Former churches converted into homes, holiday accommodation as places of worship are closed and sold
From the main road, it looks like many other country churches, with a cross sitting atop the roof at the entrance and classic arch windows.But…
Billie Eilish’s senses are alive on ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’
Billie Eilish has been singing about looking — and being looked at — for nearly half her life. Now 22, she broke out at 13…
Republicans in US House pass bill pushing Biden to send weapons to Israel | Israel War on Gaza News
The act is not expected to become law, but its passage shows the depth of the election-year divide in the US over Israel. The Republican-led…
Biden administration to push new $1-billion arms sale to Israel
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it plans to move forward on a new $1-billion sale of arms and ammunition to Israel, three…
House Speaker Mike Johnson heads to court with Trump
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen returned to the witness stand Tuesday, testifying in detail about how the former president was linked to all…
Nazi flag-wielding man who crashed truck into barriers near White House pleads guilty
Sai Varshith Kandula pleaded guilty Monday to crashing a U-Haul box truck into a White House barrier in Washington, D.C., on May 22, 2023. Kandula,…
Centrists Seek to Alter Democrats’ Course : Politics: Group wants to cut party’s ties to traditional interest groups. It hopes winning back middle class will open door of White House.
CLEVELAND — The Democratic Leadership Council, a group of self-styled centrists, opened its first national convention here Monday, with members vowing to steer their party toward…
Opinion: U.S. elections have integrity. One party’s politicians do not
Here they go again. Six months before election day, for the third straight presidential contest, Donald Trump and his Republican lickspittles are sounding alarms about…
After shooting, Drake’s house gets second alleged trespasser
In the course of a week, Drake’s mansion in Toronto has been the site of a shooting and two separate incidents of alleged trespassing. Toronto…
Letters to Sports: Lakers need to clean house after playoff exit?
Let me get this straight. The Lakers, coached by Darvin Ham, are eliminated in the first round by the defending NBA champs and Ham is…
An Italian governor accused in a corruption probe has been placed under house arrest
The governor of the Italian region surrounding the port city of Genoa was placed under house arrest Tuesday as part of a corruption investigation by…
After nearly two years in the White House, Trump’s lies start catching up with him
Reporting from Washington — The exchange was as brief as it was definitive. Near the back of Air Force One in April, a reporter asked President…
‘Particle Ink’ in Las Vegas: Animation enters its live-theater era
Las Vegas — There are multiple dance duets in “Particle Ink: House of Shattered Prisms,” a mixed-media theatrical production that debuted last month on the Las…
I’m a single mum & skint – I’ve been offered a council house but I’m going to refuse it, the garden’s like a drug den
A SKINT single mum has told how she wants to "refuse" a council property because the garden is "utterly overgrown" and looks like a "drug…
House quickly rejects Greene’s effort to remove Johnson as speaker
WASHINGTON — Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in sudden action Wednesday to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, her long-shot effort swiftly and resoundingly…
House Speaker Mike Johnson survives effort to oust him from leadership
1 of 5 | The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to block Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson. Johnson…
Rep. Barbara Lee endorses Rep. Adam Schiff for Senate
Former rivals are working together again. After nearly a year of running against each another in California’s Senate race, Rep. Adam Schiff appeared alongside Rep.…
White House condemns ‘racist’ taunting of Black protester in Mississippi | Newsfeed
NewsFeedThe White House says the behaviour of a student at the University of Mississippi taunting an anti-Gaza war protester was ‘undignified’ and ‘racist.’ The student,…
My wife fled our house when she learned about its dark history – now she’s staying at her parents’ and insists we sell
A SAVVY homeowner's decision to save money on his property backfired when his wife learned about its tainted history. She fled, demanding they sell the…
Ousted House Speaker McCarthy predicts his successor avoids his fate
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reminisced about his time in Congress on Tuesday and predicted GOP success in November. Asked whether he missed the chamber…