Treasury secretary backs Trump’s $5,000 checks but refuses to say how the country will pay for it
Trump has faced bribery accusations after promising Americans $5,000 if voters help Republicans keep control of Congress during the midterm elections
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Mercator projection won’t disappear entirely despite UN endorsing new world map
The Equal Earth projection was developed by cartographers and is a popular choice among map-makers since it was unveiled in 2018
Britons escape ‘wall of flames’ by fleeing into the sea as Croatia wildfire tears through holiday island
Dozens of tourists were evacuated from the Brač island on Croatian navy and fishing boats
Iranian state actors targeting UK dissidents, activists and journalists with spyware
Iranian agents used social engineering tricks such as fake MRI test results to lure victims in, the NCSC said
As AI debate flares, Melania Trump touts the technology as she tours North Carolina school
First lady Melania Trump visited an elementary school in northwestern North Carolina Tuesday, where she said the U.S. must lead on artificial intelligence
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‘Breakbone fever’ is surging worldwide as mosquitoes expand into new territories
In parts of the U.S. where the disease is still uncommon, it is easily mistaken for the flu or COVID-19, and that delay can be dangerous
Police investigating death of British man in Sicily
Authorities have said there is no evidence linked to esoteric rituals was found near the body, despite local reports
Carney says ‘nostalgia is not a strategy’ when it comes to the Canada-Trump trade war
The Canadian prime minister never mentioned US President Donald Trump by name
Mapped: Sweden’s right and left blocs neck-and-neck in critical general election
Sweden’s election is on a knife-edge, with final results likely not to be confirmed until Wednesday
Trump claims Kennedy Center ‘collapse’ left guard ‘60 seconds from death’ in rant after losing name change battle
President’s outburst follows a judge permanently blocking push to put his name on the Kennedy Center facade
Anna Paulina Luna dismisses Cabinet member’s attempt to smack her butt at Trump’s midterm convention
Florida congresswoman shrugs off Housing Secretary Scott Turner’s gesture, pointing out he is a former NFL player and ‘maybe went for a high five’ as they passed each other on stage
UN warns DR Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak still ‘massive’ – and will take months to fight
The number of new cases reported each day has fallen from about 120 at the height of the outbreak in mid-August to around 80, but the UN says it is too early to say it has peaked
A Paris court awards Kim Kardashian 1 euro after her 2016 robbery
A Paris court has awarded Kim Kardashian 1 euro in compensation for an armed robbery she experienced in 2016
20,000 items of trash removed from Yellowstone’s geysers and hot springs – including 280 hats and a slew of Pokemon cards
The geology team advises that visitors ‘stash your trash’ before visiting the hydrothermal features of Yellowstone National Park
Mike Johnson says media is ‘spun up’ over AI threat: ‘Stupid, knee-jerk reaction’
Johnson’s words come as even Republicans warn about the risks of AI
Trump blames ‘Democrat Plot’ for his Butler assassination attempt
Trump’s claim about the mishandling of his Butler assassination attempt follows earlier Truth Social rants about AI
Prosecutors won't pursue death penalty for Rob Reiner’s son Nick in killing of his parents
Prosecutors in California say they won’t pursue the death penalty for Rob Reiner’s son Nick in the killing of his parents
Nancy Mace wants to see Lindsay Clancy publicly executed
‘Her children are dead. She should be dead too,’ Nancy Mace declared
National Park Service warns visitors to stay away from elk and black bears - or face the consequences
It’s illegal for parkgoers to get closer than 25 yard from an elk or 50 yards from a black bear
Police say wife wrapped dead husband in rug after brutal curtain rod beating
Vicky Kyung Mi Kim, 65, faces first-degree murder charges along with weapons and great bodily injury enhancements in the gruesome slaying of Richard Kaufman inside their upscale Enclave Condominium complex