76 m. ago LA County reaches $4 billion agreement to settle sexual abuse claims at juvenile facilities

Officials say Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959

Economics

81 m. ago Police hunt naked man who chased woman in broad daylight at UK beauty spot

Police are on the hunt for a naked man who chased a woman in Kenfig Nature Reserve near Porthcawl, Wales, in the morning. Staff at the centre raised the alarm after the woman reported the incident

Events

90 m. ago Man and woman set to appear in court over damage to Trump’s golf course

Red paint was sprayed on the clubhouse at the 800-acre resort and damage was also caused to the greens last month.

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91 m. ago Police arrest two people over vandalism of Donald Trump's Turnberry golf course in Scotland

Today a 33-year-old man was arrested in Wakefield and a 55-year-old woman was detained in Leeds in connection with damage caused to the greens and club houses last month.

Events

1 hour ago Trial begins for Salvadoran fugitive accused in deadly attack of Maryland hiker

A fugitive from El Salvador is on trial in the rape and murder of a Maryland woman who was attacked on a hiking trail in 2023

Events

2 h. ago Israel restarts ground operations in northern Gaza Strip in renewed campaign

At least 25 killed in attack on Khan Younis in south as Israel says it is aiming to pressure Hamas into releasing hostagesIsrael has restarted ground operations in the northern Gaza Strip and killed at least 25 people in airstrikes on the southern city of Khan Younis in what it says is a renewed military campaign aimed at pressuring Hamas into releasing Israeli hostages.At least 25 people were killed in the attack on Khan Younis early on Friday, the local Nasser hospital told AFP, as the search for survivors continued. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Fed chair warns of high inflation and slower growth as Trump tells him to cut interest rates – live

Federal Reserve chair says ‘we face a highly uncertain outlook’ as president tells him to cut interest ratesPeople in the US: how have your shopping habits changed due to Trump’s tariffs?Trump insists he won’t back down from global trade war as markets slumpThe Trump administration is taking aim at Brown University with threats to freeze $510m in grants, widening its promise to withhold federal funding from schools it accuses of allowing antisemitism on campus, according to multiple media outlets including Reuters and the New York Times.University officials said they had not yet been formally notified, but the school was among dozens warned last month that enforcement actions could be coming as the administration seeks to crack down on academic institutions . Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Declassified CIA docs reveal Hitler's 'secret escape' after WWII as new Nazi reports set for release

Shocking documents declassified by the CIA have revealed a secret mission to find Nazi leader Adolf Hitler - 10 years after he supposedly died.

Events

3 h. ago Trump’s Yemen bombing campaign could cost $1bn by next week, with little to show for it

Trump’s war in Yemen has come under greater scrutiny after his national security officials leaked details of the initial strikes in a group chat with a journalist

Politics

3 h. ago 23andMe’s demise is a warning: the US needs to overhaul genetic data protection | Dalton Conley

We’re moving toward a society where genetic information is a part of everyday life – and we don’t want it in the wrong handsWith a heavy heart, I clicked on my 23andMe account on a recent morning, confirming that I wanted to delete my data. The genetic testing company filed for bankruptcy late last month and the California attorney general and others have recommended that users delete their data lest it be acquired by less scrupulous companies as the company is stripped for parts during bankruptcy proceedings.I was one of the company’s earliest customers and had used their service to genotype not just myself but my entire extended family. I even got my kids’ babysitter a kit.Dalton Conley is Henry Putnam university professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of The Social Genome: The New Science of Nature and Nurture Continue reading...

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3 h. ago House set on fire in Edinburgh and spreads to neighbouring property in 'reckless' incident

A spate of incidents in Edinburgh are believed to be gang related, Police Scotland has said

Society

3 h. ago Chinese woman 'commits suicide in ICE custody after being arrested for overstaying her visa'

A Chinese woman who was detained at the US-Mexico border has died by suicide while being held by immigration officials. 

Events

4 h. ago US ‘testing’ if Russia is serious about peace in Ukraine, says Marco Rubio

Secretary of state says Putin ‘will have to make a decision’ as US officials appear to be growing impatientThe US will know within weeks whether Russia is serious about pursuing peace with Ukraine, the secretary of state said on Friday, warning that Donald Trump was not “going to fall into the trap of endless negotiations” with Russia.“We’re testing to see if the Russians are interested in peace. Their actions – not their words, their actions – will determine whether they’re serious or not, and we intend to find that out sooner rather than later,” Marco Rubio told journalists in Brussels after talks with Nato allies. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Mumford and Sons’ first album in seven years debuts at number one on UK charts

The fifth studio record, released on March 28, is now the group’s third album to reach number one, according to the Official Charts Company.

Politics

4 h. ago Wildlife ‘could take five years to recover’ from heathland fires

Firefighters fought blazes across Dorset and Scotland amid dry weather this week.

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4 h. ago Almost 16 million items dispensed by NHS Lanarkshire in past 12 months

Latest figures from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) show that over 113 million prescriptions, including over 15.8 million by NHS Lanarkshire, were dispensed in Scotland in 2023/24.

Politics

4 h. ago Hillsborough families told Keir Starmer will miss own deadline to bring in law

Keir Starmer vowed to bring in Hillsborough Law before the next anniversary of the 1989 disaster to ensure justice would never again be blocked by public officials trying to conceal wrongdoing

Society

4 h. ago ICE to temporarily release detained migrant so he can donate kidney to his brother

José Gregorio González has reportedly been granted humanitarian parole to ‘save his brother’s life’

Events

4 h. ago What is Recession Pop? Why fans think the music subgenre is making a comeback

Wondering what “recession pop” is and why people are talking about it with the release of Kesha’s new single? We can explain.

Politics

5 h. ago Federal officials are quietly terminating the legal residency of some international college students

A crackdown on foreign students is alarming college leaders, who say the Trump administration is using new tactics and vague justifications to push some students out of the country

Society