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Live: Trump says he knows where Tehran’s Khamenei is hiding and calls for ‘unconditional surrender’

<p>Donald Trump speaks to reporters outside Air Force One</p>

<p>Dr. Vipul Patel in Florida used a robot to remotely perform surgery on a cancer patient thousands of miles away in Africa</p>

health

Doctor uses robot to remotely perform surgery on patient thousands of miles away

<p>Police body camera video shows officials investigating a burglarized Brinks semitruck. Prosecutors say seven men stole $100m worth of jewelry from the truck in 2022</p>

crime

Seven California men charged in ‘largest jewelry heist in U.S. history’

<p>President Donald Trump plans to grant yet another extension to TikTok parent company ByteDance to sell to a U.S.-approved company</p>

politics

Trump to grant yet another TikTok extension

<p>Abortion access advocates celebrate after Ohio residents passed a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to an abortion in the state in 2023. A new bill from state Republicans seeks to challenge the amendment and classify abortion as homicide</p>

politics

Ohio Republicans to introduce bill classifying abortion as homicide

<p>Celebrity Chef Anne Burrell died at 55. Now, her loved ones and fans are honoring her memory online</p>

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‘Vibrant spirit and generous heart’: Celebrities and fans honor late chef Anne Burrell

Anne Burrell death: Food Network star dies at age 55

<p>Tyler Perry has been accused of sexual assault by an actor who starred in his political drama, 'The Oval'</p>

News

Tyler Perry accused of sexual assault by The Oval actor in $260 million lawsuit

<p>It’s going to be another wet, hot American summer. Tens of millions of Americans will have to deal with a hot and muggy start</p>

Wet hot American summer? It’s about to get gross for tens of millions of Americans across the US

<p>Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier was found in civil contempt Tuesday for defying a U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams' order in an immigration case</p>

Florida AG in contempt for defying judge’s order in immigration case

<p>Diddy’s defense team returned to text messages from Cassie Ventura that the jury first saw weeks earlier in which she seems excited about ‘freak offs’ </p>

Diddy Trial

Jurors in Diddy’s sex trafficking trial forced to watch more clips of ‘freak offs’

<p>Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is ‘alert and recovering’ in the hospital following an allergic reaction, according to an agency spokesperson</p>

POLITICS

Kristi Noem rushed to hospital in an ambulance after allergic reaction, DHS says

<p>Rodrigo Mendizabal, 29, has been arrested after an argument over mangos ended with him pulling a gun on another man and telling him, “I’m going to shoot you,” police say</p>

Crime

Argument over mangos ends with Florida man pulling gun: ‘I’m going to shoot you’

<p>Amazon CEO Andy Jassy shared his thoughts on generative artificial intelligence Tuesday and said it could lead to a reduction in its corporate workforce over the next few years</p>

NEWS

Amazon plans to cut corporate jobs as it turns more to AI

<p>New York City’s elected comptroller Brad Lander was arrested by federal agents in an immigration court in Manhattan on June 17</p>

politics

NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander says ‘nobody’s safe right now’ after arrest by masked agents at immigration court

<p>ICE agents stand outside a Newark detention facility. The Pentagon has mobilized 700 troops to assist ICE efforts in Florida, Louisiana and Texas</p>

politics

700 troops have been mobilized to help ICE in raids in Florida, Louisiana and Texas

<p>Ava Wilson, 11, died after she was given excessive levels of morphine, her family's attorneys said</p>

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11-year-old in remission from leukemia went to the hospital in pain. The prescribed morphine then killed her

<p>Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made millions from her memoir, financial disclosures reveal</p>

Politics

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made millions for writing memoir

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Livenews

Live updates: Flights suspended after massive Indonesia volcano eruption

<p>Falls from ski lifts in Colorado are at their highest since the 2020-2021 ski season</p>

News

A record number of people are falling from chair lifts in Colorado resorts. Families of victims are still in the dark as to why

<p>The Friends of Haʻikū Stairs, a nonprofit lobbying to retain the scenic structure, filed a lawsuit to reverse the decision to demolish the stairs. </p>

