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Fox News pundit calls Trump address ‘most partisan ever’ with even JD Vance complaining over length: Live

Oliver O'Connell,Joe Sommerlad and Ariana Baio — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:33:21 GMT

President celebrates early victories in campaign-style speech rife with grievances, threats and blame

China warns it is prepared for ‘any type of war’ with US in response to Trump tariffs

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:31:52 GMT

Livid China warns US against intimidation and bullying

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump boasts about Zelensky letter praising him and offering to sign minerals deal

Arpan Rai and Jabed Ahmed — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:20:24 GMT

Trump 'appreciates' Zelensky sending him letter with commitment to start peace talks as soon as possible

In numbers: Is the UK ready to put boots on the ground in Ukraine?

Alicja Hagopian — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:20:07 GMT

Keir Starmer’s commitment to deploy British peacekeepers to Ukraine has raised questions over whether the UK is ready for conflict, Alicja Hagopian writes

Iran unveils unmanned stealth fighter jets for ‘bombing missions’

Camille Chorley — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:18:31 GMT

Iran’s Air Force has introduced a new unmanned stealth fighter, the JAS 313, that the military says is capable of reconnaissance and bombing missions.

Andrew Tate timeline: From kickboxing and webcams to criminal probe in Florida

Joe Sommerlad and Alex Croft — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:00:51 GMT

The controversial influencer and his brother Tristan are under investigation in the US

Donald Trump’s address to Congress, in full

Ap Correspondent — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:23:30 GMT

Read the full transcript of the president’s address as he unpacked his first six weeks in office

Cyclone Alfred latest: Rare Category 2 storm nears Australian coast as millions face ‘worst-case scenario’

Stuti Mishra and Steffie Banatvala — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:20:53 GMT

Queensland premier warns residents to prepare now for 'extremely rare event'

How reliant is Ukraine on US weapons as Zelensky fights to end Trump’s pause on military aid?

Tom Watling — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:19:18 GMT

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky maintains that US support is vital to protecting his country against ongoing Russian aggression

What are Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, where are they and what will the deal with Trump involve?

Tom Watling and Alicja Hagopian — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:16:11 GMT

More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces

Pope sleeping with ventilation mask after latest health crisis

Nicole Winfield — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:49:31 GMT

Catholics are preparing for Lent without Francis as his health hangs in the balance

Watch Trump Congress speech in full as president says Zelensky is ready to negotiate in full

Lucy Leeson — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:23:30 GMT

Donald Trump delivered his much-anticipated Congressional address on Tuesday (4 March) after spending the day blasting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over retaliatory tariffs.

Florida opens criminal investigation into Andrew Tate and brother Tristan

Ap Correspondent — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:20:20 GMT

Florida’s Attorney General James Uthmeier says his office will conduct a preliminary inquiry into the brothers, who are charged with human trafficking in Romania

How Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will impact US businesses and shoppers

Wyatte Grantham-Philips — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:08:53 GMT

President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs have plunged America into an escalating trade war — and consumers and businesses will be the hardest hit

Democrat Al Green forced out of chamber after protesting Trump speech to Congress

Mike Bedigan — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:06:43 GMT

Multiple Democrats staged protests inside the chamber as the president delivered his remarks, holding signs that bore slogans including ‘That’s a lie!’

Might Trump change the law to run for a third term? We ask an expert | Debunked

Hebe Campbell — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:15:52 GMT

Donald Trump has repeatedly teased the idea of a third term, often asking crowds if he should run again.

