SPACE

Scientists find strongest-ever evidence of alien life on far planet

The tantalizing hints of extraterrestrial life are some 120 lightyears away from Earth, researchers say

<p>A handout artist's impression released by N. Madhusudhan/University of Cambridge shows an envisioned exoplanet K2-18b super-Earth, where astronomers say they have found ‘hints’ that could indicate a planet ‘teeming with life’ outside our solar system</p>

politics

El Salvador president vows to double size of prison holding US deportees

El Salvador refuses to let Democratic senator visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia

<p>People walk down a dark street in San Juan, Puerto Rico after the island was hit with a massive power outage </p>

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Puerto Rico slammed by island-wide blackout days ahead of Easter weekend

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RFK Jr plays medical detective as he contradicts his own department on autism

<p>Seattle crosswalk buttons hacked to imitate Jeff Bezos’ voice urging pedestrians not pitch not to tax the rich</p>

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Seattle crosswalk audio buttons hacked to imitate Jeff Bezos' voice pleading not to tax the rich

<p>Members of the Mongols outlaw motorcycle club riding their motorcycles. Two alleged Mongols members, Clifford Lavoy and Julian Pulido, were arrested after a deadly bar brawl in Ontario, California, on March 4</p>

Crime

Mongols motorcycle club members arrested over deadly bar brawl with rival, cops say

<p>Graciela Castellanos, 37, of Van Nuys allegedly murdered her daughter at their home on April 11, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said. Prosecutors called the case ‘tragic and deeply unsettling.’</p>

Crime

Mom in ‘deep depression’ charged with drowning her 7-year-old daughter in a bathtub

<p>The ‘Gossip Girl’ actor was found dead in New York at the end of February</p>

News

Michelle Trachtenberg’s cause of death revealed after she died at 39

<p>Buford, an Anatolian Pyrenees belonging to rancher Scotty Dunton, guided a lost two-year-old boy to safety after the toddler spent a full night in the Arizona wilderness </p>

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2-year-old boy guided to safety by rancher’s dog after wandering 7 miles alone in Arizona wilderness

News

Inside Musk’s plan to make a ‘legion’ of babies and get to Mars to save civilization — while paying moms to keep quiet

<p>A truck with vehicles crosses the Blue Water Bridge border crossing into the United States from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada on April 3, 2025</p>

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Nearly 900,000 fewer people traveled from Canada to the US in March

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Justin Bieber’s former collaborators warn star is ‘disintegrating’

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Restaurant charges customer $5 ‘b****ing fee’ for pointing out server brought the wrong drink

<p>Liv Tyler recalls finding out her birth father is Steven Tyler at a young age</p>

Liv Tyler was 12 when she found out her dad was Steven Tyler

<p>Ed Martin, the current interim U.S. Attorney for D.C., has appeared on Russian state media 150 times, according to a report</p>

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Trump’s pick to run the critical DC attorney’s office has appeared on Russian state media over 150 times: report

<p>As President Donald Trump continues his trade war with China, public trust in Republicans’ ability to handle the economy is falling</p>

Trump's first 100 days

For the first time in years, the public trusts Republicans less on the economy than Democrats, poll finds

AOC takes a selfie with supporters after the "Fighting Oligarchy" event in Los Angeles

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AOC hauls in staggering $9.6 million in just three months as she draws massive crowds with Bernie Sanders

<p>Daniel Ridge, 49, suffers from PTSD and depression and fell into homelessness during the Covid-19 pandemic</p>

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California homeless man wins $2.4 million wrongful termination lawsuit but he’s nowhere to be found

<p>CNN anchor Pamela Brown pushes back against Rep. Rich McCormick for accusing her of "false reporting" on the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case.</p>

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CNN anchor shouts down GOP rep for accusing her of ‘false reporting’

<p>Serena Williams performs onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana</p>

Serena Williams responds to claims she shaded Drake during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance

<p>Amy Dawn Hagman of Hunt County, Texas, was arrested Monday after police say she tortured a cat to death</p>

Crime

Texas woman accused of smothering a cat to death after the feline got in her flower bed

<p>A team of international researchers says they are one step closer to finding out if life ever existed on Mars. They used data from NASA’s Perseverance rover to help find minerals that signal a ‘possibly life-supporting’ past</p>

Space

Red planet comes alive! Minerals found on Mars signal a water and ‘possibly life-supporting’ past

