Donald Trump Wants to Shut Down the Department of Education. Can He?
Donald Trump has argued he would use the department to further his priorities — or close it. But the agency has relatively limited power, and any plan to shutter it…
Inside Trump-Harris Debate Prep, and Israel Strikes Humanitarian Zone
Plus, remembering an iconic Hollywood voice.
Fearing Airstrikes, Gaza School Shelters Try to Bar Hamas and Others
Residents, already forced to flee their homes by intense bombardment, want to avoid becoming a target for Israeli forces hunting Hamas.
Harris and Trump to debate in pivotal campaign test
Presidential debates matter in American politics. And the one that takes place on Tuesday night between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris – their only currently scheduled face-off – may matter…
What time is the Trump v Harris presidential debate?
Getty Images With less than two months to go until Americans cast their ballots for president on election day, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will confront each other in their…
James Earl Jones: George Lucas and Mark Hamill lead tributes to actor
Star Wars creator George Lucas has led the tributes to “incredible actor” James Earl Jones, the voice behind Darth Vader, following his death at the age of 93. In a…
US arrests leaders of alleged Telegram terrorist group
US prosecutors in California charged two people with running a white supremacist group on the messaging app Telegram to inspire acts of violence across the country. In a 37-page indictment…
Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for sexual assaults
Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced to 11 years for sexually assaulting four women in Toronto, Canada from the late 1980s to 2005. The 83-year-old was convicted last…
Harvey Weinstein in hospital for emergency heart surgery
Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein is in hospital in New York for emergency heart surgery, his lawyers have told BBC News. Lawyers for Weinstein said he was taken on Sunday…
US Republicans blame Biden in Afghanistan withdrawal report
Republicans in the US House of Representatives issued a sharply critical report into the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, putting the blame squarely on President Joe Biden’s administration. Democrats…