With the Federal Reserve just hours away from its latest decision on interest rates, President Donald Trump on Wednesday lambasted Chair Jerome Powell, calling him “stupid” while doubting the central bank would cut. In his latest in a series of attacks on Powell that go back years, Trump said the Fed’s key borrowing rate should … Read more
A simple, though not necessarily easy, test may help predict how many years a person has left, according to exercise researchers who have been tracking thousands of middle-aged and older people for more than a decade. The sitting-to-rising test requires enough balance, muscle strength and flexibility to be able to sit down on the floor … Read more
In a historic verdict Lord Lucan was named by an inquest jury as the man who murdered family nanny Sandra Rivett exactly 50 years ago – Sandra’s son is still fighting for justice and insists Lucan is still alive and living in Australia Lord Lucan with his future wife, Veronica Duncan(Image: Getty Images) Exactly 50 … Read more
Catherine, Princess of Wales, was not at Royal Ascot on Wednesday, with a royal source citing her need for balance as she returns to public engagements after being treated for cancer last year. Her husband, Prince William, heir to the throne, was part of the royal procession at the horse-racing event in southern England later on … Read more
Smoke billows in the distance from an oil refinery following an Israeli strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on June 17, 2025. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images Analysts are struggling to predict the extent to which Israel and Iran’s escalating conflict could influence oil prices. Israel’s surprise attack on Iran’s military and nuclear infrastructure … Read more
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was taken to the hospital on Tuesday after she suffered an allergic reaction. “Secretary Noem had an allergic reaction. She was transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution. She is alert and recovering,” Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. Noem was released … Read more
Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has dismissed Donald Trump’s “threatening and absurd statements” after the US president called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” 15:54, 18 Jun 2025Updated 15:55, 18 Jun 2025 Donald Trump has called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” (Image: AP) Iran has issued a stark warning that if the US joins forces with Israel, it … Read more
An actor who worked on the Tyler Perry-created TV drama The Oval has filed a lawsuit alleging Perry leveraged his industry power to repeatedly sexually assault and harass him while keeping him quiet. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by actor Derek Dixon, who appeared on 85 episodes of the BET series, seeks at … Read more
Rolls of steel are seen before the US president speaks during a rally at US Steel – Irvin Works in the Pittsburgh suburb of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, on May 30, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images U.S. Steel shares stopped trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday after Japan’s Nippon Steel … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law restricting gender transition care for minors, delivering a major blow to transgender rights. The 6-3 ruling is likely to have a broad impact as 24 other states have already enacted laws similar to the one in Tennessee, which bars gender transition surgery, puberty blockers … Read more