NEWS

Group tries to stop state from demolishing famed Hawaii staircase that has become popular with influencers

<p>A teen in Martin County, Florida gives a thumbs up as first responders return him to his family back on land</p>

NEWS

Missing teenager rescued a mile off the Florida coast clinging to his body board

<p>A new report from Microsoft warns of increasing pressure on the world’s workforce, including a nearly endless workday. Here’s what experts say to do to combat burnout</p>

Health

Workers get 117 emails a day and the ‘infinite workday’ is inching closer. Here is how to keep yourself sane

<p>Tom Cruise, Dolly Parton, Debbie Allen and Wynn Thomas are set to receive honorary Oscars</p>

Tom Cruise finally set to receive Oscar alongside fellow honorary winners such as Dolly Parton

Trump Reshapes The World

politics

Trump has brutal two-word nickname for Stephen Miller, report claims

politics

Trump raged at Hegseth over birthday parade where military had too much fun: ‘He’s p***ed off at the soldiers’

<p>Federal employees say many government agencies at a standstill thanks to DOGE cuts</p>

politics

Federal employees say many government agencies at a standstill thanks to DOGE cuts: ‘We are set up for failure’

politics

Top MAGA pollster warns Republicans will lose the majority for ‘the next decade’ if Trump gets involved in Israel-Iran

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politics

Plurality of Americans hate the Republican ‘Big Beautiful bill’ – but Congress is working to approve it anyway

<p>Trump has commanded ICE to swarm Democratic-led cities as his plans for the ‘largest mass deportation operation’ in American history falls short of his goals to swiftly remove millions of people from the country</p>

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Trump is bragging about his deportation plan but he still trails Obama’s numbers ... by a lot

<p>The president’s eldest sons – Donald Trump Jr. and <a href="/topic/eric-trump">Eric Trump</a> – said on Monday that the gold colored “T1 Phone will be available in August - but experts have said that timeline is unlikely.</p>

politics

Trump family MAGAphones already hit a hang up – they can’t be made in U.S. by launch date

<p>Joe Rogan's frequent guest Dave Smith has made a U-turn on his support for Trump</p>

politics

Joe Rogan regular Dave Smith makes U-turn on Trump support and calls for president’s impeachment

<p>Katie Miller at a White House event in late May</p>

POLITICS

Stephen Miller’s wife ordered Social Security workers to cover up a lie from her new boss Elon Musk: report

<p>A C-SPAN caller torched CNN anchor Jake Tapper over his recent book about Joe Biden's decline, telling him, "I don't really like you."</p>

POLITICS

Jake Tapper gets scolded by C-SPAN caller over Biden book: ‘I really don’t like you’

Bulletin

<p>Tourist ships must abide by new rules to protect polar bears</p>

New polar bear rule blamed for empty cruise ships

<p>Jane Sibbett and David Schwimmer in 'Friends'</p>

Friends star was ‘ready to go to battle’ over lesbian storyline

<p>Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr, has teamed up with James McCartney and Sean Ono Lennon for the track Rip Off</p>

Mantra of the Cosmos: Sons of Beatles legends record new track

<p>Katie Thurston was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer earlier this year</p>

Katie Thurston reflects on Ananda Lewis’ death amid own cancer battle

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<p>Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared on 'The View,' where he addressed immigration reform</p>

The View hosts spar with Arnold Schwarzenegger after actor says immigrants need to ‘behave like a guest’

<p>A new national poll links the rise in teen anxiety and depression to increasingly overprotective parenting.</p>

health

Experts warn this worrying parenting mistake may cause teens to be anxious and depressed

<p>Michael Sheehan was incinerated alive when he couldn't escape his wrecked Tesla Cybertruck, according to a lawsuit. </p>

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‘Defectively designed’ Cybertruck burned so hot in crash that the driver’s bones disintegrated: lawsuit

<p>Adriana Smith, mother of two, will be taken off life support Tuesday at 2 p.m. She has given birth after being kept on life support because of the state’s anti-abortion laws, her family says.</p>

