<p>File: Johnny Wactor attends the ‘Silent River’ Opening Night Theatrical Premiere at Laemmle Glendale on October 13, 2022 in Glendale, California</p>

General Hospital star Johnny Wactor shot and killed during suspected theft in LA

<p>Fire rages following an Israeli strike on an area designated for displaced Palestinians in Rafah</p>

Israel-Gaza conflict

At least 50 Palestinians dead in Israeli strikes on Gaza refugee camp

<p>Lizzo attends the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party</p>

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Lizzo reacts to new South Park joke about her in Ozempic special

Health

Family infected with brain worms after eating undercooked bear meat

<p>Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the Libertarian National Convention in Washington on Saturday night </p>

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Trump tries to spin Libertarian Convention as success after being booed and jeered on stage

<p>The aftermath of a tornado hitting Valley View in Texas on Sunday 26 May</p>

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Memorial Day threatened by severe weather after 18 killed in storms and tornadoes in central US

Full story: At least 18 killed as severe storms and tornadoes pummel central US

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Twelve passengers injured in severe turbulence on Qatar Airways flight

LiveRoyals

Harry and Meghan’s new alliance a ‘huge worry’ for William and Kate

<p>Chelly Wilson, conducting business</p>

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Meet the Jewish grandmother who ran New York’s gritty 1970s porn scene

An unlikely who dominated the adult entertainment theater scene in New York City in the 1970s and 80s: a Jewish grandmother who’d fled the Holocaust

<p>Presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr speaks at the Washington Hilton during the Libertarian Party national convention on 24 May 2024</p>

US politics

RFK Jr once claimed he was shot at with arrows in Peru. His traveling companions tell a different story

The Jinx Part two

The Jinx director has ‘never regretted’ controversial edit of Robert Durst’s bathroom confession

<p>The “Appeal to Heaven” flag between waved on Jan. 6 in DC, and Justice Samuel Alito on the right</p>

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Democrats demand Alito recuse himself from Trump, Jan 6 cases

Politics

A former Miss America is running for Congress as a pro-choice – and anti-Trump – Republican in North Dakota

Miss America 2018 Cara Mund created shockwaves during her reign after publicly taking pageant leadership to task for bullying and other bad behavior. Now she’s tackling another challenge: running for Congress in her home state of North Dakota as a pro-choice Republican who will not “bow to” Trump, she tells Sheila Flynn

<p>The four secretaries of state appearing on Meet the Press on Sunday</p>

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Four secretaries of state say they’ve got death threats since 2020

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Idaho drag performer awarded $1.1 million in defamation case against far-right blogger

<p>Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is one of the few liberal justices on the court </p>

politics

Sonia Sotomayor admits she cries after some Supreme Court decisions

<p>A deepfake of Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes warning voters not to fall for AI-generated mis and disinformation</p>

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US official uses deepfake of himself to warn voters of AI misinfo

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Inside the cult-like dynamics of Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell

Chad Daybell was a self-proclaimed prophet and the patriarch of his family. Yet he’s trying to convince a jury that he let the women in his life make all the decisions. Andrea Cavallier reports

Chad Daybell is accused of killing their mom but they defended him

Lifestyle

How running clubs replaced dating apps

As dating app fatigue becomes more widespread, Olivia Petter examines how a new way of meeting people has emerged – so long as you can keep up the pace

<p>Running clubs have soared in popularity since the pandemic </p>

<p>The viral baby obsessed with the Four Seasons got to stay at the Orlando hotel</p>

Lifestyle

The viral baby obsessed with the Four Seasons got to stay at the hotel

‘Queen has arrived at her natural habitat!!!!’ one comment on TikTok read

Lifestyle

The viral baby obsessed with the Four Seasons got to stay at the hotel

‘Queen has arrived at her natural habitat!!!!’ one comment on TikTok read

<p>President Joe Biden speaks to the Class of 2024 during commencement at West Point on May 25, 2024</p>

US politics

Biden tells crowd to ‘clap’ during West Point commencement address

<p>Kristie Pereira and her dog Beau pose for a photo </p>

Americas

Woman takes her dog to be put down. A year on, it’s up for adoption

Andy Murray did not last long in what is probably his final French Open (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Tennis

French Open day one: Andy Murray and Jack Draper crash out at Roland Garros

UK

Nicki Minaj praises ‘class act’ Manchester fans as gig axed after her arrest

UK

Nicki Minaj praises ‘class act’ Manchester fans as gig axed after her arrest

<p>People look at the burnt building of a baby hospital in Delhi on Sunday</p>

India

Seven newborn babies among 37 killed in major India fires

<p>Agent says Karen Read sent him flirty texts before allegedly killing boyfriend</p>

CRIME

You’re hot’: Agent testifies that Karen Read sent him flirty texts before she’s accused of killing boyfriend

<p>The new B-21 stealth bomber in flight</p>

Americas

New B-21 stealth bomber takes to the skies for US Air Force

The plan is for the newest bombers to replace the B-1 and B-2 models

News

Charlie Puth ‘cried’ after hearing Taylor Swift shout-out on Tortured Poets Department

<p>Vladimir Putin attends a signing ceremony following talks with Bahrain’s King at the Kremlin in Moscow</p>

LiveEurope

Putin’s losses ‘rise above 500,000’ in Ukraine invasion - live

Cannes Photo Gallery Standout Moments 2024

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CANNES PHOTOS: See the standout moments from this year's film festival

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The rise and fall of Morgan Spurlock: How Supersize Me star went from groundbreaking filmmaker to MeToo target

<p>Vice President Kamala Harris and comedian and author DL Hughley take a selfie with the crowd during an event at Discovery World Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)</p>

Politics

Could Kamala be the key to locking up swing state votes for Biden?

