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Trump sends Iran warning after nuclear sites targeted by Israeli strikes: 'Make a deal before there's nothing left'

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LA protests live: Trump maintains control of National Guard in Los Angeles for now after appeals court ruling

Full story: Trump must return National Guard troops to California’s control: judge

politics

Calls grow for Noem to resign in the wake of Padilla incident

Alex Padilla forcibly removed after interrupting Kristi Noem’s presser

<p>Anti-ICE protesters in Chicago on Thursday</p>

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Florida sheriff warns protesters: ‘We will kill you dead’

<p>Trump has shown little but contempt for Newsom, whom he sees as left, liberal and weak, with an insatiable appetite for high taxes. He is to the great detriment, as he sees it, of California’s well-being</p>

Has Gavin Newsom got what it takes to challenge Trump?

Antonio Brown Detained

CRIME

Former NFL star Antonio Brown wanted by Miami police on attempted murder charges

Former NFL player Antonio Brown breaks silence over videos of ‘fight’

POLITICS

CIA releases 1,400 new pages of investigative file into RFK assassination, including chilling note from his killer

<p>Emergency responders surround a JetBlue plane which rolled off a runway onto a grass area while landing at Logan Airport</p>

NEWS

JetBlue plane rolls off runway after landing at Boston Logan Airport

<p>Lori Vallow Daybell, pictured in Idaho, has now been found guilty again in Arizona</p>

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Lori Vallow Daybell ‘doomsday cult mom’ convicted in second murder conspiracy case

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Black box recovered after airline confirms 241 people were killed when plane crashed minutes after takeoff

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The Cranberries' lawsuit centers primarily on payments from Spotify streams

Google, Spotify and other major platforms down in massive internet outage

<p>Adam Christopher Sheafe has been arrested in connected to the murder of William Schonemann, a beloved pastor in Arizona</p>

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Murder of Arizona pastor was motivated by religion, investigators say

<p>“F***ing get over there and get some f***ing balls!” the man yelled to Lawler. “Tell them! Tell them! You know who I am!”</p>

Politics

Shouting match erupts on House floor: ‘Get over there and get some f***ing balls!’

<p>The couple set sail near Cape Cod on Sunday on a fishing vessel known as the F/V Seahorse.</p>

NEWS

Remains of couple who went missing off Cape Cod found after crews locate their missing fishing boat

<p>Sean “Diddy” Combs speaks with his attorneys in court on Thursday morning</p>

Live

Diddy trial live: New witness to appear after ‘Jane’ ends testimony

<p>A short flight last week turned ugly for one unsuspecting traveler, according to the feds</p>

EXCLUSIVE

Masturbating American Airlines passenger gropes horrified seatmate but claims he was just ‘stretching,’ feds say

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Star Wars president addresses concern over ‘illegal’ screening

‘Remarkable’ showing presented movie exactly how it was experienced by audiences in 1977

Star Wars boss ends concern about BFI screening rare version of film

<p>Sabrina Carpenter’s new album, ‘Man’s Best Friend’ will be released in August</p>

If you think Sabrina Carpenter’s album cover is disturbing, get a grip

Sabrina Carpenter hits back at scrutiny over sexualized image

<p>Kim Cattrall played Samantha Jones in Sex and the City</p>

Kim Cattrall says SATC character’s sexuality has been misunderstood

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Keira Knightley shares Pirates of the Caribbean struggles

Unrest In Los Angeles

<p>California Governor Gavin Newsom raised concerns that President Donald Trump </p>

LA PROTESTS

‘He’s not all there’: Gavin Newsom questions Trump’s mental state as he blasts president’s response to LA protests

Trump and Gavin Newsom locked in bizarre LA protests meme battle

<p>Tensions are at an all-time high on immigration 6 months into President Donald Trump’s second term, who vowed to usher in the largest deportation effort in history. Tactics deployed by ICE agents to detain migrants are becoming more aggressive, recent incidents show.</p>

LA PROTESTS

Ramming cars and raiding churches: The ways ICE is becoming more aggressive in arresting migrants

Morale underwater for National Guard and Marines in LA: report

<p>Police officers try to disperse demonstrators gathered for a protest in Atlanta</p>

LA PROTESTS

Purges, crackdowns and 'democracy under assault': Is Trump’s America in the middle of a coup?

