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Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, have announced that the second lady is pregnant with their fourth child

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Second Lady Usha Vance announces she's pregnant with her and JD's fourth child

<p>Kaden Rummler, 21, will never again see out of his left eye after being struck by a pepper ball round fired by a federal agent at an anti-ICE protest</p>

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ICE buys $100k worth of ‘non-lethal’ pepper ball rounds days after blinding protester

<p>A Florida charter boat captain was arrested this week after selling $10,000 worth of cocaine to authorities who were carrying out a sting operation, authorities said </p>

Crime

Florida charter boat captain arrested after selling $10,000 worth of cocaine to undercover cops in drugs sting

<p>A judge denied Duke’s request to block star quarterback Darian Mensah from entering the transfer portal, his attorney said Tuesday</p>

SPORT

Duke sues its superstar QB to keep him on the team after he announced plans to transfer

ANALYSISPOLITICS

Is Trump boring now? President’s bizarre, low-energy recap has left me questioning everything I thought I knew about him

ANALYSISPOLITICS

‘I blame ourselves’: Trump faults own press team as he takes over briefing room for low-energy 90-minute Year 1 recap

<p>The unprecedented breakdown of relations between the US and its Western European allies rumbles on</p>

POLITICS

Macron takes aim at ‘bully’ Trump as EU leaders ramp up response to president’s threats

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Aurora lights up Alaska skies with stunning green and red display

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Pam Bondi’s old friends shocked at her transformation into a MAGA enforcer: ‘She went cheap for power’

<p>Kansas City vendors and volunteers rallied to redo Camille’s first birthday after no one attended the original party</p>

Lifestyle

Community holds redo birthday bash for toddler after nobody showed up for her original party

<p>A Florida woman has been arrested after allegedly drugging men she would later steal from, according to a report </p>

Miami woman accused of drugging men she met at bars to rob their places while they were passed

<p>Scammers sold billionaires fake VIP access to the USA House outside the Davos security boundary. Trump administration officials will be making appearances at the venue during the Davos event</p>

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Scammers duped billionaires with bogus tickets for access to Trump officials at Davos: report

<p>Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon boasted about the lack of resistance that Trump has faced in his second term during a recent interview with The Atlantic</p>

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Steve Bannon gloats about lack of ‘resistance’ to Trump’s second term

<p>Exercise equipment maker Peloton has become the latest business to sue the government over President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs</p>

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These four canned foods can give you the protein kick you need without breaking the bank

<p>Kids make a tower of canned tun fish in Raleigh, North Carolina, in January 2016. Canned goods can offer a cheaper way to boost your daily protein intake</p>

Health

These four canned foods can give you the protein kick you need without breaking the bank

<p>Florida police turn up at woman's home after she criticized mayor in Facebook post </p>

Florida police turn up at woman’s home after she criticized mayor in Facebook post

<p>Jersey Mike’s new sub features three kinds of meat and melted provolone, along with other popular ingredients</p>

Coming in hot: Jersey Mike’s debuts new sandwich to celebrate 70 years

People-Beckhams

NEWS

Brooklyn Beckham accuses David and Victoria of putting branding before family and sabotaging wedding

Brooklyn Beckham says parents try ‘to ruin’ his relationship: Latest

<p>A couple dances on an ice path in North Woodstock, New Hampshire, last month. Several states in the New England region were just named the healthiest in the U.S.</p>

These are the healthiest states in the US

<p>U.S. lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are pushing for stronger regulations on college sports, amid fears that over-commercialization of student athletes and teams is spiraling out of control</p>

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Lawmakers push to get college sports under control: ‘There’s no rules’

<p>The Stardust Racers ride at Universal Orlando’s Epic Universe came to a sudden halt Sunday, and was still closed as of Tuesday afternoon</p>

NEWS

It’s so cold in Florida that even rollercoasters are getting stalled

<p>Ellen Roome with her 14-year-old son Jools Sweeney (Business Services Organisation/PA)</p>

News

Six families sue TikTok after their kids die trying viral ‘choking challenge’

<p>MAGA icon Tina Peters claimed she was assaulted in prison. But video footage of the incident raises questions</p>

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MAGA icon Tina Peters alleges prison assault as video raises questions

<p>Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is among top Democratic officials in the state subpoenaed by Trump’s Department of Justice on allegations that they obstructed federal officers supporting the president’s mass deportation agenda</p>

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DOJ subpoenas Governor Tim Walz and top Minnesota officials accused of obstructing Trump's ICE surge

Trump Marks One Year In Office

AnalysisTrump After One Year

The new Teflon Don: How Trump 2.0 has made reality optional

<p>MAGA voters say JD Vance is generally the top pick to take over the Trump agenda in 2028, when the president will be term-limited from running again</p>

AnalysisTrump After One Year

Does JD Vance have what it takes to assume the MAGA mantle from Donald Trump?

