Scattered jeers heard as George Santos casts first House speaker vote for Kevin McCarthy
New York Republican sat alone on House floor as weight of scandals persists
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Madalina Cojocari: North Carolina police issue renewed plea for information on 11-year-old missing for 43 days
The girl’s parents were arrested shortly after she was reported missing
Photo of Bolsonaro eating KFC in Florida after Brazil election loss inspires memes – and even an oil painting
Defeated right-winger skipped Lula’s inauguration and went to Florida instead
Colombia’s ELN guerrilla group denies agreeing to national ceasefire
Statement contradicts president’s announcement of six-month truce between country’s five largest armed groupsColombia’s largest remaining guerrilla group has contradicted government claims that they had agreed a national ceasefire, in a setback to plan…
Kevin McCarthy loses second round of voting for House speaker amid GOP defections
Nineteen Republicans vote against his nomination to lead the House
Private burial of Pelé in Santos after eight-mile funeral procession
Coffin of Brazilian footballer, who died aged 82, taken to cemetery near stadium where he began careerThe Brazilian footballer Pelé has been buried in the port city where he began his career nearly 70 years ago, with the country’s president, Luiz Ináci…
Delta is investigating a pilot for making anti-Pete Buttigieg comments
A pilot in Atlanta blamed the transportation secretary for planes getting grounded in Florida
Don Jr mocked by Adam Kinzinger for selling Bibles on social media
The outgoing GOP congressman encourages pastors and priests to ‘rise up and call this out’
Sam Bankman-Fried fights through media scrum for first US court appearance
The FTX founder pleads not guilty to all charges in federal court
2 arrested in power substation vandalism in Washington state
U.S. prosecutors say two men have been arrested and charged with vandalizing electrical substations in Washington state, attacks that left thousands without power over the holidays