The Independent
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Ex-Archbishop accuses Farage of using Christianity to channel anti-Muslim feeling
Rowan Williams was the Church of England’s leading bishop for 10 years until 2012
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Children’s doctors link vaping to allergies, teeth issues and mental health problems
Figures suggest that almost one in five 11 to 17-year-olds in Britain have tried vaping
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Idaho county probation office creates ‘foreign born list’ for ICE arrests
More than half on the compiled list were on probation for driving under the influence, records show
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Brazil's top court beefs up protections for women against violent men
Brazil’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Wednesday to significantly expand the scope of the country’s landmark law to protect women from violence
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Truckload of squid spills into the street in Rhode Island, creating a smelly mess in the summer heat
A tractor-trailer rollover sent a truckload of squid spilling into a Rhode Island roadway, leaving a stench as they sat in the road for hours in the summer heat
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Singing Demon Hunters and doll’s houses – the toys tipped as festive bestsellers
John Lewis said physical toys that bring families together to play in their homes will be be in favour over screen time this year.
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Lindsay Clancy ‘had no appreciation’ for wrongfulness of killings, psychologist says
The testimony is the strongest evidence yet supporting the defense’s argument that Clancy should not be held legally responsible for the murders
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State officials give drivers with out-of-state plates weeks to register cars properly
Maryland residents have until October 1 to register their cars in the state before facing fines
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Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana remain without power, more than a week after deadly storms leveled trees and knocked down power lines across the region
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New type 2 diabetes jab could cut number of injections by 86 per cent
The treatment, also known as Onswik and made by Eli Lilly, is said to work as well as daily injections
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Longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes publication retires amid Pentagon clash
The publisher’s departure comes seven months after the Pentagon announced on social media that it intended to overhaul the newspaper to align with department messaging
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Woman sought in officer's death co-founded mental health group for police and other first responders
A woman who started a group that advocates for the mental health of police officers is being sought by authorities after a Massachusetts cop was found dead at the home they owned together
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Trump says US and Canada have a trade deal, but key terms remain unclear
Canada has dodged President Donald Trump’s threat of 50% tariffs — at least for now
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‘Nasty’ stories about Natalie Harp were leaked from White House, Laura Loomer says
‘A lot of the people who work for President Trump suffer from major professional jealousy and they are very bothered by loyalty,’ Laura Loomer wrote
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North Korea dismisses Trump’s bid to woo Kim Jong Un at expense of US ally
Trump and Kim met three times from 2018-2019 but their high-stakes diplomacy eventually fell apart
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Man robbed NASCAR driver’s home after learning he and his family died in plane crash
The case broke open last month when the Georgia man was arrested in a separate burglary tied to a ‘highly publicized’ homicide
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Charges reduced for police officer who secretly taped colleagues’ racist remarks
Officer Daniel Flores was initially charged with 16 felonies after he shared recordings with the LAPD's internal affairs unit
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New details emerge a month after San Francisco hotel worker Chantel Brooks vanished
Chantel Brooks, 36, was last seen leaving a CVS in Fairfield, California, in the early hours of July 17
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New CDC director acknowledges agency problems in first large staff meeting
Dr. Erica Schwartz, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is promising to advocate for the agency while addressing staff burnout and understaffing issues
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Man charged with murder after woman stabbed to death in west London
Police were called to reports of a stabbing on Tuesday morning
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Telemundo executive among seven killed in tourist helicopter crash in Kenya
The incident comes amid a growing number of helicopter crashes in Kenya, where the tourism industry relies heavily on domestic aviation companies to transport travelers to distant landmarks
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Daycare wants claims in lawsuit dismissed after toddler was dropped
Matthew Kittle and Elena Kittle sued after an employee allegedly threw their 23-month-old child in the air and failed to catch him
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A left tackle can make $4M in college football, not the NFL. Is this pay for play?
