Trump headlines Moms for Liberty summit, despite trying to distance himself from Project 2025

At the Moms for Liberty annual summit in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Donald Trump aired grievances about his political rivals and leaned into culture war issues. But aside from his ramblings — which The Guardian described as “long, zigzagging and at times incoherent” — the Republican presidential nominee’s appearance at the event also underscored his Continue reading

Body of woman missing for 2 years found under backyard firepit, roommate charged with murder

A South Carolina man has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of his former roommate who was missing for over two years before her body was found buried under a firepit earlier this summer, police said. Penni Whiteside’s remains were discovered buried in the yard outside her home on June 12 in Continue reading

Body of woman missing for 2 years found under backyard firepit, roommate charged with murder

A South Carolina man has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of his former roommate who was missing for over two years before her body was found buried under a firepit earlier this summer, police said. Penni Whiteside’s remains were discovered buried in the yard outside her home on June 12 in Continue reading

Remand prisoner Simeon Burke could be released with ‘one flick of a pen’, judge says

Simeon Burke was supported in court by his parents, Martina and Sean, and siblings, Ammi and Isaac, pictured at an earlier hearing at Cloverhill Court. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin A judge has told remand prisoner Simeon Burke that he is in custody voluntarily but could be released with “one flick of a pen” and Continue reading

Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before fighting is expected to pause

JERUSALEM (AP) — A campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus has begun, the Health Ministry said Saturday, as Palestinians in the Hamas-governed enclave and the occupied West Bank reeled from Israel’s military offensives. Meanwhile, Israel’s military late Saturday in a terse announcement said it had “located Continue reading

Vance, confronted with the awful story behind the viral Miss Teen USA clip, says he won’t apologize

GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance tried to mock Kamala Harris over some of her meandering responses in her CNN interview Thursday, posting a clip of a teenage pageant queen who faced years of ridicule after she verbally stumbled during the Miss Teen USA 2007 event. The old viral clip shows 18-year-old Caitlin “Caite” Upton, Continue reading

Why Trump’s new trading cards are a bad bet

Parents are collecting with their children, card shows are happening all over the country, and private equity and venture capital is flowing into trading card grading companies, auction houses and events. At the moment it seems everybody wants in on the trading card business, including former President Donald Trump, who recently announced he will be Continue reading

Doctor charged in Matthew Perry’s death released on $50,000 bond, expected to plead guilty

Doctor charged in Matthew Perry’s death released on $50,000 bond, expected to plead guilty Show Caption Hide Caption Doctor charged in Matthew Perry’s death released on $50,000 bond Mark Chavez, a doctor charged with conspiring to distribute ketamine to Matthew Perry before the actor’s death in 2023, has agreed to a plea deal. Dr. Mark Continue reading

Mexican drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén released from US prison, may be deported

Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, one of Mexico’s most-feared drug lords, has been released from a U.S. prison after serving most of a 25-year prison sentence MEXICO CITY — Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, one of Mexico’s most-feared drug lords, has been released from a U.S. prison after serving most of a 25-year prison sentence, authorities confirmed Friday. A Continue reading

Harris tells African church conference ‘we are not going back’ as its leaders voted to ban gay marriage

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, thanked leaders of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church for their support this week and told them she is determined to move the country forward for them, but the church’s leaders don’t seem to want that when it comes to gay marriage. Leaders of the AME church Continue reading