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Fox News host apologises for ‘milkshake’ Chris Christie comment

John Roberts mocked the former New Jersey governor as he discussed his entry into the 2024 presidential race

Love Island 2023: Inside the famous villa near Majorca

ITV’s hit reality dating show is back

Justice Jackson reports flowers from Oprah, designer clothing as Thomas delays filing disclosure

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has disclosed that she received a $1,200 congratulatory floral display from Oprah Winfrey and $6,580 in designer clothing for a magazine photo shoot in her first months as the first Black woman on the Supreme…

GPS mistake takes driver, 60, to Canada border where he is arrested with drugs and $600k in car

Andrew Toppenberg, 60, wrongly ended up at the Rainbow Bridge crossing into Canada at Niagara Falls

Italian lawmaker who fought to allow nursing one's baby during working session is now first to do so

An Italian lawmaker who fought for a rule so that women can be allowed to nurse their babies during a parliamentary session has now become the first woman to do just that

Tom Holland announces break from acting after new Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room ‘broke’ him

‘Spider-Man’ actor says dark new drama led to him ‘disappearing’

Education Secretary ‘considering urgent actions’ after Ruth Perry death – sister

Professor Julia Waters was speaking after meeting with Gillian Keegan for a second time in recent weeks.

Iga Swiatek continues dominance over Coco Gauff to march on at French Open

The defending champion triumphed 6-4 6-2 and will face Beatriz Haddad Maia in the last four.

Serbia's president promises early election amid large protests against his populist rule

Serbia’s president has promised an early parliamentary election in an apparent attempt to defuse large protests against his populist rule in the wake of two mass shootings that shook the nation

Man convicted in 2018 California state park killing sentenced to life in prison

A man convicted last month in the shooting death of a father who was camping with his daughters at a California park was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison

Missouri governor signs ban on transgender health care, school sports

Transgender minors and some adults soon will be limited from accessing puberty blockers, hormones, and gender-affirming surgeries under a bill signed by Missouri’s Republican governor

I am going to Miami – Lionel Messi heading for MLS after Paris St Germain exit

The 35-year-old Argentina forward had been strongly linked with a move to Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal.

MLB will discuss postponing games in New York, Philadelphia due to wildfire smoke

Major League Baseball plans to discuss whether to postpone games in New York and Philadelphia on Wednesday night because of poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires

Prosecutors ready to ask for Trump indictment on obstruction and Espionage Act charges

The Independent has learned that prosecutors are prepared to ask grand jurors to vote on charges as early as Thursday

Ministers move ahead with plans to restrict EU voting rights

The Government confirmed post-Brexit plans to remove the automatic right of EU citizens to vote and stand in local elections.

Pope Francis recovering in hospital – and cracking jokes – after abdominal surgery

The pontiff had an operation on his intestine and will not be allowed to go home for around a week

LA Times announces 74 job cuts due to economic challenges

The Los Angeles Times says it is cutting 74 jobs due to economic challenges as the newspaper strives to transform itself into a digital media organization

Jags unveil 'stadium of future' with covered seats, a proposal critical to team's future

The Jacksonville Jaguars have unveiled conceptual designs for their “stadium of the future."

Lionel Messi confirms he will sign for Inter Miami in huge coup for MLS

The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner heads to Florida after two seasons with PSG

Graduation shooting – live: Motive in Richmond high school attack emerges as suspect and victims named

Police arrested 19-year-old who was arraigned on two counts of second-degree murder

Wildfire smoke tracker: Where the air pollution is headed next

Canadian officials warn it could be the country’s worst wildfire season on record

Chris Hemsworth thanks wife Elsa Pataky for her ‘forgiveness’

‘Everything that she has given me over the years has been incredible,’ actor says

Salma Hayek opens up about embracing her ‘whites hairs and wrinkles’ as she shares new selfie

‘Me waking up and counting white hairs,’ she writes on Instagram

Santa Fe Opera to premiere `The Righteous' by Spears, Smith in July 2024

The Santa Fe Opera will present the world premiere of “The Righteous” by composer Gregory Spears with a libretto by Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy K

The Iron Sheik, charismatic former pro wrestling villain and Twitter personality, dies at 81

The Iron Sheik, a former pro wrestler who played a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of the sport’s biggest stars, has died at age 81

Chris Hemsworth says Avengers group chat was ‘wild’ after Jeremy Renner snowplough accident

‘It’s an immediate realisation of “Wow, any of us can go at any minute”,’ claimed Thor actor

Land trusts offer an innovative way to help the middle class afford a home

Makeisha Robey grew up in a three-bedroom house and always wanted to provide the same for her children

Bronze bust honouring conductor Sir Simon Rattle to be unveiled

The sculpture will be unveiled on June 15 before Sir Simon conducts his final concert as the London Symphony Orchestra’s (LSO) music director.

How to stay healthy as smoke spreads from Canada wildfires

As smoke spreads from wildfires in Canada, health agencies are recommending steps to stay safe from bad air quality