a lipid nanoparticle carrying the mRNA of a virus (orange strands) Science Photo Library / Alamy Vaccines that resemble viruses generally produce a stronger immune response, while mRNA versions are much quicker and cheaper to make. Now we are getting the best of both worlds, in the form … Read more

Law & Order: SVU star set to return for season 27 after her character was written off show

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting … Read more

Kim Kardashian set to take stand in Paris trial over 2016 armed robbery

Paris — There was intense security and crowd control measures in place Tuesday at the central Paris courthouse where Kim Kardashian was set to give evidence in the trial over the 2016 armed robbery in which a masked gang made off with $10 million worth of her jewelry as she visited the French capital. The … Read more

Strictly winner Chris McCausland set to star on Have I Got News For You

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting … Read more

‘The Last of Us’ star Young Mazino on Jesse, the show’s ‘gentle monster’

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> This story contains spoilers for Episode 5 of “The Last of Us” Season 2. Jesse is angry. He also has impeccable timing. Just as Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Dina (Isabela Merced) find themselves cornered by numerous infected inside an abandoned warehouse in the latest episode of “The Last of Us,” their reliable friend … Read more

Eric Church on his New Orleans-inspired new album and that polarizing Stagecoach set

Nearly 25 years after he moved to Nashville to make it as a country musician, Eric Church can count among his achievements 11 No. 1 country radio hits, five platinum-or-better albums, four CMA Awards and one six-story bar on Nashville’s crowded Broadway called Chief’s. (You’ll remember the bar’s opening weekend last year, when Church’s pal … Read more

How the ‘Thunderbolts*’ post-credits scenes set up the MCU’s next phase

This story contains spoilers for “Thunderbolts*” and is meant to be read after seeing the film. Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*” has been released into the world, which means it’s finally time for that other longstanding MCU tradition — discussing its post-credits scenes. Directed by Jake Schreier“Thunderbolts*” follows a group of villains-turned-antiheroes from disparate corners of the Marvel … Read more

The best, worst and cringiest of Stagecoach Day 1

Less than a week after Coachella concluded, the Stagecoach country-music festival has drawn another crowd in the tens of thousands to the now mostly grassless Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif. The three-day event kicked off Friday and will run through Sunday night with headliners Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll and Luke Combs. I’ll be here … Read more

After mistrial, jury set in new sexual assault trial for 5 ex-major junior hockey players in London, Ont.

A new jury was chosen in London, Ont., on Friday for the trial of five former world junior hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room in 2018. Earlier in the day, the judge declared a mistrial, setting up the need for the new trial. Michael McLeod, Dillon Dubé, Cal Foote, Carter … Read more