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Trump and DeSantis stage long private meeting in Florida as ex-president seeks help with 2024 election

<p>Sulphur, Oklahoma pictured on Monday morning after a tornado swept through the town. A series of tornadoes killed four in the state over the weekend, including one person in Sulphur.</p>

Livestorms

Four dead - including a baby - as tornadoes devastate Oklahoma: 100 injured

Two dead after 350,000-pound load detaches from trailer in Texas

Author CJ Sansom, who created Matthew Shardlake, dies aged 71

<p>Galena was found by an Amazon worker a week after she went missing</p>

news

Family reunited with cat accidentally mailed 600 miles from Utah to Florida in an Amazon return box

William and Kate release unseen wedding photo to mark anniversary

Prince and Princess of Wales to celebrate ‘very differently’ this year, royal expert claims

William and Kate release unseen wedding photo to mark anniversary

Prince and Princess of Wales to celebrate ‘very differently’ this year, royal expert claims

<p>French actor Gerard Depardieu</p>

Gerard Depardieu in custody over sexual assault allegations

California Overdose Reversal Drug

California is joining with a New Jersey company to buy a generic opioid overdose reversal drug

<p>Russian president Vladimir Putin speaking last month </p>

Russia is plotting attacks across Europe – and they’re getting worse

<p>Grizzly bears are set to be reintroduced in the North Cascades, Washington</p>

news

Grizzly bears to be reintroduced to Washington state

<p>Grizzly bears are set to be reintroduced in the North Cascades, Washington</p>

news

Grizzly bears to be reintroduced to Washington state

Music Review-Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' hits No. 1, experiences largest streaming week ever

<p>‘Look there! A woke!’: Jerry Seinfeld performs onstage in 2023</p>

Jerry Seinfeld is wrong about the ‘extreme left’ ruining comedy

Campus protests

Israel Palestinians Campus Protests Amnesty

Livecampus protests

200 arrested this weekend at college campus protests taking number to 900

<p>Columbia University President Nemat Minouche Shafik testifies before the House on April 17. Talks between college administrators and student protesters have broken down </p>

Columbia University president says talks with protesters broke down

<p>American activist Mark Rudd, centre, president of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), addresses students at Columbia University, May 3, 1968</p>

Gen Z sees the Gaza protests as their 1968 moment

<p>Bernie Sanders at the US Capitol on 7 March. Mr Sanders stressed the importance of condemining ‘all forms of bigotry’ </p>

Sanders voices support for pro-Palestinian protests as he condemns ‘all forms of bigotry’

<p>Donald Trump at the defence table during his criminal trial in New York </p>

trump on trial

Key takeaways from the first week of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial

<p>Donald Trump leaving court on 26 April 2024 </p>

trump on trial

Trump cuts a lonely figure at trial as family and supporters stay home

<p>President Joe Biden poked fun at Donald Trump’s criminal trial during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday </p>

Trump on trial

Biden roasts Trump saying he’s facing ‘Stormy weather’ in criminal trial

<p>This artist sketch depicts Michael Dreeben, counselor to Special Counsel Jack Smith, right, as he argues before the Supreme Court </p>

supreme court

Key Takeaways from Trump’s immunity arguments at the Supreme Court

<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk gets off a minibus before boarding his private plane at Beijing airport on April 29, 2024</p>

Elon Musk’s Tesla joins forces with Baidu to build self-driving cars in China

Companies building self-driving cars for Chinese roads must obtain a mapping qualification

<p>Mint Butterfield, the 16-year-old daughter of Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake </p>

CRIME

Man arrested for child abduction after tech billionaires’ teen child found

Livewar in ukraine

Putin’s troops advance amid North Korea concern at US giving Kyiv long-range missiles

<p>A Tesla vehicle plunged off a Northern California cliff on Jan. 2, 2023. The driver, Dharmesh Patel, has been charged with attempted murder </p>

crime

Radiologist who drove family off cliff had delusions, doctors say

<p>Ankur Jain and Erika Hammond’s wedding in Egypt</p>

Inside the lavish wedding between a WWE star and a tech billionaire

The couple were married in an extravagant ceremony in Egypt with the Great Pyramids serving as a backdrop

feature

Tech bros love microdosing but legality of psychedelics is a grey area

<p>Rudy Giuliani appears to have been indicted related to a fake electors scheme in Arizona in 2020 </p>

trump

Who are the 18 people indicted in Arizona ‘fake electors’ scheme?

<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sits down for an interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker on Meet the Press</p>

Trump

Trump led a ‘violent insurrection’ but McConnell still voting for him

<p>South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is facing intense scruinty for admitting to shooting her dog years ago when it became aggressive </p>

politics

Kristi Noem doubles down on killing ‘defiant’ puppy: Was being a ‘responsible parent, dog owner, and neighbor’

News

Colorado cops deliver triplets after being called to reports of a woman screaming on her porch

<p>Tammy and Chad Daybell were married in 1990. He is now accused of conspiring with Lori Vallow to kill her </p>

Crime

Chad Daybell’s family was aware of light and dark spirit ratings

<p>Woman with sister named Kevyn reveals clever reason their mother gave them ‘boy names’</p>

Woman with sister named Kevyn reveals reason they have ‘boy names’

<p>David Schultz, 53, was found dead six months after he went missing. He is pictured here with his two sons </p>

news

Body of trucker found months after he vanished while transporting pigs

<p>John Earle Sullivan , a January 6 rioter who was sentenced to six years in prison</p>

