Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that members of the press were having a hard time with the new administration because President Trump's team was "genuinely having so much fun."

A driver in Israel plowed into a bus station, injuring at least eight people in what police suspect was a truck ramming attack.

Police to probe incoming chief accounting officer over alleged misappropriation of funds at former employer

Donald Trump says tariffs on America’s biggest trading partners to go into effect on March 4

CMA head also warns it will not be ‘open season’ for takeovers harmful to consumers

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker pressed the White House to release $1.88 billion in approved federal funding that he says the Trump administration is withholding from the state.

Just two months into 2025 there have been numerous Mac malware threats targeting Apple laptops, ranging from infostealers to malicious software.

Trump nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer passed a key vote before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) on Thursday.

A photo gallery of the stars lost in 2025.

The Pentagon issued a series of requirements transgender service members must meet in order to enter military service.

A horse that had fallen through the ice of a pond in Saratoga Springs, New York on Feb. 24 was pulled to freedom by local police.  Bodycam footage shows the rescuers struggling to yank the 1,300 pound steed, named Sly, out of the frigid waters. He later received veterinary care.

Dearden went deep on all things Dr. Mel King, from last week's heartbreaker of an episode to what she hopes for Season 2.

The fighting has taken more than 40,000 lives over the past four decades. The group’s leader is now calling for its fighters to put down their arms.

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Kohberger is accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death in their off-campus home in Nov. 2022.

Ottawa Fire Services captured the shocking moment the top floor of a downtown parking structure gave way under the weight of a “heavy snow load” on Feb. 26. Firefighters helped civilians evacuate and no injuries were reported.  Roughly 50 vehicles remain in the “structurally compromised” garage and owners have been barred from removing them.

Abdullah Öcalan’s message, which follows four decades of guerrilla warfare, will have far-reaching implications across the Middle East

The ageing leader of a Kurdish militant group imprisoned on a remote Turkish island has called on the group to disarm and dissolve itself, signalling the start of a fragile peace with Turkey after four decades of guerrilla warfare, attacks and reprisals.

Abdullah Öcalan, a founding member of the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK), a group long regarded as a terrorist organisation in Turkey as well as in Britain and the US, issued the message in a letter read out by allies in Istanbul.

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Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the guerrilla Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., called on his fighters to lay down their arms after decades of fighting the Turkish state.

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Nothing about his appearance or his demeanor screamed “movie star,” but nevertheless, a movie star he became.

The Meta-owned company is looking to take advantage of the uncertainty of Chinese-owned TikTok in the United States.

Anthony Davis said he doesn't believe that "nobody knew" in the Lakers' organization about the blockbuster trade with Dallas for Luka Doncic before it rocked the NBA earlier this month.

Peter Baker, a veteran journalist and former Moscow correspondent for the New York Times, compared the White House’s decision to Kremlin tactics.

The couple, who wed in 2009, took the European trip with Michael, 18, Brendan, 16, and Grace, 15. Daughter Ella, 21, did not appear to be present.

Laila Soueif, the mother of Alaa Abd El Fattah, one of Egypt’s most prominent political prisoners, has fasted for 151 days as she seeks his release.

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The sheriff’s office in Santa Fe County, N.M., is investigating after the actor and his wife, along with a dog, were found dead.

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We would like to hear from people who have uprooted their life for a piece of art

The Guardian’s Saturday magazine is looking for people who made a life-changing decision because they were inspired by some kind of art or culture.

Did you propose after listening to a particular song? Or move to New Zealand after seeing Lord of the Rings? Has a really great sex scene ever made you want to dump your boyfriend?

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He could be both paternal and terrifying, and had the ability to almost goad you into liking men who would otherwise be despicable.

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Fadugba and Sam Dalling to discuss Wednesday night’s Premier League action

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On the podcast today: Liverpool stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League with a comfortable 2-0 win over Newcastle, as Dominik Szoboszlai continues to impress. The panel ask: is the race done? Meanwhile, Arsenal are held to a 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest, with Mikel Merino starting up top, and the panel ask if Raheem Sterling peaked too early in his career.

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"Everyone that has a problem with Mounjaro can suck my d--k," the Talentless founder told Khloé Kardashian on Thursday's episode of "The Kardashians."

The troubling content featured graphic depictions of individuals being shot, run over by vehicles and suffering gruesome injuries.

