Exclusive: Widow of late Roblox mogul says male escort fleeced her for $6 million during ‘lowest period of her life’
Marianne Flippo is taking West Point graduate and onetime ‘companion’ Greggory Starr to court in an attempt to get her money back
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British mother kidnapped in Malawi was abducted from her car after school run
A British mother-of-two missing in Malawi was abducted from her car following a school run, her family has said.
New Zealand apologises to children of man who vanished with them into bushland for years
The New Zealand government has apologised to the three children of fugitive Tom Phillips, who hid them in a dense forest for years before being killed by the police in a shootout.
Trump races against midterm clock to install wave of lifetime judges
Facing uncertainty over Republican control of the U.S. Senate, President Donald Trump's administration is moving quickly to secure confirmation for a broad slate of federal judicial appointments before the end of the year.
Bears in Colorado attack teen as she slept in bedroom and woman camping in tent
‘The woman is very lucky she had multiple blankets covering her when the bear swiped her,’ an official said of one incident
Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci jailed for 25 years for war crimes
Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci has been convicted of four counts of war crimes committed during his country’s war for independence from Serbia and sentenced to 25 years in prison by a European Union-backed court in the Netherlands.
Voters skeptical Trump will ever deliver his promised $5,000 dividend checks, new poll shows
Sixty-one percent of likely voters say they doubt President Trump will deliver on his midterms ‘dividend’ pledge, with just 22 percent thinking he will follow through, survey finds
Charlie Kirk’s family raises explosive new questions over security failures before assassination
Charlie Kirk’s family is blaming Utah officials for failing to prevent the conservative activist’s assassination at a state university
Saudi Arabia calls attempted attack on Mecca a 'red line' as Iran-backed Houthis deny they did it
Muslim nations are condemning an attempted drone attack on Mecca as Saudi Arabia says that Islam's holiest city is a “red line” for the kingdom
‘Very distressing’ release of Australian serial killer triggers protests from families of victims
James Vlassakis and his associates murdered 11 people over a span of seven years in one of the country’s most notorious criminal cases
AI powerhouse boss to join Trump and Xi at White House as fears over technology grow
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is set to attend a state dinner hosted by President Donald Trump for Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to a source familiar with the matter on Tuesday.
Building collapse in Gaza kills at least 16 seeking shelter inside
A war-damaged apartment building in Gaza collapsed overnight, killing at least 16 Palestinians, including children, and trapping dozens of others beneath the rubble.
NBC reporter Eliana Moreno among three killed in helicopter crash in Los Angeles
Two of the three people killed in an NBC4 Los Angeles news helicopter crash have been named.
Trump dealt major crypto blow after making $1.4bn from family ventures
A comprehensive cryptocurrency bill backed by President Donald Trump failed to advance in the Senate on Tuesday, dealing a severe setback to digital asset firms and Republican lawmakers who had spent months pushing the legislation.
Trump pushes $2.8bn Israel weapons deal for bombs once halted over Gaza fears
The Trump administration is preparing to supply heavy 2,000-pound munitions to Israel under a pending international military agreement, delivering weapons that were previously placed on hold by the Biden administration two years ago over grave concerns regarding the broad possibi...
European Union opens door for Canada to become its first associate member
The European Union is opening the door for Canada to become its first "associate member", European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said.
Americans are increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of AI, new poll finds
On the way home from a recent trip, Eriech Tapia drove past a sea of dark industrial buildings lining an already jam-packed northern Virginia road: data centers.
Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years
About 12.5 trillion tons (11.3 trillion metric tons) of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979, which is enough frozen water to stack ice five feet deep across the continental United States, according to a major scientific report.