Ivy League scientist from US adversary hit with new charges for allegedly smuggling bio materials
The Harvard University scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States was slapped with additional federal charges Wednesday as she faces the possibility of decades in prison for…
Fury erupts as unelected Senate ‘scorekeeper’ blocks Trump’s agenda
Conservative lawmakers were infuriated on Thursday morning after the Senate’s de facto “scorekeeper” for President Donald Trump‘s “big, beautiful bill” ruled that key parts of the GOP agenda bill must…
Supreme Court Rules States Can Cut Planned Parenthood from Medicaid Funding
In a significant decision handed down Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that states, including South Carolina, have the authority to exclude abortion providers like Planned Parenthood from their…
The end of one of football’s great full-back duos – where do they rank?
As Liverpool prepare for a new-look full-back pairing this season, BBC Sport look at the end of an era for Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson. BBC News
Champion skydiver plummets to death during wingsuit jump
A champion wingsuit flyer who featured in a BBC documentary called The Boy Who Can Fly has died after he was critically injured in a jump over the weekend. Liam…
Pound hits near 4-year high as Trump rattles dollar
A report that the US President could name the new head of the central bank early raises concerns over its independence. BBC News
DC House delegate’s office walks back 88-year-old’s statement that she’ll run for re-election
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, an octogenarian Democrat who represents Washington, D.C., in the House but cannot vote to pass legislation, said that she will seek re-election — but then her…
Supreme Court rules against Planned Parenthood in Medicaid funding dispute
The Supreme Court has ruled South Carolina has the power to block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood clinics, in a technical interpretation over healthcare choices that has emerged as a…
Pastor Carries Cross from Coast to Coast to Preach Christ and Call Attention to the Homeless
A pastor who has carried a 75-pound, wooden cross for two years across the United States is in the nation’s capital this week with a message he first preached on…
New York Republicans warn of ‘disaster’ if ‘dangerous’ Zohran Mamdani wins mayoral race
Republicans in the Empire State’s congressional delegation are arguing that presumptive Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani would be a “disaster” for New York City if elected. “My mother fled communist…
Champion jockey Murphy charged with drink driving
Champion jockey Oisin Murphy is charged with drink driving and failing to co-operate with police after a car crash in April. BBC News
Elon Musk scam tricks victims on Facebook with Tesla hoax
It started with a Facebook friend request and a message that felt too good to be true. Then, it quickly turned into an expensive lesson in online deception. The woman…
White House demands apology from Miami Herald for ‘false reporting’ on migrant children deportations
Members of the White House and Trump administration are hitting back hard against “false reporting” from the mainstream media outlet, the Miami Herald, which alleged that the administration was targeting…
WATCH: Republicans share views on gay marriage decade after Supreme Court decision
A decade after the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in the United States, some Republican leaders still believe in the traditional definition of marriage between a man and a woman.…
Revisiting Justice Scalia’s same-sex marriage dissent: prophetic or inflammatory?
Ten years after Justice Antonin Scalia warned in a feisty dissent that the Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges decision “was a threat to American democracy,” his scathing criticisms of judicial…
Craving an Ikea meal? Company halving restaurant prices for someSean Previl
Ikea says it’s cutting meal costs in half at its restaurants in several countries, though the length of time and who it applies to will vary by country.
Pornhub to introduce ‘government approved’ age checks in UK
It is one of a number of porn sites which regulator Ofcom says will bring in tougher age verification for users. BBC News
Hegseth tears into reporters, alleging they ‘cheer against Trump’ and Iran strikes
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth excoriated reporters at a Pentagon press briefing on Thursday, accusing them of rooting for the failure of President Donald Trump and the military’s recent strikes…
Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ faces setback as Senate rules knock out key Medicaid provisions
A controversial change to the Medicaid provider tax rate in Senate Republicans’ version of the “big, beautiful bill” has been knocked out by Senate rules. Senate Budget Committee Democrats announced…