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Read MoreRebel groups in rural Colombia are using social media to recruit young people to their ranks.Rebel groups in rural Colombia are using social media to recruit young people to their ranks.

Read More Geneva — An Indian-born billionaire and three family members were sentenced to prison on Friday for exploiting domestic workers at their lakeside villa in Switzerland by seizing their passports, barring them from going out and making them work up to 18 hours a day. A Swiss court dismissed more serious charges of human…

Read More “I think that my daughter and potentially other riders are entitled to some compensation for the trauma they experienced,” mom Amy Yanotta said. “I think that my daughter and potentially other riders are entitled to some compensation for the trauma they experienced,” mom Amy Yanotta said.

Read More Police attended Westmead hospital about 11.30pm on Friday after a man, 39, allegedly stabbed and assaulted staff Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A man is under police guard at a western Sydney hospital after allegedly stabbing and assaulting hospital staff. Police were called to Westmead…

Read More Lina Alexandra Gutierrez-Farfan was charging patients $150 to $200 per session for Botox injections Lina Alexandra Gutierrez-Farfan was charging patients $150 to $200 per session for Botox injections

Read MoreWith little warning, thousands of people were forced to flee their homes as a pair of wildfires ballooned in a single afternoonWith little warning, thousands of people were forced to flee their homes as a pair of wildfires ballooned in a single afternoon

Read More The “heat dome” that has affected more than a hundred million Americans in the Midwest and East Coast this week is causing some minor delays in Amtrak train service, the national passenger railroad company said. Amtrak warned riders Thursday that they may experience delays of up to an hour between 12 p.m. and…

Read More Bill Gates’ ex-wife has endorsed Joe Biden and Elon Musk thinks this is a terrible idea Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has pushed back on Melinda French Gates’ endorsement of US President Joe Biden, suggesting it might be bad for the West. The ex-wife of Microsoft mogul Bill Gates endorsed Biden on Thursday,…

Read More Two other Americans who brought ammunition to the island avoided 12-year prison sentences thanks to courts finding their cases to involved “exceptional circumstances.” Two other Americans who brought ammunition to the island avoided 12-year prison sentences thanks to courts finding their cases to involved “exceptional circumstances.”

Read More The 29-year-old PhD student and longtime friend of the family pleaded not guilty to the charges The 29-year-old PhD student and longtime friend of the family pleaded not guilty to the charges

Read More What they came for was a fishing trip spending time together as friends. What they got were 38 dogs they happened upon after they got stuck in Grenada Lake What they came for was a fishing trip spending time together as friends. What they got were 38 dogs they happened upon after they…

Read More The dire warning comes amid rising tensions between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah The world is on the brink of a catastrophe, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Friday, pointing to the risks of a potential devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. The head of the Shia militia, Hassan Nasrallah, warned on Wednesday…

Read More Spanish police say they have the resources it needs for hunt for 19-year-old who was last heard from on Monday Spanish police have rejected an offer of support from Lancashire constabulary as the hunt for the missing British teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife continues. Lancashire police said it had made “an offer of…

Read More Sean O’Brien accepts invitation as union says its message ‘needs to be heard by as wide an audience as possible’ Sean O’Brien, the president of the Teamsters union, will speak at the Republican national convention in Milwaukee next month, a move that could spell trouble for Joe Biden’s support among blue-collar workers ahead…

Read MoreNew satellite images show what appear to be new stretches of wall constructed by North Korea near the Demilitarized Zone.New satellite images show what appear to be new stretches of wall constructed by North Korea near the Demilitarized Zone.

Read More Juliana Gle Tourneau was trampled by the animal, local officials said Juliana Gle Tourneau was trampled by the animal, local officials said

Read More Watch again as a New Mexico judge considers whether to compel a movie set armorer to testify at actor Alec Baldwin‘s involuntary manslaughter trial for the fatal shooting nearly three years ago of a cinematographer during rehearsal for the Western movie “Rust.” Watch again as a New Mexico judge considers whether to compel…

Read More The local sheriff’s office had warned of rough conditions day of drowning The local sheriff’s office had warned of rough conditions day of drowning