<p>A migrant seeking asylum holds up the CBP One app showing his appointment was canceled after Trump was sworn into office</p>

ICE PROTESTS

Trump team sends removal notices to more than half a million migrants allowed into the country under Biden program

LA PROTESTS

She beat Stephen Miller in the race for high school class president. Now she’s fighting his deportation efforts

<p>Masked law enforcement officers, including HSI and ICE agents, take people into custody at an immigration court in Phoenix, Arizona. Agents are reportedly using an app to track down immigrants and then arrest them</p>

LA PROTESTS

ICE is using an app to identify people who can easily be deported

<p>The brief detention took place at Tucson’s immigration court in Arizona and was due to a case of mistaken identity, the U.S. Marshals Service said. </p>

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ICE mistakenly detained US Marshal at an immigration courthouse

<p>Protests that erupted in Los Angeles over President Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids have continued to spread to other major cities</p>

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Protests over Trump’s ICE raids continue spreading to other cities

Trump Reshapes The World

<p>AI-generated image of Donald Trump as a king tweeted out by White House</p>

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Trump insists ‘not a king at all’ as he’s pressed on abuse of power concerns over tank-adorned DC birthday parade

Thunderstorms could dampen Trump’s military parade and even cancel it

<p>Vice President JD Vance tours Pituffik Space Base, in Greenland, March 28, 2025</p>

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Pentagon has a plan to seize Greenland ‘if necessary’

<p>Police officers detain a person next to a member of the National Guard at a location given as Los Angeles, California, U.S., in this handout image released on June 10, 2025. </p>

politics

‘We’re gonna have troops everywhere’: Trump’s use of the military to quell protests 'is a shocking abuse of power,' critics say

<p>More than 40 percent of the nation’s crop workers are undocumented, according to estimates from the Department of Agriculture</p>

politics

Trump admits his anti-immigration agenda is hurting farmers and hotels: ‘Taking very good workers away’

Vance

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JD Vance flew to Montana for secret meeting with Rupert Murdoch and Fox News executives

<p>Democratic Senator John Fetterman was reportedly seen dining with MAGA loyalist Steve Bannon on his wedding anniversary</p>

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Democrat John Fetterman spotted dining with Trump strategist Bannon at MAGA hotspot ...on the senator’s wedding anniversary

<p>A plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol on January 6. A lawsuit has been filed after Congress has allegedly refused to erect it</p>

POLITICS

Jan 6 cops file lawsuit to force Congress to install honorary plaque at Capitol

<p>Donald Trump has launched the website for his new Trump Card, which allows holders to gain U.S. residency for $5 million</p>

politics

Trump launches website for $5m Gold Card – and is mocked for its cheap look

<p>President Donald Trump’s spending bill will have far-reaching macroeconomic repercussions and likely impact Americans’ credit scores. </p>

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Trump’s policies could have a major impact on your credit score. Here’s how

<p>President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office</p>

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Mass resignations at scholarship board over Trump admin ‘interference’

<p>Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has slammed the Trump admin after he was uninvited to the White House picnic</p>

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Trump says he plans to court Rand Paul’s vote on the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ as he reinvites him to White House

<p>President Donald Trump’s upcoming military parade will see 18 miles of fencing and 175 metal detectors installed in Washington, D.C.</p>

Most US adults don’t see Trump’s parade is ‘a good use of money’

Bulletin

<p>The number of alcohol-related deaths has been on the rise in the U.S. over the past two decades. Recent research has found deaths from alcohol-associated liver disease and alcohol-linked cancer have doubled</p>

Alcohol is killing more Americans today than 20 years ago

<p>People carry boxes of relief supplies from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation</p>

Palestinians seeking aid among 60 killed by Israeli forces in one day

<p>China's home-grown AG600, the world's largest amphibious aircraft in production</p>

The huge, amphibious plane China will use to modernise its military

<p>Italy Rome Ancient Map Museum</p>

Secrets of Ancient Romans revealed by fast food find

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<p>A car in Blue Ash, Ohio, flipped after a cicada from Brood 14 flew inside an open window and frightened the driver, causing them to lose control. The driver was not injured.</p>

