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Luigi Mangione admits to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO

Luigi Mangione has admitted to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson after pleading guilty to federal charges of interstate stalking resulting in death. “I shot Mr Thompson in Manhattan and he...

Iran, US make competing claims over control of Strait of Hormuz

 The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management", ‌the recently appointed head of Iran's Basij paramilitary...

UPDATE: Rescuers fear more victims will be found on second day

BOGOTA - Rescue efforts across western Colombia carried into ​a second day on Tuesday as emergency workers dug...

Death toll rises after Colombia struck by 7.4 earthquake

At least 77 people were killed after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia early on Monday, leaving people...

Todd Blanche narrowly confirmed as new US Attorney General

United States President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche has been narrowly confirmed as attorney general –...

White House releases more JFK documents

The White House has ordered the release of thousands of documents on the murder of US President John F Kennedy in full for the...

Power cuts in six states as deadly winter storm and tornadoes hit US

A fierce winter storm has left a trail of destruction across the southern US, devastating communities and killing three people in Louisiana. The weather has...

Musk sells more Tesla shares

Multi-billionaire Elon Musk has sold another 22 million shares, worth $3.58bn, in the electric car maker Tesla. The shares were sold on the Monday, Tuesday...

DJ tWitch dies at 40

Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the amiable DJ for “Ellen DeGeneres Show” and dancer who rose to fame on “So You Think You Can Dance,” has...

‘Woman’ is Dictionary.com word of the year

Dictionary.com has chosen "woman" as its word of the year, noting that the term was "inseparable from the story of 2022". The decision "reflects how...

New Zealand phasing out cigarettes and tobacco products

New Zealand will phase in a near-total tobacco ban from next year. Legislation passed by parliament on Tuesday means that anyone born after 2008 will...