Five killed in huge fire at packed Mexico fairground
The blaze in the south-eastern city of Villahermosa erupted during a concert reportedly attended by some 135,000 people. Source link
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Pirro ‘not surprised’ after DC officers placed on leave amid crime stats probe
More than a dozen Washington, D.C., police officers were placed on leave this week amid an internal investigation into the alleged manipulation of crime statistics, a development U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro said on Thursday did not shock her. “I’m not surprised,” Pirro told reporters. “We did an investigation starting in August, before anybody……
Bonnie Tyler in induced coma after emergency surgery
The Total Eclipse of the Heart singer was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery in Portugal on Wednesday. Source link
Grogu is real star of new Star Wars film, says Pedro Pascal
The Mandalorian and Grogu marks Star Wars’ return to cinemas for the first time in more than six years. Source link
Nonfiction books banned in US schools doubled last academic year: Analysis
A new report shows that the number of nonfiction books banned in U.S. schools doubled in the last academic year. PEN America’s report released on Thursday, called “Facts & Fiction: Stories Stripped Away By Book Bans,” found that 3,743 unique titles were removed from school libraries and classrooms between July 2024 and June 2025. This……
Trump says he was unaware of $1,000 World Cup tickets
President Trump says he was unaware of the high cost of attendance for World Cup soccer matches taking place in the United States next month. “I did not know that number,” Trump told the New York Post when told some tickets to matches were going for upward of $1,000 a piece. “I would certainly like……
Jeffries on Trump call for 'inciting violence' charge: 'Another deranged rant'
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) clapped back at President Trump over a Truth Social post the president made saying he “should be charged with INCITING VIOLENCE!” “What’s up, y’all? The [New York] Knicks are up two-zip, I’m feeling good, and then I got to wake up this morning and deal with another deranged rant……
Clyburn rips South Carolina redistricting push: 'We cannot let them succeed'
Rep. Jim Clyburn, the lone Democrat representing South Carolina in the House, on Thursday ripped a push among Palmetto State Republicans to redraw their district lines amid pressure from President Trump. “Republicans in the South Carolina state legislature began the process of extending their session to allow for the redrawing of the state’s congressional map……
British voters head to the polls — here’s what to watch and why it matters
Voters in much of the United Kingdom are going to the polls on Thursday, filling council seats across England and electing members of devolved parliaments in Scotland and Wales. From an American perspective, much of the interest will lie in the fate of two politicians with very different relationships to President Trump. British Prime Minister……
SPLC pleads not guilty in fraud case brought by Trump administration
A leader for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Thursday pleaded not guilty on behalf of the civil rights group amid an effort by the Justice Department to charge it with fraud. The Trump administration has accused the organization of defrauding its donors by using a now-defunct informant program to funnel money to the extremist groups……