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Live: Trump lashes out at leaked intel saying strikes failed to destroy Tehran’s nuclear sites

<p>US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about the Israel-Iran conflict, aboard Air Force One on Tuesday</p>

<p>Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said his Democratic primary challenger Zohran Mamdani ‘deserved’ his election night victory </p>

BREAKINGpolitics

Andrew Cuomo concedes to democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani in Democratic primary for New York’s next mayor

<p>Skywatchers in 15 states may be able to see the Northern Lights typically seen in places such as Iceland and Canada this week</p>

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You may be able to see the Northern Lights in these 15 states this week

<p>Nearly 80 percent of the toys sold in the U.S. are sourced from China, and the industry is bracing itself.</p>

POLITICS

Toy and game prices rise at the fastest rate on record as Trump’s tariffs on China hit industry hard

<p>Thomas Lee Gudinas, 51, died by lethal injection at Florida State Prison on Tuesday</p>

crime

Killer rapist is the seventh inmate executed in Florida this year

<p>Austin Metcalf, 17, left, of Frisco, Texas was allegedly stabbed and killed by Karmelo Anthony, 17, right, also of Frisco, following a fight at a high school track meet on April 1, 2025</p>

Crime

Texas teen Karmelo Anthony, 17, charged with first-degree murder over high school track meet stabbing of Austin Metcalf

<p>Roughly 155,000 people traveled out of state to seek an abortion in 2024, according to the Guttmacher Institute</p>

politics

Tens of thousands of women forced to travel out of state for abortion care after Roe v Wade was overturned in 2022

<p>'Vanderpump Rules' alum Tom Sandoval auditions on 'America's Got Talent'</p>

culture

America’s Got Talent fans accuse show of Tom Sandoval ‘image rehab’ after Bravo star’s audition

<p>Fears of traveling internationally have increased for Americans who have only previously vacationed at home and those who have gone overseas before.</p>

travelnews

Almost half of Americans are reconsidering traveling overseas due to safety fears, poll finds

<p>Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding invite has been revealed</p>

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding invite slammed over ‘ugly’ design and use of ‘clip art’

<p>Monica Sementelli, 53, got life without parole Monday after her lover, Robert Baker, 63, killed her hairstylist husband Fabio Sementelli, 49, in a life insurance scheme</p>

crime

Woman who plotted to kill her celebrity hairstylist husband in love triangle with porn star sentenced

Sean "Diddy" Combs, standing with his attorney Marc Agnifilo, tells U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian that he has decided not to testify at his sex trafficking trial in New York City, New York, U.S., June 24, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

diddy trial

After weeks of bombshell testimony, Diddy closes his sex trafficking trial by telling the judge he did an ‘excellent job’

<p>A new Bankrate survey found that 45 percent of American adults feel they’d need to make at least six figures in order to feel financially secure</p>

news

Gen X is the least financially secure generation — and most Americans say they need six figures to live comfortably

New England faces a 6.7 percent rise in electricity bills to $200, while Pacific Coast costs may drop 1 percent.

Heatwaves scorch millions across the East Coast with New York City and Boston seeing highs of over 100F

<p>The average US household will pay $186 per month for summer electricity, up 4 percent from last year.</p>

climate

Feeling the heat: Your AC is going to push summer electricity bills to an average of $186 a month

<p>Amtrak passengers were filmed sweltering on a train stuck in a Baltimore tunnel for over an hour during heatwaves that have hit the East Coast</p>

climate

Video shows passengers sweltering on Amtrak train stuck in Baltimore tunnel for over an hour during heatwave

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Ivanka Trump arrives in Venice for Jeff Bezos wedding

<p>Adam Christopher Sheafe confessed to killing beloved pastor, </p>

Crime

Suspect confesses to crucifying pastor in Arizona home – and had others on hit list

<p>Rev. Jamal Bryant, pastor of one of the South’s largest churches, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church just outside of Atlanta, is one of the driving forces behind a boycott of Target. </p>

news

Pastor slams his own church for accepting Target donation amid boycott

NEWS

A pregnant teen was sent away to a place that promised to help. Then they took her baby