College sports are undergoing a transformation with the rise of NIL deals, allowing athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness
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What beats seeing eclipses from space? Try the northern and southern lights
Eclipses may be wondrous, but nothing beats seeing the northern and southern lights from space
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Leisure exercise tops work exercise for lowering dementia risk, study finds
Overall, individuals engaging in higher levels of leisure-time physical activity had a 24% lower risk of dementia compared with the least active participants
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Ukrainian refugees open America’s first ever jellyfish museum in Florida
Floating tentacled predators pulse and swirl in hypnotic patterns in the dark museum space, lit primarily by images projected on walls and the light from the saltwater tanks
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An alarmed bond market gets the Trump administration to act again
Normally quiet, the bond market can occasionally send warning signals loud enough to hit stock markets worldwide and even grab the attention of U.S. presidents and other world leaders
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Liberia charges former vice president with drug trafficking and other offenses
Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offenses as part of an investigation into an alleged transnational narcotics network
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US national debt crosses $40 trillion mark after more than doubling in only a decade
‘It is staggering how predictable the fiscal decline of a global power can become,’ the president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said
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Harry and Meghan to move back to the UK
The couple‘s children are set to start at a British school in September
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Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids under 13
A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors at a landmark trial that the company took a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach on kids under 13 on its platforms
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Conflict expert on why UK-Ukraine drone partnership is worth risking Putin’s wrath
Ukraine increasingly contributes battlefield-tested designs and operational knowledge, while Britain can provide engineering expertise, industrial capacity, certification, capital and access to international markets
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Read our big scoop: Ice-cream cones, the ingenious invention of American immigrants
Ice cream was a rare and expensive treat for centuries because of the difficulty of storing ice
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New law will force Georgia restaurants to disclose the origin of their shrimp
Cheaper foreign imports have flooded the seafood market in the United States
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Google is buying up bankrupt Spirit Airlines’ data to feed its AI
Tech giant has assured former airline employees and customers that the data will be scrubbed of identifying information
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FCC chair’s meetings with Trump, White House and right-wing media revealed
Newly released calendar logs show FCC Chair Brendan Carr made at least eight visits to the White House and held scheduled calls with senior officials
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Florida GOP did what Mike Johnson is too partisan to do — show Cory Mills the door
Cory Mills faced numerous allegations, but Johnson refused to tell him to go. Eric Garcia breaks down how Florida voters weighted ethics more heavily than the House Speaker has
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London’s first official bathing area hit by toxic algae outbreak
Swimmers in the Ham and Kingston site on the Thames left with ‘really bad rash and itchy spots’
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A triple crisis: Earthquake takes a heavy toll on Colombia's impoverished and neglected region
Recovering from the devastating earthquake that hit Colombia earlier this month will be particularly challenging for Choco, a remote region that has long struggled with high poverty rates, poor infrastructure and underfunded health and education services
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Darline Graham roasted after admitting she’s ‘not informed on national security’
A Democratic strategist seized on the flub to call Darline Graham, ‘NOT the brightest crayon in the box’
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How Penn State’s ‘Pablo Pledgescobar’ was caught in a frat-house sting
Agostino Abbatiello, 24, is also being called ‘Austin Powders,’ ‘Nostrildamus’ and ‘Kirk Cocaine’ on social media. He’s among 14 people charged over an alleged drugs ring at the prestigious college
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Massachusetts House and Senate move toward housing goals
Massachusetts is facing a housing crisis, needing 222,000 new homes by 2035
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Trump nominates staunch abortion critic Dr. Heidi Overton to lead FDA
Democratic lawmakers quickly and forcefully denounced Trump’s pick online
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The supermarket items that have risen the most - and the ones that might surprise you
Price of many groceries has soared in the past five years
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DOGE destroyed how America forecasts its weather. Everyone is mad about it
Fewer weather balloons and wave-monitoring buoys are being launched to collect data for weather forecasts
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Pirro might still seek to prosecute Olympian over Reflecting Pool after Trump bashing
Prosecutors suggest a case against David Hearn could be ‘re-presented’ unless a judge agrees to the Olympian’s motion to throw out the case
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FTC proposal would require retailers to be transparent about personalized pricing
Companies that secretly vary prices based on how much they think individual customers will pay could face federal charges under a proposed Federal Trade Commission policy
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Squid games: 20-ton spill of foul-smelling sea creatures causes 8-hour traffic jam
‘Squid has a distinctive odor to it,’ said one witness
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Trump guest-starring on turncoat Stormy Daniels ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen’s podcast
The president’s former personal attorney emerged as a star witness in a hush money case that resulted in 34 guilty verdicts
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Army unit uses GTA VI to entice soldiers into reenlisting
At least 20 soldiers in a Georgia battalion have taken up an offer amid re-enlistment challenges and declining morale
