A rare blackout hit the entire Dominican Republic on Tuesday, snarling traffic and paralyzing businesses in the country of nearly 11 million people.
Trump asks Supreme Court to throw out sex abuse verdict in latest attempt to rewrite legal turmoil
Trump’s legal blitz to overturn verdicts and rulings against him is taking aim at jury’s $5 million judgment
Moment newly opened bridge partially collapses in China
Local authorities in the southwestern province of Sichuan say there are no reports of casualties following the collapse.
Protesters armed with batons storm COP30 venue in Brazil
Protesters armed with batons have forced their way into the COP30 venue in Brazil.
One-year-old girl tragically dies after train hit her while she was playing with friends
The little girl tragically wandered into the path of a passing freight train.
SoFi launches SoFi Crypto, saying it’s the first nationally chartered bank in the US to offer crypto trading to consumers (James Hunt/The Block)
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SoFi launches SoFi Crypto, saying it’s the first nationally chartered bank in the US to offer crypto trading to consumers — – SoFi has launched SoFi Crypto to offer crypto trading for consumers, the first dir…
Kansas county to pay more than $3m over police raiding local newspaper
Marion county agrees to apologize over 2023 raid that led to national outcry over press freedom, said newspaper’s editorA rural county in Kansas has agreed to pay more than $3m and apologize over a raid by police on a small-town weekly newspaper in Aug…
Woman escapes to Mexico after wild 170-mile California police chase in stolen minivan
A 29-year-old woman led authorities on a two-hour, 170-mile police pursuit across four Californian counties in a stolen minivan.
“Trump Is Temporary”: California Governor Newsom Seizes COP30 Spotlight
With US President Donald Trump skipping the UN’s climate summit in the Amazon, California Governor Gavin Newsom grabbed the spotlight Tuesday and unleashed a barrage of attacks on the fossil fuel agenda of his political nemesis.
Reeves rejects plea for £1bn of extra cash to cover NHS redundancy payouts
Health secretary Wes Streeting lobbied behind the scenes for emergency funds to pay off 18,000 staff losing their jobsRachel Reeves has rebuffed a plea from Wes Streeting for an emergency injection of £1bn into the NHS’s budget to cover the cost of mas…