<p>Houston police notified ICE after a mother of three who has lived in Houston for seven years reported her ex-husband for domestic abuse.</p>

politics

A Houston woman called the cops to report domestic abuse. They then called ICE

<p>Trump administration may be detaining most immigrants in US history, as White House looks to more than double pace of arrests and invest billions in more enforcement</p>

politics

ICE is jailing a record number of immigrants. Here’s how

<p>Bobby Sherman has died aged 81</p>

Bobby Sherman, former teen idol and Here Come the Brides star dies aged 81, John Stamos announces

<p>Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed his biggest paycheck on 'Watch What Happens Live'</p>

Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals movie that earned him ‘well above’ $40m — and it’s not Terminator

<p>Passengers flying out from Chicago O'Hare on Friday, July 18, will need to brace themselves</p>

TRAVEL

2025’s busiest day for flights is coming. Here’s how to navigate it

<p>Protesters campaigning outside the headquarters on the Minnesota Republican Party in Edina, Minnesota, on Monday June 23 2025</p>

politics

Minnesota GOP leader slams activists for ‘too soon’ protest against violent rhetoric outside of party’s state headquarters

<p>Destiny Campos and Jeremy Fancher face murder charges in Texas after their 4-month-old child, Brookelyn Fancher, was found dead inside a motel dresser drawer in 2024. Both Fancher and Campos sent messages to a reporter prior to their arrests giving conflicting accounts of the night their child died</p>

Crime

Father whose dead baby girl was found in motel dresser drawer sent Facebook message to reporter before arrest

Trump Reshapes The World

<p>Trump told reporters on Tuesday that Israel and Iran “have been fighting so long and so hard that they don't know what the f— they're doing.”</p>

ANALYSISpolitics

Did Donald Trump just become the most powerful president in modern history?

Republicans A-OK with Trump’s power to order Iran military strikes

Trump complained he can’t win a Nobel Peace Prize as he works to broker peace around the world

politics

Ukrainian lawmaker who nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize withdraws it after ceasefire talks stall

<p>Edward Coristine, also known by his online nickname 'Big Balls', was one of a handful of young people selected by Elon Musk to work at DOGE</p>

politics

DOGE’s ‘Big Balls’ no longer works for the government: report

<p>White House dpeuty chief of staff Stephen Miller disclosed owning more than $100,000 in stock of Palantir, a tech firm with numerous contracts with the federal government, including on immigration work </p>

politics

Stephen Miller owns stock in ICE contractor Palantir — a company powering deportations

<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stirred controversy by suggesting JFK was killed for opposing Israel’s nuclear program.</p>

politics

MTG suggests link between JFK’s assassination and opposition to Israel’s ‘nuclear program’

<p>Tucker Carlson is now claiming that right-wing media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan pushed him to run for president weeks after firing him from Fox News.</p>

politics

Murdochs urged Tucker Carlson to run against Trump — after they fired him, ex-Fox host claims

politics

Failed Trump cabinet pick Matt Gaetz and wife Ginger Luckey are having a 'Baby Gaetz'

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to media ahead of boarding Marine One to depart to attend the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 24, 2025

ANALYSISUS-IRAN

What Trump’s f-bomb rage really says about his relationship with Netanyahu

Sam Kiley: Trump’s fragile Iran-Israel ceasefire explained

POLITICS

Trump rips CNN and MSNBC as ‘Scum!’ in expletive-laden White House rant: Media are out ‘to demean me’

<p>Emil Bove, a former Trump defence lawyer, has been nominated to serve on a federal appeals court</p>

POLITICS

Trump lawyer turned top DOJ official said prosecutors should ignore court orders and tell judge ‘f*** you’: whistleblower

<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressives have clashed with leadership in the Trump era over the strength of Democratic resistance to the president</p>

politics

128 Democrats cross the aisle and help Republicans block AOC-backed bid to impeach Trump over Iran strikes

Bulletin

<p>Nato chief Mark Rutte has warned of China’s massive military buildup </p>

Nato chief warns China-Russia ploy could divide Western forces

<p>RFK Jr</p>

politics

RFK Jr defends MAHA report with citations from fake sources

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news

Escaped bears caught on camera eating week’s worth of honey

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news

Video released showing Liam Payne’s final TV appearance

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When they first started going to the parks together, Anne Chester was a lifelong Disney fan — but her husband had only gone once. Fast-forward a couple years and they were doing their pregnancy announcement in front of Cinderella's Castle in Disneyland California, dressed in matching Disney merch

Do you hate Disney Adults – or are you just jealous?

