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Trump says ‘no way’ to hold quick election as Maduro pleads not guilty in court

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<p>Mark Kelly told Jon Stewart that he would not be backing down after Pete Hegseth tried to slash his retirement pay</p>

POLITICS

Mark Kelly pledges to fight Hegseth's attempt to demote him as he slams the Trump admin as 'petty'

<p>President Donald Trump continues to make time for social media depsite the myriad issues demanding his attention across the world</p>

POLITICS

Trump celebrates one of his biggest victories in Truth Social post... his TikTok numbers

<p>David Spade and George Clooney</p>

David Spade thinks George Clooney will get less political after ‘bailing’ for France: ‘He’ll lower his footprint’

LiveUKRAINE WAR

Putin accused of bombing US company in Ukraine ahead of key Paris peace talks

<p>This photo provided by Gary Messina shows a mountain lion in the brush between two trees along the Crosier Mountain trail in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests near Glen Haven, Colo., on Nov 11, 2025. (Gary Messina via AP)</p>

NEWS

Search ends for mountain lion responsible for killing hiker on Colorado trail

<p>This booking photo provided by the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office shows Kiarra Jones. Jones, a school bus aide shown on surveillance video hitting a non-verbal autistic boy, has been charged with 10 more counts of abuse involving two children, prosecutors said Friday, May 3, 2024. (18th Judicial District Attorney's Office via AP)</p>

CRIME

School bus aide pleads guilty to assaulting autistic students unable to report abuse

SPORTS

Moment 80,000 teddy bears are thrown onto ice rink during hockey game

<p>Jayne Trcka in the 2000 horror spoof ‘Scary Movie’</p>

Scary Movie star Jayne Trcka had ‘trauma to the body’ when found dead at 62

<p>Paris Hilton has denied allegations that Ghislaine Maxwell tried to recruit her for Jeffrey Epstein</p>

Paris Hilton says media ‘cruelty’ towards her wouldn’t be accepted today

Millie Bobby Brown admits she’s ‘not ready to let go’ of Stranger Things

<p>The new pass pays for itself after around five or six visits to the Anaheim park</p>

Why this new Disneyland pass is a win for families

<p>Tony Dokoupil smiles apologetically as he navigates a production glitch during his first regular broadcast as the face of CBS Evening News on Monday</p>

news

‘First day, big problems here’: Tony Dokoupil runs into some issues during his relaunch of ‘CBS Evening News’

<p>The company has an 'advanced fulfillment center' in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee where it tests out new technologies (such as this package-moving robot)</p>

news

Amazon user files class action lawsuit claiming online shopping giant overcharged on sales tax

<p>Tim Allen says he talked Donald Trump out of becoming a Hollywood movie producer</p>

news

Tim Allen reveals moment Donald Trump realized he didn’t want to be a movie producer

<p>Young people have declared a new name for Millennial women who are ‘Karens’</p>

News

Karen is no longer the ‘it’ name for people who complain - someone better tell the manager

<p>Miller defended the importance of the U.S. acting like a ‘superpower’ and using force ‘unapologetically’ in the Western Hemisphere</p>

politics

Stephen Miller escalates Trump’s threats for the US to take over Greenland and defends Venezuela raid in fiery CNN appearance

<p>Lindsey Graham speaks with reporters about Trump’s operation in Venezuela on board Air Force One</p>

politics

Lindsey Graham urges Trump to ‘Make Iran Great Again’ as U.S. considers targeting other sanctioned countries

<p>While Cuban authorities announced the 32 deaths in a "surprise attack" over the weekend, no further details have been provided.</p>

news

Maduro’s capture throws Cuba’s oil-dependent future into turmoil

Trump Reshapes The World

<p>American-born Pope Leo XIV has been a vocal critic of his country’s president, Donald Trump</p>

The only person who can stop Donald Trump now is Pope Leo

<p>EEUU-VISAS</p>

Trump administration extends a rare ‘thank you’ to media after Venezuela military action

<p>Donald Trump has threatened several countries with military action</p>

Mapped: Every country Trump has threatened after strikes on Venezuela

TRUMP-VENEZUELA

Politics

Trump shared video of Venezuelans ‘celebrating’ Maduro’s capture. The footage is 17 months old

<p>President Trump on Monday reiterated his previous baseless claims that Tylenol is a grave threat to pregnant mothers and their children, as he touted his administration’s wider, controversial move to scale back the childhood vaccine schedule</p>

politics

Trump again urges pregnant women to avoid Tylenol as the CDC slashes recommended vaccines for children