Lewis Hamilton's move to Ferrari is having a cultural impact far beyond Formula 1

James Ellingworth — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:11:09 GMT

Lewis Hamilton’s impact stretches far beyond Formula 1 and his quest to win a record-breaking eighth world title with his new team

Mayor signals DC will rename Black Lives Matter Plaza after GOP lawmaker threatens federal funding

Michelle Del Rey — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:26:07 GMT

The city is due to receive $1.5 billion in federal grants for its 2025 operating budget

Carolina wildfires latest: One arrested and another cited with illegal burning as fire danger warning issued

James Liddell,Julia Musto and Namita Singh — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:14:32 GMT

'Increased fire danger' warnings have been issued across North and South Carolina, with winds in the region expected to pick up

Elissa Slotkin focuses on economy and national security in Democratic rebuttal to Trump address

Gustaf Kilander — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:14:18 GMT

‘I'm thankful it was Reagan and not Trump in office in the 1980s. Trump would have lost us the Cold War,’ says Michigan senator

Who is Al Green, the Democrat removed during Trump’s speech to Congress?

Mike Bedigan — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:05:40 GMT

The Texas congressman has previously vowed to introduce articles to impeach the president for what would be the third time

I was at Trump’s address to Congress and saw him turn the people’s House into a steel cage match

Eric Garcia — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:57:43 GMT

ANALYSIS: As Democrats jousted with the man they see as the ultimate heel, the president channeled his inner WWE authority figure. Eric Garcia reports from inside the House chamber

Trump shuts down worldwide air quality monitoring program

Gustaf Kilander — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:52:34 GMT

Air quality monitoring atop the U.S. embassy in Beijing led to increased collaboration on anti-pollution projects

Trump’s address to Congress signals a defiant rejection of bipartisanship

Andrew Feinberg — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:52:17 GMT

ANALYSIS: The president’s fifth address to Congress demonstrated a defiant partisanship and portends more chaos ahead, writes Andrew Feinberg

Zelensky’s olive branch, Trump’s tariff threats and Biden blame: Key takeaways from the address to Congress

Gustaf Kilander — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:43:02 GMT

Democrats protested as the president boasted about what he saw as his top achievements after six weeks in office

Carolina wildfire map: North and South Carolina under increased fire danger as strong winds threaten region

Stuti Mishra and Julia Musto — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:30:15 GMT

Dozens of wildfires have cropped up since the weekend, forcing South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster to declare a state of emergency

Trump reveals arrest of terror suspect linked to 2021 Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 US troops

Mike Bedigan — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:04:24 GMT

During his address to Congress Tuesday night Donald Trump announced the capture of one of the planners of the deadly Abbey Gate attack in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. soldiers.

Businesses scramble to contain fallout from Trump's tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico

Paul Wiseman — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:01:05 GMT

A Minnesota farmer worries about the price of fertilizer

Trump vows to plant an American flag on Mars — but can’t crack egg prices

Richard Hall — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:53:48 GMT

ANALYSIS: President painted a picture of a country already reinvigorated by his return and on the verge of greatness once again, Richard Hall writes

Second Sydney nurse who appeared in video threatening Israeli patients charged

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:40:40 GMT

Nurse granted conditional bail and was due in court later this month

Trump doubles down on tariffs and DOGE cuts in speech to jubilant Republicans and protesting Democrats

Andrew Feinberg and Eric Garcia — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:36:19 GMT

President’s speech drew protests from Democrats despite party leaders’ pleas for decorum

Australia navigating ‘very different America’ under Trump, foreign minister says

Maroosha Muzaffar — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:27:32 GMT

Penny Wong says Australia still hopeful of securing tariff exemptions

Trump orders massive forest clearings to curb US reliance on foreign timber

Michelle Del Rey — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 03:27:02 GMT

The U.S. has historically imported timber from China and Canada

Cyclone Alfred mapped: When and where will the Category 2 storm make landfall?

Stuti Mishra — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 03:14:27 GMT

Alfred is 600km east of the Queensland-New South Wales border, taking a sudden turn westward after several days of southeast movement

Tesla sites hit by arson amid DOGE cuts, Elon Musk backlash

Michelle Del Rey — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:09 GMT

The attacks come as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency continues to slash jobs of thousands of federal workers

Stephen A. Smith now boasts he’d be favorite in 2028 Democrat primary: ‘I can beat them all!’

