Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email A potential juror in Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial made reference to the former president’s infamous 1989 Central Park Five newspaper advertisements, in which he campaigned to bring back the death … Read more
After two months of delay, House Republicans on Tuesday delivered articles of impeachment against Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, to the Senate, as they demanded a full trial of the first sitting cabinet secretary to be impeached by Congress. Constitutional scholars have called the case against Mr. Mayorkas groundless, and the Democrats who … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador on Tuesday in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito. Maduro and other presidents participating in a virtual meeting of the Community of Latin American and … Read more
Jimmy Carr has recalled how he almost died after contracting meningitis as a child. Speaking to Kathy Burke on her Where There’s A Will, There’s A Wake podcast, the 51-year-old comedian, 51, said he “nearly didn’t make it” when he was being treated in a hospital in Ireland at three years old. Meningitis is an … Read more
Four people involved in an anti-government group they called God’s Misfits have been arrested on murder and kidnapping charges in the disappearance of two Kansas women who last month were likely targeted over a custody dispute, the authorities said. Two bodies were recovered as part of the investigation, but they have not yet been identified, … Read more
The vehicle driven by suspects in the carjacking and slaying of a woman in Seminole County, Florida, is connected to the killing of a tow truck driver, authorities said. Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma said investigators found the green Acura that Katherine Altagracia Guerrero De Aguasvivas, 31, was in when she was carjacked at an … Read more
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Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday encountered stiff resistance from Republicans as he embarked on a complicated and politically perilous strategy to push legislation through the House to send aid to Israel and Ukraine — all while beating back a threat to his own job. Mr. Johnson, who has agonized for months over whether and how … Read more
The NCAA on Tuesday penalized the defending national champions Michigan Wolverines football team, accusing the program and non-coaches of impermissible contacts with student athletes during the Covid-19 pandemic. The NCAA has reached an agreement on the recruiting violations and coaching activities with the university and five individuals who currently, or previously, worked for the football … Read more
ITV’s For the Love of Dogs paid a heartfelt tribute to Paul O’Grady as Alison Hammond presented the show’s first episode since his death. The This Morning host made her debut on the series on Tuesday, 16 April, having taken over from the late comedian and broadcaster after he passed away in 2023. Viewers were … Read more