<p>President Donald Trump claimed aboard Air Force One Sunday that he predicted the threat of 9/11 in his book, published in 2000, but no one was listening to his warning about Osama Bin Laden</p>

politics

Trump says he could have prevented 9/11 and wrote about it in his book

Politics

Mark Kelly has his retirement pay cut by Pentagon over ‘illegal orders video,’ Pete Hegseth announces

politics

Gov. Tim Walz announces he will not seek third term amid fraud controversy

Politics

Kimberly Guilfoyle breaks her silence on ex-boyfriend Donald Trump Jr’s engagement

<p>ICE is using facial recognition technology to speed up arrests amid President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, according to a new report</p>

Politics

ICE is using Border Patrol mobile facial recognition technology to speed up arrests

Politics

Passport holders in seven countries facing new ‘visa bond’ requirement to enter US

Bulletin

<p>Steven W Bailey</p>

Bulletin

TV star opens up on rare health disorder causing muscle weakness

<p>CHELSEA-MARESCA</p>

Bulletin

The favorites to be the next Manchester United manager

<p>France's first lady Brigitte Macron</p>

Bulletin

Eight men and two women found guilty of cyber-bullying Brigitte Macron

<p>Matthew Perry's family originally chose to leave the gravesite unmarked for privacy</p>

Bulletin

Friends reference added to Matthew Perry’s grave

More News

<p>Kevin Duncan, 42, choked to death on a steak meal at The Boathouse, a waterside eatery at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida</p>

ExclusiveNews

Mom of man who choked to death on steak dinner at Disney World claims restaurant staff dragged feet calling 911

<p>The Department of Homeland Security alleges Hilton Hotels is part of a ‘coordinated campaign’ to deny immigration agents hotel rooms in the Minneapolis area, though the corporation says the apparent cancellation is tied to an independently owned and operated property</p>

politics

Hilton Hotels refused ICE agents rooms, Trump administration says

<p>A California federal court ruled last month that public schools can’t bar teachers from sharing information with parents about their children’s gender presentation at school</p>

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California can’t bar teachers from telling parents about student’s gender identity at school, judge rules

<p>Matthew Zaccarino in a police mugshot from Polk County, Florida, after being accused of armed trespassing while dressed only in a bra and G-string</p>

crime

Florida man wearing a red lace bra and G-string accused of possessing a gun while trespassing on construction site

<p>Kiko, an endangered 13-year-old male Masai giraffe, has died after getting caught in a door in his zoo habitat</p>

NEWS

Endangered giraffe dies after getting caught in a door in his zoo habitat

<p>Café Un Deux Trois shut its doors for good on Sunday</p>

NEWS

Iconic Manhattan dinner spot, famed for its Broadway star customers, closes its doors after 50 years

<p>Brandon Ward McCray, 28, was charged with sexual battery, battery by strangulation, battery, and kidnapping in connection with the death of Heather Asendorf, 56, in Hollywood, Florida</p>

Crime

Suspect arrested on kidnapping and sexual battery charges after woman found dead on Florida beach at Christmas

<p>Shoppers could be entitled to a chunk of a $87.5 million settlement agreed by some of the biggest beef producers in the US</p>

News

Residents of 26 states can get their hands on part of a $87.5 million settlement on beef prices

Bill Maher

Bill Maher rails against DEI practices in podcast rant: ‘Not everything has to look like Angelina Jolie’s Christmas card’

<p>Thousands of properties burned during the Eaton fire rest in the Altadena area of Los Angeles county, California on January 21, 2025</p>

News

LA residents are battling a ‘toxic soup’ of hazards a year after deadly fires

<p>Ricky Gervais and the large ensemble cast of ‘The Office'</p>

news

Ricky Gervais reveals The Office casting that surprised him: ‘He made it even better’

<p>Federal health officials said women between the ages of 30 and 65 should screen for HPV every five years</p>

Federal guidelines now include at-home test to check for cervical cancer

<p>Artist’s impression of a forming galaxy cluster in the early Universe: radio jets from active galaxies are embedded in a hot intracluster atmosphere (red), illustrating a large thermal reservoir of gas in the nascent cluster</p>

Space

Scientists find weird hot object in space that shouldn’t be there

<p>The American pastime keeps the brain and body stimulated and help to delay the onset of symptoms for people at risk of dementia, experts say</p>

Health

One of your favorite hobbies could help slash dementia risk

<p>Dax Shepard spoke about his marriage to Kristen Bell during Cher's recent appearance on his podcast</p>

Dax Shepard confronts Cher over her belief wife Kristen Bell ‘could do better’

<p>Guillermo del Toro says the experience of winning Best Director and Best Picture for 'The Shape of Water' at the Oscars in 2018 shaped a key scene in his new film 'Frankenstein'</p>

