British comedian Russell Brand has been charged with rape and assault by police in the U.K.

The 49-year-old actor, known for his work in R-rated comedies including “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “Get Him to the Greek,” was charged with single counts of rape, indecent assault, oral rape and two counts of sexual assault, the Metropolitan...Read more

The Trump administration is pressuring Harvard University to end DEI programs and ban masks at protests in order to keep its billions of dollars in federal funding.

Officials from the U.S. Department of Education, Health and Human Services, and General Services Administration have laid out the list of demands in a letter to the Cambridge ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Three members of the MS-13 gang have been indicted in the violent murder of a 22-year-old man in Palm Beach County nearly 10 years ago, national and local officials announced Friday morning.

The murder, in which officials say the man was stabbed over 100 times and then shot in the head as part of a gang initiation, is ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — President Donald Trump signed an order Friday declaring a state of emergency for Kentucky as rain continue to pound much of the state.

The presidential declaration allows the state to qualify for Federal Emergency Management Agency funding.

It also authorizes FEMA to provide assistance as the state grapples with multiple ...Read more

ATLANTA – Georgia lawmakers are hoping to pass a bill before the legislative session ends Friday that would allow pharmacists to distribute HIV prevention medicines without a prescription, a policy change that would allow quicker access for people who lack insurance or who live in rural Georgia.

The goal is to help bring down Georgia’s high...Read more

NEW YORK — Embattled hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with two new criminal counts in his sweeping sex trafficking case Friday, including allegations he brutalized women as recently as 2024.

The superseding indictment filed in Manhattan federal court includes new counts of sex trafficking and transportation to engage in ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — For four years, Hope Florida, the passion project of First Lady Casey DeSantis, has boasted of saving millions of taxpayer dollars by weaning thousands of people off welfare and hooking them up with community organizations and religious nonprofits that can better serve their long term needs.

But the loosely-structured ...Read more

One of Wall Street’s most bearish Tesla Inc. analysts further reduced estimates for the company’s earnings, citing the magnitude of car-buyer backlash against Elon Musk.

Tesla’s first-quarter vehicle deliveries were far below even JPMorgan Chase & Co. analyst Ryan Brinkman’s pessimistic estimate, “confirming the unprecedented brand ...Read more

Israel has sent soldiers into parts of northern Gaza, saying it wants to expand a buffer zone there as it escalates operations against Hamas.

The Israel Defense Forces began the operation in the area of Shejaiya early on Friday, it said on Telegram. It added that troops destroyed infrastructure and command and control centers belonging to Hamas...Read more

SpaceX is set to return to Earth today the four crew of the private polar Fram2 mission that launched from Kennedy Space Center on Monday night.

The Crew Dragon Resilience is targeting splashdown off the California coast at 12:19 p.m. EDT (9:19 a.m. PDT) after spending more than 3 1/2 days circling the planet on the first human spaceflight on a...Read more

Menopause can have profound effects on heart health, yet many people are unaware of this important connection.

The hormonal shifts occurring during menopause mark the end of a woman’s reproductive years and contribute to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, the most common cause of death among women globally. As estrogen ...Read more

Did you know your lipstick might be made from beetles? Or that some cat food may soon be made from flies?

People farm insects for all sorts of reasons: Farmers rear bees to pollinate billions of dollars of crops, textile companies raise silkworms for their cocoons, and cosmetic companies use cochineal beetles for dyes. Researchers ...Read more

Historians have long debated whether the end of slavery in the United States was primarily driven by moral campaigns or economic changes. But what if both perspectives are looking at only part of the puzzle?

We are experts in economic development and social movements. Our new research uncovers what we believe to be a surprising and ...Read more

Florida leads the nation in the number of immigrants with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS.

Soon after taking office, the Trump administration moved to scale back protections for the largest groups of these immigrants – those from Haiti and Venezuela.

TPS applies to immigrants from designated countries that the Department ...Read more

The U.S. State Department declared on Feb. 20, 2025, that the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, as well as some Mexican drug cartels, are now considered foreign terrorist organizations.

Is the new label warranted?

Tren de Aragua is at the center of a controversial immigration case that the Supreme Court is going to consider.

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Over the past few years, experts have been sounding the alarm over how much time Americans spend alone.

Statistics show that we’re choosing to be solitary for more of our waking hours than ever before, tucked away at home rather than mingling in public. Increasing numbers of us are dining alone and traveling solo, and rates of ...Read more

After a South Korea court ruled unanimously to oust President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, some protesters that had been gathered in central Seoul jumped for joy, while others wept and rued the end of democracy.

“I’m very happy about the court’s decision today,” said singer Kim Myung-Jun, 24, who had been camped outside the court all week...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed Iran was willing to engage in direct talks over its nuclear program, a day after Tehran indicated it would only negotiate through intermediaries.

“Forget about letters, I think they want to have direct talks,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday.

Trump said his preference was ...Read more