Jury selection kicked off Monday for the high-stakes trial of James Craig, the hometown dentist accused of poisoning his wife’s protein shakes while secretly carrying on a sordid affair and plotting a new life without her.

Tesla opens its first showroom in Mumbai, bringing EVs to India.

On the July 15th, 2025 edition of the Morning Take, Brandon London explains why Major League Baseball’s controversial format for the Home Run Derby ruined the final round between Brent Rooker and the eventual winner, Cal Raleigh.

The tech giants said they can resume selling high-end semiconductors to China, in what appears to be a major about-face for the Trump administration.

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Just 300 cases of the debilitating condition have been recorded around the globe.

Adam Carruthers’ lawyer offers his explanation for ‘mindless act’ as he is due to be sentenced alongside

Prosecutor Richard Wright said Graham had two previous convictions for battery in 2007 and 2016 and two public order offences in 2021 and 2022.

He said the offences were “all relationship-based” and none resulted in a prison offence.

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Two people were charged in connection with a Texas ICE detention center attack involving 10-12 individuals, as authorities search for remaining suspect.

A new national survey revealed that the average American experiences 252 good days each year, but some states are feeling the good vibes more than others.

Tampa Bay Rays slugger Junior Caminero, along with the rest of the baseball world, were stunned to see one of his would-be home runs robbed at the wall.

The home on Parkview Avenue in North Plainfield exploded and collapsed just before 11:25 p.m. on Monday as heavy downpours wreaked havoc on the tri-state area.

White House has come under fire for not releasing documents related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

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Republican lawmakers have moved to block a Democratic effort to force the release of the so-called Epstein files, a near-mythological trove of undisclosed information about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at the center of an internal political war among US conservatives.

Democrats had been pressing for an amendment to cryptocurrency legislation that would have forced the release of information and exhibits itemized in a list of evidence held by the justice department from the 2019 child sex-trafficking case against disgraced financier Epstein.

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JPMorgan’s chief, Jamie Dimon, lauded the “resilient” U.S. economy as his bank reported bumper quarterly earnings.

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The "Only Murders in the Building" actress and the music producer will reportedly exchange vows in a star-studded ceremony this September in California.

Dataset containing details of thousands of Afghans who applied for relocation to UK released ‘in error’ in 2022

Helen Miller is taking over as director of the Insitute for Fiscal Studies thinktank this week, taking over from Paul Johnson, who established himself as the nation’s leading budget commentator.

Budget commentary tends to focus on the Treasury’s fiscal rules, on how much “headroom” is available to Rachel Reeves (spare cash in the budget – based on spending plans and anticipated tax revenue, based on the OBR’s growth assumptions), and whether tax or spending plans need to change because the OBR’s forecasts have shifted.

Labour came to office with the promise of a ‘mission-driven’ government – a commitment to long-term thinking and systemic reform. The ambition that we should be ‘raising our sights as a nation’ and finding ways to tackle the big challenges we face is the right one.

Despite this, we continue to limp from fiscal event to fiscal event, obsessed with whether run of the mill revisions to the economic and fiscal outlook have reduced the fiscal headroom and whether tax or spend takeaways will follow. We need to break out of this cycle.

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Find out about the whirlwind romance that inspired Lena Dunham's new rom-com.

Von Miller is still a free agent as training camp nears, but wants to latch onto a new team before long.

Bruno Mars is making fun of his alleged money problems.

Police in Metro Vancouver say they have yet to identify a suspect in a targeted assault that sent a woman to hospital for urgent treatment of "severe burns" resulting from exposure to an "unknown substance." Read More

Former President Obama's call for Democrats to "toughen up" sparked discussion about his changing influence, with a former NPR host suggesting he no longer appeals to the base.

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In Syria, Israel launched rare attacks on forces of the new government, while in Lebanon it took aim at the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.

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Scottie Scheffler, the top-ranked player in the world and the most dominant since Tiger Woods, delivered a stunning revelation about what winning golf tournaments means to him on Tuesday in advance of this week’s British Open.

Passengers on an uptown No. 1 train saw floodwaters swamping the station at 28th Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan.

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