NEWS

Brain-dead mom forced to be kept alive because of Georgia’s anti-abortion laws gives birth via C-section

<p>Plans to refurbish some plans will also be put on hold.</p>

TRAVEL

JetBlue is cutting flights and reducing staff hours because people aren’t traveling as much

<p>A firefighter stands next to the wreckage of the Air India flight in Ahmedabad, India, on 13 June 2025</p>

LiveIndia Crash

Hundreds mourn ‘hero’ pilot after ‘extremely rare’ dual engine failure suspected

<p>New research shows employees are working late into the evening hours as they catch up on meetings and emails</p>

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Working late? You’re not the only one, research shows

LiveMinnesota shootings

Suspect Vance Boelter’s religious life in focus as investigators probe motive

Children of slain MN lawmaker share ways to honor their parents’ lives

<p>Tucker Carlson has sparked an intra-MAGA divide with his criticism of Donald Trump’s saber-rattling over Iran. Newsmax, which once begged Carlson to join it, is backing Trump in the feud.</p>

POLITICS

Newsmax once courted Tucker Carlson. Now they say he’s irrelevant after Trump-Iran criticism

<p>Actor also celebrates essential workers</p>

Hugh Laurie said he ‘doesn’t care about’ House fans ‘or reliving the show’ in brutal interview refusal

<p>Fox’s Maria Bartiromo cheers on a Truth Social post from Donald Trump during an interview with Dan Crenshaw. That post ended up being a hoax.</p>

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Fox’s Maria Bartiromo shares ‘fun’ Trump post on-air without realizing it’s totally fake

<p>Campaigners had called for a change in the law </p>

British lawmakers vote to decriminalise abortion in biggest change to reproductive rights in UK in decades

<p>Ronald Keith Harvey was recently arrested after being on the run for 31 years after escaping from a federal prison in California. </p>

Crime

California man escaped from prison 30 years ago and vanished. Cops just found him living a normal life 150 miles away

<p>Eating spicy foods regularly may help you to lose weight. Spicing up your diet can impact how much you consume, researchers say</p>

Could eating spicy foods help you with weight loss?

<p>Boys are falling behind in schools, have worse mental health, and are being raised in age where ‘toxic masculinity’ is a mainstream phrase. What are the consequences?</p>

FAMILIES

I asked trans men about their thoughts on masculinity. They feel bad for teenage boys

<p>Ariana Grande shares statement from her family as she announces her grandmother’s death</p>

Ariana Grande announces the death of her ‘Nonna’ Marjorie Grande at 99 in heartbreaking post

<p>LA protests cost city nearly $20 million in police overtime and vandalism repairs, says top city budget analyst</p>

LA PROTESTS

LA protests have cost the city nearly $20M in police overtime and vandalism repairs

<p>‘I can't have that as a title. It's just opening yourself up to get attacked,’ Romano said</p>

Ray Romano begged head of CBS to change the name of Everybody Loves Raymond: ‘I’m gonna have to live with that’

<p>R. Kelly's attorneys have filed an emergency petition seeking the singer's immediate release, alleging officials solicited fellow inmates to murder him </p>

crime

R. Kelly suffered an ‘overdose’ of medications, his lawyers say

<p>Exposure to any kind of asbestos can result in deadly cancer. Now, the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering a ban on the last kind still used in America</p>

politics

Cancer-causing asbestos has been regulated for decades and removed from buildings. Trump could allow one form to return

<p>Seth Thomas Martin, 25, confessed to the fatal stabbing of his fiancée, 33-year-old Mallory Myers, police said. </p>

crime

Man reportedly confesses to stabbing fiancée to death because she was driving a wedge between him and his roommate

<p>Three Cheerios flavors have quietly been discontinued</p>

Cheerios quietly discontinued three flavors, and fans are not happy

<p>A plume of smoke rises behind Kyiv Pechersk Lavra following the Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv</p>

Livenews

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky warns ‘diplomacy in crisis’ after Trump’s early G7 exit

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NEWS

Alligator found outside Virginia motel after getting loose while being moved from New York to North Carolina zoo

