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…
Owner of 175-year-old farm ‘shocked’ as New Jersey town tries to seize land for affordable housing
A 175-year-old family farm in New Jersey is fighting to stay afloat as its co-owner is speaking out against efforts by the local government to seize the land for affordable…
Ex-Barclays boss loses job ban tribunal case
Jes Staley has been banned from holding top UK financial jobs over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. BBC News
Two Met Police officers who strip-searched schoolgirl committed gross misconduct
The girl, who was wrongly suspected of possessing cannabis, was searched by police at her school. BBC News
Who is Khaman Maluach, the South Sudanese player picked in the NBA draft?
‘I’m here representing the whole continent of Africa,’ Maluach said after being drafted by the Houston Rockets. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera