Month: June 2024

Read More President’s sole surviving son was convicted on three felony counts in June President’s sole surviving son was convicted on three felony counts in June

Read MoreThousands of people participating in this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia have suffered from heatstroke and dehydration.Thousands of people participating in this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia have suffered from heatstroke and dehydration.

Read More Met police commander Kyle Gordon had been chosen to be force’s new head but will not now be taking up role A police force has been thrown into “chaos” after its lengthy search for a new chief constable ended in failure. The Metropolitan police commander Kyle Gordon was chosen to be the new…

Read More BMA to lobby next government to make legal maximum the equivalent of a small glass of wine or beer Doctors have called for England’s drink-driving limit to be reduced to the equivalent of a small glass of wine or beer, in a proposal supported by a number of medical and road safety organisations.…

Read More Lamor Whitehead accused of conning woman out of her life savings and then spending the money on luxury goods Brooklyn’s “bling bishop” Lamor Whitehead, sometimes described as a mentor to New York’s mayor, Eric Adams, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for defrauding a parishioner’s mother out of her life savings…

Read MoreSalvador Villalba Flores had decided to run for mayor after his friend, a candidate, was murdered in 2023, local media reported.Salvador Villalba Flores had decided to run for mayor after his friend, a candidate, was murdered in 2023, local media reported.

Read More Companies have touted AI as future of the industry, but technology has also resulted in viral videos of wrong orders McDonald’s is ending its test of employing artificial intelligence chatbots at drive-thrus, raising questions over the fast food industry’s rush to roll out the technology. The world’s largest burger chain will remove automated…

Read More More people watched fallen football star’s attempted getaway along the city streets and freeways of Los Angeles on TV on June 17, 1994, than saw that year’s Super-Bowl More people watched fallen football star’s attempted getaway along the city streets and freeways of Los Angeles on TV on June 17, 1994, than saw…

Read More Nikhil Gupta accused of plotting to kill US resident who has advocated for sovereign Sikh state in northern India An Indian man suspected by the US of involvement in an unsuccessful plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil has pleaded not guilty to murder-for-hire conspiracy charges in a federal court in…

Read More Colonel Edward Thomas Ryan, who died at age 85, will be buried next to his life partner Paul Cavagnaro A US military veteran who died earlier this month came out as gay in an obituary published after his death. The obituary in the Albany Times-Union tells the story of Colonel Edward Thomas Ryan,…

Read More First hearing in trial of journalist, who denies charges of spying, scheduled for next week in Ekaterinburg The jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will be tried behind closed doors by a Russian court later this month in a high-profile prosecution that his employer and the US government have decried as a…

Read More The notorious mob boss was beaten to death in his West Virginia prison cell in 2018 The notorious mob boss was beaten to death in his West Virginia prison cell in 2018

Read More Far-right party says move would free up €3bn and that public television and radio need ‘a bit of liberty’ Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally intends to privatise public television and radio if it wins an absolute majority in the French parliament in snap elections, senior party figures have confirmed. Jordan Bardella, the…

Read More A hearing is scheduled for June 27 at which attorneys are expected to discuss dates for trial and sentencing A hearing is scheduled for June 27 at which attorneys are expected to discuss dates for trial and sentencing

Read More His confession comes after Dallas pastor Dr Tony Evans, 74, announced he was leaving the Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship ‘due to sin’ His confession comes after Dallas pastor Dr Tony Evans, 74, announced he was leaving the Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship ‘due to sin’

Read More NFU’s Hugh Broom says incident in Surrey ‘looks horrendous’ but the cow could have hurt someone Officers who hit an escaped cow with a car “probably did the right thing at the time” even if it looks “horrendous”, a union leader and farmer has said. A video showing a police car hitting the…

Read MoreIn the Appalachian Mountains, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have opened a dispensary, despite state backlash.In the Appalachian Mountains, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have opened a dispensary, despite state backlash.

