Britney Spears in Hollywood, Calif. on July 22, 2019.
President Donald Trump reacts to the president of FIFA saying that Iran will participate in the World Cup, including games in the U.S.
Pop star was arrested in March after she was pulled over for driving erratically on US 101 in California Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Britney Spears was charged in California on Thursday with driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, authorities said. The 44-year-old pop star was charged with a single misdemeanor count of driving under the combined influence of alcohol and at least one drug, the Ventura county district attorney’s office sa
Judith Alexander describes how Kentish Town house owned by the prime minister was targeted The prime minister’s sister-in-law has said she feared what might have happened had she not woken up after her home was targeted in an arson attack, a court has heard. The incident is one of a series of arson attacks that took place in May last year on property linked to Keir Starmer, which three men with links to Ukraine are accused of targeting. They deny all the charges. Continue reading...
Mark Rowley defends officers who arrested suspect in Wednesday’s incident and calls on Green party leader to show solidarity The Metropolitan police chief has said that Green party leader Zack Polanski sharing a post about the arrest of the Golders Green terror suspect will have a “chilling effect”. Met officers arrested a 45-year-old man after two Jewish people were stabbed in the suburb of north-west London on Wednesday. Police said the suspect was shot with a stun gun to subdue him. Continue
Guardian - World · Oct 8
With PM on shaky ground as May elections approach, we take a look at who could take a run at the Labour leadership As the May elections creep closer, the leadership speculation at Westminster grows more intense. Is Keir Starmer safe and, if so, for how long? When will Angela Rayner’s tax affairs be resolved, and will she return to the cabinet? Who has Andy Burnham done a deal with to get back to Westminster, and would MPs support him if he did? Why has Wes Streeting gone so quiet? Continue readi
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Hope that sessions of MDMA-assisted therapy could help soldiers fight longer by helping them process trauma As the war on drugs approaches its end, a new doctrine could soon take hold: psychedelic drugs for active-duty soldiers suffering from PTSD. In two studies funded by the Department of Defense (DoD), 186 service personnel with PTSD will likely next year undergo multiple sessions of MDMA-assisted therapy. Continue reading...
Guardian - World · Oct 8
State’s governor and attorney general move to postpone midterm 2026 primaries just a day after supreme court ruling guts Voting Rights Act Louisiana postpones primaries as states rush to redraw districts after supreme court ruling On Wednesday, the US supreme court ruled that Louisiana will have to redraw its congressional map, in a landmark decision that effectively guts a major section of the Voting Rights Act. In a 6-3 decision along partisan lines, the court rendered ineffective section 2 of
