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The 84-year-old was ‘abducted’ from her Arizona home, police said

The new wave of resignations includes that of Dan Bobier who was expected to take over prosecuting fraud in Minnesota

Congresswoman Delia Ramirez has called for DHS and ICE to be abolished

Police have received ‘hundreds of leads’ as they investigate the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today co-host Savannah Guthrie

Trump said he wants the country to ‘move onto something else’ and quit asking him about Epstein

The Senate and the White House will now negotiate guardrails for ICE and CBP agents after the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti

Trump created an illegal ‘fast lane’ for wealthy foreigners at the expense of qualified immigrants who followed the rules, lawyers say

The announcement comes after the Bahama Breeze brand shuttered a third of its stores last June

Noting that the ‘Attia mess is yet another damning indictment of Bari Weiss’ judgment as editor in chief of CBS News,’ a CBS News staffer told The Independent that the editor-in-chief ‘has allowed this to metastasize into a public embarrassment.’

A Democratic lawmaker is raising new concerns about a Food and Drug Administration program designed to drastically shorten the review of certain drugs

President used a year-old article as the basis to make baseless accusations against Minnesota congresswoman

The defense also seeks to remove TV and still cameras from the courtroom

The man targeted in the raid has since been deported to Mexico, according to a report

‘This lawsuit is first and foremost about honoring the lives of our daughters,’ the families said

Apple is introducing agentic coding to Xcode, jumping into one of the biggest trends in technology.

The broad market index fell on Tuesday as investors sold their tech shares.

AMD's first-quarter forecast fell short of what some analysts were hoping for amid an AI spending boom.

The former prince left Royal Lodge on Monday night and is living in a temporary property on the Sandringham Estate.

A team from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch is at the scene of the crash in Littleborough.

The coastguard said a pursuit was under way at the time of the collision, near the island of Chios.

Pep Guardiola has spoken passionately about children being killed and injured in conflict zones across the world, saying the footage he sees "hurts me".

The former Labour minister faces allegations of misconduct in public office when he was business secretary.

The 53-year-old, who was once widely seen as the second most powerful person in Libya, was killed on Tuesday according to Libyan media.

She fished off the New England coast for more than 80 years, and intended to continue until she died. “It’s not hard work for me,” she said at 101.

Peter Mandelson, a prominent British political figure, faces allegations of “misconduct in public office offenses” over his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein.

In a legal first, a jury in New York awarded $2 million to a patient who said that doctors had deviated from accepted medical standards.

Ms. Guthrie, 84, was last seen on Saturday at her home in Tucson, Ariz. A sheriff said that investigators were treating her disappearance as a crime.

An analysis finds that flagship state universities, as well as less selective colleges, had major increases in Black and Hispanic students following a ban on race-conscious admissions.

Parasites and infections that cause blindness and other disabilities were nearly eliminated in some countries, but drug distribution to prevent and treat them was derailed in many places in 2025 after the U.S. cut aid.

The California governor’s record is exactly what Republicans want to run against.

Defense lawyers unsuccessfully asked for a mistrial after the brothers appeared in the latest batch of Epstein emails. The Alexanders have not been linked to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.

Sebastien Lai criticises ministers for not putting conditions on his father’s release during Beijing tripThe British son of the jailed Hong Kong media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai has criticised the UK government for failing to place conditions on his father’s release during the prime minister’s visit to China last week.Speaking at a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday, Sebastien Lai said his father’s incarceration was not only a humanitarian and national security issue, but an issue “where our values are being locked up” along with him. Continue reading...

Cartoon lump of coal with giant eyes was spotlighted by US interior secretary in X post saying: ‘Mine, Baby, Mine!’The Trump administration has turned to an unusual weapon in its attempt to resurrect coal mining – a cartoon lump of coal, complete with giant eyes and yellow mining garb, called “Coalie”.The administration’s new mascot, kitted out with a helmet, boots and gloves, was introduced in a seemingly artificial intelligence-generated picture posted online by Doug Burgum, Donald Trump’s interior secretary. “Mine, Baby, Mine!” Burgum wrote on X, adding that Coalie will act as a “spokesperson” for Trump’s “American Energy Dominance Agenda”. Continue reading...

New England MP says he has added to the surge in support for the fringe party since he defected in December. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo-thirds of homeless youth unable to access housing services: reportApproximately 40,000 15- to 24-year-olds have nowhere to live in Australia each year, with only 3.1% accessing long-term housing, according to a new report from the Home Time Youth coalition. Continue reading...

Government to invest £2bn in NHS cancer services in England as figures show diagnosis made every 75 seconds in the UKThree in four cancer patients in England will beat cancer under government plans to raise survival rates, as figures reveal someone is now diagnosed every 75 seconds in the UK.Cancer is the country’s biggest killer, causing about one in four deaths, and survival rates lag behind several European countries, including Romania and Poland. Three-quarters of NHS hospital trusts are failing cancer patients, a Guardian analysis found last year, prompting experts to declare a “national emergency”. Continue reading...

