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By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and JOEY CAPPELLETTI WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Gates will appear Wednesday before a congressional panel investigating the Jeffrey Epstein files, becoming the latest powerful figure linked to the disgraced financier to testify. Members of the House Oversight …

Bernadin Dedic was mistakenly set free from HMP Wormwood Scrubs after a court official wrongly told the prison that he had been granted bail (Picture: Bloomberg via Getty Images) A rapist who held his victim at knifepoint and threatened to …

Michael Davies, 57, killed Tracy Davies, 48, at their home in Cefn Cribwr, Bridgend, before stabbing himself(Picture: Wales News Service) An ex-soldier who strangled his wife to death after saying he was scared she would ‘go off’ with someone else …

By JON GAMBRELL DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States launched airstrikes early Wednesday against Iran after blaming Tehran for the crash of an American attack helicopter, and Iran fired back at countries in the region — another …

Urban explorer Archie Williams documents the buildings time forgot (Picture: Cover Images) After a day working hard in a Hampshire laboratory, slouching on the sofa and binge-watching Netflix is insufficient entertainment for chemist Archie Williams. Instead, he laces up his …

Cars were set on fire by protesters on Lendrick Street in Belfast (Picture: PA/PA Wire) The world is a strange and scary place, one that even adults may feel they don’t fully understand. But major events can be even more …

When the two were together in Detroit, Bears coach Ben Johnson would let wide receiver Kalif Raymond in on an occasional secret. He would show Raymond a play and tell him exactly how an opponent two weeks into the future …

Nine minutes into her second attempt to secure an indictment against the group of Operation Midway Blitz protesters who would become known as the “Broadview Six,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheri Mecklenburg excused a grand juror who called the case a …

Immigrant rights groups in Chicago are slamming the Trump administration’s treatment of FIFA World Cup officials and players as they enter the U.S. this week for the quadrennial soccer tournament. About three-fourths of World Cup games are being played in …

Jack McKee, 74, pushed through crowds of people throwing petrol bombs and setting homes on fire to reach two women trapped inside (Picture: Metro) Women ‘still in their care workers’ uniform’ were dragged to safety by Belfast heroes after their …

Nigel Farage with Suella Braverman, who spent most of 2023 as the UK’s Home Secretary (Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire) Two former Tories who defected to Reform this year are facing questions after it emerged the suspect in the Belfast attack …

(Stephan Bauer/RM Sotheby’s) Back in 2015, the term “hypercar” was coming into its own as the McLaren P1, Porsche 918, and Ferrari LaFerrari blitzed the automotive scene, previewing the performance potential of a road car injected with electric power. On …

“This is the permanent home for hope,” Valerie Jarrett, former top White House adviser and current CEO of the Obama Foundation, told an assemblage of reporters last week at the new Obama Presidential Center. Good, I thought. So if we …

LONDON — After nearly four years away from professional tennis, Serena Williams made a winning return at Queen’s Club on Tuesday. The 44-year-old Williams showed she still has plenty of her trademark power, hitting service winners of up to 120 …

Former Harvey Mayor Eric Kellogg was never charged in a sprawling federal corruption investigation that engulfed the south suburb, but members of his family keep paying the price. On Tuesday, Kellogg’s older brother, 78-year-old Derrick Muhammad, was sentenced to six …

Not long after President Donald Trump took office last year, Chicago Public Schools landed in the crosshairs of a Republican-led attack on protections for transgender students and programs aimed at helping specific student groups, like Chicago’s Black Student Success Plan. …

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page A man whose house in Belfast was destroyed during riots in Belfast on Tuesday night said …

The store owner was sitting outside the property in 2024 after it was first targeted (Picture: Irish Times) A supermarket in Belfast has been severely damaged again after already being targeted by rioters in 2024. Footage taken this morning showed …

E3 may be retired, but the annual tradition of blockbuster June gaming reveals continues. After Playstation’s recent, guerilla-style State of Play drop, Xbox fired back with their own summer showcase, announcing new titles, some permanent exclusives and a whole bunch …

(Jacob & Co.) Luxury watchmaker Jacob and Co. has unveiled a collaboration with hypercar brand Bugatti and renowned crystal maker Lalique to produce a highly exclusive table clock priced at a whopping $240,000. The high-end timepiece, named the Bugatti Calandre, …