No more chancers or failures – the coming contest must produce a British PM worthy of the name | Jonathan Freedland

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‘So much of it resonates’: The Pitt strikes a chord with UK A&E medics

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Georgia GOP gubernatorial hopeful vows to ‘ban DEI’ in state but his own nonprofit urged CEOs to invest in it

Rick Jackson, a Republican billionaire running for Georgia governor on a pledge to ban DEI in state government and public education, founded a nonprofit that promoted a 2021 workplace initiative urging Georgia CEOs to invest in DEI, measure progress, examine racial pay gaps, use race-conscious hiring practices and lead workplaces “with race in mind.” Jackson, […]
Trump announces major new landmark project in DC’s West Potomac Park honoring America’s greatest heroes

President Donald Trump announced plans to build a National Garden of American Heroes in Washington, D.C.’s West Potomac Park in a Friday morning post on Truth Social. “I am proud to announce the site of the NATIONAL GARDEN OF AMERICAN HEROES. This magnificent exhibition of statues will be located in West Potomac Park, which we […]
Becerra’s debate-stage beating: Rivals confront Dem California candidate over campaign scandal

Xavier Becerra was forced to fend off a barrage of attacks from rivals in the race for California governor after a pair of his former employees pleaded guilty in a campaign finance scandal the same day as the debate. After two of Becerra’s staffers pleaded guilty on Thursday to siphoning money from an inactive campaign […]
Trump leaves China with breakthroughs — and unfinished business on Xi’s biggest fights

President Donald Trump returned from his high-stakes summit in China with President Xi Jinping touting trade progress and warmer ties, but several of the biggest pressure points in the U.S.-China relationship — from trade and Taiwan, to AI and human rights — appeared to end without firm public breakthroughs. “We had a great stay. It […]
US Sues Catholic Diocese to Acquire Border Land in New Mexico
The U.S. government has filed a condemnation lawsuit seeking to acquire more than 14 acres of land in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, as part of a federal border security effort, according to court documents filed May 7 in U.S. District Court in New Mexico.
Dem Senate candidate pushing water affordability agenda racked up unpaid bills on $1.28M home

Democrat Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow accrued nearly a year’s worth of unpaid utility charges on her million-dollar home while campaigning on affordability. Until Friday, McMorrow and her husband, former Gawker executive Ray Wert, had not paid water or sewer charges on their home in Royal Oak, Mich., since June 2025, according to records reviewed by […]
China Renews Expired Export Licenses for US Beef Plants, Chinese Customs Website Shows
China renewed more than 400 export licenses that had expired for U.S. beef plants, the Chinese customs website showed on Friday, after Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping concluded a hotly anticipated summit in Beijing.[#item_full_content]
NTSB Probing What Caused a Plane to Crash Into a Home in Akron, Killing 2
An investigation was underway Friday into what caused a small plane to crash into a house in northeast Ohio and explode into flames, killing both people aboard. The National Transportation Safety Board was leading the review in Akron…[#item_full_content]