Politics

Republicans — and even some Democrats — are furious over Biden’s 180 on pardoning son Hunter

<p>Donald Trump’s 2024 victory broke my brain... and many of my predictions </p>

Politics

I covered the 2024 election cycle up close. Here’s what I got wrong

<p>Conservative filmmaker and author Dinesh D'Souza speaks during the final day of the 2014 Republican Leadership Conference</p>

Politics

Dinesh D’Souza apologizes for false claims in election conspiracy theory film ‘2000 Mules’

<p>Pete Hegseth faces questions on Capitol Hill over sexual assault allegations. </p>

Politics

Hegseth accused of chanting ‘kill all Muslims’ on a drunken night out

<p>A woman targeted Pervez Taufiq and his family with a racist tirade, according to a video the photographer shared on Instagram</p>

News

Indian-American family subjected to racist tirade from fellow passenger on United flight

<p>Beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey. Nearly three decades after her murder, investigators say they are hopeful that solving her case is ‘within reach’ </p>

Crime

JonBenét Ramsey investigators are hopeful the case is ‘within reach’ of being solved

<p>Former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski was about to go on federal trial. </p>

Crime

White Kansas detective accused of terrorizing Black women dies as he’s about to go on trial

<p>Connor Kasin, 17, suffered a medical episode during a varsity hockey game at Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center on Long Island (pictured)</p>

Teen dies after collapsing during varsity hockey game in New York

<p>Randy Moss urged men to get regular checkups and screenings amid health battle </p>

Lifestyle

NFL legend reveals he’s ‘battling something internally’ after fans express health concerns

Britain Elton John

Elton John says he has lost his eyesight and struggles

<p>Jayna Lang, 46, (pictured and inset her missing car) said she was going shopping but never returned </p>

News

A Colorado woman told her brother she was going shopping days before Thanksgiving. She never returned

<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

Trump’s Transition

<p>Bernie Sanders praises DOGE boss Elon Musk over defense spending</p>

Politics

Bernie Sanders praises DOGE boss Elon Musk over defense spending

The veteran Democratic Senator, from Vermont, tweeted criticism for the department on Sunday, claiming it had managed to ‘lose track of billions’

Progressive Democrats try and chart a path after Trump

<p>Kash Patel, pictured speaking at a Trump rally in Arizona on October 13, has cashed in on his ties to the president-elect</p>

Politics

From ‘King Donald’ kids’ books to pills claiming to reverse Covid vaccine: Kash Patel’s MAGA merch ventures

Politics

Who is Massad Boulos? What we know about Tiffany’s father-in-law and Trump’s pick for Middle East adviser

<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

<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

How Trump’s family will influence politics outside the White House

<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

<p>U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a World AIDS Day event on the South Lawn at the White House on Saturday </p>

Politics

White House staffers angry they might not get goodbye photos with President Biden

More News

<p>‘Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro is a beacon of hope when it comes to the politics of climate change’ </p>

Cop29 needn’t be an irreversible setback for climate change

<p>Users of OpenAI’spopular AI tool ChatGPT spotted a glitch that prevents it from saying the name ‘David Mayer’</p>

ChatGPT refuses to say one specific name – and people are worried

<p>Stock photo. The arrest comes almost 24 years after the December 2000 attack </p>

Crime

A quadriplegic woman was raped during a home invasion in 2000. 24 years on, DNA led cops to a suspect

<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 dumped along a riverbed. 36 years on, a suspect is named

<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>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>U.S. Coast Guard crews are searching for five people off the coast of Alaska </p>

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Coast Guard launches search for 5 missing people after boat capsizes

<p>Retailers continue to experiment with smaller-sized stores that fit into ubran neighborhoods and meet consumer demands </p>

News

The incredible shrinking store: Big-box retailers embrace smaller stores to fit into more neighborhoods

<p>Representative. A brown bear on the loose in Sapporo, Hokkaido prefecture, on 18 June 2021</p>

news

Bear that ransacked supermarket killed after two-day hunt

<p>A viral photo shows a serial number on an Olive Garden breadstick prompting social media users to offer explanations </p>

Olive Garden eater finds serial number on her breadsticks - and gets paid for the snafu

<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>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>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>Wayne Northrop starred as Michael Culhane in ‘Dynasty’</p>

Days of Our Lives star Wayne Northrop dies aged 77

<p>Lost at sea: Auliʻi Cravalho voices the titular seafarer in ‘Moana 2’</p>

Reviews

Moana 2 needed better songs (which may be good news for parents)

<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

Investigation

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

<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

‘The internet was once an illicit porthole into someone else’s life, rather than a proud declaration of their existence that might stoke enough engagement to get a sponsorship deal'

Too much time scrolling? Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year is for you

<p>Paltrow and Martin were married from 2003 to 2016 </p>

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin make rare appearance together to support daughter Apple’s debutante ball

<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>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

<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>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’

Inside Politics

<p>Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear at his reelection victory party in 2023. He is one of the governors helping to lead Democrats' efforts to slow the Trump agenda and look to 2028 </p>

Politics

Democrats are turning to governors to block Trump and be the party’s faces ahead of 2028

<p>Ken Martin, head of Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, has emerged as a frontrunner to lead the Democratic National Party </p>

Politics

A frontrunner has emerged to lead the DNC - but the big names have yet to enter the race

<p>Trump slams Hunter Biden’s presidential pardon as an ‘an abuse and miscarriage of Justice’</p>

Trump slams Hunter Biden’s pardon as ‘miscarriage of Justice’

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

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Trump exempts himself from ethics pledge as watchdogs sound alarms

Politics

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

<p>Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy went on NBC’s Meet the Press to discuss his party in the wake of their election defeats</p>

Politics

Democrat Chris Murphy says ‘no question’ Biden refusal to drop out hurt Harris

Top News

<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 watch and Taylor’s signed lyrics: Inside auctions of ‘legendary’ pop memorabilia

<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

News

Holiday winter weather expected to continue in parts of U.S. to start the week

<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

<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>Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares is stepping down after nearly four years in the top spot of the Jeep and Ram maker, which has continued to struggle with slumping sales</p>

News

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares resigns as maker of Jeep and Dodge struggles with slumping sales

<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>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>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>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

<p>Russia Ukraine war live: Zelensky appeals to Nato ‘sceptics’ as US rules out giving nuclear weapons to Kyiv</p>

LiveUkraine

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

<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>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>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>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’

World

A look Inside the rebuilt Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris

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

News

I thought I was menopausal, actually I was pregnant

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

<p>Nikki Garcia opens up about her ‘tough’ divorce from Artem Chigvintsev</p>

Nikki Garcia reflects on ‘really tough’ divorce from Artem Chigvintsev

<p>BTS Member V reveals his dog Yeontan has died</p>

BTS member V reveals his beloved dog Yeontan has died

<p>Melbourne Snake Control official Tim Nanninga captured the tiger snake from the woman’s car</p>

Woman finds deadly tiger snake on her leg while driving on freeway

Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence’s children announce engagement

Culture

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<p>Ian Machado Garry after beating Geoff Neal via decision in February</p>

UFC schedule 2024: Every fight left this year

<p>Left to right: Oleksandr Usyk, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, and Terence Crawford</p>

Who’s really the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world?

<p>Left to right: Alex Pereira, Islam Makhachev, Ilia Topuria</p>

The Independent’s pound-for-pound UFC rankings

When is the next UFC event?

<p>Paltrow and Martin were married from 2003 to 2016 </p>

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin support daughter Apple

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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