Trump lawyer claims former president never asked Mike Pence to overturn election
Mike Pence, who was Donald Trump’s vice president, flatly denied the claims
Day: August 6, 2023
A kidnapped woman punched her way out of a cinderblock cell. Police say she may have saved countless others
Negasi Zuberi has been charged with abducting a woman and holding her in a soundproof cell in his garage. Authorities fear there may be many more victims. Bevan Hurley reports
It took 16 years to identify a woman found buried in a shallow grave. No one knew she was missing
The remains of Jeana Burrus were found near a local body shop where her husband worked, Kelly Rissman writes
Swedish mountain lodge closes as stomach bug spreads among hikers
Guests told to leave STF Kebnekaise mountain station and nearby campers evacuated from country’s highest peakA popular lodge on Sweden’s highest peak has been forced to temporarily close after a stomach bug rapidly spread among hikers.STF Kebnekaise mo…
Russia, Ukraine confirm Kyiv hits Chonhar bridge to Crimea
Ukraine struck and damaged the Chonhar road bridge linking mainland Ukraine to Crimea and a smaller bridge linking the town of Henichesk with the peninsula’s northeast coast on Sunday, Moscow-appointed officials and Ukraine’s armed forces said.
In a war against its Soviet past, Ukraine refaces towering Kyiv statue
Workers in Kyiv replaced the Soviet coat of arms with Ukraine’s trident symbol, continuing a campaign to purge Soviet and Russian symbols.
Voices: Inside the courtroom, it was clear this indictment is different for Donald Trump
Trump chose not to quietly slip in and out of the nation’s capital, Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington DC
Dozens die in train crash in southern Pakistan after 10 carriages derail
Thirty people reported dead and more than 90 injured after Rawalpindi-bound express overturnsA train has derailed in southern Pakistan, killing 30 people and injuring more than 90.Ten carriages of a Rawalpindi-bound train derailed and some overturned n…
MPs’ income from outside politics: a timeline of the furore
Almost 18 months after promises of a crackdown on second jobs, MPs’ income from outside work has continued to riseMPs paid £10m for second jobs and freelance work over past yearAnalysis: Bumper income shows little has changedAlmost 18 months after the …
Enormous Blue Whale Washes Ashore In Southern Chile
An enormous blue whale, considered the largest animal on Earth, has washed up onto a beach in southern Chile, probably after dying at sea, local authorities said Sunday.