McCarthy fails again as House GOP’s speaker chaos drags on for third day
No party in control of the House has failed to elect a speaker on first vote in 100 years
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Matt Gaetz votes for Donald Trump for House speaker in seventh round
Gaetz is the lead Republican opposing McCarthy.
US, Turkey sanction alleged Islamic State Group supporters
The U.S. and Turkey worked in coordination to impose sanctions on four people and two firms in Turkey alleged to provide financial support to the Islamic State group
Bryan Kohberger faces crying Idaho murder victims’ families in court after affidavit reveals horror details
Kohberger was ordered to be held without bond and a status hearing was set for 12 January
Bryan Kohberger may have returned to Idaho murders scene hours after killings, arrest affidavit reveals
Affidavit shows Kohberger’s phone pinged near the scene at around 9am on the day of the murders
South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down anti-abortion law
State law banning procedure at roughly six weeks is ‘unreasonable’ and unconstitutional, according to ‘monumental’ ruling hailed by southern abortion rights advocates
Surviving roommate in Idaho murders saw masked killer leave home after telling victims ‘I’m going to help you’
Terrifying account from one of the two students who survived the stabbing spree revealed
El Chapo’s fugitive son Ovidio Guzman is arrested by Mexican authorities
The arrest of Ovidio Guzman, who became a kingpin in the Sinaloa Cartel after his father’s arrest and extradition to the US, was confirmed by Mexico’s defence secretary
South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down state abortion ban
The South Carolina ban on abortions after cardiac activity is no more after the latest legal challenge to the state’s 2021 law proved successful
Brazil store clerk who claims George Santos stole $1,300 brands him ‘a professional liar’
New York Republican has denied being a ‘criminal’ in US or Brazil