NEWS

It’s not just the noise: Cicadas are overrunning an amusement park and are taking the blame for a car crash

<p>Florida police officer Christopher Martinez is going viral for his reaction to his first-ever gator encounter. </p>

NEWS

Newly hired cop from New York encounters baby alligator in Florida and leaves internet roaring in laughter

<p>Russian soldiers ride at an undisclosed location in Ukraine</p>

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky claims Ukrainian troops ‘gradually pushing back’ Putin’s forces in Sumy

<p>South Carolina Republican Congressman RJ May has been charged with 10 counts of distributing child sexual abuse material using the Kik social media platform</p>

NEWS

South Carolina state Rep RJ May accused of distributing child sexual abuse material

<p>A tourist has sparked outrage after walking their child up to a wild bison in Yellowstone National Park</p>

NEWS

‘Touron’ sparks outrage after walking toddler up to wild bison inside Yellowstone National Park

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Livepolitics

Democratic governor Walz draws fire over ‘Gestapo’ crack in House hearing over ‘sanctuary states’

<p>Nola Dinkins, 3, was the subject of an AMBER Alert in Delaware after her mother, Darrian Randle, 31, told police that the toddler was kidnapped at gunpoint.</p>

CRIME

Mom claimed a man kidnapped her 3-year-old daughter at gunpoint. Cops now say she is the one who killed the toddler

<p>This photo illustration created on 18 July 2023, in Washington, DC, shows an advertisement to create AI girls reflected in a public service announcement issued by the FBI regarding malicious manipulation of pictures and videos</p>

NEWS

Meta sues Chinese maker of deepfake AI app that takes clothed pictures and turns them into nudes

<p>Terry Moran says that he is launching his own Substack after he was fired by ABC News earlier this week.</p>

POLITICS

Terry Moran launches Substack to continue doing ‘important work’ following ABC News ouster

<p>Mel Brooks announcing his involvement in 'Spaceballs 2'</p>

Mel Brooks makes Spaceballs 2 announcement with cast set to include rarely seen star

<p>In a stunning move earlier this week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., replaced the members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel. He just announced his replacements</p>

Meet the vaccines skeptics that are now part of RFK Jr.’s vaccine approval committee

<p>Michelle Monaghan and her husband Peter White (middle) have been married since 2005</p>

White Lotus star reveals husband’s shockingly supportive reaction to her kissing Tom Cruise on their honeymoon

<p>6,668 cases of the ice cream were recalled</p>

Over 6,000 cases of popular ice cream brand recalled over ‘life-threatening’ allergen

<p>Alexandra Metz and Isa Briones co-star in 'The Pitt'</p>

The Pitt star gives shoutout to ‘Black and brown’ co-stars after magazine cover sparks criticism

<p>US actress Olivia Munn and partner comedian John Mulaney attend the Vanity Fair Oscars Party</p>

John Mulaney defends wife Olivia Munn over ‘violent’ Gaza threats after Ms Rachel comments

<p>Oliver Anthony, whose “Rich Men North of Richmond” went viral in 2023, released a new diss track about his ex-wife. </p>

NEWS

Viral ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ singer drops ex-wife diss track ‘Scornful Woman’: Divorce math ‘don’t seem right’

<p>Tiron Alexander, 35, was convicted of falsely claiming to be a flight attendant for at least seven different airlines between 2018 and 2024.</p>

NEWS

‘Catch Me If You Can’ part 2: Man convicted of boarding 120 flights by posing as a flight attendant

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TRAVEL

Solo female traveler reveals why Mexico is great for visiting alone (though there is a city she won’t return to)

<p>A radiance map of the sun's south pole</p>

Solar Orbiter captures breakthrough images of sun’s south pole

Trump Tariffs Alcohol

Alcohol is killing more Americans today than 20 years ago

<p>Democrats say they would not take money from Elon Musk despite his falling out with President Donald Trump. </p>

politics

Democrats say an emphatic ‘No!’ to taking Elon Musk’s money in the future

<p>Eyos expeditions founder and former OceanGate advisor Rob McCallum reflects on Titan disaster two years on, and in wake of Netflix documentary</p>

NEWS

Two years after Titan disaster, OceanGate advisor reflects on how Stockton Rush swerved ‘every single rule’

