California Gov. Gavin Newsom's press office responds to viral mocking with exaggerated photo after his awkward pose at summit sparks social media frenzy.

The Treasury Secretary said on Sunday he recently shed his holdings to comply with his federal ethics agreement.

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Over two decades, a minimum-security prison aimed at helping inmates prepare to leave prison was a point of civic pride. Now, state officials have converted it to ICE detention.

After my father-in-law died, we found something interesting in his files.

Carbondale, Ill., a liberal enclave within driving distance of 10 states with abortion bans, has become a hub for the procedure. Last year there were nearly 11,000 abortions in this city of 21,000.

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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were left out of the College Football Playoff as the committee revealed the final bracket on Sunday. Miami and Alabama got in.

Your sleep position could be causing more than just back pain. Experts reveal how sleeping posture affects nerve damage, snoring, and acid reflux symptoms.

Justin Bieber threatens Apple employees over iPhone dictation feature that keeps interrupting his music, posting Instagram rant about the function.

Swiss Gruyère wins the World Cheese Awards, beating 5,244 entries from 46 countries — while an American cheddar produced and sold in New York ties for fifth place.

Melissa McCarthy's dramatic weight loss on "Saturday Night Live" has fans stunned, with viewers praising her appearance during her opening monologue.

The 2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket was revealed on Sunday after several conference championships affected how the seeding would go.

The CFP bracket has been revealed, and there is no shortage of controversy.

Open valve in heating system damaged 300-400 works just weeks after a brazen jewel theft raised security concerns

A water leak in late November damaged several hundred works in the Louvre’s Egyptian department, the Paris museum said on Sunday, weeks after a brazen jewel theft had raised concerns over its infrastructure.

“Between 300 and 400 works” were affected by the leak discovered on 26 November, the museum’s deputy administrator, Francis Steinbock, said, describing them as “Egyptology journals” and “scientific documentation” used by researchers.

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Pushing for the release of the jailed leader could prove central to the peace that Donald Trump claims to seek in the Middle East

In a sort-of ceasefire, the killings – including of children – have slowed, not stopped. Israeli military operations continue to displace hundreds of families in Gaza. Aid has increased but Israel is still blocking vital supplies. Palestinians desperately require security, humanitarian relief and reconstruction. But they need and expect a political horizon too. Donald Trump’s plans make only the vaguest and most conditional reference to a Palestinian state, and Israelis – as well as their ultra-right government – have entrenched their opposition since the atrocities of 7 October 2023. Yet after two years of annihilation, Palestinian nationhood has won international support that many thought unimaginable.

The political fate of Palestinians is bound to the personal fate of Marwan Barghouti. After more than two decades in an Israeli jail for murder, the charismatic 66-year-old is by far the most popular Palestinian leader, widely regarded as the only figure capable of uniting factions riven by ideology and enmity. Though a member of Fatah, Mr Barghouti has criticised abuses by the Palestinian Authority and has won respect within Hamas ranks. He has led Palestinian prisoners, while the PA’s old guard are seen as self-serving, ineffective, unaccountable and essentially as security contractors for Israel in the West Bank.

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• Wing’s late try gets Saints off to winning start

George Hendy’s late try ensured a winning start for last season’s beaten Champions Cup finalists, as Northampton saw off Pau 35-27 at the Stade du Hameau.

With the score locked at 27-27 with two minutes remaining, wing Hendy raced in at the corner to edge Saints ahead before Fin Smith’s penalty in the dying moments sealed his side’s thrilling win in their opening pool game.

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Omar, a first-generation immigrant from Somalia, was reacting to an X post by Miller, widely seen as the architect of President Trump's immigration agenda, in which he tore into mass migration.

The couple believes the Lord works in mysterious ways. To see how — read on. 

Appointment marks a rapid political transformation for a former Tory donor and potential candidate for MP

The formerly Conservative-supporting boss of the supermarket Iceland is to be made a Labour peer when the party appoints another 25 representatives to parliament’s upper house later this month.

Keir Starmer will appoint Richard Walker to the House of Lords, the Guardian understands, the culmination of an unusual and rapid political transformation for someone named as a prospective Tory MP candidate a little over three years ago.

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Tech moguls may foolishly hope to stay forever young, but others could benefit too from evidence of the human body’s dynamic and varied journey through life

Ageing can feel remarkably sudden. One morning you awake to find new aches, or lapses in strength and memory that you could swear were not present just a few days prior. We do not literally age overnight, but as research is increasingly showing, we may not do so in a steady, linear path either.

Over the past decade a multitude of studies have suggested that ageing – at least for certain organs and bodily systems – may actually consist of long periods of stability, punctuated by inflection points or periods of rapid biological change. This shift in thinking has raised hopes for anti-ageing medicines. But it could also make us rethink our attitude to ageing in general, viewing it as a dynamic and varied journey – rather than simply a slow march of attrition and breakdown.

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Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro said mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani didn't need to tell him he was being fired -- and wants no part of his "socialist" administration anyway.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his office in Jerusalem on Sunday after arriving in Israel on Saturday night for his first visit to the Jewish state since taking office in May. Read More

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The drama doesn’t stop in Maryland. Over in the AFC South there is another battle for top spot popping off between the Jaguars and Colts. Both are 8-4 so a loss is a touch less damaging to the loser’s wildcard dreams than for their brothers in the north though maybe best to keep rolling and take hold of home-field advantage today.

Jacksonville have been a minor revelation after some mid-season wobbles with four wins from their past five while Indianapolis, the NFL’s early season darlings, are struggling with two wins from their past five.

(4-8) Atlanta Falcons v Seattle Seahawks (9-3)

(6-6) Baltimore Ravens v Pittsburgh Steelers (6-6)

(8-4) Buffalo Bills v Cincinnati Bengals (4-8)

(3-9) Cleveland Browns v Tennessee Titans (1-11)

(8-4) Jacksonville Jaguars v Indianapolis Colts (8-4)

(4-8) Minnesota Vikings v Washington Commanders (3-9)

(3-9) New York Jets v Miami Dolphins (5-7)

(7-5) Tampa Bay Buccaneers v New Orleans Saints (2-10)

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• Champions’ 1-0 loss first league reverse since May 2024

• Manchester United beat West Ham; Spurs see off Villa

Chelsea’s record-breaking unbeaten run in the Women’s Super League was brought to an end with a shock result as Everton won away against the defending champions, who had not lost any of the previous 34 league matches.

Everton’s 1-0 victory inflicted Sonia Bompastor’s first defeat as a WSL manager after a remarkable 18 months in charge, and was Chelsea’s first loss in the league since going down 4-3 at Liverpool on 1 May 2024 when Emma Hayes was still at the helm.

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Last week, it was revealed that the monarch is reportedly preparing for this forthcoming Christmas to be his last.