55 m. ago Here are the ‘incredible’ friends who convinced Trump not to surge troops to San Francisco

The mercurial president said he’d received ‘four or five calls’ with some ‘very successful people’ who persuaded him to give San Francisco a chance

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69 m. ago Alaska Airlines LIVE: Huge delays as ALL planes halted at airports amid IT outage

Hundreds of thousands of Alaska Airlines passengers are stranded as the company, which operates flights across both the United States and Mexico, has suffered a technical glitch

Society

76 m. ago Trump backs down on sending federal troops to San Francisco for immigration crackdown

Protesters flood streets in show of resistance, as president calls off deployment after speaking with city’s mayor and Silicon Valley leadersDonald Trump canceled plans for a deployment of federal troops to San Francisco that had sparked widespread condemnation from California leaders and sent protesters flooding into the streets.The Bay Area region had been on edge after reports emerged on Wednesday that the Trump administration was poised to send more than 100 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other federal agents to the US Coast Guard base in Alameda, a city in the East Bay, as part of a large-scale immigration-enforcement plan. By early Thursday morning, hundreds of protesters had gathered outside the Coast Guard base, holding signs with slogans such as “No ICE or Troops in the Bay!”. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Chauncey Billups appears in court after arrest over alleged Mafia

Follow all the live updates from the FBI's press conference into the ongoing NBA gambling investigation, after Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier were arrested on Thursday morning.

Events

3 h. ago Celebrity Traitors live: Stephen Fry and Mark Bonnar banished as Joe Wilkinson is eliminated

Kate Garraway, Lucy Beaumont and Nick Mohammed are all at risk of a face-to-face ‘murder’

Politics

4 h. ago Sonya Massey showed no threatening behavior before Sean Grayson fatally shot her at home, court hears: Live updates

Ex-sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson is facing murder charges after he shot Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old single mother of two teenagers who called 911 over a suspected prowler

Events

4 h. ago Celebrity Traitors live: Mark Bonnar faces banishment as Joe Wilkinson eliminated by the Traitors

Traitors decide to ‘murder’ comedian Joe Wilkinson after deliberating over Stephen Fry and Kate Garraway

Politics

4 h. ago Chauncey Billups is dumped by Portland Trail Blazers as chilling mafia messages are revealed in NBA gambling scandal: Live updates

Follow all the live updates from the FBI's press conference into the ongoing NBA gambling investigation, after Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier were arrested on Thursday morning.

Science

4 h. ago Trump reveals the friends who convinced him to call off surging troops into San Francisco: Live updates

California Governor Gavin Newsom had threatened to sue the Trump administration if the president deployed the National Guard to the state

Politics

4 h. ago Celtic vs Sturm Graz LIVE SCORE: Hoops quickfire double sees Rodgers’ men turn it around – updates

A QUICK-FIRE double from Liam Scales and Benjamin Nygren has given Celtic a 2-1 lead against Sturm Graz. The Hoops suffered a double blow early on when Kelechi Iheanacho pulled up after just three minutes before Alistair Johnston also had to go off. Their misery was further compounded when Tomi Horvat unleashed a stunning effort...

Events

5 h. ago Nottingham Forest v Porto, Celtic v Sturm Graz and more: Europa League – live

⚽️ Europa League goal updates from across Europe⚽️ Live scoreboard | Send your thoughts to MichaelEmery has brought a lot of the big hitters off the bench – Rogers, McGinn, Cash, Kamara – as they try to get an equaliser. Rogers has just hit the outside of Go Ahead Eagles’ post through a cross/shot from an acute angle. Maatsen has just flashed a dangerous low cross across the face of goal. Villa are getting closer.Go Ahead Eagles come from behind to lead! It’s the right back and captain Mats Deijl with the goal for the Dutch side, latching onto a fine lofted through ball and finishing delicately over Martínez with a little dink! Unai Emery, half-hiding in his anorak, looks absolutely miserable on the sidelined as he is getting pelted by the rain. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago US Senate fails to pass bill to pay federal essential workers and troops through shutdown

Shutdown Fairness Act, introduced by Ron Johnson, a Republican senator of Wisconsin, failed in a 54-45 voteUS politics live – latest updatesThe Senate failed on Thursday to pass legislation that would keep federal workers deemed essential and troops paid throughout the ongoing government shutdown – now in its 23rd day.With a 54-45 vote, the upper chamber failed to meet the 60-vote threshold needed to advance the Shutdown Fairness Act, introduced by Ron Johnson, a Republican senator of Wisconsin. Continue reading...

Economics

6 h. ago Go Ahead Eagles v Aston Villa, Brann v Rangers and more: Europa League – live

⚽️ Europa League goal updates from across Europe⚽️ Live scoreboard | Send your thoughts to MichaelEmery has brought a lot of the big hitters off the bench – Rogers, McGinn, Cash, Kamara – as they try to get an equaliser. Rogers has just hit the outside of Go Ahead Eagles’ post through a cross/shot from an acute angle. Maatsen has just flashed a dangerous low cross across the face of goal. Villa are getting closer.Go Ahead Eagles come from behind to lead! It’s the right back and captain Mats Deijl with the goal for the Dutch side, latching onto a fine lofted through ball and finishing delicately over Martínez with a little dink! Unai Emery, half-hiding in his anorak, looks absolutely miserable on the sidelined as he is getting pelted by the rain. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago What to know about Coast Guard Island in California, where federal agents have headed

Federal immigration agents were greeted by protests in the San Francisco Bay Area on their way out to a century-old, government-owned artificial island that houses a U.S. Coast Guard base

Politics

6 h. ago Trump called off sending border agents to San Francisco after mayor’s phone call

The president wrote on Truth Social he was pausing the long-threatened crackdown after a call with the mayor and pressure from top tech CEOs

Politics

7 h. ago Trump won’t send federal troops to San Francisco after ‘friends in the area’ asked him not to: Live updates

California Governor Gavin Newsom had threatened to sue the Trump administration if the president deployed the National Guard to the state

Politics

7 h. ago LeBron James dragged into NBA mafia gambling scandal after his private information is 'leaked' as Chauncey Billups and Heat star are suspended: Live updates

Follow all the live updates from the FBI's press conference into the ongoing NBA gambling investigation, after Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier were arrested on Thursday morning.

Economics

7 h. ago Trump cancels plans to send federal troops to San Francisco for immigration crackdown

Mayor Daniel Lurie says he spoke with Trump as protesters took to streets in anticipation of a large-scale deploymentSan Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie has said that Donald Trump was cancelling plans for a “federal deployment” to the city as hundreds of protesters took to the streets in anticipation of a major immigration operation.Lurie said he spoke with the president late Wednesday evening, amid reports of that dozens of federal agents were headed to the San Francisco Bay Area. Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago Brann Bergen v Rangers LIVE SCORE: Rohl names first Gers XI as Chermiti & Djiga start Europa League tie – latest updates

DANNY ROHL's Rangers era is officially underway. The Rangers boss has been given a baptism of fire in Bergen just days after taking charge of the Ibrox club. And he's made some big selection calls for the showdown as Derek Cornelius and Bojan Miovski - who both started against Dundee United on Saturday - have...

Sport

8 h. ago Trump threatens to cut all support for Israel in extraordinary escalation after JD Vance 'personal insult'

President Donald Trump revealed a red line that will force his administration to yank its support for Israel as it attempts to hold a fragile ceasefire with Hamas: annexation of the West Bank.

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