<p>Comedian Nate Bargatze has been tapped to host the 2025 Emmys</p>

2025 Emmy Awards host announced

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World

US missionary kidnapped during church service rescued after shoot-out in South Africa

<p>‘None of us can even afford groceries let alone coachella,’ one person commented on the influencer's TikTok</p>

Influencer receives backlash after praising $1,000 Nobu meal at Coachella

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China urges US to 'stop threatening and blackmailing' over apparent 245% tariff pledge

Trump’s trade war will cause dilemma for the Fed, says chairman Jerome Powell

<p>Patty Morin, mother of Rachel Morin, speaks during a briefing with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p>

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White House enlists grieving Maryland mother in effort to blunt criticism for defying court order on mistaken deportation

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Trump's first 100 days

Trump officials face criminal contempt after defying judge’s orders

<p>California has become the first state to sue Donald Trump over his ‘reckless and unprecedented’ tariff plans, which is projected to wipe billions from the U.S. economy</p>

Trump's first 100 days

Gavin Newsom’s California becomes the first state to sue Trump over his tariff plan

<p>President Donald Trump claims the U.S. has made $2 billion a day from his tariffs. U.S. Customs and Border Protections says otherwise</p>

Trump's first 100 days

US bringing in only a fraction of $2bn tariff revenue Trump claimed

<p>US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks as President Donald Trump meets with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, April 14, 2025</p>

Trump's first 100 days

Trump admin closes State Dep office battling foreign disinformation

<p>The Trump administration issued a proposed rule on Wednesday that environmental groups claim would end habitat protections for America’s endangered animals. But, Republicans say changes to the Endangered Species Act are necessary to promote economic growth</p>

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Environment groups claim Trump rule could hurt endangered species

<p>The White House is now eliminating wire services from pooled events rather than restoring access to the Associated Press after a court ruling.</p>

Trump's first 100 days

White House removes wire services from press pool rather than restore AP’s access

<p>U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has long been associated with vaccine scepticism</p>

Trump's first 100 days

Shocking extent to which American conservatives distrust science revealed in new survey

<p>President Donald Trump has touted that grocery and gasoline prices are dropping under his new administration – but not everything is getting cheaper</p>

Trump's first 100 days

Trump claims the cost of gas and groceries has gone down. Have they?

<p>JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon</p>

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns US could lose credibility over Trump trade war

<p>Fox News host Jesse Watters says that Kilmar Abrego Garcia wearing a Chicago Bulls hat is proof enough that he was a member of MS-13.</p>

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Jesse Watters says ‘everyone knows’ that wearing a Chicago Bulls hat ‘means you’re MS-13’

Bulletin

<p>MrBeast is one of the biggest content creators </p>

Bulletin

Furious MrBeast fans demand refunds after ‘horrible’ Las Vegas experience

<p>A student protest at Harvard</p>

Bulletin

How Harvard became the first university to fight back against Trump

<p>Commuters walk through London’s Canary Wharf</p>

Bulletin

One lifestyle tweak could cut your risk of heart rhythm problems

<p>Tyson Fury retired from boxing in January.</p>

Bulletin

Promoter reveals whether Tyson Fury will return to boxing

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<p>Cody A. Balmber (right) is accused of setting the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion on fire on April 13</p>

Crime

Suspect in arson attack on Pennsylvania governor’s mansion was angry over Israel-Gaza war, warrant says

<p>Tobey Maguire in ‘Spider-Man 3’, Chris Pratt in ‘Passengers’ and Zachary Quinto in ‘Star Trek Into Darkness'</p>

13 terrible movies that could have been fixed with just one tweak

<p>The homicide occurred at the Comfort Inn hotel at 171 West 500 South early Tuesday morning </p>

Crime

Suspect at large after turning the tables and shooting two men sent by sex worker following payment dispute, police say

<p>Harvey Weinstein’s attorneys want him transferred from Rikers Island to a New York City hospital during his trial</p>

Crime

Weinstein’s lawyers want him held in hospital rather than jail while he faces trial

<p> Amanda Bynes arrives at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California</p>

Amanda Bynes joins OnlyFans — but shares warning over $50 subscription

<p>Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead on February 26 in their Santa Fe estate. Now, police body camera footage shows their home was in disarray when they died.</p>

Gene Hackman death

Inside Gene Hackman’s ‘rodent-infested home’ — where loose items and food created a breeding ground for hantavirus

<p>Mario Cantone as Anthony and Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie in 'And Just Like That'</p>