Trump After One Year

White House endures a year of gold leaf and wrecking balls as Trump plays decorator in chief

<p>Politicians split</p>

Trump after one year

The unexpected GOP rebels: These Republicans have had enough of Trump after one year and are standing up to him

<p>Susie Wiles: The Trump whisperer who has the president’s ear</p>

TRUMP AFTER ONE YEAR

Psychiatrists warned about Trump, and now we can see why

<p>The author (at right) in a gaggle with President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One on May 4, 2025 returning to the White House after spending the weekend in Florida</p>

AnalysisTrump After One year

I’m a White House reporter. Here’s the Trump admin you don’t see on TV

How Trump’s ‘deportation operation’ brought chaos to American streets

AnalysisTrump After One Year

Tariffs, ICE raids and ‘gunboat diplomacy’ ... Trump’s first year thrilled allies and shocked critics. What’s next?

Trump Reshapes The World

<p>Former Trump attorney Lindsey Halligan has ‘no legal basis’ to continue using the title of US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, according to a judge’s ruling January 20</p>

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Judge rips Trump lawyer Lindsey Halligan for her ‘cable news talk show’ defense of US attorney title

<p>Trump tore down the East Wing of the White House for his multi-million dollar ballroom and now he is renovating the bunker beneath it, according to a report</p>

Trump reportedly has secret plan to renovate another part of the White House - the underground bunker

<p>Trump’s DOJ initially found sufficient grounds to investigate the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis earlier this month but the probe was quickly abandoned</p>

POlitics

FBI denies shutting down civil rights investigation into ICE shooter Jonathan Ross

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New spending deal keeps funding for ICE – just not as much as it wants

Bulletin

<p>Researchers said the body has its own ‘nutritional intelligence’ that favours foods rich in micronutrients</p>

The diet that allows you to eat more foods but fewer calories

<p>French President Emmanuel Macron</p>

Here’s why Macron was wearing sunglasses in Davos

<p>The couple already has three children together: an eight-year-old son named Ewan, a five-year-old son named Vivek and and a four-year-old daughter Mirabel</p>

JD Vance’s wife announces she’s pregnant: ‘Exciting and hectic time’

<p>According to the six families, the “Blackout Challenge” encourages users to choke themselves until they pass out. </p>

Families sue TikTok over children’s deaths linked to viral challenge

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An Australian woman who first publicly accused Alon Alexander, right, and Oren Alexander, left, of sexual assault was found dead late last year, a new report has revealed

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Luxury, power, and allegations of abuse: Inside the Alexander brothers alleged sex-trafficking case

Crime

Erika Kirk files paperwork in attempt to get speedy trial for the assassin accused of killing her husband

OpenAI says its job for this year is making AI actually useful as it prepares its first ever device

<p>Netflix’s new all-cash deal comes amid Paramount’s hostile takeover bid, which is now part of a lawsuit</p>

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Netflix revises deal for Warner Bros. Discovery as streaming giant prepares to report earnings

<p>Scammers are leveraging Verizon’s $20 outage credit to steal consumers’ personal information</p>

News

A fake Verizon refund message is circulating after a massive outage last week. Here’s how to spot it

Politics

Trump claims Minneapolis church protesters are 'paid professionals' who should be 'thrown out of the country'

<p>Steven Meyer and his wife were shot at their home in Indiana by an unidentified attacker</p>

Crime

Indiana judge and his wife shot at their front door by suspect who claimed to have found their lost dog, police say

<p>Mississippi tops the list for inactivity, followed by West Virginia and Arkansas, while Washington D.C., Colorado and Vermont have the lowest rates</p>

Health

A fifth of Americans report no physical activity at all outside of work

<p>Austin, Texas was recently named the fastest-growing city for small business</p>

Money

This Texas city is the fastest growing in US for small businesses

<p>The U.S. Food and Drug Administration put out a warning to consumers that previously recalled tuna has been shipped out to retailers. The products’ cans can be damaged, allowing for both leakage and contamination by harmful bacteria </p>

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Canned tuna that was under recall in the US was accidentally shipped to stores, FDA warns

<p>Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau first went public with their relationship in October 2025, months after rumors that they were dating</p>

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Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau make first major power couple appearance at World Economic Forum

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Why Matt Damon’s claims about weight loss via a gluten-free diet are problematic

<p>Chongly ‘Scott’ Thao, a U.S. citizen, sits for a photo at his home Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn., the day after federal agents broke open his door and detained him without a warrant</p>

Politics

Fury as US citizen is removed from his home in underwear by ICE in apparent mistaken identity

<p>Prince Harry attending court on Tuesday morning for the second day of the trial </p>

Prince Harry's friends were ‘good source of leaks’, publisher claims in trial against tabloid

<p>A Louisiana official is considering options to potentially bring back cockfighting in St. Landry Parish, despite it being banned across the U.S.</p>

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Official wants Louisiana parish to get permission to host cockfighting again – despite it being a felony

<p>A leading doctor who treated the late Vice President Dick Cheney has called for an investigation into President Donald Trump’s mental fitness</p>