Justin Baragona — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:16:21 GMT

Acknowledging that he’s personally ‘not qualified’ to be president, ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith said that one merely needs to ‘consider who is on the other side’ and how Trump has ‘gotten away with saying very little in terms of being coherent.’

Marjorie Taylor Greene repeats defense of Canada tariffs already dubbed ‘bogus’ by Trudeau

Mike Bedigan — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:14:19 GMT

The firebrand Georgia representative told The Independent that the Canadian PM needed to ‘step up’

New poll shows only a third of Americans approve of Trump on cost of living

Mike Bedigan — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:48:34 GMT

The poll showed the president’s approval ratings below 40 percent on a range of issues - including the economy, foreign policy and corruption

Zelensky cracks under Trump pressure after US president axes aid to Ukraine

Sam Kiley — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:24:57 GMT

Volodymyr Zelensky said he is ready to enter peace talks under Donald Trump’s leadership, just hours after the US announced it was stopping all military aid to Ukraine

RFK Jr praises unconventional treatments but not vaccines in Fox interview about Texas measles outbreak

Gustaf Kilander — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:11:47 GMT

‘We’re going to be honest with the American people for the first time in history,’ Kennedy claims

Lori Vallow says heavenly premonition has her convinced she will be ‘exonerated’ for murdering her kids, in first interview from prison

Andrea Cavallier — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:10:25 GMT

Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced in 2023 to life in prison for the murders of her two children, Tylee Ryan and Joshua ‘JJ’ Vallow, and conspiring to kill her husband Chad Daybell’s former wife, Tammy Daybell

Trump proxy Alina Habba slams DOGE-fired veterans as ‘not fit to have a job at this moment’

Mike Bedigan — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:08:14 GMT

Habba, who offered no evidence to back up her disparaging comments, said the Trump administration cares ‘tremendously’ about vets but has a ‘fiscal responsibility’ to “pay people that actually work’

Watch Marco Rubio pledge support for US vow to defend Ukraine after it gave up its nuclear weapons

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:52:32 GMT

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the Trump administration should do just about anything to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table to reach a deal on the Ukraine War — even though Putin has reportedly already been talking to Donald Trump for weeks without Ukraine.

30 Guards charged and accused of staging ‘gladiator’ flights involving more than 140 youths at detention center

Kelly Rissman — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:43:18 GMT

At one point, a detention officer is seen high-fiving a teen who just beat up another

With climate change threats on the rise, are there now more wildfires on the East Coast?

Julia Musto — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:15:54 GMT

The impact of human-caused climate change has resulted in weather conditions ripe for wildfires across the U.S.

Why some Democrats are attending Trump’s address while others boycott it

Eric Garcia — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:03:04 GMT

‘The president's coming to our house,’ one House Democrat tells Eric Garcia

Airport forced to close over major flooding on Canary Islands after torrential rain

Barney Davis and Bryony Gooch — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 22:41:41 GMT

Locals in Gran Canaria and Tenerife are picking up the pieces after reservoirs burst their banks

People are turning to Facebook marketplace to sell eggs to desperate families - and violating Meta’s policies

Ariana Baio — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 21:55:04 GMT

Chicken owners have turned to online marketplaces to sell their eggs amid a shortage and rising prices

Stock market finishes roller-coaster day down 670 points as Wall Street reacts to Trump’s tariffs

Kelly Rissman — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 21:46:21 GMT

Wall Street had a negative reaction as Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico began

North Carolina lawmakers close in on another injection of Helene relief funds

Gary D. Robertson — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 21:44:33 GMT

North Carolina legislators appear to be closing in on legislation to provide more funds to help the mountains recover from Hurricane Helene

Linda McMahon wastes no time using Day 1 to announce ‘overhaul’ of Department of Education

Rhian Lubin — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 21:39:59 GMT

Trump has repeatedly said he wants McMahon to ‘put herself out of a job’ and shut down the department

Trump administration wants to sell off hundreds of federal properties — including DOJ headquarters

Andrew Feinberg — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 21:26:24 GMT

The General Services Administration says the DOJ headquarters building and the FBI building across the street are ‘not core to government operations’ and can therefore be sold off

Bret Baier’s Zelensky interview draws over 6 million viewers, beating broadcast nightly news shows

Justin Baragona — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 20:41:13 GMT

The interview peaked at 6.4 million viewers during the first 15 minutes.