After a month-long campaign, it's election day in Ontario. Polls opened across the province this morning and close at 9 p.m. ET. Read More

Pastor John Paul Miller, 44, allegedly attacked the girl in 1998 while at Sunday school at his father’s church, according to the complaint.

Research pitting people against AI systems gives AI an edge by asking us to perform in machine-like ways

Techno-optimists are evangelizing a vision of “superhuman” artificial intelligence (AI). Dario Amodei, the CEO of the AI company Anthropic, predicts within a few years, AI will be “better than almost all humans at almost everything”. Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) is proposing replacing government workers with chatbots in the name of efficiency. And some scientists are claiming that AI can already outperform humans even in domains previously thought to be exclusively human, like empathy, creativity and conflict resolution.

It’s true that in several prominent studies, researchers have staged “competitions” in which AI technology appears to outperform humans in these very human areas. But a closer look reveals that these games are rigged against us humans. The competitions do not actually ask machines to perform human tasks; it’s more accurate to say that they ask humans to behave in machine-like ways as they perform lifeless simulacra of human tasks.

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Dancing in the dark can restore a sense of fun in your body without anyone watching, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. You’re never too awkward or sober to start

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I am in my early 30s and happily married with two young children. I have never been an amazing dancer. It has always been painfully awkward. I feel mortified whenever there’s a requirement to dance, even if it’s as silly as when the grownups join in during a kid’s party! I’ve had strangers offer well-intentioned help; people try to teach me to dance while on the dancefloor (clearly they decided I needed help). I’ve had a friend comment that my dancing is “cute” and strangers mock my dancing by mimicking it in front of me.

When I was in my 20s, I made up for this in the only way I knew how – by drinking a lot and losing all inhibition. I loved letting go and just losing myself on the dancefloor, enjoying the music and not caring what people thought. I’m now at a stage in my life where I’ve got young kids, I work a million hours a week in an intense job and I like making the most of my weekends with my family, so getting extremely drunk to enjoy a night of dancing isn’t an option. Even when the option has presented itself, I feel so saddled emotionally with responsibility and physically with my larger, squidgier mum body that I just avoid dancing altogether.

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The president’s official feeds are traditionally relatively sober but the 2025 version projects a petulant wannabe king

Traditionally the White House social media feeds have been a relatively sober way for administrations to communicate with the public. The X and Facebook accounts promote their presidents, but have tended to stop short of full-fledged propaganda.

Not any more. Under Trump’s presidency the White House’s digital communications have blasted past mere propaganda, to a level of bad taste and sycophancy that has shocked observers and prompted concerns that Trump sees himself as a monarch.

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One game does not fix everything but Leah Williamson and Millie Bright were delighted with team’s grit against Spain

While Wembley was rejoicing at the sight of England putting the ball in Spain’s net, there were two people noticeably not joining in with the celebrations. Sarina Wiegman had reacted to the Lionesses’ goal by making her way urgently down to the touchline for a detailed conversation with her captain, Leah Williamson, clearly relaying some key tactical details.

Such a sight is not uncommon in top-level sport, but on Wednesday night it felt particularly indicatory of England’s focus, determination and steadfast resolve to win. Their committed performance in the 1-0 Nations League triumph was one of a side fixated on nothing but victory, high levels of work rate, concentration and, perhaps above all, grit. The centre-back Millie Bright had another description for it: “Proper English.”

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Melbourne’s World Naked Bike Ride will celebrate its 20th anniversary as it winds through the city’s streets spreading a message of body positivity and environmentalism

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This weekend in Melbourne, expect to see hundreds of cyclists with a striking difference. Instead of the usual Lycra-clad peloton, these riders will be getting their kit off in a day of nude protest to draw attention to rider safety and visibility, diversity of body image and a celebration of low-carbon transport.

Dearne Weaver, a 61-year-old community worker from Canberra, says when she first attended Melbourne’s World Naked Bike Ride in 2019 she was worried it might be too male-dominated – but she was pleasantly surprised.

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Seeds of 177 species from across Africa to be stored in Norway to preserve crop diversity in case of disaster

More than 100,000 seeds from across Africa have been deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the world’s repository for specimens intended to preserve crop diversity in the event of disaster.

Among the latest additions are seeds critical to building climate resilience, such as the tree Faidherbia albida, which turns nitrogen into ammonia and nitrates, and Cordia africana, the Sudan teak, a tree renowned for its strength and durability.

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