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Dick Cheney’s doctor calls for investigation into Trump’s mental fitness

Dr. Jonathan Reiner, Cheney’s cardiologist, claimed that Trump's extraordinary letter to Norway’s prime minister should ‘trigger a bipartisan congressional inquiry’

New personalized skin cancer treatment shows success in preventing return of high-risk melanoma

<p>A ten-foot-tall mockup of a birthday card reportedly from Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein appeared on the National Mall in Washington, DC, overnight</p>

Politics

Giant version of Epstein birthday card allegedly from Trump is placed on National Mall in DC

<p>This year, the most prevalent variant is subclade K, which is a subtype of influenza H3N2.</p>

Health

Scientists explain why flu season is so bad across the US and Canada this year

<p>Ann Sites-Fenton was 32 years old when she was murdered in California's Mojave Desert in April 2001</p>

CRIME

Suspect arrested 25 years after woman left her department store job for a break and never returned

<p>A girls runs toward the water washing ashore at Huntington Beach in California on September 10, 2015, amid a heat wave where temperatures have reached triple digits in parts of southern California</p>

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Researchers find breast cancer risk marker linked to physical activity in girls

<p>Billy Bob Thornton (left) and Taylor Sheridan</p>

Billy Bob Thornton claims Taylor Sheridan is snubbed by awards shows because they ‘assume’ he’s right-wing

Product Reviews

<p>I’d always recommend taking note of what she’s hinted at throughout the year</p>

Best gifts for women in 2026: Present ideas from $13

<p>Should you take fiber supplements? And if so, what are the best ones to take? Experts tell all</p>

We asked dieticians the best fiber supplements to take in 2026

<p>I tried and tested a whole host of different options to settle on the top five</p>

5 best walking pads for hitting your 10,000 step goal with ease

<p>The $20 <a href="https://go.linkby.com/CPQXWCKF/products/natural-deodorant?_pos=2&_sid=acdad98e7&_ss=r&variant=44363764924666">aluminum-free deodorant</a> comes in five scents</p>

The natural deodorant that doubles up as a perfume

Culture

<p>Chris Pratt leads sci-fi thriller 'Mercy,' alongside Rebecca Ferguson and Kali Reis</p>

Chris Pratt demanded to be locked in executioner’s chair in new movie

<p>(L-R) Usher, Britney Spears and Adam Sandler were among the biggest celebrities to compete on 'Star Search' in an attempt to jumpstart their careers</p>

17 of the biggest celebrities to appear on Star Search

<p>Amanda Knox (left), who was wrongfully convicted of murdering her roommate, called out Matt Damon (right) for his comments on jail time being more preferable to cancel culture</p>

Amanda Knox blasts Matt Damon for comparing cancel culture to jail

<p>Alison Hammond is keen to give it a go</p>

The stars who’ve put themselves forward for Celebrity Traitors S2

<p>Television is increasingly being tailored to the brain’s shortening attention span</p>

TV brain rot: The real reason shows are getting stupider

<p>Dancers Liam Francis and Eileih Muir in 'Troubadour'</p>

Yorke Dance Project’s Modern Milestones is packed with wit and poise

Lifestyle

<p>Brooklyn Beckham has dropped a cataclysmic six-page tell-all about his ongoing feud with his estranged parents, Victoria and David</p>

In the Beckham family feud, there’s one thing people want to see

<p>Brooklyn, David and Victoria Beckham in 2018</p>

Like Brooklyn Beckham, I don’t want to reconcile with my family

<p>Savannah Guthrie is returning to the Today show on Monday after vocal surgery </p>

When Savanah Guthrie will be returning to Today after surgery

<p>Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, pictured with his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham has broken his silence to launch an astonishing attack on his parents David and Victoria Beckham</p>

Brooklyn Beckham says parents try ‘to ruin’ his relationship: Latest

<p>The Princess of Wales takes part in curling as she meets with Team GB and Paralympics GB members (Russell Cheyne/PA)</p>

Watch: Kate and William go head-to-head curling

<p>A sourdough bagel could be a healthier choice this National Bagel Day</p>

Health & Families

The gut-friendly bagel that boosts digestion and helps blood sugar

<p>Team Brooklyn or Team Beckham: There are no winners when your family rift becomes a social media sport</p>

Am I the only one feeling sorry for Brooklyn Beckham?

<p>Why are people going no contact with their parents, as Brooklyn Beckham allegedly blocked Victoria and David on Instagram </p>

‘I blocked my parents on social media — and I have no regrets’

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Ben Affleck says AI ‘very unlikely’ to make meaningful films

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Travel

<p>The façade of Atari Hotel will feature patterning that echoes pixel grids</p>

Atari reveals designs for video-game-themed hotel

<p>Speaking out: Michael O’Leary, chief executive of Ryanair, being interviewed by a Sky News team (file photo)</p>

Ryanair launches ‘Big Idiot’ seat sale as Elon Musk spat intensifies

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