Ex-Trump strategist Steve Bannon calls Zelensky a ‘punk’ and declares its time for US to cut its losses

Lucy Leeson — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 20:24:09 GMT

Former Donald Trump strategist Steve Bannon called Volodymyr Zelensky a “punk” and declared it is time the US “cut its losses” in supporting Ukraine.

Beloved baby seal found stranded on street near Yale University dies

Graig Graziosi — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 20:22:35 GMT

Chappy was only a few weeks old when he was found wandering on Chapel Street in New Haven

Bill Nye becomes target of MAGA after making claims about Elon Musk on CNN

Graig Graziosi — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 20:10:43 GMT

Nye said Musk’s actions at NOAA amounted to “fundamental corruption”

Zelensky stresses importance of stable and genuine partnership with US after Trump Ukraine aid pause

Lucy Leeson — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 20:07:31 GMT

Volodymyr Zelensky has stressed the importance of a “stable and genuine” partnership with the US, hours after Donald Trump paused all military aid to Kyiv.

Trump’s Tariffs and retailers’ warnings: The truth behind the US economy and whether a recession is coming

Rhian Lubin — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 20:03:36 GMT

The economy under Trump’s first month in office is not what he promised on the campaign trail and it looks to be an uncertain year for the average American, economists told The Independent

Federal investigation of Karen Read case is officially over, special prosecutor confirms

Andrea Cavallier — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:53:31 GMT

Boston woman accused of killing her police officer boyfriend in 2022 and argued she was framed to protect other law enforcement officers

Minnesota considers blocking 'nudify' apps that use AI to make explicit images without consent

Steve Karnowski — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:35:32 GMT

Minnesota is considering a new strategy for cracking down on deepfake pornography

Here are the guests at Trump’s address to Congress

Josh Marcus — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:28:03 GMT

White House invitees highlight Trump stances on immigration, manufacturing, and transgender issues

Who is Elissa Slotkin? Young Michigan Democrat set to give response to Trump’s address

Ariana Baio — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 18:59:36 GMT

Dubbed a ‘rising star’ within the Democratic Party, Slotkin is among the most bipartisan members of Congress

JD Vance puts Virginia home on the market for nearly $2 million

Graig Graziosi — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 18:55:07 GMT

Vance also owns a home in Cincinnati overlooking the Ohio River

Trudeau addresses Trump directly as he rips into his ‘dumb’ tariffs

Josh Marcus — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 18:53:37 GMT

Mexico, Canada, and China all plan to hit U.S. with retaliatory tariffs in response to Trump’s policies

Romance publisher yanks book series after controversy over pro-Musk lines in novel

Kelly Rissman — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 18:48:07 GMT

EXCLUSIVE: Author Sophie Lark apologized for ‘hurtful’ lines in forthcoming book

A concerning new victim of DOGE cuts? Weather reports

Julia Musto — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 18:35:17 GMT

Meteorologists say reported lease cancellations could making living in the U.S. dangerous again

Ukraine’s Zelensky ‘regrets’ meltdown meeting with Trump and vows to work together for peace

Rhian Lubin and Kelly Rissman — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:55:11 GMT

Zelensky said he was ready to work under Trump’s ‘strong leadership’ to get a peace deal in the social media post

Want to be a Trump impersonator? You’ll have some competition

Mike Bedigan — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:36:07 GMT

Appearances at parades, golf tournaments and even kids parties. Mike Bedigan speaks to those who are living the life...of the president

