Early Thursday morning, Sandringham Estate was swarmed by unmarked police cars as officers arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor amid allegations that he shared confidential government information with Jeffrey Epstein. Later that night he returned to Sandringham low in the back seat of a black sport utility vehicle while news cameras craned to

Michael Silevitch leads SENTRY, a Department of Homeland Security funded center focused on protecting soft targets such as mom-and-pop grocery stores, sports arenas, schools and places of worship. Last April he was instructed to end all work immediately. His team had been working on two major events this summer: the

In Texas’ 15th District, Democrats are weighing a familiar choice: push the party left or rally behind the establishment favorite for the general election. The contest, which will determine the challenger to Republican Representative Monica De La Cruz, has crystallized around two very different candidates — Bobby Pulido, a Latin Grammy–

George Mitchell, long celebrated for negotiating peace in Northern Ireland, has come under renewed scrutiny after the Justice Department released millions of files tied to Jeffrey Epstein. Queen’s University Belfast removed a bronze bust of his likeness and stripped his name from a research institute, and the US-Ireland Alliance

The New South Wales government will introduce a minimum age to ride an ebike as part of reforms to address safety concerns and clamp down on "dangerous behaviour". An expert review led by Transport NSW will recommend a legal minimum age between 12 and 16 and consider whether

British police released Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, on Thursday evening after taking him into custody for several hours, deepening a long-running crisis over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The detention was unprecedented in modern times for a member of the royal family; the last comparable event dates

The Australian federal police said they had "received reports of a crime" in relation to comments made to the media by Pauline Hanson this week. An AFP spokesperson did not say whether they had begun a criminal investigation, only that they would have more to say "at

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was arrested on suspicions of misconduct in public office after reports that he had shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a British trade envoy. King Charles III said that "the law must take its course." Thames Valley Police

President Donald Trump said he would direct federal agencies to declassify government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena, and unidentified flying objects, posting the move on Truth Social. He also accused former President Barack Obama of improperly discussing classified material about extraterrestrials on a podcast, saying

The Federal Communications Commission has revived a long-dormant equal-time provision that requires certain broadcast shows to give competing candidates comparable airtime. The rule, created in 1927, had not been applied to late-night talk shows for decades after a 2006 dispute over Arnold Schwarzenegger’s appearance on The Tonight Show led

After almost seven weeks away, Evo Morales returned to his political stronghold in the tropics, endorsing candidates for upcoming regional elections and seeking to quiet rumours he had fled following the US seizure of his ally, Venezuela’s ex-president Nicolás Maduro. Footage released by the coca growers’ union outlet Radio

President Trump said on Thursday that he had directed his administration to begin releasing files related to aliens, extraterrestrial life and unidentified flying objects, only hours after attacking former President Barack Obama for saying that aliens were real. "Based on the tremendous interest shown," Mr. Trump wrote on

President Trump is threatening strikes on Iran while offering few public explanations. Two carrier groups and dozens of fighter jets, bombers and refueling aircraft are massing within striking distance, yet the White House has not provided assessments about the urgency of the threat or explained why another strike is needed

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested by British police on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, amid widening scrutiny of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The arrest came months after his connections to Mr. Epstein led Buckingham Palace to strip him of royal titles and evict him from his royal

Nearly 300 films are playing at the Berlin International Film Festival, but much of the news and social media chatter has centered on politics rather than the movies. Since the opening last Thursday and through the edition that runs through Sunday, news conferences have repeatedly turned to questions about Gaza,

The Trump administration this week threatened to pull the United States out of the International Energy Agency unless the agency abandoned its focus on tackling climate change. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the IEA had become a “climate advocacy organization” and should stop publishing its annual road map for eliminating

The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it was reviving a proposal to prevent undocumented immigrants from receiving federal housing assistance, a policy that could displace tens of thousands of legal residents and citizens, many of them children, who live with unauthorized relatives in public housing. HUD has stepped

More than 100 people gathered in a ballroom at Rogers State University in Claremore to hear public comment on a proposed data-center campus from Beale Infrastructure in the Claremore Industrial Park, which would include data centers, supporting infrastructure, and office space. During the public comment period, Daniel Blanchard spoke about

Democrats picked Gov. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia to deliver their response to President Trump’s State of the Union address. Spanberger, a former congresswoman, flipped a red seat in 2018 and won the Virginia governorship last November by 15 points. Representative Hakeem Jeffries chose her because her gubernatorial campaign emphasized

Several readers described President Trump’s efforts to mythologize himself as excessive and even "cartoonish," arguing his appetite for compliments, trophies and honors reveals a fear of being forgotten. One letter quoted Mr. Trump’s remark that "you've got to put your name on stuff

Disgraced ex-royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested by the Thames Valley Police on suspicion of misconduct in public office and released later the same day. The arrest relates to his friendship with the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and allegations that he forwarded confidential trade documents to Epstein. Officers are also

Every tax season is a headache. Americans spend hours putting together their returns, a tedious chore that sometimes results in turning over even more money to the Internal Revenue Service. For many people, filing a tax return can be a financial lifeline. Tax refunds can help catch up on bills,

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday after a Seoul court found him guilty of masterminding an insurrection when he declared martial law in 2024. Prosecutors had demanded a death sentence for the 65-year-old, who had been on trial since April on charges stemming from

President Trump is pressing ahead with plans for a $400 million White House ballroom and has filled the boards and commissions that oversee the project with allies, including his former receptionist Chamberlain Harris on the Commission of Fine Arts. The panel offers advice but cannot block the project. The Cultural

British police on Thursday arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, on suspicion of misconduct in public office after accusations that he shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a British trade envoy. Thames Valley Police said it had “arrested a man in his sixties from Norfolk”