<p>Joey Toniolo ducks from falling hail as he moves back to Northern Illinois University's Husky Hail Hunter vehicle during a Project ICECHIP operation</p>

NEWS

Meet the storm chasers who drive into hailstorms for science

<p>‘She’s dead… wrapped in plastic’: Sheryl Lee as the immortal Laura Palmer in David Lynch and Mark Frost’s ‘Twin Peaks’</p>

Twin Peaks at 35: ‘We broke all the rules – and people were horrified’

<p>Two new Chick-fil-A sandwiches are being rolled out for a taste test - here’s where to find them</p>

NEWS

Chick-fil-A is testing two new sandwiches, and here is where you can get them

<p>Candace Cameron Bure says she doesn't allow scary movie screenings in her home because it could be a 'portal' for something 'demonic' </p>

Candace Cameron Bure bans scary movies in her house because she believes TVs are a ‘portal’ to something ‘demonic’

<p>One soldier is dead and another is hospitalized after a helicopter training exercise at Fort Campbell.</p>

NEWS

Army soldier killed and another hurt in helicopter ‘incident’ near Fort Campbell in Kentucky

<p>A 12-year-old boy was arrested after threatening to kill all of his teachers in an email sent to administrators at Kennedy Middle School in Germantown, Wisconsin. </p>

Crime

Sixth-grader arrested after sending an email to middle school threatening to ‘kill all the teachers,’ cops claim

<p>Sherri Papini talks about her relationship with her sister on 'The Viall Files'</p>

Kidnap hoaxer Sherri Papini claims her sister and ex-husband had ‘inappropriate’ relationship

<p>JT Genter has described his ejection from an American Airlines flight as 'absurd’</p>

NEWS

Passenger removed from American Airlines flight for ‘moving a flight attendant’s carry-on bag’

Culture

<p>Choreographer Matthew Bourne places a group of revellers in 1930s Soho </p>

Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell is a dance of hidden desires

‘Prescient’ painting of Liam and Noel Gallagher to be sold for £2m

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Liam Gallagher makes moving Oasis admission ahead of reunion shows

<p>Jilly Cooper in 2019</p>

Rivals author shares stance on sex scene intimacy coordinators

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Tom Fletcher apologises for ‘insensitive’ post after Air India crash

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Mark Wright apologises for ‘inappropriate’ post after Air India crash

<p>Westlife-North-American-Tour</p>

Westlife star missing from shows as band share ‘important news’

<p>Kim Cattrall</p>

Sex and the City’s Kim Cattrall says Samantha isn’t a nymphomaniac

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WWE wrestler set to make her acting debut alongside former Marvel star

<p>Michelle Monaghan and her husband Peter White (middle) have been married since 2005</p>

White Lotus star recalls making out with Tom Cruise on her honeymoon

IndyBest

<p>Up your game, with these top-rated pickleball paddles</p>

Best pickleball paddles for every player, from beginners to pros

<p>The perfect pickleball shoes are built for sideways movement</p>

The best pickleball shoes for 2025, tested by real players

<p>Some stores have online stock, others are sticking to in-person only</p>

How to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 at Walmart, Best Buy, Target and more

<p>The gremlin plush toys are taking over</p>

Labubus are taking over — here’s what they are and how to buy one

Lifestyle

Humidity can cause a lot of sleep problems (Alamy/PA)

Health & Families

How humidity affects your sleep – and what to do about it

<p>Andy underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy before his second surgery</p>

Health & Families

Runner reveals first symptom before stage three cancer diagnosis

<p>Ice baths can be beneficial for some but research is still limited</p>

Health & Families

Ice baths could be doing more harm than good

<p>The watchdog said that ‘most’ Dubai-style chocolate available in UK shops was safe</p>

Watchdog warns of food safety risk of imported Dubai chocolate

<p>Billie Eilish in the long denim clothing item that harks back to the Nineties</p>

Why jorts are this summer’s most divisive (and popular) trend

<p>Arthritis flares in warmer summer months are common</p>

Health & Families

Experts explain how to manage arthritis flare-ups this summer

<p>Around one in ten women worldwide have endometriosis</p>

Health & Families

New research reveals link between one’s childhood and endometriosis

Lottie Moss opens up about struggles of being compared to sister Kate

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