<p>A Compton man is suing In-N-Out burger for racial discrimination, after he was allegedly pulled up multiple times over his hairstyle</p>

NEWS

Compton man launches lawsuit against In-N-Out alleging discrimination over hairstyle

<p>‘The Godfather’ is one of a handful of films that managed to better the book it was based on </p>

MOVIES

13 movies that are better than the book they’re based on

<p>Brad Pitt in ‘F1’</p>

REVIEW

The Brad Pitt vanity project F1 is just a bad version of Top Gun: Maverick

<p>Rachel Brosnahan </p>

Superman star calls out actors who star in superhero movies and then complain about them

<p>Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder in which a person’s breathing repeatedly stops and starts throughout the night</p>

Sleep apnoea cases may double this century due to global warming

Culture

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Monty Python star rushed to hospital for second time in one week

<p>Tyler Perry has been accused of sexual assault by an actor who starred in his political drama, 'The Oval'</p>

Tyler Perry denies ‘scam’ sexual assault allegations against him

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Lorraine Kelly criticised for announcement of Kim Woodburn’s death

<p>Pik-Sen Lim in ‘Vampire Academy’</p>

Pik-Sen Lim death: Doctor Who and Johnny English 2 actor dies, aged 80

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All the Strictly Come Dancing 2025 line-up rumours

<p>‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’, ‘Toy Story’ and ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ are among the films on this list</p>

15 aggravating plot holes in otherwise great movies

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Netflix users left disturbed by ‘chilling’ comment in Titan film

<p>Kristen Bell and Justine Lupe in Netflix’s Nobody Wants This</p>

Justine Lupe opens up on ‘love story’ in Nobody Wants This season 2

<p>Rosie Jones takes on her first lead acting role in Channel 4’s ‘Pushers’ </p>

Rosie Jones: ‘As a disabled person I am underestimated every day’

<p>Rachel Brosnahan </p>

Superman star calls out actors who complain about their superhero film

IndyBest

<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>If you’re looking to dip your toe into wearables, don’t miss this rare saving</p>

The Oura ring is my favorite tracker — here’s how to get $100 off

<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

Lifestyle

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Watch Kate and Charlotte’s sweet moment at Trooping the Colour

<p>Three Cheerios flavors have quietly been discontinued</p>

Cheerios quietly discontinued three flavors, and fans are not happy

<p>Lay’s announced its latest contest winner</p>

Lay’s announces new flavor after $1 million contest winner revealed

<p>Tangy, creamy and topped with whipped cream – Paul Hollywood’s key lime pie is pure handshake material</p>

Paul Hollywood’s zesty key lime pie recipe

<p>A golden sausage plait, packed with peppers and fennel – Paul Hollywood’s easy bake to slice and share</p>

Paul Hollywood’s sausage plait recipe for picnics and parties

The uncomfortable truth about the latest viral TikTok trend

<p>Donna Sands and Neil Sands were heralded as heroes for finally unmasking the man behind the vile Tattle Life website</p>

How the biggest online troll was unmasked as a man posing as a woman

<p>Historically, rosemary has been linked to memory and mental clarity</p>

Health & Families

The herb linked to better memory and lower anxiety

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Alligator found outside Virginia motel after getting loose

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Trump mocks Tim Walz when asked if he’s called the Minnesota governor

<p>Man with chainsaw lassoed by police</p>

Police lasso chainsaw-wielding man and drag him from pond

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<p>America has walkable cities full of history, great views and enticing bars</p>

Twelve of America’s most surprisingly walkable cities

<p>Suite life: The Skyview Regent Suite will be the largest at sea</p>

Regent Seven Seas launches largest cruise suite at sea costing £20,000

<p>Activists protesting overtourism are holding protests across Spain, Portugal and Italy as anger has been growing in southern Europe</p>

Airbnb blames hotels for overtourism in Europe

<p>Demonstrators hold a banner which reads "Decrease tourism now" and "Tourism kills the neighborhoods" during a protest against mass tourism in Barcelona</p>

Tourists in Barcelona sprayed by water pistols as part of protest

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