Read More Ex-Labour MP Barry Gardiner told Christine Lee, who is bringing action against Security Service, of suggestion it was trying to shift attention from scandal A former Labour MP and key ally of Jeremy Corbyn claimed it had been suggested MI5 issued a rare alert notice about a lawyer who the Security Service believed…

Read MoreRomania begins its UEFA Euro 2024 campaign on a high, defeating Ukraine 3-0 at the Allianz Arena in Munich.Romania begins its UEFA Euro 2024 campaign on a high, defeating Ukraine 3-0 at the Allianz Arena in Munich.

Read More “It’s just water,” the company’s website states, in big, bold letters “It’s just water,” the company’s website states, in big, bold letters

Read MoreNikhil Gupta is charged with trying to hire a hitman to assassinate US citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.Nikhil Gupta is charged with trying to hire a hitman to assassinate US citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

Read MoreThere were boos from some fans in Germany when images of Ukraine’s flag and president were shown.There were boos from some fans in Germany when images of Ukraine’s flag and president were shown.

Read More The number of NATO countries meeting a self-imposed defense spending goal is the highest it has ever been The number of NATO countries meeting a self-imposed defense spending goal is the highest it has ever been

Read More List of ‘horror stories’ highlights need to respect women’s personal space and avoid patronising questions Male mountaineers should be more mindful of women’s concerns about their personal safety in remote areas and avoid patronising them by questioning their map-reading abilities, a climbing expert has warned. The advice comes in response to female hillwalkers…

Read MoreThe move comes just over a week after two centrist politicians quit the top decision-making body.The move comes just over a week after two centrist politicians quit the top decision-making body.

Read More Police say that Mace was released during an fight between two groups at Baltimore’s Pride event Police say that Mace was released during an fight between two groups at Baltimore’s Pride event

Read More Inquest opens into death of Connor MacKenzie Clark, 18, who is believed to have taken his own life A Royal Marines major who was a member of the bearer party for the Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin has denied telling a teenage trainee who is believed to have taken his own life that he…

Read More Policies include personal tax cuts, life imprisonment for drug dealers and scrapping all net zero plans UK election live – latest updates Nigel Farage has launched the Reform UK manifesto with a raft of populist pledges including proposed spending of £141bn a year as the rightwing party seeks to make inroads into Labour…

Read More You might remember Eugene Vindman and his brother Alexander from the first impeachment inquiry into Trump. He’s part of a new breed of candidate — and not everyone is happy about that, John Bowden reports You might remember Eugene Vindman and his brother Alexander from the first impeachment inquiry into Trump. He’s part…

Read More Rescuers near Italy report 10 bodies found on wooden boat and 50 missing in a separate incident off Calabria At least 10 people have died and dozens are missing in two separate shipwrecks close to the Italian coast, rescuers said. Ten bodies were found on Monday in the lower deck of a wooden…

Read More Move is apparent rebuff to far right and attempt to tighten grip on decision-making over Hamas and Hezbollah Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the Israeli war cabinet that had been overseeing the conflict in Gaza, rebuffing his far-right allies who had been seeking seats, and apparently moving to solidify his grasp on decision-making over…

Read More The US, UK and a number of other nations have all hit out at the politically-motivated charges The US, UK and a number of other nations have all hit out at the politically-motivated charges

Read More Yamanashi prefecture brings in modest hiking fee to stop ‘bullet climbing’ and address safety concerns A crowd-control gate has been installed halfway up Mount Fuji before the start of this year’s climbing season on 1 July, but the governor of Yamanashi, one of the two prefectures that are home to the mountain, said…

Read More The Biden campaign has previously steered clear of weighing in on Trump’s legal woes The Biden campaign has previously steered clear of weighing in on Trump’s legal woes

Read More Though veteran MP was eventually allowed to stand for Labour, the dispute has left many black voters despondent On a bright sunny June afternoon, sunlight bounces off Thomas J Price’s Warm Shores, a pair of 9ft bronze statues of a man and woman that stand proudly outside Hackney town hall as a celebration…