Florida House write-in candidate arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Trump
William Upham, a 35-year-old former marine, faces federal charges and up to five years in prison, officials sayA former marine and Republican write-in...
Trump to deliver TV address amid speculation over elections announcement
Expectations grow that US president – who promised ‘really big news’ – to focus on election security and war with IranDonald Trump will address the na...
‘The pigeon came to them seeking help’: California firefighters give oxygen to suffering bird
A crew in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Oakland spotted a pigeon ‘in distress’ after a vehicle fireHeartwarming footage of California firefighter...
Kalshi to offer betting on drug trial results and FDA regulatory decisions
Move comes as prediction platforms rapidly gain popularity and offer opportunities to bet on virtually anythingKalshi is expanding its wagers to inclu...
Remains of LA millionaire missing since 1981 identified after more than 40 years
After Thelma Gaston disappeared, her 39-year-old companion was convicted of second-degree murderAuthorities in southern California announced this week...
Australia news live: Telstra CEO to face parliamentary inquiry over mobile outage
Vicki Brady due to appear at inquiry over mobile outage last week. Follow today’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcas...
‘Enemies of civilization’: top Trump officials disparage leftism at event
Marco Rubio and Stephen Miller took aim at only leftwing activism at meeting of 66 nations against political violenceTop Trump officials on Thursday h...
Ex-DoJ lawyer fired by Todd Blanche urges senators to reject nomination
Liz Oyer tells of how she refused to ‘rubber-stamp a political favor’ in gun rights case involving Trump ally Mel GibsonFormer pardon attorney Liz Oye...
John Fetterman says he would leave Democrats if they became ‘anti-Israel’
His comments come after 103 House Democrats backed an unsuccessful bid to halt billions in military aid to IsraelIsrael’s support among Democrats is s...
Energy drinks to be banned from sale to under-16s in England
About 100,000 children across the country drink the high-caffeine beverages dailyHigh-caffeine energy drinks “have no place in children’s hands” and w...
‘Continuity Keir’: Burnham keeping on many of Starmer’s No 10 advisers
Lack of change in key roles could mean next week’s policy announcements may lack radicalism many hoped forAndy Burnham’s Downing Street operation is b...
Political crisis and protests in Ukraine as Zelenskyy defends sacking defence minister
President says he had to choose ‘one side or the other’ after breakdown of relations between ministry and military leadersUkraine’s president, Volodym...
A House vote makes it clear: Israel’s support among Democrats is starting to buckle
More than 100 Democrats voted to cut military aid to Israel as US public opinion shifts – Republicans are noticing tooSomewhere in the days before Wed...
Vodafone settles legal claim brought by 62 former franchisees
Agreement, without admission of liability, ends 19-month high court dispute that small-business owners said left them with large debtsVodafone has set...
Uber driver who killed dog walker is also found guilty of trying to murder his landlord
Dawood Safi, 28, mounted a ‘frenzied’ and deadly rampage while in the grip of a psychotic episodeAn Uber driver who stabbed a dog walker to death in a...
Largest landlord in the US accused of civil rights violations
Fair housing complaints accuse Greystar of refusing to take tenants who use federal rent vouchersGreystar, the largest owner and manager of apartments...
‘Disorderly’ intruder removed from NBC’s Today show after security breach
Unauthorized interloper was arrested after reportedly hurling racial slur at host Craig MelvinA man was arrested after breaking on to the set of NBC’s...
General Mills recalls 736,000 Pillsbury rolls over glass contamination fears
FDA notice warns of ‘potential foreign material’ as recall covers two types of frozen bread roll doughGeneral Mills is recalling nearly 736,000 Pillsb...
Trump-backed Senate candidate is linked to white nationalist influencer – his son-in-law
Mike Collins’ son-in-law, David Alan Scheer II, has shared antisemitic conspiracies and Nazi imagery onlineUS politics live – latest updatesThe Republ...
Amnesty UK self-reports to watchdog after calling JK Rowling women’s centre ‘anti-rights’
Beira’s Place in Edinburgh, founded by the author, says claim was ‘deeply offensive’ as it considers legal actionAmnesty International UK has referred...
Ava DuVernay to make Netflix documentary 14th on birthright citizenship
The film-maker behind Selma and 13th will focus on the 14th amendment for a new film out later this year as Donald Trump targets those protected by it...
Cool, calm and creepy-crawly: reporter unfazed by cockroach cameo on live TV
Rachel Menitoff praised for her professionalism as giant insect lands on her during piece to cameraViewers of a now-viral video are sharing their amaz...
Burnham’s ‘black box’ plans for cabinet send Westminster into hysteria
Few know who will get top jobs when new PM enters No 10 and the vacuum of information has its downsidesAs Labour MPs filed out of Portcullis House on ...
Former boss of Italian motorways sentenced to 12 years over Genoa bridge tragedy
Giovanni Castellucci among 32 people convicted over the 2018 Morandi Bridge collapse, which killed 43Thirty-two people, including the former chief exe...
Inquest reopened into death of 14-year-old boy after TikTok ‘blackout challenge’
Landmark high court ruling calls for fresh inquiry into Jools Sweeney’s death to allow for previously omitted social media evidenceThe inquest into th...
Life-threatening flash flooding takes hold of central Texas as storms ravage region
Flash flood emergencies were issued on Thursday for parts of Kerr and Uvalde counties and Texas Hill CountrySign up for the Breaking News US newslette...
Drugmaker Merck announces approval of new cholesterol-fighting drug
Lipfendra can be taken in conjunction with or an alternative to statins, the most prescribed medication in the USSign up for the Breaking News US news...
UK aid cuts ‘reduce bilateral support to some African countries by 90%’
Critics say Foreign Office figures send ‘global message about the role the country wants to play on international stage’Labour’s foreign aid cuts mean...
Keir Starmer makes Sadiq Khan a peer in the House of Lords
Appointment by outgoing prime minister, potentially opens door for London mayor to join Burnham cabinetSadiq Khan has been given a peerage by Keir Sta...
