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- WATCH: Criminal cases against Comey and James dismissed A judge dismissed cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on the grounds that the appointment of the attorney who brought the indictments was invalid....
- WATCH: Jamaican reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies at 81 Grammy Award-winning singer and actor Jimmy Cliff, who helped Jamaican reggae music find its place within global pop culture, has died at 81....
- WATCH: 'Slender Man' attacker told officers to Google her name, police say Illinois police said "Slender Man" stabbing assailant Morgan Geyser told officers who asked for her identity to "just Google" her name when she was captured on Sunday....
- 11/17: Face the Nation This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Republican Rep. French Hill and Democratic Rep. Jim Himes join as we take a look at some of President-elect Donald Trump's controversial picks for...
- Majority of Latino voters disapprove of Trump, Pew study finds <p>Research shows 70% disapprove of job US president who won backing of nearly half of Latino voters in 2024 is doing</p><p>A majority of Latinos disapprove of Donald Trump and his economic and immigr...
- Trump begins process of designating Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist groups <p>President signs executive order for Rubio and Bessent to submit report on chapters in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> on M...
- Dracula review Luc Bessons romantic reimagining of Gothic classic is ridiculous but watchable <p>While we dont necessarily need another film version of Bram Stokers story, Bessons has ambition and panache, and Caleb Landry Jones and Christoph Waltz are perfectly cast</p><p>Perhaps there is no ...
- It fully changed my life! How young rewilders transformed a farm and began a movement <p>At Maple Farm, nature is returning in droves: nightingales, grass snakes, slowworms, bats and insects. All due to the vision of a group determined to accelerate its recovery</p><p>The manically mel...
- Is British politics immune to US-style rightwing Christianity? Were about to find out | Lamorna Ash <p>Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson are increasingly espousing Christian values, and a wealthy US legal group is becoming influential this could have dire consequences</p><p>Earlier this year, not long...
- My guide to populist-proofing your democracy before its too late | Timothy Garton Ash <p>From public service broadcasting to an independent judiciary, these are the things that we must fight to keep</p><p>How can we defend our democracies against those who would destroy them? We talk a...
- An uncomfortable truth for our leaders: theres a limit to how human we want you to be | Gaby Hinsliff <p>Bleary-eyed in pyjamas in a new film, Jacinda Arderns pleas for compassion are hard to ignore. But in real crises, the fallibility of politicians can be terrifying</p><p>The camera catches Jacinda ...
- Estevao ready to rival Lamine Yamal in battle of the teenage prodigies <p>When Chelsea host Barcelona, fans can assess two 18-year-olds who are equally tipped as future Ballon dOr winners</p><p>Comparisons mean little to Estevao Willian. The Brazil winger did not even ta...
- Canada: Inconvenient Indian author Thomas King says he is not Indigenous <p>King has announced a genealogist working with the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds found no evidence of Cherokee ancestry in his family lineage</p><p>A prominent Canadian-American author, who has lon...
- Viola Ford Fletcher, one of last survivors of Tulsa race massacre, dies aged 111 <p>Fletcher spent years pushing for justice after deadly racial attack on thriving Black Oklahoma community in 1921</p><p>Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 <a href="htt...
- Maga world heads left spinning by Trumps warm welcome for Mamdani <p>Members of rightwing base disorientated by cordial Oval Office meeting but not all Trump supporters downcast</p><p>A flurry of social media posts from Maga influencers have laid bare the disorienta...
- Former Phoenix news anchor sentenced to 10 years for $63m fraud in Covid relief scheme <p>Stephanie Hockridge and her husband falsified details to obtain PPP loans guaranteed by US small business agency</p><p>A former Phoenix news anchor has been sentenced to 10 years after being found ...
- Former Greek PM Tsipras savages celebrity ex-finance minister Varoufakis in memoir <p>Alexis Tsipras says that during debt crisis Yanis Varoufakis was more interested in promoting his books </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/10/raise-your-soul-by-yanis-varouf...
- Judge dismisses cases against Comey and James A federal judge dismissed the criminal indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James after finding the prosecutor who brought the cases was not lawful...
- Become a Vox Member and double your impact Were launching a campaign to make each new Vox Membership go twice as far. This holiday season, when someone joins Vox as an annual member, well match their purchase by giving a free annual membership...
- That cannot be the law: Judge tosses Trumps extraordinary case against James Comey A federal judge ruled that the DOJ prosecutor who brought the case was not lawfully appointed to her role...