Hakeem Jeffries is expected to lead Democrats’ new House majority when the next Congress convenes in January 2027, making him the first black Speaker.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is set to preside over a commanding Democratic majority after his party swept districts President Trump carried by double digits. Why it matters: Democrats' landslide...

As speaker, Jeffries, representing a New York City congressional district, would preside over a majority that will be sworn in the first week of January, taking the reins from Republicans.

The New York Democrat who is in line to be the first Black speaker was raised by a Black nationalist family in Brooklyn, is a moderate and loves a hip-hop reference.

The Scottish TV presenter, 66, announced that her show would not go to air today.

Three programmes have been pulled off air in a last minute scheduling change

The Union Cabinet has approved a two-year extension for 75% of Agniveers under the Agnipath scheme, CDS General N S Raja Subramani announced.

Google is expanding voluntary buyout offers to employees in Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland as it seeks to control costs while investing heavily in artificial intelligence.

Customers flooded social media sites to report confusion after receiving missed calls from people they said they hadn’t even phoned.

Deb Haaland wins New Mexico governor's race, becoming the first Native American woman elected governor of a US state after defeating Republican Gregg Hull.

The 2026 midterm elections made history for several candidates, as voters are projected to have elected the country's first Black, Native American and Latina female governors and more major firsts. All eyes were on...

Former Biden-era Interior Secretary Deb Haaland was elected Governor of New Mexico on Tuesday, defeating Republican Gregg Hull in the southwestern state.

A US Marine has died following a training incident in Okinawa, officials have said, as an investigation gets underway.

Keeley Hawes has joined the cast of ITV's acclaimed crime drama Gone. The series stars Eve Myles as tenacious Detective Sergeant Annie Cassidy as she investigates a new case. Find out more…

Milcho Manchevski’s “Sister Brother Manhole Cover,” a comic allegory about two siblings who strip scrap metal from the streets of Skopje, won the Tokyo Grand Prix at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival on...

Sister Brother Manhole Cover, from Macedonian filmmaker Milcho Manchevski, won the the top award at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival. The film was presented with the Tokyo Grand Prix/The Governor of...

Cher has insisted there's no bad blood between her and Michael Douglas.

There's nothing like some good old fashion shade between two Hollywood icons.

Douglas said his “Fatal Attraction” co-star should have taken home the trophy instead.

Shade or no shade, Cher loves Michael Douglas awful. The Moonstruck star had a four word response to the Fatal Attraction actor's recent dig at her 1988 Oscars win over his costar Glenn Close,...

Cereal company Kellogg’s has shared that it will no longer use whole rice grains to make its Rice Krispies or Coco Pops products. A spokesperson for the company explained that corn and rice flours will be used to...

ITV’s This Morning, Loose Women and Lorraine will not air today (November 4) due to a power cut affecting the braodcaster's Covent Garden studio.

ITV's usual daytime schedule has been plunged into chaos on Wednesday (November 4)

Democrat Mark Warner has won a fourth US Senate term in Virginia, defeating Republican Bert Mizusawa in a contest shaped by AI, affordability and Iran.

Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) has won reelection in the state of Delaware, beating Republican challenger Michael Katz.

CNN CNN’s Kaitlan Collins has sounded a warning after President Donald Trump’s surprisingly meek response to his crushing midterm defeat. Early Wednesday, as Republicans were routed in House and Senate races across...

Tuesday on CNN’s “Election Night in America,” politcal commentator Van Jones said the midterm results for Republicans are like “Jonestown,” where cult leader Jim Jones led 918 people in a coordinated mass...

Sydney Swans forward Tom Papley has returned a positive roadside drug test after being pulled over by NSW Police.

A view of the Himalayan mountain Mount Ama Dablam (height 6812 metres) seen from above Pheriche village in Solukhumbu district, some 140kms northeast of Kathmandu on April 19, 2018. (Prakash Mathema/AFP via Getty Images)

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube An Indian national was killed and a New Zealander was injured after two helicopters collided as they prepared to land in Nepal’s Mount...

An Indian tourist was killed and at least two others were injured when the two aircraft crashed while trying to land on Mount Everest.

The crash, in a popular tourist area during the autumn climbing season, highlighted the safety challenges posed by growing numbers of aircraft in the Himalayas.

This week's tease for The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel didn’t give us much to work with. Eight years since the last mention of the game, and all we got was a CGI sand dune. But that hasn’t stopped fans speculating...

The Wednesday letters page wants to see more of The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel, as a reader is dubious about Godzilla: Destroy All Monster Melee Remastered.

Bethesda reveals "The Elder Scrolls VI" will be titled "Sentinel," marking a new chapter in the video game series.

Bethesda reveals "The Elder Scrolls VI" will be titled "Sentinel," marking a new chapter in the video game series.

The hairstylist worked with Diana, Princess of Wales, Madonna, Moulin Rouge’s Nicole Kidman and Marvel actress Scarlett Johansson over the years

‘Today we lost the best man to ever exist,’ his stepdaughter said in an emotional statement

The Hollywood hairstylist, who worked with the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Nicole Kidman and Madonna, has sadly died.

Frieda, whose clients included Princess Diana and Joanna Lumley, was married to music superstar Lulu for more than a decade.

Party won in key states after voters used midterms to express anger at U.S. President Trump over inflation, tariffs

Chris Pappas made history with his Senate victory, but his emotional tribute to his husband, Vann Bentley, stole the spotlight as he declared, 'I'm the luckiest guy.'

U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas defeated former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu in New Hampshire on Tuesday, becoming the first openly gay man elected to the U.S. Senate. Subscribe to TIME’s YouTube channel ►►...

Rep. Chris Pappas wins, will become first openly gay male senator USA Today

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is deploying state election observers amid concerns the DOJ's federal monitoring could intimidate voters.

See where election monitors are going and how those counties voted in 2024 USA Today

DOJ election monitors 'ask voters unusual questions' at polling stations... (Top headline, 5th story, link ) Related stories: POLLS BEGIN CLOSING... HARVARD MODEL: 96% DEMS TAKE HOUSE... 78% SENATE... Gas and Diesel...

The US Justice Department announced it was sending 1,000 election monitors and observers to jurisdictions across all 50 states.

Serial sex offender Dennis McKenna could be free from jail within two weeks.

Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono was sent off for his challenge on Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel, who died in hospital having suffered a cardiac arrest after the foul

Football world continues to pay tribute to the Tenerife forward

Spain's National Police have opened a judicial investigation after CD Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel died of cardiac arrest following a chest collision with a goalkeeper.

Star Trek icon Walter Koenig's cause of death has been revealed after he was laid to rest in the same cemetery as his late son

Walter Koenig died on 25 October at the age of 90.

Koenig, who died at the age of 90 on October 25 at his North Hollywood, California home, had been cremated on October 30, according to his death certificate.

Walter Koenig was laid to rest at the same cemetery as his late son, Andrew Koenig, who died by suicide in 2010 ... TMZ has learned. According to Walter's death certificate, obtained by TMZ, the "Star Trek" legend...