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US Vice-President JD Vance has waded into Michigan’s bitter senate race, calling Democratic newcomer Abdul El-Sayed “evil” as he backs Trump ally Mike Rogers in the closely-fought contest. At an event to support Rogers, Vance also warned El-Sayed to “keep my wife’s name the hell out of your mouth”, after …

Jurors in the trial of Lindsay Clancy are deadlocked after three days of deliberations, but a judge has asked them to keep trying. Clancy, a resident of Massachusetts, is facing murder charges for killing her three children at their family home in 2023. Her lawyer does not dispute that the …

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the US has struck a deal with Venezuela to control more than 65 billion barrels of its proven oil reserves. The US president wrote that the agreement would more than double American oil reserves and “substantially lower gas prices for all Americans”. The …

Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won all three parliamentary special elections that were held in Canada on Monday, indicating ongoing public support for the prime minister well into his second year in office and after recent trade tensions with the US. The votes were triggered by the resignations of three MPs. …

The breakthrough in finally solving the Shakur case largely came down to one thing – Davis’ own words. Through documentaries with the media, his own memoir, podcasts and even a secret police interview – he acknowledged his role in Shakur’s death. Davis said he tossed a firearm in the backseat …

Two people have died and more than 80 others rescued over the weekend after a major flash flood at the Grand Canyon. One person remains unaccounted for, officials said on Monday, after Saturday’s flooding in Bright Angel Creek, which flows into the Colorado River, near Phantom Ranch, in northern Arizona. …

“I’m one of the only living eyewitnesses to Tupac’s killing, who also knows the much larger story around the reasons why both Tupac and Biggie were killed.” In 2019, more than 22 years after the murder of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur, the book Compton Street Legend, attributed to Duane “Keffe …

👉 Follow Trump100 on your podcast app 👈 Donald Trump says he’s secured access to vast Venezuelan oil reserves in what he’s dubbed “the biggest oil deal in world history”. Six months after Nicolas Maduro was captured and brought to the US, Washington is now entering a new relationship with …

Prosecutors had argued during the trial that although Davis, a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips street gang, did not fire the gun that killed Shakur, he ordered the shooting and supplied the gun that his nephew Orlando Anderson used to open fire. They told the court that …

The US army secretary is leaving his post, the White House has announced, marking yet another top military figure to depart under Donald Trump’s regime. Dan Driscoll has been in the job for 18 months, and no reason has been given for his exit. He’s reportedly endured a tense relationship …

Dolly Parton’s estate has announced a festival honouring the life and legacy of the late singer, set for London and Nashville. The “star-studded” two-day DollyFest will happen across two consecutive weekends in both cities in 2027, her estate said in a Monday press release, adding that the specific dates will …

Pabst Brewing Company has turned to social media for help locating thousands of cans of its Blue Ribbon beer taken from a distribution centre in California. “STOLEN,” the company announced. “To the thief: we don’t fault you for wanting to brag to your friends how much PBR you have, we …

The celebrity lawyers hired to represent US musician D4vd in his upcoming murder trial have withdrawn from his case. The star, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has been appointed a public defender to mount his defence for the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, 14, whose remains were found …

Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the US. Source link

The new Nancy Grace Roman telescope is similarly expected to revolutionise our understanding of the Universe, including through investigating dark energy. It has a five-year primary lifespan with a goal to operate for 10 years. Nasa says the telescope’s “crisp, sweeping surveys will help scientists investigate dark energy and dark …

Donald Trump has said the US has entered into an agreement with Venezuela to take control of a fifth of the country’s oil reserves. The US president provided few details about the agreement, ​saying only that the US had secured majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s …

The US has reached a deal with Venezuela to control more than 65 billion barrels of its proven oil reserves, according to President Donald Trump. “This Historic Transaction MORE THAN DOUBLES American Oil Reserves, greatly increases our Oil Supply, and will substantially lower Gas Prices for all Americans,” Trump posted …

It’s a legacy that Parton built quietly in the background as she presided over pop culture for more than six decades. “The biggest thing that I like is the fact that she didn’t do anything for recognition,” said Geoff Blacklin, 67, of Manitoba, Canada. He and his wife signed up …

Canada is hiring dozens of researchers away from US universities, including top research institutions such as Harvard as its relationship with its neighbour continues to sour. More than three-fourths of the 64 professors who are moving to Canada from around the world will come from the US. Under a new …

Several thousand people marched to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, 63 years after Martin Luther King Jr made his famous “I have a dream” speech. The event, titled “March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote”, called on strengthening voting rights. The BBC’s Tom Bateman spoke to attendees about the …