South Carolina is set for the first U.S. firing squad execution in 15 years - and the killer chose it

James Liddell — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:33:56 GMT

Death row inmate convicted of the double murder of David and Gladys Larke has chosen to die by firing squad over fears the electric chair would ‘burn and cook him alive’

Nearly 15,000 will have died already because of Trump and Musk’s cuts to USAID, advocacy program claims

Rhian Lubin — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:31:40 GMT

The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has saved more than 25 million lives since it began in 2003

‘They’re moving fast and breaking stuff’: National Parks are under Trump’s threat again

Julia Musto — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:30:23 GMT

Millions of parkgoers could face closures, long lines, and dirtier parklands with the loss of critical staff members

Trump’s immigration crackdown mapped: Where are majority of ICE detainees being held in the U.S.

Rhian Lubin and Alicja Hagopian — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:28:59 GMT

The Independent’s map shines a light on where the tens of thousands are being detained in ICE facilities across the U.S., report Rhian Lubin and Alicja Hagopian

Uber launches self-driving rides in Elon Musk’s backyard

Michael Liedtke — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:28:49 GMT

Musk, who plans to launch a fleet of self-driving cars this year, has been pipped to the post

Australian politician apologises for calling US vice president JD Vance a ‘kn*b’

Barney Davis — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:21:47 GMT

Western Australian premier Roger Cook insulted Vance following his widely-criticised attack on Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky

If North Korean soldiers fighting in Russia-Ukraine war are captured ‘their families will be executed’

Steffie Banatvala — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:21:37 GMT

North Korean defectors have revealed the threats made by Pyongyang to keep soldiers in line

Rapper G$ Lil Ronnie killed alongside 5-year-old daughter in horrific shooting

Madeline Sherratt — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:19:53 GMT

‘We are shocked, appalled and deeply troubled by the senseless and violent events that occurred today’ said the owners of the car wash site where the pair were murdered

Harmony Montgomery’s father appeals murder conviction in daughter’s death

Andrea Cavallier — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:18:17 GMT

Adam Montgomery was sentenced to 45 years to life for the murder of his daughter Harmony

Why are smoke bombs and flares being thrown in Serbia’s parliament?

Ap Correspondent — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:15:44 GMT

The conflict had been roiling for months before the scenes in parliament erupted

Twitch streamer says she was held at gunpoint for her crypto in home invasion

Justin Rohrlich — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:09:10 GMT

“I’m… being robbed at gunpoint,” online influencer Amouranth posted on X during the alleged robbery attempt. “This is not a prank.

iHeartMedia says legal dispute with Drake was settled because it 'did nothing wrong'

Via AP news wire — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:59:25 GMT

Texas-based iHeartMedia says it settled its legal dispute with Drake over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” after demonstrating that it “did nothing wrong.”

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau hits out at Donald Trump’s ‘dumb’ tariffs in direct message to president

Holly Patrick — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:57:11 GMT

Justin Trudeau hit out at Donald Trump’s "dumb" tariffs on Canada as he announced his own retaliatory tariffs in response on Tuesday, 4 March.

Ukraine’s troops say Trump suspending military aid is a betrayal: ‘I couldn’t imagine this in a nightmare’

Askold Krushelnycky — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:51:37 GMT

Askold Krushelnycky in Kyiv speaks to soldiers deployed to the frontlines around Ukraine about their shock at Donald Trump’s decision – but that they have faith European allies like the UK will ensure they can keep fighting

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 15

The Associated Press — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:49:34 GMT

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of March 9-14 include actor Courtney B

Europe not ready to fight ‘new kind of war’ with drones and robots against Russia, Ukraine warns

Bel Trew — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:49:33 GMT

As the US pulls military aid from Ukraine, Kherson’s governor warns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has ushered in an era of weaponised robots that Europe is not prepared for