Appropriations measure will let Democrats negotiate with White House and GOP leaders over mass deportation effortsDonald Trump on Tuesday signed legislation to end a government shutdown hours after it was approved by the House of Representatives, as top Democrats warned they will block further funding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) if their demands for restrictions on Trump’s mass deportation campaign are not addressed.The Republican-controlled House approved the $1.2tn appropriations measure by a narrow 217-214 vote, with all but 21 Republicans voting in favor and all but 21 Democrats against. The president signed it later in the afternoon at the White House, bringing to an end the shutdown that began after midnight last Friday, which had halted many operations at departments including defense, health and human services, labor and transportation. Continue reading...

Attorney general Letitia James says observers will monitor if Trump enforcement ‘remains within bounds of the law’New York is creating a team of legal observers that will don purple vests to monitor and record the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement officers as they seek to detain and deport migrants, the state’s attorney general said on Tuesday.The announcement follows weeks of sometimes violent tumult in Minneapolis, where Donald Trump has deployed thousands of armed, masked agents as he tries to deport more migrants than any of his predecessors. Continue reading...

While most focused on competition issues, Josh Hawley accused Netflix of promoting trans content to childrenNetflix co-chief executive Ted Sarandos faced tough questioning over whether the streamer is “overwhelmingly woke” or killing competition on Tuesday afternoon during a congressional hearing focused on its pending acquisition of the film and streaming assets of Warner Bros Discovery.The hearing was conducted by the Senate subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy, and consumer rights. Bruce Campbell, chief revenue and strategy officer for Warner Bros Discovery, also testified in the packed Senate hearing room. Continue reading...

Karoline Leavitt claims Trump was referring to the Save Act and says he ‘believes there has been a lot of fraud in American elections’Tulsi Gabbard running solo 2020 election inquiryTrump suggests Republicans should ‘take over’ electionsDonald Trump has continued to sow doubt in the election system. While appearing on former deputy FBI director Dan Bongino’s podcast on Monday, the president called on Republicans to “nationalize the voting,” in at least “15 places”, although he did not clarify which ones.“The Republicans should say, ‘we want to take over’,” Trump said in the interview. Continue reading...

Kemi Badenoch plans to force release of files to reveal what was known about links to Jeffrey EpsteinKeir Starmer could be forced to disclose confidential vetting documents from Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador, with the Tories set to trigger a rare Commons vote to compel their release.Labour MPs have indicated they are not prepared to oppose the Conservative motion – known as a humble address – that would disclose the details of the vetting process and what if anything was known about Mandelson’s links to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading...

Greece's Coast Guard says 26 other people have been rescued from Aegean Sea as search-and-rescue operations continue.

The spending package only funds the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks, through February 13.

Saif al-Islam, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in the west of the North African country.

Trump signs bill to end shutdown but another budget cliff looms over ICE funding  BBCHouse votes to reopen U.S. government, bill heads to Trump's desk  CNBCTrump signs $1.2 trillion funding bill to end shutdown and fund DHS for two weeks  PoliticoThe Latest: Trump signs budget bill bringing an end to partial government shutdown  Toronto StarUS House passes $1.2 trillion spending package to end government shutdown  Al Jazeera

Report urges Canadians to focus on health basics as 80% of premature heart disease and stroke preventable  CBCWant to cut your risk of heart attack and stroke? 4 lifestyle changes you should make — according to a doctor  Yahoo Lifestyle CanadaHeart & Stroke report: New data provides big picture of heart and brain risk factors  Newswire Canada8.2M Canadian adults living with high blood pressure, report says  Yahoo News CanadaSix million Canadians living with heart disease or stroke, new report says  Yahoo News Canada

Federal NDP torches Ontario NDP's Doly Begum for joining Carney's Liberals  CBC🌙 Liberal poaching  iPoliticsToronto MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith plans to run for Ontario Liberal leader  CP24Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith to run in provincial Scarborough riding being vacated by NDP's Doly Begum  CityNews TorontoMartin Regg Cohn: Deputy leader’s defection confirms that the Ontario NDP is going nowhere  Toronto Star

Peter Mandelson, a prominent British political figure, faces allegations of “misconduct in public office offenses” over his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein.

Everyone seems to have questions about the sprawling scandal, so we talked to a reporter who’s been following the case for years.

Parasites and infections that cause blindness and other disabilities were nearly eliminated in some countries, but drug distribution to prevent and treat them was derailed in many places in 2025 after the U.S. cut aid.

Missiles overnight targeted electrical facilities in Kyiv and other parts of the country, according to local authorities, despite President Trump’s request for a pause.