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Live2024 election

Trump faces backlash for posing with thumbs up at soldier’s grave as poll shows Harris leading race by 7 points

<p>File: A TV screen shows a photo of Travis King during a news programme </p>

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American soldier who ran away to North Korea set to plead guilty

<p>Thomas Crooks, 20, attempted to assassinate Donald Trump last month, leaving the former president injured. Crooks’ parents have retained an attorney as the FBI questions how much they knew about their son’s plan ahead of time </p>

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Parents of Trump shooter lawyer up as FBI investigates how much family knew ahead of assassination attempt

<p>American Airlines owes its passengers a “duty of care” to keep them safe from harm while onboard, the victim’s lawsuit contends</p>

news

Woman sues American Airlines after seatmate sexually assaults her mid-flight

<p>Coco Gauff is congratulated by France’s Varvara Gracheva</p>

US Open: Gauff and Djokovic cruise before Draper begins

US Open order of play and schedule including Raducanu and Alcaraz

<p>Mariah Carey</p>

Mariah Carey reveals mother and sister died on the same day over the weekend

<p>Special counsel Jack Smith is urging a federal appeals court to revive the Mar-a-Lago case against Donald Trump</p>

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Jack Smith blasts ‘nonsensical’ decision to dismiss Mar-a-Lago case

<p>Harris now has a 3.5-point lead over Trump in the latest average of national polls</p>

2024 election

Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates

<p>Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has asked his attorney general if he has the power to remove members of the state election board after a coalition of right-wing members passed heavily-criticized rules</p>

Politics

Georgia governor inquires whether he can remove election board members

<p>Donald Trump’s campaign is reportedly disagreeing with Kamala Harris’s campaign over having muted microphones during the presidential debate </p>

politics

Trump and Harris clash over hot mics during presidential debate

<p>Part of Breiðamerkurjökull glacier collapsed on Sunday, killing one tourist and injuring another </p>

American killed, another injured as Iceland ice cave search called off

<p>Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike in the Odesa region of Ukraine on Monday</p>

LiveWar in Ukraine

Zelensky vows revenge after strikes by Putin’s forces kill four

<p>File. Bottlenose dolphins swim at Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Japan. </p>

news

‘Lonely’, frustrated dolphin blamed for spate of attacks on beachgoers

<p>Sebastian Rogers has been missing since February 26 </p>

news

FBI offers $50,000 for information on autistic teen who vanished six months ago

<p>O.J. Simpson in a Los Angeles court on July 22, 1994. The notorious football player died in April following a battle with cancer. Simpson’s cremated remains were pressed into jewelry for his four children, according to his longtime lawyer </p>

News

OJ Simpson’s kids turn his ashes into jewelry

<p>Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies check a vehicle at the northern entrance to the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, California. On August 9, an inmate at the facility was struck in the ear by a bullet fired during an FBI firearms training exercise at a gun range on the jail complex</p>

News

Jail inmate hit by bullet from nearby FBI target practice

Lebanon War Preparations

LiveMiddle East

Hezbollah and Israel exchange heavy fire as Cairo peace talks end without deal

LiveSicily yacht disaster

Mike Lynch’s yacht captain to be interrogated again in manslaughter probe

Mike Lynch net worth: How the billionaire made his money

<p>Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump departs the stage after speaking during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena on August 23, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona</p>

2024 election

Trump ‘is not in command of himself’ as Harris momentum continues, says longtime observer

<p>JD Vance may need to be careful when he’s campaigning in Pennslyvania </p>

2024 ELECTION

Watch out JD Vance, these are the cities with the most childless cat ladies

<p>Barron Trump, after graduating from Oxbridge Academy in May, will attend college in New York this fall</p>

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Barron Trump is off to college this fall, along with his Secret Service agent

<p>Donald Trump attended a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday to honor thirteen service members killed during the withdrawal from Afghanistan, which he blamed on Joe Biden and Kamala Harris later in the day.</p>

Politics

Trump warns Ukraine’s incursion into Russia could spark ‘World War 3’ as he trashes Harris on foreign policy

<p>A<em> culex pipiens</em> mosquito under a microscope. Culex pipiens are a species of mosquito that spread West Nile virus. </p>

New York City to spray pesticides to help prevent spread of mosquitoes and potential diseases

<p>Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris greets supporters before boarding Marine Two at Soldier Field in Chicago, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, en route to Washington after attending the Democratic National Convention</p>

politics

Republican group cites notorious Dred Scott ruling as reason Kamala Harris can’t be president

<p>US Senate candidate Kari Lake speaks during a campaign rally of former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, August 23, 2024</p>

2024 election

Kari Lake urged to get off the stage at Arizona Trump rally: ‘Wrap asap’

<p>A New York mother who drove the wrong way down a busy highway before crashing her car and killing her nine-year-old son has been charged with drug and driving offenses</p>

Crime

New York mom charged with drug and driving offenses over crash that killed her 9-year-old son

2024 election

From bad jokes to awkward donuts: Inside JD Vance’s very weird week on the road

<p>Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, makes a stop at Pat's King of Steaks Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Philadelphia</p>