And Just Like That star Mario Cantone requested more nude scenes in season 3: ‘I like being sexualized at 65’

<p>‘I’m healing, my scars aren’t as bad as I thought they would be,’ Lowe said</p>

Former Bachelor Sean Lowe gives health update after being violently attacked by his dog

<p>Louisiana pastor Shane Wiggins has been charged with raping a child, just weeks after he left his church and fled the state. Wiggins was picked up by police in Texas after allegedly fleeing the state in February</p>

Crime

Pastor is charged with raping a child weeks after he abandoned his Louisiana church

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The Who fire longtime drummer Zak Starkey after Roger Daltrey complaints

<p>Pope Francis meets with medical staff</p>

World

Pope Francis’ special message for doctors who saved his life

<p>Five judges from the UK <a href="/topic/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a> ruled unanimously that the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman</p>

UK

Trans women not legally women, UK Supreme Court rules

Watch moment judges rule on legal definition of a woman

<p>Garcelle Beauvais</p>

Real Housewives fans support Garcelle Beauvais after dramatic exit

<p>Sarah Sherman and Aimee Lou Wood</p>

SNL star Sarah Sherman sends Aimee Lou Wood flowers after ‘mean and unfunny’ White Lotus sketch

<p>Cars wait to enter Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 9, 2014</p>

News

Two killed in US border deployment vehicle crash near Fort Bliss

<p>McDonald’s revealed on X the Snack Wrap would return on the 14th of an unknown month</p>

McDonald’s teases return date for long-awaited Snack Wrap

<p>Taral Patel has pleaded guilty to charges related to using fake accounts to launch racist attacks against himself</p>

News

Texas Democrat pleads guilty to posting fake racist comments in order to garner sympathy

<p>This image provided by the Waterbury Police Department shows the home where a Connecticut man told authorities his stepmother held him captive for two decades since he was a boy</p>

Crime

Man who says he was held captive by stepmother for 20 years breaks his silence

<p>Red Robin offers customers a new Bottomless Burger Pass to use the whole month of May</p>

News

Red Robin chain offers $20 bottomless burger deal in bid to boost sales

Russia Ukraine War

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One dead, nine injured in Kherson glide bomb strike

<p>Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood advertising Tim Dillon's Netflix comedy special</p>

Kevin Spacey resurrects House of Cards role for Netflix comedy special

<p>Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur fossil skeleton is displayed in a gallery at Christie’s auction house</p>

Scientists are struggling to get hold of T rex fossils – and the rich are to blame

<p>A doctor has been accused in the deaths of 15 palliative care patients</p>

World

Doctor charged with killing 15 patients, setting fires to cover up crimes

<p>First confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat</p>

Scientists stunned to capture first video of colossal squid in the deep

<p>People carry posters with pictures of Edan Alexander</p>

Middle East

Hamas blames Israeli strike after ‘losing contact’ with American hostage Edan Alexander

<p>Khloé Kardashian recalls how she reacted when she found Lamar Odom cheating on her in a motel</p>

Khloé Kardashian recalls finding Lamar Odom cheating in LA motel

<p>Unclaimed Baggage’s Found Report gives a window into what traveller’s take on trips</p>

News

Freeze-dried chicken feet to a toilet seat: The weirdest items found in US unclaimed baggage

<p>Valley Mills Elementary School in Indianapolis, Indiana. Carrie Rivers, 48, a mother with a child enrolled at the school, allegedly brought a gun to the building while she was complaining about a teacher. She later allegedly sent the teacher threatening messages</p>

News

‘Kiss ur kids goodbye’: Mom arrested after bringing gun to school to stop ‘indoctrination’ of students

News

Watch the unique way 10,000 books were moved to their new home

<p>Chaotic surveillance footage from inside a federal courthouse showed the moment two ICE agents knocked down an elderly man with a cane as they attempted to arrest a Venezuelan migrant</p>

News

Footage shows chaotic deportation arrest of migrant at courthouse

<p>Exactly how you’ll feel if you listen to the American social scientists </p>

Voices

Scientists have discovered the formula for the perfect day – and I couldn’t agree more

<p>Thieves behind the elaborate heist drilled through walls and into two safes containing millions of dollars of gold </p>

Crime

Thieves make off with more than $20M in goods after tunneling into Los Angeles jewelry store

<p>Representational. A pharmacist holds a sample box of 'Berry kush' marijuana</p>

