Michael Jerome Oher (born May 28, 1986) is a former American football offensive tackle who spent eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL), mostly with the Baltimore Ravens. He attended the University of Mississippi, where he was a consensus All-American, and was drafted by the Ravens in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He also spent time with the Tennessee Titans and the Carolina Panthers. Oher’s life from his senior year of high school to his freshman year of college is one of the subjects of Michael Lewis’ 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, which was adapted into the Academy Award-winning 2009 film The Blind Side.

BEAVERDAM, Va. — The same school board in rural Virginia that censored “To Kill A Mockingbird” in 1966 removed at least 20 books this year after granting itself sole authority over library content. Last spring, it renamed a school christened after a Black historical figure from the state. Now, the Hanover County School Board is swept up in the widespread right-wing movement to reshape public education — and a bipartisan group of parents is fighting back.

By Bethany BellBBC News, Vienna Austrian Criminal Intelligence ServiceSeveral Austrians have been treated in hospital after using what was believed to be fake weight-loss drug, Ozempic. Austria's Federal Office for Safety in Health Care, the BASG, said they had reported "serious side effects" including low blood sugar and seizures. This indicated that the drugs "falsely contained insulin" instead of Ozempic's active ingredient, semaglutide, the BASG said. The drug has become popular as a weight-loss treatment.

By David BarnettFeatures correspondent Getty ImagesFifty years ago, Dracula AD 1972 saw the Count wreak havoc in swinging 1970s London – and was roundly derided by critics. But it changed the template for the iconic bloodsucker, writes David Barnett. The tag-line of Dracula AD 1972 pretty much says it all: "The count is back, with an eye for London's hot pants… and a taste for everything!" Normally to be found haunting the shadowy castles and alleys of 19th-Century Europe, the iconic bloodsucker in this British horror cult classic instead wreaks havoc in London in the latter half of the 20th Century – the first time, really, that Dracula had been taken out of his Victorian milieu, and placed in a contemporary setting.

Watch: 'Speak to us!' - Angry people shout after committee membersA report into the Uvalde school shooting in Texas that killed 21 people has found "systemic failures and egregiously poor decision-making" by those involved in the response. The committee of state legislators highlighted a lack of leadership and urgency, describing a "lackadaisical approach" by authorities at the scene. Nearly 400 officers rushed to the site, but police waited over an hour to confront the attacker.