Disney and Starbucks launch limited-edition park-themed mugs

<p>Since its creation several weeks ago visitors have come from all over, some with children, to see the viral aquatic attraction</p>

NEWS

Infamous New York City sidewalk aquarium is back but heat wave sparks concerns fish will boil

<p>Lake Tahoe Boat Capsize</p>

NEWS

Victims identified in Lake Tahoe boat capsize tragedy during family birthday celebration

<p>The courthouse Kevin Boyette walked free from before the alleged murder.</p>

Crime

Boston court officers let a man walk free. Just three weeks later, he allegedly killed a woman

<p>United has again come under fire for discrimination, this time by a Black employee who says he was fired for speaking up about racism on the job</p>

EXCLUSIVEnews

United Airlines supervisor told Black employee to ‘go fetch’ a noose, lawsuit says

<p>‘I made the judgment call to show that to the world, because I know what he means to everyone,’ Tallulah explained her decision to post photos of her father</p>

Tallulah Willis hits back at critics after posting photos of father Bruce amid dementia diagnosis

<p>Gloria Zamora and her date were shot dead by her estranged husband outside a sushi restaurant in Fontana, California </p>

crime

Fitness influencer and mother-of-seven shot dead in mall parking lot by estranged husband, cops say

<p>Sae Joon Park, a U.S. Army veteran, self-deported after 48 years in the U.S.</p>

politics

Purple Heart veteran shot in action self-deports after old drug charge resurfaces: ‘Can’t believe this is happening in America’

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Crime

Michigan church shooter told pastor that he was a prophet and ‘heard from God’

<p>Elon Musk’s lawyers say he “does not use a computer” in a filing related to his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI. </p>

Musk claims he ‘does not use a computer’ in OpenAI lawsuit – despite posting several pictures of his laptop online

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Michael Cera says he turned down Fantastic Beasts role over fears he’d get ‘too famous’

<p>Juliana Marins vanished after falling during a hike near the crater rim of Mount Rinjani</p>

LiveINDONESIA

Brazilian tourist who initially survived 1,600ft fall into active volcano four days ago is found dead after rescue efforts were hampered by poor weather

<p>Rachel Zegler</p>

Rachel Zegler responds to backlash to her online activism

<p>Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville's bill is set against a backdrop of anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles</p>

politics

Tuberville leading push to make blocking roads a federal crime in bid to stop protests

<p>Martin Kove and Alicia Hannah-Kim</p>

Cobra Kai star Martin Kove accused of biting co-star at fan convention

<p>Sen. Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor, voted for the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. despite clear misgivings about his views on vaccines</p>

politics

GOP senator who voted for RFK Jr despite misgivings is now calling for stop to Trump HHS boss’ vaccine panel

<p>Dax Shepard (left) said he and Eric Dane (right) nearly came to blows at an AA meeting once</p>

Dax Shepard says he and Eric Dane squared up for fist fight at an AA meeting

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Steven Van Zandt to miss Bruce Springsteen shows as he undergoes emergency surgery on tour

<p>Moment helicopter crash lands outside restaurant in Michigan</p>

Watch: Helicopter flips and crash lands outside Michigan restaurant

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Everything we know about Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s opulent Venice wedding as protests continue

<p>Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier inspects the 'Alligator Alcatraz' site in the Florida Everglades flanked by two police officers in a video posted to social media on June 19, 2025</p>

news

Florida building ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for migrants in Everglades that will cost $450M per year to run

<p>Michael Winkler, who was arrested on June 12, reportedly had a history of animal cruelty </p>

CRIME

Four dogs die in Las Vegas heat after ‘plastered’ owner fell asleep and forgot to let them out of car: cops

<p>Ralph Fiennes in ‘28 Years Later’</p>

28 Years Later’s twist is scandalous and utterly fascinating

Culture

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Celebs Go Dating star dies after ‘long illness’, aged 57

