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Andrew Tate, right, and his brother Tristan arrive an event, April 11, 2026, in Miami.

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate due in Miami court

The polarising brothers already face previous charges of rape, bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain.

4:50pm

Andrew Tate, left, watches his brother Tristan speak, outside a police station in Voluntari, Romania, May 21, 2025.

What to know about social media influencers the Tate brothers

Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in Miami after UK prosecutors filed new charges, expanding a case that now involves seven alleged victims.

11:08am

Second lady Usha Vance and US Vice President JD Vance pictured earlier this year.

JD and Usha Vance welcome baby, first to sitting VP in over 150 years

Born today, Alec Neel Vance joins older siblings Ewan, 9; Vivek, 6; and Mirabel, 4.

10:35am

Spain's Ferran Torres (7) celebrates after scoring the opening goal of his team during the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina.

Watch: The goal that won Spain the World Cup

Ferran Torres' extra-time winner also made Spain the first nation to hold the men's and women's World Cup titles at the same time.

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A billboard depicting US President Donald Trump lying on what appears to be a coffin .

US troop death toll rises as Israel warns Tehran attacks nearing

Step by step, the US and Iran have returned closer to all-out war, with both sides targeting civilian infrastructure.

9:22am

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate due in Miami court

The polarising brothers already face previous charges of rape, bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain.

4:50pm

What to know about social media influencers the Tate brothers

Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in Miami after UK prosecutors filed new charges, expanding a case that now involves seven alleged victims.

11:08am

JD and Usha Vance welcome baby, first to sitting VP in over 150 years

Born today, Alec Neel Vance joins older siblings Ewan, 9; Vivek, 6; and Mirabel, 4.

10:35am

Watch: The goal that won Spain the World Cup

Ferran Torres' extra-time winner also made Spain the first nation to hold the men's and women's World Cup titles at the same time.

10:15am

1:09

US troop death toll rises as Israel warns Tehran attacks nearing

Step by step, the US and Iran have returned closer to all-out war, with both sides targeting civilian infrastructure.

9:22am

President Donald Trump listens as FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks at a reception at Trump Tower in New York, Friday, July 17, 2026.

Trump celebrates World Cup as US victory ahead of final

“It turned out we were a soccer country, and I think it’s going to remain,” Trump said at a FIFA reception at Trump Tower in New York City.

Sunday 6:30pm

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A woman walks past a billboard promoting the Safe Motherhood Bill on Wilkinson Road in Freetown, Sierra Leone, March 12, 2025.

Women dying in Africa as US ramps up global battle against abortion

The expanded restrictions build on the anti-abortion advocacy work carried out by conservative US nonprofits abroad — especially in Africa, where healthcare is highly dependent on foreign aid.

Sunday 6:06pm

An overturned car sits on a section of a destroyed bridge after a strike in Hormozgan province, southern Iran, Saturday, July 18, 2026.

US strikes Iran over attack that killed troops in Jordan

The strikes, now part of a weeklong campaign that has seen Iran strike US-allied countries across the Middle East, comes as an interim deal seeking to find an end to the Iran war has collapsed.

Sunday 5:26pm

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami

British prosecutors announced they were seeking the brothers’ extradition on charges alleging they raped and trafficked women between 2010 and 2017.

Sunday 2:30pm

US President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (Source: Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

Trump's election document dump struggle to back up fraud claims

He claimed, “Americans were blatantly lied to about the security of our election infrastructure."

Sunday 8:30am

A woman walks past a mural depicting a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Two US troops dead, one missing after Iran attacks base in Jordan

The American military has announced its first troop deaths due to direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war.

Sunday 6:37am

Two men wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with vessels anchored in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, July 12, 2026.

US and Iran exchange strikes as they struggle over Strait of Hormuz

The region has endured days of back-and-forth attacks in a conflict increasingly focused on control of the strait.

Sat, Jul 18

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026.

Chinese AI model takes US tech industry by surprise

The newest Kimi K3 model from Beijing-based startup Moonshot appears to be catching up to the best versions of Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's ChatGPT.

Sat, Jul 18

Consumers have been warned against ordering products that include shredded lettuce.

Lettuce at US Taco Bell confirmed as source of diarrhoea-causing parasite

Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations across five US states as a source of a widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora.

Sat, Jul 18

Genetic engineering under the microscope.

Men discover they were switched at birth 38 years ago after DNA tests

Kyle Bylin discovered his birth family after taking an at-home test he chose randomly during a Christmas gift-exchange.

Sat, Jul 18

This photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows polymetallic nodules in a sample from the seafloor that was collected on April 14, 2026, in U.S. waters off American Samoa

US to auction off sections of water around American Samoa

The proposed leasing notice was published as US President Donald Trump's administration seeks to expedite deep sea mining permits despite growing environmental concerns.

Sat, Jul 18

An image of a maritime watchtower in Chabahar appearing to collapse. (Source: X / Pete Hegseth)

US strikes bridges, collapses tower at key port as Iran campaign expands

Iran launched new missile attacks against US-allied nations in the Middle East, including Qatar, a key mediator in the war.

Fri, Jul 17

People check into their flights at Harry Reid International Airport, Jan. 11, 2023, in Las Vegas.

Public confront ICE agents trying to restrain Australian man

Footage showed Phu Nguyen, 57, yelling and crying on the ground as two plainclothes agents attempted to handcuff him at a Las Vegas airport.

Fri, Jul 17

Trump uses primetime address to the nation to repeat doubts about past elections

The US president revived a subject he's long used to make unproven claims and deny his loss in the 2020 election.

Fri, Jul 17

The damaged plane was a Boeing 737 from 2008.

US investigates Ryanair flight where man was partly sucked out of window

US aviation safety investigators announced they are taking over the probe into a Ryanair flight from Greece that left passengers scrambling minutes after takeoff when a window dislodged.

Fri, Jul 17

America has tried it before, most recently in the 1970s, and it didn't last.

The US already tried permanent daylight saving time - could it work now?

The twice-yearly changing of the clocks in the United States could be a thing of the past if legislation currently in Congress that calls for permanent daylight time makes it through.

Fri, Jul 17

Two men wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with vessels anchored in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (Source: Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

US expands attacks on Iran, which calls Strait of Hormuz a 'red line'

"Under no circumstances and in no way will we allow America, as a foreign and extra regional country, to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz," said a spokesperson for the Iranian military.

Fri, Jul 17