Trump on Trial

Man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial after posting ‘conspiracy-laden manifesto’ online dies in hospital

Max Azzarello, a 37-year-old from Florida, had posted that he wanted to ‘abolish our criminal government'

A 'gentle soul' whose mother's death sent him into decline

Former US President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) quickly responds to a press question after leaving his trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York

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Trump rants about presidential immunity as criminal trial opening statements loom

<p>Trump campaign falsely claimed twice this week that he’s stormed out of court</p>

Trump on trial

Trump campaign falsely claims twice this week that he’s ‘stormed’ out of court

<p>New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press briefing, 16 February 2024, in New York</p>

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Trump’s $175m bond in fraud case should be voided, says New York AG

FeatureTrump on Trial

Trump tries to command the narrative. Now he can only sit in silence

The former president will face a jury of his fellow New Yorkers with a criminal trial that marks a culmination of his assault on the justice system, Alex Woodward reports from inside Manhattan criminal court

<p>Donald Trump leaves a Manhattan criminal courthouse on 19 April. </p>

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Iran says Israel drones ‘like children’s toy’ as Iraq investigates military base explosion

<p>A photo of Sade Robinson, a young woman who was killed and whose remains were found in and around Lake Michigan </p>

Crime

The ‘Squad’ slams Columbia for suspending Ilhan Omar’s daughter

<p>Family of Kaylee Goncalves isn’t buying Bryan Kohberger’s alibi </p>

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Idaho murders victim’s family isn’t buying Bryan Kohberger’s alibi

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Columbine victims remembered at 25th anniversary vigil

<p>Palestinian medics treat a wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip at the Kuwaiti Hospital</p>

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Israeli airstrike in Gaza city of Rafah kills at least 6 children

<p>Former St Louis police officer Luther Hall pictured here with injuries he sustained when his colleagues beat him during a protest in 2017</p>

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Black undercover police officer beaten by colleagues awarded $23.5m

<p>Alex Ye, a high school student, has been charged after police discovered his plans to commit a school shooting</p>

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Teen arrested for plotting mass shooting at elementary school

<p>The Timberline Lodge on fire on the evening of 18 April</p>

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Huge fire breaks out at iconic hotel made famous by ‘The Shining’

<p>Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert speak to reporters after confronting House Speaker Mike Johnson over passage of military assistance to Ukraine on 18 April</p>

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Ethics panel probing whether Matt Gaetz got high at Florida party

<p>The Sixth Division of the Louisville Metro Police outside the Louisville Zoo amid the site being swept after the bomb threat </p>

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Bomb threat evacuates Louisville zoo

<p>Robert F Kennedy, pictured at a campaign event on 13 April, is facing calls from national environmental groups to end his campaign</p>

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RFK Jr’s environmental colleagues urging him to drop out of 2024 race

Features

Maïwenn on directing Johnny Depp’s comeback: ‘The crew were afraid of him’

The French star talks to Charlotte O’Sullivan about her on-set difficulties making ‘Jeanne du Barry’ with the actor she calls a ‘huge genius’, and her fractious relationship with #MeToo

<p>‘There’s been no normal relationship since the shoot. Johnny Depp is in another world’ </p>

<p>JK Rowling has come under fire for her social media attacks on transgender people </p>

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It’s not Gen Z who need protection from social media – it’s boomers

<p>Dark side of the moon: Sofia Boutella portrays the troubled rebel Kora </p>

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Rebel Moon is a Star Wars rip-off that breaks George Lucas’s rules

<p>Eddie Murphy in ‘Bowfinger’, Robin Williams in ‘World’s Greatest Dad’ and Matt Damon in ‘Stillwater'</p>

Features

17 weirdly underrated performances by great actors

<p>Ellen Greenberg was found dead in her Philadelphia apartment with at least 20 stab wounds </p>

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Mother of woman who died by stab wounds says new info proves murder

EXCLUSIVE: Ellen Greenberg’s death by 20 stab wounds - including to the back of her neck - was ruled suicide. Her mother Sandra, who has spent 13 years fighting for justice and says she will ‘never give up’, says bombshell new testimony may finally prove her daughter was murdered

<p>Robert Durst (left) and Donald Trump</p>

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The Jinx director compares killer Robert Durst to Donald Trump

What happened in The Jinx that led to Robert Durst’s conviction?

<p>Speaker Mike Johnson faces the political battle of his life this weekend as he seeks to pass Ukraine aid over the complaints of conservatives like Marjorie Taylor Greene</p>

politics

Mike Johnson gambles everything while a far-right rebellion grows

<p>A man, calling himself ‘Squirrel,’ founder of a group called ‘God’s Misfits’ explained in a video that his organisation is not connected to a group of murder suspects using the same name</p>

Crime

‘God’s Misfits’ group distances itself from Oklahoma murder suspects

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Columbine survivors in shock shootings haven’t stopped after 25 years

Since 1999, the name of a Colorado high school has been tragically enshrined in the public consciousness – and has become synonymous with mass shootings. But those left reeling by the massacre at Columbine have watched in horror as mass shootings are replicated over and over again across the US, writes Sheila Flynn

<p>Young women head to a library near Columbine High School where students and faculty members were evacuated during the 1999 shooting</p>

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Taylor Swift: The Tortured Poets Department released as pop star takes aim at ex Matty Healy

<p>Taylor Swift in artwork for ‘The Black Dog edition’ of her 11th studio album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department'</p>

<p>With her fruit preserves and floaty dresses, the Duchess appears to be living her best Tradwive life </p>

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Real housewives of Orange County: Inside Meghan’s ‘domestic era’

<p>Unionised video game workers protest outside the Game Awards in Los Angeles in December 2023</p>

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Video game creators scramble to unionize as AI threat looms

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Inside Boeing: ‘These decisions will end with a hole in the ground’

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Does anyone care about climate this election? These voters say yes

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Axed Tesla staffers say chaos will lead to quality getting ‘worse’

Several newly-unemployed workers told The Independent the layoffs seemed to strike chaotically, without rhyme or reason, with Elon Musk’s actions resulting in one investor declaring: “Only him and Kanye West have reached this level of people’s distaste”