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Singer D4vd arrested on suspicion of killing 14-year-old found in trunk
Los Angeles police said homicide detectives arrested D4vd on suspicion of murder in the investigation of the killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

Live updates: RFK Jr. back in hot seat; Trump to court young voters as GOP midterm fears grow
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday will testify once again before a House panel on the Trump administration’s health care agenda. It comes a day after he was grille...

Sustained Protest Works. That’s Why Starmer Wants to Stop It
This week, Keir Starmer’s supermajority in the Commons voted through a controversial amendment to the wide-ranging crime and policing bill that will allow police to ban or limit protests in areas t...
'Completely broken': Parents share anguish after fatal police collision
The parents of 16-year-old Jai Kalani Wright, who died after colliding with a police car, share their emotional testimonies in court as the sentencing hearing begins.

Farage throws a wildcard into Scotland’s elections
Miles from victory, Reform UK are still playing an outsize role in the race to run Scotland.
Daughter tells jury she saw mum crush drugs into lethal smoothie
The daughter of a Gold Coast woman accused of killing her son alleges she saw her mum use a hammer to crush up drugs before putting them into a lethal fruit smoothie.

Calgary woman warns homeowners after intruder broke in while she slept metres away
Brooklyn Fox says the break-and-enter happened at her 9A Street Northeast home in the community of Bridgeland/Riverside on Tuesday around 2 a.m.

Judge limits White House to ‘below-ground construction’ of ballroom
A federal judge has limited President Trump’s White House ballroom project to “below-ground construction,” rejecting the administration’s claims that the entire project must proceed for security re...

Escaping the Drone Siege in the Humanitarian Catastrophe of Oleshki
Zarina Zabrisky speaks to Ukrainians about the horrors of an underreported genocide taking place right now in the Russian-occupied part of the Kherson region

Hedge funds think they can make a killing on Trump tariff refunds
Financiers in London, New York and beyond eye big paydays as cash-strapped firms sell refunds at a discount.
Mental health nurse who raped teen patient, filmed 'upskirting' videos jailed
A former West Australian mental health nurse is sentenced to 12 years in jail after being convicted for persistent sexual abuse of a teenager and making "upskirting" videos of women and children.

Calgary police investigating March shooting, seeking public assistance
Calgary police are asking for the public's help investigating a shooting after two men showed up at the Peter Lougheed Hospital in late March with gunshot wounds.

Thomas warns intolerance among younger generations will ‘infect’ courts
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas lamented a breakdown in civility among younger generations with ideological differences, raising concerns during a public appearance Wednesday that it will “in...

The Pope versus the President
Conservative Catholics face a choice

Why Europe should strive to increase its clinical trials
Clinical trials are essential in bringing new, improved treatment options to patients. They support our hospitals, bringing new infrastructure and skills, and anchor research in Europe.
Australian woman killed in alleged DV murder in the US
A woman from the NSW Central Coast has died from stab wounds allegedly inflicted by her husband at their home in the US state of Florida.

Police in Ontario warn of safety risks linked to ‘Senior Assassin’ game
Authorities say carrying imitation firearms in public could result in criminal charges, school discipline or serious injury.

Cruz says Trump ‘spoke to me seriously’ about Supreme Court vacancies
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday said President Trump spoke to him “seriously” about filling a hypothetical Supreme Court vacancy in his first term but maintained that his priority is policy fi...

Inside the Starmer foreign policy team trying to survive in Trump’s world
POLITICO spoke to 23 current and former U.K. government aides and politicians to map the network advising the British PM at a moment of crisis.
'Double jeopardy, isn't it?' Inmate's bid for freedom after accidental release
A prisoner who was mistakenly released from a northern New South Wales prison this week has been returned to jail to complete his sentence.

RCMP arrest youth after threats made to shoot students at Alberta school
The Alberta RCMP have arrested a youth after threats were made over social media to shoot students at a high school in Stettler, east of Red Deer.

Bomb threat at home of Pope Leo’s brother: Police
A bomb threat occurred at the home of the brother of Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday night, police in Illinois confirmed.

Péter Magyar maps out grand bargain to reset Hungary’s ties with Brussels
Hungary's new leader is racing against the clock to regain access to billions of euros in EU funds, but must at the same time satisfy many demands from Brussels.
Mayor fears hidden cameras may have been in town hall change rooms for years
The Horsham mayor is worried that hidden cameras reportedly found in the town hall theatre change rooms could have been there for years.

Cell video played in court captures deadly domestic attack on Scarborough woman
A key piece of evidence in a fatal case of intimate partner violence played in court Wednesday captured a verbal altercation that turned physical.

Sotomayor apologizes to Kavanaugh over remarks on his immigration stop opinion
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor publicly apologized to Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday for her comments at a recent talk criticizing his opinion concerning the Trump administration’s imm...