Crime

‘Chaos agent’ Jan 6 rioter sentenced to six years in prison

<p>Amazon executives allegedly used Signal, an encrypted messaging app, to communicate even after the FTC notified them to preserve documents </p>

News

Bezos and Amazon executives accused of using app that deletes messages

<p>The scene from the night Christian was killed, his parents Sally and Simon Glass, and 22-year-old Christian Glass. </p>

Crime

Jury hung on murder charges for deputy in Christian Glass death

<p>Luke Grimes: ‘I’m so scared that I’m gonna watch Yellowstone and not like what I did’</p>

Luke Grimes on Yellowstone, his country music career and Beyoncé

The actor talks to Tom Murray about the politicisation of the hit western, Kevin Costner’s exit, working with Bradley Cooper and Ari Aster, and Beyoncé’s controversial arrival on the country scene

Luke Grimes on Yellowstone, his country music career and Beyoncé

The actor talks to Tom Murray about the politicisation of the hit western, Kevin Costner’s exit, working with Bradley Cooper and Ari Aster, and Beyoncé’s controversial arrival on the country scene

<p>Luke Grimes: ‘I’m so scared that I’m gonna watch Yellowstone and not like what I did’</p>

<p>Shujaa Graham, a death row exoneree (above left), is part of a coalition challenging California’s capital punishment law at the state supreme court </p>

politics

Will a state court challenge end California’s death row for good?

<p>File photo: A Patriot missile </p>

Livewar in ukraine

Ukraine-Russia war live: Zelensky pleads with US to send Patriot missiles in aid package

Crime

Family demand answers after 19-year-old’s naked body found on highway

<p>The Boeing 747 plane bounced along the runway at LAX on Tuesday before flying round and landing once more </p>

NEWS

Dramatic video shows Boeing plane bounce off LAX runway

<p>The Boeing 747 plane bounced along the runway at LAX on Tuesday before flying round and landing once more </p>

NEWS

Dramatic video shows Boeing plane bounce off LAX runway

Titanic

Watch found on body of Titanic’s richest man sells for record $1.5m

<p>Gilgo Beach murder probe expands with new search of wooded area in Long Island</p>

Crime

Gilgo Beach murder probe expands with new search of wooded area

<p>Dejaune Anderson appeared in court accused of murdering her son and dumping his body in a suitcase in 2022</p>

Crime

Mother accused of murdering son and stuffing body in suitcase makes conspiracy claims in court appearance

5-year-old’s body found in a suitcase. His mom is accused of murder

<p>Jimmy Kimmel and Kanye West</p>

Jimmy Kimmel mocks Kanye West over new adult films venture

<p>Eddie Murphy attends the premiere of ‘Candy Cane Lane’ in November 2023</p>

Eddie Murphy movie set struck by injuries to several crew members

<p>Megan Thee Stallion attends the 2024 Planned Parenthood Of Greater New York Gala in April 2024</p>

Megan Thee Stallion denies ‘salacious’ allegations from cameraman

Crime

Body of missing boy, 12, is fourth found in chilling house of horrors

<p>Sam Obrovich, 71, was saved from a burning vehicle after his car crashed into a lamppost in St Paul, Minnesota</p>

NEWS

Dramatic video shows strangers rescuing driver from car engulfed by flames at side of highway

<p>The murders of Alex Carter (left) and Susan Carter (right) in West Virginia were solved after more than two decades following a deathbed confession from Larry Webb (centre) </p>

Crime

How a deathbed confession and lone bullet finally solved 24-year-old missing persons case

Crime

Neighbours reveal details about father who shot his wife and three kids in mystery murder-suicide – but spared son, 10

<p>Adam Montgomery and his lawyers Caroline Smith and James Brooks watch as potential jurors enter the courtroom for jury selection ahead of his murder trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Tuesday 6 February 2024</p>

Crime

Adam Montgomery ordered to appear for sentencing after missing trial

Foodies are paying $80,000 for restaurant reservations in New York City

<p>Two people confirmed to be on board Douglas DC-4 plane that crashed into river near Fairbanks, Alaska, and burst into flames </p>

NEWS

Two people confirmed to be on board Douglas DC-4 plane that crashed into river near Fairbanks, Alaska

<p>Police investigate after five people were found dead in a home in Oklahoma City on Monday</p>

Crime

Boy, 10, finds bodies of parents and brothers after murder-suicide

Lifestyle

<p>Rageh Omaar on ITV News</p>

Rageh Omaar’s ITV colleagues question why sick host was allowed on air

Rucking has been gaining popularity (Alamy/PA)

Health & Families

Rucking is the new craze but should you add it to your fitness regime?

Owners accidentally ship cat hundreds of miles in Amazon box

Horticulturist Frances Tophill offers creative ideas for a new garden (Jason Ingram/PA)

Moving house? How to tackle a new garden

Culture

Travel

<p>Clear landing: approaching passport control at Heathrow airport </p>

Heathrow UK Border Force strike begins – but no one seems to notice

<p>Waiting game: a strike by UK Border Force is aimed at passengers arriving at Heathrow airport, the UK’s busiest hub</p>

Heathrow Border Force strike: What does it mean for your flight?

<p> Hot air balloons are permitted to fly directly over the centre of Vilnius</p>

The city famous for hot air balloons that tourists are yet to find

<p>Venice introduced tourist entry fees in April after Unesco warnings </p>

Sustainable travel

The destinations cracking down on overtourism

Tech

Sport

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