The war is on hold, but Iran’s internal crackdown is only deepening
While the Iranian regime has been battling its external enemies, Israel and the United States, it has also been ramping up a deadly crackdown on those seen as the enemy within.
Ted Lasso actor Cristo Fernández signs contract with professional US club
El Paso Locomotive describe forward as ‘a great addition’ Fernández portrayed Dani Rojas in the hit TV show The Ted Lasso actor Cristo Fernández has taken his role as a footballer from the small screen to the soccer pitch after signing a professional contract with the US second-tier side El Paso Locomotive FC. Fernández, who … Read more
Rush hour on Air Force one as Melania director Brett Ratner joins Trump China trip
Filmmaker who was long on the outer in Hollywood over #MeToo allegations will scout locations for Rush Hour 4, according to spokeswoman Brett Ratner, the director behind the Rush Hour movies and a documentary on Melania Trump, is accompanying Donald Trump to China for his summit with Xi Jinping. Trump is due to hold talks … Read more
Nebraska Democratic Senate primary winner says she’ll drop out to support independent in general election
Cindy Burbank, who bested an alleged Republican plant, says she’ll step aside for Dan Osborn in general election Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A Democratic challenger who said she intends to drop out of November’s race for the US Senate in Nebraska to clear the way for an independent candidate has … Read more
Trump due in China for high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping, as Iran war looms over talks
The US president will arrive with tech leaders including Elon Musk and Tim Cook, with trade, AI and Taiwan all set to be discussed Donald Trump is due to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday evening, the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade, as he seeks to mend power and … Read more
Trade, Taiwan and Iran cast shadows on Trump’s China summit with Xi
President Donald Trump will begin a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday as the two countries engage in a fierce trade war and the U.S. conflict with Iran rages on.
Police received threat against Georgia candidate for governor ahead of bomb scare at campaign event
Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s secretary of state, has faced threats after publicly disputing President Trump’s false claims that he won the state in 2020.
Linguistic workaround allows Marco Rubio, sanctioned by Beijing, to travel to China for the first time
Chinese government appears to be using the workaround of a different character to represent part of the secretary of state’s name, to allow him to visit the country for the upcoming Trump summit US secretary of state Marco Rubio is heading to Beijing with president Donald Trump despite being under Chinese sanctions – a breakthrough … Read more
Trump’s rollback of toxic gas rules limits EPA’s authority to protect public health, analysis says
Ethylene oxide (EtO) is about 60 times more carcinogenic than believed in 2006, research finds A new Trump administration plan to rescind 2024 regulations for toxic ethylene oxide (EtO) pollution more broadly aims to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to strengthen public health protections around hazardous emissions and could result in more of the … Read more
Appeals court pauses Trump’s $83 million payment to E. Jean Carroll pending Supreme Court action
Carroll didn’t object to the pause as long as certain conditions were met. The ruling puts the payment on hold until the Supreme Court either reviews the case or decides to pass on it.