Guillermo del Toro says key Frankenstein shot was inspired by experience of winning an Oscar

<p>Ryan Turner, who is accused of punching an elderly man during a confrontation, has posted a $35,000 bond and was released from the Oakland County Jail</p>

Crime

Elderly veteran in a coma after alleged attack by DoorDash driver with prior conviction for road rage

Tech

Qualcomm boss says his phone chips could actually make you use your phone less

<p>Ryan Camacho has been charged with murder and felony burglary in the killing of beloved NC teacher Zoe Welsh</p>

Crime

North Carolina teacher is killed by intruder during home invasion as she frantically called 911, cops say

<p>Nine pediatric flu deaths have been reported so far this season</p>

News

30 states now in worst tier for CDC flu designation as cases spike across the nation

<p>Rumoured new Bond Callum Turner in a very 007 get-up at a film premiere last August</p>

News

It makes sense for ‘worst-kept secret new Bond’ Callum Turner to be the next 007

<p>Jessica Ensley,a resident at the Hayden Farms community in Surprise, Arizona, said she was fined $150 by the community's Home Owner's Association after a bag she'd placed near an over-filled dumpster blew into the street</p>

News

Homeowner outraged at $150 HOA fine after a paper bag was blown onto the street: ‘Feels like a money grab’

<p>Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay walked hand-in-hand with his 25-year-old daughter as they entered Bath Abbey for the ceremony (Ben Birchall/PA)</p>

News

Gordon Ramsay reduced guests to tears at daughter’s wedding marred by family feud

<p>Conservative influencer and children’s author Ashley St Clair, left, claims X CEO Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot generated nonconsensual photos of her stripping down to a bikini as a teenager</p>

News

Ashley St Clair accuses Elon Musk’s Grok of generating photos of her undressing as a child

Product Reviews

<p>Wearing both trackers simultaneously, I was able to analyze differences in data and coaching approach</p>

Whoop vs Oura Ring: Which wearable is right for you?

<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

Health & Families

Amazfit’s $99 helio strap vs Whoop: Which fitness tracker is better?

<p>“I have seen so many people with mature skin shy away from foundation as they worry it will make them look older,” says the beauty mogul</p>

Charlotte Tilbury reveals the product she recommends for mature skin

Culture

EastEnders star ‘regrets’ how she lost half her body weight

Emily in Paris renewed for sixth season after Italian detour

Coronation Street-Emmerdale crossover called ‘best episode in years’

<p>Davina McCall arrives for the National Television Awards at the O2 Arena, London (Ian West/PA)</p>

Davina McCall confirms change to her career following health battle

Si King pays tribute to Dave Myers: ‘He’s still my best mate’

<p>Icelandic singer Björk has urged Greenland to declare independence from Denmark before Donald Trump annexes the island </p>

Björk urges Greenland to declare independence as Trump eyes takeover

Lifestyle

Health & Families

The 2,000-year-old tradition that keeps you warm in the winter

<p>Readers broadly agreed that weight loss is not complicated in theory</p>

Fitness and wellbeing

‘Ban empty calories’: Readers on the UK’s weight loss problem

<p>Warm hands and feet play a major role in keeping the rest of your body warm</p>

How to stay warm at home in the cold without turning up the heating

<p>Chronic fatigue goes way beyond normal tiredness</p>

Health & Families

Are you tired all the time? This is when you should see your GP

<p>When to worry about cold hands and feet</p>

Health & Families

The warnings signs of cold hands and feet you should never ignore

<p>Sitting too long sitting at a desk is now recognised as bad for our health</p>

Health & Families

The simple exercise to boost weight loss while working

<p>Five critical ways the cold can affect your health</p>

Health & Families

Doctor reveals how cold weather affects your body

<p>EV Editor Steve Fowler with the Jaguar GT Prototype</p>

Electric Vehicles

The electric cars I can’t wait to drive in 2026

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Travel

7 beautiful US hikes to kick off your New Year’s health resolutions

These outstanding trails will get the blood pumping and showcase some of America’s most photogenic landscapes

<p>There are some beautiful trails to explore in the States, including McWay Falls Trail in California</p>

<p>Europe is home to stunning geothermal spa destinations, such as Cascate del Mulino in Tuscany</p>

Seven of Europe’s best thermal spa destinations

<p>Turn back: Tui Boeing 787 of the type that turned around in mid-Atlantic</p>

Tui turns around three Barbados-bound jets due to Venezuela fears

<p>XO Cape Arnna in Dalaman is sleek and luxurious</p>

Can an all-inclusive break to Turkey teach a holiday hoarder to relax?

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PS Plus Essential January 2026 game leaked early and gamers are split

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