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OceanGate Titan sub: Key update on submersible investigation ahead of anniversary of tragedy that killed five

<p>Former president Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on Monday 20 May 2024</p>

Trump on Trial

Trump trial enters last stage. The Independent answers your questions

LiveWorld

Putin arrives in Belarus to stage nuclear drills as Kyiv strikes occupied Crimea

<p>James Comey, the former FBI director, tells News Nation he’s confident Donald Trump will be convicted</p>

Trump on trial

Ex-FBI director says ‘zero chance of an acquittal’ in Trump’s hush money trial

<p>Sean Kingston and mom Janice Turner were both arrested on Thursday </p>

Crime

Sean Kingston arrested on stage hours after mom was detained in raid

Crime

Jennifer Dulos’s mother says Michelle Troconis ‘knows where’ the body is, but refuses to tell

<p>Groom sparks viral debate after he sprayed bride with champagne during wedding</p>

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Groom sparks debate after spraying bride with champagne

<p>Judges at the International Court of Justice</p>

World

The Rafah judgment puts the US in a deeply awkward position

<p>Former president Donald Trump appears in court with his attorney Emil Bove on Tuesday 21 May 2024</p>

Trump on trial

Trump’s hush money trial is coming to an end. Here’s what to expect

<p>George Lucas onstage at the Cannes Film Festival on 24 May 2024</p>

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George Lucas hits back at ‘all white’ Star Wars diversity criticism

<p>Reynaldo Tapia-Arcibar, 31, is accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a Texas woman after offering to help her fix a blown tire</p>

crime

Every woman’s worst nightmare: Driver stranded with flat gets kidnapped by man who stopped to help

<p>A California mother was hit with an $88,000 fine after her children collected 72 class that they wrongly thought were just seashells</p>

News

Kids accidentally collected 72 clams and got an $88,000 fine

<p>A Taiwanese Air Force F-16 fighter jet taxis after landing at an air force base in Hualien in eastern Taiwan </p>

World

What happens if China tries to invade Taiwan?

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces sexual assault allegations from student

<p>Princess of Wales/King Charles III</p>

LiveRoyal Family News

Kate Middleton and Charles are in ‘a very different position’ as Fergie goes on Cannes rant

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Could Boris Johnson be making a comeback as UK readies for July 4 snap election?

<p>Steven Kramer, a political consultant, is accused of engaging in a voter suppression scheme in New Hampshire </p>

politics

Dem behind Biden ‘deepfake’ robocalls fined $6m and criminally charged over scheme

<p>The two women’s bodies were found buried in a freezer on a farm </p>

crime

Bodies of pastor’s wife and friend allegedly killed by ‘God’s Misfits’ were found in freezer on farm

<p>Former President Barack Obama attended the official State Dinner in honour of Kenya's President William Ruto at the White House on May 23, 2024 </p>

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Barack is back! Obama stops by Biden’s lavish state dinner for Kenyan president

politics

Barack is back! Obama stops by Biden’s lavish state dinner for Kenyan president

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Boeing and FAA hit back at claims that some planes has fuel tank flaw that could cause explosion

<p>Students graduating hold up a Palestinian flag duirng the graduation ceremony in Harvard Yard, at Harvard University on May 23, 2024 </p>

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Hundreds of Harvard students walk out of graduation in Gaza protest

<p>Claudia Hernandez, 26, (left), Rene ‘Aaron’ Hernandez Santos, 20, (middle) and Rene Trigueros Hernandez, 60, (right) have all been charged in connection to the death of Arely Naomi</p>

Crime

Family ordered to stand trial over the death of 3-year-old Arely Naomi

Lifestyle

The social media influencers with the highest net worths in the US

Lifestyle

The social media influencers with the highest net worths in the US

<p>Firefighters work at the scene one day after the two-storey restaurant collapsed</p>

LiveWorld

Search for survivors after four killed in building collapse on Spanish island

Tech

Videos you see on TikTok could be part of ‘influence campaigns’

ExclusivePolitics

Trump will ‘give Netanyahu a blank check’: Youngest Jewish Congresswoman on Israel, Gaza and the election

Representative Sara Jacobs talks with Eric Garcia about the war in Israel and Gaza, where Biden falls short and why she thinks Republicans are weaponizing ‘Jewish pain’