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Love Island USA contestant Alannah Keyser has apologized after resurfaced footage and social media posts allegedly showing her using a racial slur led to her removal from the show. The 21-year-old arrived in the Fiji villa during the Casa Amor…
The remains of a Chicago couple who vanished on May 20 have been discovered in a mass grave on the outskirts of Mexico City, where two other victims were also found. Zafar Padamsee Mawani and Guillermo Jaffet Hidalgo Ortiz disappeared…
A Dollar General store manager was killed after she was allegedly shot by a customer during an argument linked to a $1.58 pack of hamburger buns. Hours later, the suspected gunman was fatally shot by police. Alexis Hill, 44, was…
A careers expert says there are five job skills likely to remain ‘AI-proof’, arguing that their importance will only grow over the next 10 years. As artificial intelligence continues to advance at speed, plenty of workers are asking the same…
Nicole Brown Simpson’s former boyfriend says he was warned about O.J. Simpson’s abusive treatment of her long before she was killed, claiming people across Hollywood already knew what was happening. Joseph Perrulli, who dated Nicole briefly in 1992 after being…
A fourth child has now been confirmed dead in France within a single week as a historic heatwave continues to batter the country. France has been hit by exceptionally dangerous temperatures since mid-June, with the heatwave beginning on June 17…
Reece James’ World Cup dream remains alive, with England hopeful the Chelsea captain can play a meaningful role after recent fitness concerns. England are into the group stage of the 2026 World Cup in North America, with the tournament being…
A public defender has sparked renewed debate over whether Taylor Parker should remain on death row after her 2022 conviction. Interest in Parker’s case picked up again after Netflix released the true-crime documentary Maternal Instinct on June 12, 2026, revisiting…
A California appeals court on Friday upheld Harvey Weinstein’s 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction but ordered the trial judge to resentence him, marking a significant moment in the #MeToo-era case that has spanned multiple states and years of litigation.…
As consumers continue to grapple with rising medication costs, state lawmakers across the nation are taking aim at the companies that manage prescription drug benefits for health insurers. Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, have become the focus of an unprecedented…
New York City’s last horse racing track will make its final turn this weekend. After more than 130 years of hosting legendary champions and thrilling spectators, Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens will shut down live racing on Sunday, June 28, marking…
Nicholas Rossi, the convicted rapist whose extraordinary effort to fake his death and hide in Scotland drew international attention, has died in a prison hospital, according to officials. The Utah Department of Corrections said the 38-year-old inmate, legally named Nicholas…
Relatives of a man who vanished more than five decades ago have provided DNA samples in the hope of discovering whether he was among the unidentified victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Roger Aguirre was 23 when he disappeared…
A weather expert has issued a warning over a looming ‘mega heat dome’ expected to bring intense temperatures to the US heading into the Fourth of July holiday period. Forecasters say the eastern half of the country could be hit…
Prosecutors say the motive in the murder case involving singer D4vd was to silence a teenager who they allege threatened to expose an illegal sexual relationship and ruin his career. David Anthony Burke, known professionally as D4vd, was arrested in…
Content creator Jamal Morton has told followers that his 2-year-old daughter has died in what he described as sudden and devastating circumstances. Morton, who is also known online as J’Amore and Mr. Jay, said his daughter, Sadé Rose, died after…