<p>A screenshot from one of Trump’s ‘Kamala Harris is for they/them’ ads</p>

Politics

Trump’s blitz of anti-trans ads probably worked – but not for the reason you might think

LivePolitics

Trump’s FBI choice Kash Patel is compared to Soviet secret police chief

<p>More than three decades after Tracy Whitney was murdered in 1988, police have named her killer </p>

Crime

A woman was found murdered and left nude along the riverbed in 1988. Police just named her killer

<p>Kwon Burdine is accused of killing another man during a “Friendsgiving” gathering </p>

Crime

Friendsgiving turns deadly when dispute over money ends in fatal shooting

<p>The team plans to embed nutrient-infused tiles in the concrete structure of an artificial reef. The structure will provide a solid foundation to plant juvenile corals and for coral larvae to settle on</p>

Could a multivitamin help to save our coral reefs?

<p>Discarded second-hand clothing is blighting Ghana </p>

Why you need to stop buying clothes

<p>American dreaming: George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and Paul McCartney arrive at New York’s JFK airport in December 1963</p>

The Beatles took America by storm in 1964 – but it was the beginning of the end

<p>Meghan Trainor admitted that she continued to receive Botox because of the compliments she was given </p>

Meghan Trainor reveals the pitfalls of her injections: ‘I cannot smile anymore’

<p>Brittney Clark, 27, was arrested by police in Lincoln, Nebraska, after they say she left a four-year-old girl unattended while she played “skill games” inside a truck stop</p>

Crime

Girl, 4, is rescued from freezing car parked at truck stop while her guardian played ‘skill games’ inside

<p>Southwest is ending cabin service earlier on flights - meaning passengers will have to prepare for landing sooner </p>

Southwest Airlines says it is ending cabin service earlier due to injury risk

Trump’s Transition

<p>Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s pick to run the FBI, has vowed to come after journalists “criminally” or “civilly” as he has threatened to attack the First Amendment</p>

Politics

Will Donald Trump use Kash Patel to attack his critics and the First Amendment?

<p>Donald Trump has announced he will appoint Massad Boulos, the father of his son-in-law Michael Boulos, to serve as his senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs</p>

Politics

Keeping it in the family: Trump appoints Tiffany’s father-in-law as Middle East adviser

<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has emphasized Democrats’ need to focus on affordable housing</p>

Politics

Progressive Democrats try and chart a path after Trump

<p>Democrats worry that Vice President Kamala Harris’ fundraising emails might not be a ‘good look’ </p>

Politics

Dems want Harris to stop sending fundraising emails after burning through $1.4bn in campaign funds

Politics

Cheryl Hines posts cringe video promoting MAHA brand as her husband RFK Jr. takes a shower

<p>More than 500,000 immigrants protected under DACA are bracing for Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the uncertainty that comes with it </p>

Politics

DACA immigrants worry their protection from deportation won’t last under Trump

<p>Pundits rip Pete Hegseth after his own mom calls him “an abuser of women” in a 2018 email. His mom has now walked back those comments and backed her son as he looks to be confirmed as Defense Secretary </p>

Politics

Pundits rip Pete Hegseth after his own mom calls him ‘an abuser of women’ then tries to take it back

More News

<p>Mugshots of Johnathan Pyle (right) who arrived in court last week, Crystal Guillen (left) and her son Simon Guillen (center)</p>

Crime

How TikTok led cops to alleged killers of 16-year-old boy who was found dead hanging out of a moving vehicle

<p>Snow, which has hit parts of the U.S. including New York, will impact the end of holiday travel. Forecasters say winter weather is expected to remain at the start of the work week for some regions </p>

News

Wintery mix slams U.S. to end holiday weekend - and cold conditions will remain to start the week

<p>Adam Arthur Rosenthal is accused of killing another member of The Twelve Tribes</p>

Crime

Man part of the ‘Twelve Tribes’ religious group is accused of killing another member

<p>Protesters hold up photos of hostage Eden Alexander during a rally calling on Israeli prime minster Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war in Gaza</p>

Hamas releases video of Israeli-American hostage pleading for Trump’s help in securing release

<p>People stand at the scene of a Syrian regime airforce strike that targeted a neighbourhood in the rebel-held northern city of Idlib</p>

The forgotten war in Syria has finally grabbed the world’s attention

<p>Shoppers walk along Fifth Avenue, Friday, 29 November 2024 in New York</p>

News

Black Friday goes digital as American rack up $10bn worth of online purchases

<p>Susan ‘Phoenix’ Lane-Fournier, 61, went missing earlier this month. Her body was found this week</p>

Crime

Husband accused of killing his wife a month after their divorce

<p>Jurors in New Mexico have awarded a man more than $412 million in a medical malpractice case that involved a men’s health clinic that operates in several states</p>