World

American arrested for smuggling 50lbs cannabis into Sri Lanka

<p>Bachir Atallah and his wife, Jessica Fakhri said he and his wife were detained without explanation by U.S. Customs and Border Protection</p>

Trump's first 100 days

Lawyer ‘treated like a criminal’ by border patrol after returning from Canada

<p>Madelyn Hernandez, 49, of Lee County, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for wire fraud and money laundering, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. After her company noticed the discrepancies, Hernandez emailed them pretending to be a family member and claimed she had died from surgery complications.</p>

Crime

Florida woman fakes her own death after stealing over $4 million from her employer

<p>Christdon Reese, 41, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after allegedly running over her estranged husband's girlfriend</p>

crime

Woman charged after running over estranged husband’s girlfriend

Inside The Beltway

Trump's first 100 days

Biden condemned Trump’s Social Security cuts. What are the president’s plans for the program?

<p>Senator Chuck Grassley at a hearing in Congress, where people were much calmer</p>

Trump's first 100 days

Angry voters ask senator if they can ignore court orders like Trump

<p>President Donald Trump signs an executive order barring transgender athletes from competing in women's or girls' sporting events</p>

Trump's first 100 days

Trump administration sues Maine over transgender athletes in girls’ sports

<p>Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg headed to trial for an antitrust lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission after failing to strike a settlement. A new report details how he hoped President Donald Trump could help with his case.</p>

Trump's first 100 days

Zuckerberg reportedly cozied up to Trump so he could settle his FTC lawsuit for $450m instead of $30bn

<p>Maple syrup producer Jim Judd looks a sample of maple syrup at Judd's Wayeeses Farms in Morgan, Vt., on Friday, April 11, 2025</p>

Trump's first 100 days

Trump’s tariff chaos has left America’s maple syrup makers in a sticky mess

<p>A protester resists being removed by an Acworth Police officer as Republican Representative from Georgia Marjorie Taylor Greene participates in her Cobb County Town Hall at the Acworth Community Center in Acworth, Georgia on April 15</p>

Trump's first 100 days

Protesters tased as Marjorie Taylor Greene’s town hall repeatedly disrupted

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Seth Rogen’s Trump joke cut by awards ceremony co-run by Zuckerberg

<p>Vice President JD Vance gestures as he tours Pituffik Space Base in March. A group of Trump 2024 campaign donors who have invested in Greenland mining companies stand to potentially profit if the U.S. takes control of the Arctic territory, according to a report </p>

politics

Tech moguls invested in Greenland also gave millions to Trump, raising influence concerns in 'takeover' aims

Culture

<p>The ‘Gossip Girl’ actor was found dead in New York at the end of February</p>

Michelle Trachtenberg’s cause of death revealed after death at 39

<p>Taylor Bradford completed a total of 40 novels during her lifetime, including ‘A Woman of Substance’ </p>

Barbara Taylor Bradford’s estate reflects ‘life of elegance’

<p>Gene Hackman</p>

Everything we know about Gene Hackman’s death

<p>Gal Gadot stars as the Evil Queen in Disney’s live-action remake of ‘Snow White’ </p>

Snow White banned in Lebanon over country’s ‘Israel boycott list’

<p>Father John Misty’s latest album filled the setlist – proving he’s still in full swing</p>

Father John Misty’s songs about mortality come to life in London

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Mickey Rourke ‘suing’ ITV after being left with hefty hotel bill

<p>Trisha Goddard has opened up about her decision to enter the ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ house with terminal cancer </p>

Trisha Goddard’s daughter condemns ‘hateful’ boos

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Watch Ed Sheeran embrace Persian traditions and Farsi in Azizam video

Ed Sheeran named as one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People

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Penn Badgley says he ‘could’ have ended up like You serial killer

Lifestyle

<p>Evan Francis before she was diagnosed with Fowler's Syndrome</p>

Health & Families

Woman, 29, barred from Greggs toilet ‘until she showed catheter bag’

<p>The recall is listed as Class II, which means the products are unlikely to cause serious harm</p>

Popular Target baby food recalled due to ‘elevated levels of lead’

<p>Prince William and Prince George watching Aston Villa in the Champion's League.</p>

Villa Champions League exit through the eyes of William and George

<p>Sam’s Club store is shown in Buffalo, NY, USA. Sam's West, Inc. is an American chain of membership-only retail warehouse clubs.</p>

Sam’s Club announces major overhaul of all 600 US locations

<p>Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their Santa Fe home in February</p>

Gene Hackman’s home was a ‘breeding ground’ for hantavirus

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