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A US appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can deploy National Guard troops Portland, Oregon. The court granted a request from the justice department to halt a judge’s order which blocked the deployment while a legal challenge to Trump’s action plays out. The decision clears the way for …

AFP via Getty Images The US and Australia have signed a deal intended to boost supplies of rare earths and other critical minerals, as the Trump administration looks for ways to counter China’s dominance of the market. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the deal would support a pipeline of …

The US Supreme Court will consider whether a law banning habitual illegal drug users from possessing guns violates the constitution. The Trump administration requested the review after a lower federal court in Texas ruled in favour of a man who was charged under the statute but argued it violated his …

[ Key trial data from study of VT3989. Credit: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center The first-in-class YAP-TEAD inhibitor VT3989 continued to be well tolerated and demonstrated notable initial antitumor activity, particularly in patients with refractory mesothelioma, according to results from a trial led by researchers from The …

The crash and Verstappen’s subsequent sprint win cut the four-time champion’s deficit to Piastri to 55 points, while he is now 33 behind Norris. The Australian led Verstappen by 104 points after the Dutch race on 31 August, so nearly half that advantage has been eroded in three grands prix …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Country star Mark Chesnutt has canceled a string of concerts after being hospitalized earlier this week. The “Brother Jukebox” singer was scheduled to open for Alabama on Thursday at the Raising Cane’s River Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but before he could …

Republican governors in several US states have placed National Guard troops on standby in preparation for a nationwide protest to oppose Donald Trump and his policies. The organisers of the “No Kings” protests say that gatherings will take place at more than 2,500 locations around the US. Trump allies have …

A mental health nurse has his eyes set on a world strongman title after qualifying for the international games. Andrew Reid, from Middlesbrough, is set to travel to Arlington, Texas, for the Official Strongman Games in November. The 40-year-old said he watched the World’s Strongest Man every Christmas with his …

The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over a $1.4bn (£1bn) judgment against him after he described the Sandy Hook shooting as a hoax. The Infowars host, who filed for bankruptcy in late 2022, had argued that the judge was wrong to find him …

The US Supreme Court has rejected a request from right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to overturn the nearly $1.5bn (£1.1bn) defamation judgment against him. Jones was ordered to make the payout in 2022 for claiming the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School – which killed 20 schoolchildren and …

A federal appeals court has ruled that US President Donald Trump’s administration cannot deploy the National Guard in Illinois. The Chicago-based US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit also ruled that the force could remain under federal control for now. The decision partially upheld a lower court ruling that …

A Nasa research probe from a New Mexico facility crash-landed in a field in Edmonson, Texas on 2 October after it was blown off course. Farmers Ann and Hayden Walter found the equipment and informed the local sheriff who thanked them for locating it. “I was blown away by the …

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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has rejected a Trump administration proposal which detailed policies to follow in exchange for preferential access to federal funds. In a letter to US Education Secretary Linda McMahon, MIT’s president Sally Kornbluth said the proposal would “restrict freedom of expression” on campus and was …

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked the US Supreme Court to put on pause the nearly $1.5bn (£1.1bn) defamation judgment against him that is forcing the sale of his Infowars media company. Jones was ordered to make the payout in 2022 for claiming the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy …

Getty Images US President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Democratic-led cities, against the will of local officials, is facing two key legal tests on Thursday. Court hearings are set to begin in Portland, Oregon, and Chicago, Illinois, where local leaders have sued the government alleging the use …

A Texas court has halted the execution of a man convicted of killing his two-year-old daughter in a “shaken baby syndrome” case. Death row inmate Robert Roberson, who has always maintained the child died from complications linked to pneumonia, had been scheduled for execution on 16 October. The diagnosis of …

The sun went down and the volume went up. In the shadow of Chicago’s high-rise skyline, downtown streets reverberated with protest. “Ain’t no power like the power of the people, and the power of the people don’t stop,” they chanted. The president’s plan to deploy troops in the city brought …

Donald Trump has said the governor of Illinois and mayor of Chicago, both Democrats, should be jailed – as his administration appears poised to deploy troops on the streets of the third-largest US city. The US president said on Truth Social that governor JB Pritzker and mayor Brandon Johnson failed to protect …

Former FBI director James Comey has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges accusing him of making false statements and obstructing a congressional investigation. Comey entered his plea through his lawyer, Pat Fitzgerald, in court in Alexandria, Virginia, who waived a reading of the indictment and asked for a jury trial. …