News

Man awarded $412 million after clinic misdiagnosed him and gave him ‘invasive erectile dysfunction shots’

<p>A South Korean environment activist protests calling for a strong global plastics treaty outside of the venue for the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in Busan, South Korea on Sunday</p>

UN plastics treaty talks collapse as countries fail to agree targets on cutting production

<p>California officials have released a new plan to protect the Joshua tree </p>

Joshua trees are in peril. California has a plan to save them

<p>Kim Kardashian made her son sign a contract before allowing him to make a YouTube channel </p>

Kim Kardashian seemingly restores Saint West’s YouTube channel weeks after taking it down

<p>Kendrick Rayvon Fisher has been charged with capital murder after a mom and toddler were found stabbed to death </p>

Crime

Suspect found sleeping on couch after mom and 2-year-old daughter are stabbed to death

<p>Goldin is auctioning off a golden watch belonging to Elvis Presley, signed hand-written lyrics by Taylor Swift, an original Bob Ross painting and more </p>

Elvis’s golden watch and Taylor Swift’s signed lyrics: Auctions of ‘legendary’ pop culture memorabilia

<p>Costco is looking to end year-round book sales at most of its stores next month </p>

News

Closing a chapter: Costco set to end year-round book sales at most of its stores next month

<p>Brittany Williams, Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld</p>

Josh Allen’s ex claims Instagram was ‘hacked’ after ‘brain dead’ comment about NFL star goes viral

<p>Richard Lombardi (pictured right at his court appearance) is accused of killing his roommate at their Massachusetts home (left) on Wednesday after an argument about the Thanksgiving food </p>

Crime

Man killed his 80-year-old roommate for getting too close to the Thanksgiving food being cooked, cops say

Investigation

The A-Word: Watch the Independent TV documentary on abortion and America’s war on women

Holidays Shrinking Catalogs

News

The reason your favorite holiday catalogs are smaller this year

<p>Police used pepper spray as Michigan and Ohio State players fought at the end of their game on November 30 </p>

College Football

Police use pepper spray as Michigan-Ohio State players brawl at end of rivalry game

<p>Russell Wayne Layne was arrested on November 27 in connection to the 2017 murder of his wife Emma Compton Layne</p>

Crime

Husband charged with murder seven years after hunters found his wife dead in a shallow grave

<p>Nexis+ AI, get smart fast on businesses that matter to you. </p>

New AI platform aims to supercharge your company research workflow – here’s how

<p>Leticia Rodriguez, 17, is accused of trying to kill her newborn baby boy and then trying to bury him in the yard </p>

Crime

Teen mom ‘sliced newborns throat and cut out his heart with a pocket knife’

<p>Garrison Page was arrested for DUI after he allegedly directed non-existent traffic while drunk </p>

Crime

‘Deputy of the year’ arrested for DUI after allegedly directing non-existent traffic while drunk

<p>Ellen DeGeneres had her home in the U.K. flood after she moved to the country </p>

Ellen DeGeneres’s England home floods weeks after her move to the U.K. following Donald Trump’s victory

Inside Politics

<p>A Trump official says ‘do not underestimate’ AOC as some insiders push for her to lead Democrats</p>

Politics

Trump official says ‘do not underestimate’ AOC as some insiders push for her to lead Democrats

<p>Joe Rogan claims a ‘media psy-op’ is responsible for people having a negative view of President-elect Donald Trump</p>

Politics

Joe Rogan claims a ‘media psy-op’ is responsible for people having a negative view of Trump

<p>President-elect Donald Trump and his allies, such as Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, are planning an aggressive agenda for his first 100 days in office </p>

Politics

Trump and his GOP friends focus on tax breaks and deportations in his first 100 days

<p>Democrats and government watchdog groups are sounding the alarm over transparency issues with Trump’s transition process </p>

politics

Trump exempts himself from ethics pledge as watchdogs sound alarms

Politics

Trump talks tariffs and NATO with Trudeau as Canadian Prime Minister visits Mar-a-Lago: reports

<p>President-elect Donald Trump has now threatened 100% tariffs against several nations </p>

Politics

Trump threatens 100% tariff on several nations if they try to undermine the U.S. dollar

<p>Gaetz withdrew from consideration to be Trump administration attorney general last week </p>

Politics

Matt Gaetz raises eyebrows with response to Trump’s Thanksgiving rant

POLITICS

Musk names another government agency he wants to ‘delete’

Top News

<p>Princess of Wales arriving for the 'Together at Christmas' Carol Service at Westminster Abbey in London in 2022. </p>