<p>Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, speaks at COP28 on December 2, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates</p>

The Climate 100 List: Mia Mottley, trailblazing Barbados PM, brings a dose of reality to global climate debate

Known for her powerful speeches, Mottley’s landmark Bridgetown Initiative calls for serious change to debt repayments for developing nations, who suffer the most after devastation caused by the climate crisis - yet have contributed the least

INTERVIEW

Carol Kane: ‘Once you break into comedy, you have a little more leeway with your looks’

<p>Signs for a Red Lobster restaurant in San Bruno, California in May 2024. Red Lobster declared bankruptcy that month, and announced that more than 100 locations would close. On August 26, it announced another 23 stores would close by the end of the month </p>

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Red Lobster closes two dozen more restaurants after 100 shut down

<p>A Missouri man who attempted to rob a local bank was foiled after he found that the door was locked, because it was a Saturday </p>

Crime

Missouri man’s armed bank robbery foiled by locked front door

<p>Taylor Swift hosts party at Rhode Island mansion amid Eras Tour break</p>

Inside Taylor Swift’s star-studded Rhode Island party with Travis Kelce and Blake Lively

<p>LA punk band frontman Anthony Mehlhaff, 40, was arrested after a ‘terrorizing trek’ through Yosemite National Park</p>

Crime

Knife-wielding, shirtless LA punk band frontman accused of ‘terrorizing trek’ through Yosemite

Tourists evacuated from Grand Canyon National Park after flooding

Health & Families

Lea Michele welcomes second baby with husband Zandy Reich

<p>Liam and Noel Gallagher, pictured together for the first time in 15 years as they announce a huge Oasis tour for 2025</p>

LiveNews

Oasis reunite with Liam and Noah Gallagher announcing new tour dates

<p>Elizabeth Collins (L) and her cousin Lyric Cook-Morrissey were kidnapped and murdered in July 2012 </p>

Crime

The dad of a 10-year-old murdered while riding her bike says he’s desperate for her killer to be found

<p>Joseph Emerson allegedly attempted to shut off a plane’s engines during a flight </p>

NEWS

Pilot breaks his silence months after he tried to shut down plane’s engines while high on mushrooms

<p>Rosie Yanas Stone and son Chris Stone (left) and Rhonda Hart with her daughter Kimberly Vaughan (Right)</p>

Crime

Their kids were slaughtered during art class. They waited six years for justice and it didn’t come

<p>Slipknot musician Sid Wilson shared an update after being injured in a bonfire ‘explosion’ on his farm in Iowa</p>

Slipknot’s Sid Wilson shares gory close-up of injuries after bonfire ‘explosion’

<p>‘For me, when the noise gets really loud, I like to centre in on this feeling of, like, “You’re not gonna take away my joy”’ </p>

INTERVIEW

Elliot Page: ‘My queerness is what made Juno extra special’

Martin Shkreli Wu Tang Clan

Judge orders Martin Shkreli to turn over all copies of unreleased Wu-Tang Clan album

We shouldn’t judge J-Lo – she’s a hopeless romantic like me

<p>This will be Lopez’s fourth divorce </p>

News

Hero Afghan pilot finally reunited with wife and daughter after long-running Independent campaign

<p>Marisa Galloway, a runner and devoted mom, was murdered and now her parents are desperately wanting her daughters together again </p>

Crime

Grandma killed her daughter-in-law to ensure her son got full custody after their split

<p>Justin and Hailey Bieber continue family tradition with the name of their son </p>

The special meaning behind Justin and Hailey Bieber’s baby boy’s name

<p>Zayn Malik debuts new hairstyle </p>

Fans compare Zayn Malik’s new hairstyle to a ‘bear man’

<p>Ricky Gervais boasted about viewing figures for ‘After Life’ from his X/Twitter account</p>

Why can’t entertainers like Ricky Gervais ever take criticism?

<p>Juliet Stevenson said Alan Rickman was ‘complicated’ but ‘like a big brother'</p>

Juliet Stevenson says ‘Truly, Madly, Deeply’ co-star Alan Rickman was a ‘complicated person’

<p>Hunter Schafer in ‘Cuckoo’ </p>

Cuckoo review: Hunter Schafer is a deadpan horror heroine for the ages

<p>Naomi Ackie in Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut ‘Blink Twice’ </p>

Blink Twice review: Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut falls apart on closer inspection

Race for the White House

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Trump insider said he ‘legit has PTSD’ because he watches shooting video on repeat. Here’s what experts say

<p>Trump reportedly watches the clip of the attempt on his life in Pennsylvania ‘over and over again’ </p>

<p>Former Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gives remarks at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel on August 23. Kennedy announced that he was suspending his presidential campaign </p>

2024 election

RFK Jr. ‘suspends’ presidential campaign and endorses Trump as he rails against ‘rigged’ system

How polls say RFK Jr’s supporters will vote now that he’s dropped out

<p>Donald Trump speaks to supporters in Asheboro, North Carolina. Trump responded to Tim Walz’s speech at the DNC with a lengthy rant on Fox & Friends </p>

