WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruling that upheld a Tennessee law banning certain care for transgender youth left various legal questions open, even as other laws aimed at people based on gender identity, including those involving sports and military-service bans, head toward the justices. That means that even though transgender rights activists face a setback, … Read more
United States war machine gears up to join Israeli air attacks on Iran’s nuclear programme and military sites as region hurtles towards all-out war and Iran defies White House command to ‘surrender’ 18:40, 18 Jun 2025Updated 18:41, 18 Jun 2025 Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened ‘irreparable damage’ to America(Image: KHAMENEI.IR/AFP via Getty Images) Iran … Read more
The Justice Department announced Wednesday the largest-ever U.S. seizure of cryptocurrency linked to so-called “pig butchering” scams that have cost victims billions globally. Federal prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture action targeting more than $225 million in cryptocurrency traced to a sprawling web of fraudulent investment platforms. Victims were tricked into believing they were investing in … Read more
A jury has reached a verdict in the retrial of Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman whose widely watched murder trial in the 2022 death of her boyfriend, a Boston police officer, ended with a hung jury last year. She has been charged with second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter while driving under the influence and leaving … Read more
Will Israel’s attack on Iran and the ensuing revenge strikes by Tehran move us towards World War Three and will America get involved – escalating the problem. Source link
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An 80-year-old man who drove a Mercedes-Benz A Class down the historic Spanish Steps landmark in Rome early Tuesday could not explain how he ended up stuck atop the famed walkway, according to Italian police. The man tested negative for alcohol and was fined on the spot … Read more
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept interest rates steady amid expectations of higher inflation and lower economic growth ahead, and still pointed to two reductions later this year. With markets expecting no chance of a central bank move this week, the Federal Open Market Committee kept its key borrowing rate targeted in a … Read more
Police are investigating a reported overnight break-in at the boarded-up home where Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot over the weekend, authorities said Wednesday. Officers were alerted at 8 a.m. about the break-in at the residence where Hortman and her husband were killed on Saturday in what officials have described … Read more
Eight international flights due to be operated by Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners have been cancelled by Air India. They included services to London, Paris, Vienna and Dubai 18:26, 18 Jun 2025Updated 18:27, 18 Jun 2025 Air India has cancelled eight international flights(Image: AP) Air India has cancelled eight international flights and is inspecting it’s entire fleet … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Europe on the weekend to attend summits on NATO and Canada-EU relations. The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed Carney’s travel plans today, after he wrapped up the G7 leaders’ summit in Alberta. Carney will head to Brussels on Sunday to meet with … Read more