LiveRoyal Family

Kate’s Christmas concert message revealed with William and kids to attend

Navy Warship Hypersonics

News

Stealth destroyer to be home for first hypersonic weapon on a U.S. warship

<p>Thank u, nexus: Ariana Grande’s extensive fan community has helped propel ‘Wicked’ to success </p>

Wicked shows the problem with pop fandoms invading Hollywood

<p>Fast-moving meltwater rivers flow across the Greenland Ice Sheet. New research from the University of New South Wales is warning that the impact of that water could make critical ocean circulation waker much sooner than projected </p>

Scientists sound alarm about terrifying ocean event that could bring global devastation

<p>Tracy Norton found out she was unexpectedly pregnant at 45</p>

News

I thought I was menopausal, actually I was pregnant

<p>Humanitarian aid charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) has suspended all of its operations in Gaza after members were reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike</p>

Charity stops work in Gaza after workers killed in Israeli strike

<p>From straight-up bratty bangers to an elegiac return from a much-loved mop-haired goth rocker, 2024 had it all </p>

The best albums of 2024, ranked

<p>Newly recruited soldiers toss their hats as they celebrate the end of their training at a military base. </p>

LiveUkraine

Zelensky urges U.S. to convince European ‘skeptics’ to back his NATO membership bid

<p>George Garner, 49, a South Carolina mayor, died in a car crash days after his entire police force resigned</p>

NEWS

South Carolina mayor dies in car crash days after town’s entire police force resigns

<p>The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the constitutionality of Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors</p>

News

Supreme Court to hear arguments over ban on gender-affirming care for minors

World

A look Inside the rebuilt Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris

<p>Hannah Kobayashi has been missing since November 8 when she failed to board a connecting flight at LAX </p>

news

Missing Maui woman had planned NYC trip she never made with ex-boyfriend

<p>Raw milk pictured on sale in Temecula, California. A raw milk producer in California can no longer distribute its products after its animals tested positive for the bird flu </p>

NEWS

California suspends company’s sale of raw milk after new outbreak of bird flu

My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar found dead aged 44 in Tennessee home

<p>California art teacher Leah Seneng (pictured) died after being bitten by a bat </p>

news

California art teacher dies of rabies after being bitten by bat in school classroom

<p>Katherine Waterston: ‘Actors are usually in a sort of first date state with their co-stars'</p>

Katherine Waterston: ‘I felt a lot of regret and shame about playing mothers before I was one’

<p>Family inheritted Spotted Tail’s headdress from relative who served in U.S. Indian affairs office </p>

NEWS

Family returns headdress of famous Lakota chief Spotted Tail that it kept in a suitcase in the closet

Lifestyle

<p>Marissa Bode as Nessarose in ‘Wicked’</p>

Wicked star denounces ‘aggressive’ and ‘deeply uncomfortable’ comments about character’s disability

<p>The mother offered to pay for the phone in installments </p>

Woman defended after refusing to pay for mother-in-law’s phone

New on Netflix in December 2024, including the most hyped TV return of the year

William send message of hope to Kevin Sinfield on MND ultramarathon

Dame Judi Dench reveals pet parrot calls her by rude nickname

<p>Jamie Lynn Spears</p>

Jamie Lynn Spears reveals her oldest daughter’s college decision

<p>Campbell Island in New York is up for sale after being in one family for years </p>

A New York island could be yours for $700,000 — but there’s a catch

Culture

Latest videos

<p>People won’t stop posting pictures and videos from inside the Wicked movie theater </p>

Wicked fans are begging movie-goers to stop doing these two things

<p>Taylor Swift cheers on boyfriend Travis Kelce during his game against the Las Vegas Raiders </p>

How Taylor Swift celebrated Travis Kelce’s spectacular play

<p>‘Pregnant women do NOT need to hear your thoughts on what we wear or how we should dress,’ the meteorologist writes on TikTok </p>

Pregnant meteorologist hits back at criticism over her clothing

<p>Lindsay Lohan’s fans believe her ‘incredible transformation’ is a result of her new sober lifestyle</p>

Lindsay Lohan’s dad Michael says she’s ‘never had any plastic surgery’

Tom Cruise jumping on the sofa in the notorious Oprah intervview

TV’s 10 most controversial moments

Travel

<p>Many hotels in Dubrovnik make the most of the gorgeous coastal location - these are the best places to stay </p>

Best hotels in Dubrovnik 2024, reviewed

<p>The coastal city of Saly is two hours from Senegal’s capital, Dakar </p>

Why this African country should be your winter sun escape

<p>Antigua is one of two main islands that comprise the country of Antigua and Barbuda </p>

Caribbean and Central America

Best things to do in Antigua for 2024

<p>Plenty of destinations are blessed with sun in Britain’s colder months </p>

Where is hot in January? The best destinations for winter sun

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