Another NATO ally signs onto European nuclear umbrella as continent boosts self-defense

France has added a ninth European country to President Emmanuel Macron’s growing nuclear deterrence initiative as European governments move to take on a larger role in its own defense following years of pressure from President Donald Trump to shoulder more of NATO’s security burden. Norway announced Wednesday that it will join France’s so-called “forward deterrence” […]
‘I felt I could smash my past up through sex’: the ruthlessness and redemption of Rupert Everett

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‘Hold your nerve and trust nature’: birds, bats and butterflies rebound at Somerset rewilding farm

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Midwives want to make childbirth miraculous – so what went so wrong in Nottingham? | Zoe Williams

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‘We can all be susceptible’: how did a group of models get taken in by a cult?

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‘What if I come out with nothing on?’ Marilyn Monroe and the defiance of her final photoshoot

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Marine combat veteran bets big on Hispanic outreach in bid to flip Dem-held House seat

A congressional candidate in New Mexico is betting that his Hispanic ties — and military background — are just the thing historically Democratic voters will need to go Republican in the fall. “I connect with them on that level. They wanted somebody with law enforcement or military experience, which, you now know, I have both,” […]
Alan Wilson to Newsmax: Will Remain Staunch Pro-Trump, S.C. Will Decide Race
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson told Newsmax on Sunday that he will remain in the state’s Republican gubernatorial primary, despite President Donald Trump’s recent endorsement of Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette.[#item_full_content]
GOP Frustrated by Slow Progress on Gender Bills
Republican lawmakers who have prioritized legislation connected to gender-changing medical procedures and ensuring only women play in women’s sports have been frustrated by the lack of progress in the GOP-controlled Congress.[#item_full_content]
Israel Orders Strikes on Beirut’s Southern Suburbs as Hezbollah Rockets Hit Northern Israel
Israel’s government ordered strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday, a day after its ground forces reached their deepest point in Lebanon in 26 years and as Hezbollah fired rockets at northern Israel, including the outskirts of the coastal city of Haifa.[#item_full_content]