DNC 2024

Trump goes on unhinged five-minute tear when asked about Tim Walz’s speech on Fox & Friends

Walz’s mention of Trump’s connection to Project 2025 sent him into a nonsensical tirade

<p>Presidential hopefuls Kamala Harris and Donald Trump take the mic</p>

2024 election

Run-DNC: What the very different RNC and DNC soundtracks say about the 2024 election

Kamala Harris says her dad taught her to be fearless

<p>Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC</p>

Trump

Trump will host an ‘awards gala’ for Capitol rioters at Bedminster

<p>A group of 50 Republican veterans have written a letter to Tim Walz accusing him of ‘egregious misrepresentations’ over his military service</p>

Politics

Tim Walz slammed by GOP veterans in letter over his ‘misrepresentations’ of service

<p>Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (L) speaks as her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz looks on during a stop on their campaign bus tour in Rochester, Pennsylvania, on August 18, 2024</p>

Politics

Where do Kamala Harris and Tim Walz stand on abortion?

Democrats hope to make reproductive rights a central issue of the 2024 campaign

<p>Mankato West High School students Jacob Reitan and Amanda Hinkle. Reitan founded the school’s first ever gay-straight alliance in the late 1990s. Former students at the school spoke of how VP candidate Tim Walz was an unlikely LGBT+ ally when he was a teacher and coach at the school</p>

2024 ELECTION

‘I knew who I could go to’: How Tim Walz gave his queer high school students a refuge

Tim Walz’s wife on how they met as they join Harris on pre-DNC tour

<p>US vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has made a habit of mocking the former president Donald Trump </p>

2024 ELECTION

How Kamala Harris became Donald Trump’s supertroll and broke him

<p>Nebraska has become the 10th state to put abortion on the ballot but an abortion rights measure will compete with an anti-abortion measure </p>

2024 election

Nebraska will have competing abortion measures on its November ballot

More News

<p>Caught in the act: a new study claims to have figured out why women have affairs</p>

Men and women apparently cheat for different reasons – but we may be fooling ourselves

<p>Ryan Reynolds’s ‘Free Guy’ is one of several films to be given the ‘Verified Hot’ badge</p>

Why Rotten Tomatoes’ ratings overhaul does no one any favours

<p>Omaha man John Channels accepts plea deal after taking an active shooter drill too far</p>

Crime

Nebraska man whose active shooter drill got out of hand admits terroristic threats and sexually assaulting a child

<p>Mikki Moody and Sean Moody allegedly locked a 7-year-old non-verbal boy with autism in a storage locker</p>

Crime

Couple kept 7-year-old boy with autism in a storage locker in their filthy home, cops say

<p>From left to right, Nara Aziza and Lucky Blue Smith; Eric and Lauren Eberspacher; and Conner and Estee Williams </p>

Inside the controversial world of the trad-husbands behind the tradwives

<p>Nathan Morris, 35, with his wife and children. Morris was shot and killed by his neighbor, Devereaux Christopher Johnson, on August 10, 2024 near his home in Canton, Michigan. The shooting occurred after Johnson allegedly accused Morris’s daughter of touching his mulch</p>

Crime

Top Michigan Republican shot dead by neighbor in dispute over daughter touching ‘mulch,’ cops say

<p>A pharmacist works at a NYC Discount Pharmacy in Manhattan on July 23, 2024 in New York City</p>

Politics

Biden deal to lower prescription drug costs will save taxpayers $6bn next year, Democrats say

<p>In March 2023, former attorney Alex Murdaugh (pictured) was found guilty of murdering his wife and son. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole</p>

Crime

Alex Murdaugh could get new murder trial after state’s Supreme Court agrees to hear tampering appeal

Lifestyle

<p>Blake Lively’s sister Robyn responds to fan comment about ‘negative voices’ amid backlash</p>

Blake Lively’s sister responds to fan comment about ‘negative voices’

<p>Lynn Williams reveals how she broke her gold medal</p>

US Olympian Lynn Williams explains how she broke her gold medal

<p>Justin and Hailey Bieber continue family tradition with the name of their son </p>

The special meaning behind Justin and Hailey Bieber’s baby boy’s name

<p>Bianka Bryant (left) took the ceremonial throw in LA accompanied by younger sister Capri, mother Vanessa and older sister Natalia </p>

Kobe Bryant’s daughter Bianka throws first pitch at Dodger Stadium

Culture

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Travel

<p>Pickleball has been declared the fastest-growing sport in America for the third year running</p>

How my pickleball obsession took me to Palm Beach

<p>Meltem Ozdem is one of the few female hot air balloon pilots in Turkey</p>

Meet the female pilots taking tourists on Cappadocia’s balloon rides

<p>Boats bobbing in Marsaxlokk harbour</p>

The best Malta holidays for 2024 and where to stay

<p>The atmospheric phenomenon sparkles brighter offshore </p>

The best Northern Lights cruises

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