LiveGlastonbury Festival

Glastonbury 2025 live: Weather forecast, lineup and latest updates

<p>Kneecap will perform at Glastonbury Festival next week (Brian Lawless/PA)</p>

Glastonbury Festival

A brief history of politics at Glastonbury Festival

<p>Morrissey </p>

Morrissey blames ‘zero industry support’ as he cancels Stockholm show

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Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury 2025 set cancelled hours before gates open

Glastonbury Festival

The 22 greatest Glastonbury performances ever, ranked

<p>Diljit Dosanjh </p>

Diljit Dosanjh faces bizarre backlash over Sardaarji 3 film casting

<p>Omari Douglas (right) plays Jesse, a self-hating Black playwright</p>

This Bitter Earth lacks Billy Porter’s usual confident flair and style

<p>Hero to zero: The musical adaptation of ‘Hercules’ fails to replicate the magic of its source material</p>

Like its hero, Disney’s Hercules musical loses its divine status

<p>Check out: Jordan Gray (right) leads new workplace sitcom ‘Transaction’</p>

ITV workplace sitcom Transaction boldly breaks away from trans tropes

IndyBest

<p>The console will be back in stock – but probably not for long</p>

Walmart to restock Nintendo Switch 2 – here’s when

<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

Lifestyle

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What to wear at Glastonbury 2025

<p>The company emerged from bankruptcy in September 2024 and received a new CEO</p>

Red Lobster launches new menu items to win back fans after bankruptcy

<p>George Egg with his fish finger spaghetti – one of the madcap mash-ups that made him Instagram’s snack king</p>

Fish finger spaghetti and KFC ramen: Meet the king of gourmet snacks

<p>A childhood snack raid, reimagined: these Twiglet brownies are salty, sweet and just a bit wrong – in the best way</p>

Twiglet brownies: The salty-sweet snack mash-up you need to try

<p>Three-year-old Gunreet Kaur, with her mother Sandeep Kaur (right), who is affected by a life-threatening condition and is the youngest person in the UK to receive a groundbreaking gene therapy</p>

Girl, 3, becomes youngest patient to receive groundbreaking treatment

<p>The study, commissioned by Zoopla, also indicated that buyers may also be able to bag a bargain by purchasing a home with particular features ‘out of season’</p>

The home features that could ‘add thousands’ to a property’s value

<p>Experts from Raigmore Hospital in Inverness and Sengkang General Hospital in Singapore said that hand and wrist injuries linked to dog walking are an “understudied topic” </p>

Health & Families

The staggering cost of injuries sustained by dog walkers every year

<p>Lauren Sánchez shares a son with ex-boyfriend Tony Gonzalez</p>

Lauren Sánchez’s ex Tony Gonzalez set to attend her Venice wedding

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RFK Jr grilled over health report with citations that don’t exist

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Trump erupts over Iran-Israel ceasefire violation in expletive rant

<p>Moment helicopter crash lands outside restaurant in Michigan</p>

Watch: Helicopter flips and crash lands outside Michigan restaurant

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Ivanka Trump arrives in Venice for Jeff Bezos wedding

Travel

<p>Passengers flying out from Chicago O'Hare on Friday, July 18, will need to brace themselves</p>

TRAVEL

2025’s busiest day for flights is coming. Here’s how to navigate it

<p>The Uffizi Gallery without the painting 'Portrait of Ferdinando de' Medici Grand Prince of Tuscany' after a tourist tripped and damaged it</p>

TRAVEL

Florence gallery slams selfie-taking tourists after historic painting damaged

<p>A paddle with the oystercatchers on Vrångö island</p>

TRAVEL

Why travellers should leave city breaks behind to slow down on Sweden’s islands this summer

<p>The cutting of this service comes as the carrier revealed a 42 percent drop in share value this year</p>

TRAVEL

JetBlue cancels all services to major vacation destination

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Fortnite earns man in wheelchair huge money every month which allowed him to quit school

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Viral 'Who said that?' trend has TikTokers sharing their unfiltered views

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A full Squid Game recap ahead of third and final season

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Trump’s Iran strikes information questioned after satellite images counteract claims

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Trump’s Iran strikes information questioned after satellite images counteract claims

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Latest Battlefield 6 leak reveals what operators will look like - and it's refreshing

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