Read MoreAt least six people have died from heat-related causes this year so far in sizzling metro Phoenix, where the temperatures this week hit 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 Celsius), Arizona’s Maricopa Department of Public Health reported this weekAt least six people have died from heat-related causes this year so far in sizzling metro Phoenix, where…

Read More Art installation at Gass Peak was taken down on Thursday, police say, citing ‘public safety and environmental concerns’ The mysterious monolith that appeared in the Nevada desert has been removed, years after similar mystifying, gleaming objects first appeared in the deserts of Utah during the Covid-19 pandemic and captured the world’s imagination. Las…

Read MoreAlbania, Bosnia, Croatia and Montenegro suffer simultaneous power cuts as the region swelters in a heatwave.Albania, Bosnia, Croatia and Montenegro suffer simultaneous power cuts as the region swelters in a heatwave.

Read More Collective prayers and struggles are core to Islam’s Hajj, but heat took a toll this year: Hundreds died and thousands sought treatment for heat exhaustion. (Image credit: Fadel Senna) Collective prayers and struggles are core to Islam’s Hajj, but heat took a toll this year: Hundreds died and thousands sought treatment for heat…

Read More Judge Aileen Cannon is in the middle of three days of hearings in the former president’s Mar-a-Lago case Judge Aileen Cannon is in the middle of three days of hearings in the former president’s Mar-a-Lago case

Read More Moody’s Analytics has predicted a spike in inflation if former US President Donald Trump returns to the White House US inflation could re-accelerate if former President Donald Trump wins the White House in the November election and Republicans secure control of Congress, according to a new report by Moody’s Analytics. The June analysis…

Read More Shooting occurred at Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce, a city of about 3,200 people 65 miles south of Little Rock Two people were killed and eight others were wounded – including one law enforcement officer – when a shooter opened fire on Friday at a grocery store in Arkansas, police said. The…

Read MoreThe 55-year-old man was injured in a blaze in the region of Ilia on the Peloponnese peninsula and later died in hospital.The 55-year-old man was injured in a blaze in the region of Ilia on the Peloponnese peninsula and later died in hospital.

Read More Dan Patrick pledges to emulate Louisiana with bill that would force schools to display Ten Commandments A leading Texas Republican has pledged to emulate Louisiana by passing a bill that would force public schools to display the Ten Commandments. Dan Patrick, Texas’s lieutenant governor, said on Friday he would pass Bill 1515 mandating…

Read MoreIsrael says it will soon ‘make the necessary decisions’ about confronting the Iran-allied Lebanese group.Israel says it will soon ‘make the necessary decisions’ about confronting the Iran-allied Lebanese group.

Read MoreRussian president visits North Korea and Vietnam to shore up alliances.Russian president visits North Korea and Vietnam to shore up alliances.

Read MoreFour Hinduja family members were given prison sentences ranging from four to four-and-a-half years.Four Hinduja family members were given prison sentences ranging from four to four-and-a-half years.

Read MoreIsraeli attack on tent camp for displaced Palestinians kills at least 25 people in Gaza’s Mawasi, officials say.Israeli attack on tent camp for displaced Palestinians kills at least 25 people in Gaza’s Mawasi, officials say.

Read More Met Office says central and southern England should reach mid-20s but weather will turn unsettled from Wednesday Heatwaves may hit parts of the UK next week after a grey start to the weekend, forecasters have said. A “greyer start to the weekend” is forecast on Saturday with further showers and warm temperatures in…

Read MoreUN’s Guterres issues stark warning as full-scale war between Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Israel’s army reaches the brink.UN’s Guterres issues stark warning as full-scale war between Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Israel’s army reaches the brink.

Read More Airline to create advisory group, work with NAACP and update policies for customer-discrimination claims American Airlines’ CEO Robert Isom has said the airline – the world’s largest – will implement new measures, including an advisory group, after eight Black passengers were wrongly removed from a Phoenix to New York flight after a complaint…

Read More Boeing 737 from Las Vegas to Oklahoma City dipped above Yukon nine miles from airport, sounding like ‘wall of wind’ The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a Southwest Airlines fight after it flew several hundred feet above a neighborhood in Yukon, Oklahoma. Shortly after 12am on Wednesday, Southwest flight 4069 – a Boeing…