Woman arrested in ‘horse tail pulling’ incident that caused animal to throw young rider off

James Liddell — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:46:46 GMT

A viral video appears to show Tomasa Panjojleon yanking the horse’s tail causing a five-year-old rider to be thrown from the animal

Luigi Mangione receives anonymous $30,000 donation to his legal fund

Madeline Sherratt — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:36:12 GMT

Mangione, 26, pleaded not guilty on December 23 to an 11-count indictment charging him with murder as an act of terrorism, weapons, and stalking offenses in connection with the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

Forever 21 laying of hundreds of staff across the country

Graig Graziosi — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:35:07 GMT

The layoffs are expected to begin in April

Michael Bloomberg tops the list of America’s biggest donors for the second year in a row

Maria Di Mento and Jim Rendon — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:27:53 GMT

For the second year in a row, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg gave the most to charitable causes, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s exclusive Philanthropy 50 list of the Americans who donated the largest sums to nonprofits last year

China vows to fight Trump’s trade war ‘to the bitter end’ with new retaliatory tariffs on American goods

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:22:27 GMT

China accounted for 17 per cent of American agricultural exports in 2023

Bad Bunny agency announces deal with Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr.

Via AP news wire — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:10:24 GMT

Rimas Sports, the agency co-owned by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny whose leaders have been suspended by the baseball players’ union, has announced a management deal with San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr_ Rimas said it will work to “expand his portfolio."

George Clooney revisits a journalistic hero in Broadway version of 'Good Night, and Good Luck'

Mark Kennedy — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:07:57 GMT

George Clooney, the proud son of a journalist, likes journalism and telling truth to power

‘They framed Nixon:’ Bill Murray reveals outrage over Bob Woodward’s book during Joe Rogan interview

Paul Farrell — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:51:09 GMT

The book in question, Wired: The Short Life & Fast Times of John Belushi, was released back in 1984, and was roundly criticized upon its release by among others, Dan Akroyd, John Landis and Belushi’s widow, Judith Pisano

Brian Kilmeade clashes with his Fox & Friends co-hosts while reminding them ‘Putin is the bad guy’

Justin Baragona — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:50:43 GMT

‘We don’t need to virtue signal every single day and say Putin is the bad guy,’ Fox & Friends co-host Lawrence Jones fumed in response to Brian Kilmeade.

Bodybuilding prodigy Jodi Vance, 20, dies from heart attack at Ohio fitness festival, family says

Madeline Sherratt — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:49:24 GMT

The young bodybuilder’s ‘heart stopped due to complications of severe dehydration’ according to her family

‘They need to feel the pain’: Canadian lawmaker threatens to switch off energy to US over tariffs war

Ariana Baio — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:35:59 GMT

Canada is the leading source of U.S. crude oil imports, imposing tariffs will likely raise prices for Americans and Canadians

Trump to use congressional speech to brag about federal budget cuts and altering US relations around the globe

James Liddell and Rhian Lubin — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:34:19 GMT

The president is poised to boast about the tough approach he has taken with world leaders during his first month in office

Why Trump’s speech to Congress won’t be a ‘State of the Union’ address

Meg Kinnard — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:21:09 GMT

President Donald Trump will stand at the front of the U.S. House chamber to address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night

Australian minister taken to court over 11 threatened species

Euan Ritchie — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:07:29 GMT

Environmental group the Wilderness Society has launched a case in the Federal Court to address Australia’s unenviable species protection record

Trump's halt on military aid will hurt Ukraine's defenses. But it may not be fatal

Jill Lawless — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:46:53 GMT

The U.S. has been Ukraine’s biggest military backer since Russia’s full-scale invasion began three years ago

Democrats looking to ‘express our outrage’ at Trump’s speech tonight - they just don’t know how

Kelly Rissman — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:37:34 GMT

Holding up egg cartons, walking out and wearing certain colors are reportedly a few of the ways House Democrats are considering showing their ‘outrage’ during the president’s speech