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National Guard troops appear in Washington DC as mayor rejects ‘authoritarian push’

National Guard troops appear in Washington DC as mayor rejects ‘authoritarian push’

Crime in DC: What do the figures say and how safe do people feel? US National Guard troops have begun appearing on the streets of Washington DC, a day after President Donald Trump deployed the troops to the city and took control of its police force as he argued violent crime was out of control. […]

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Texas redistricting prompts Newsom threat to redraw California maps

Texas redistricting prompts Newsom threat to redraw California maps

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California Gov. Gavin Newsom is demanding that President Donald Trump abandon a GOP-led redistricting push in Texas following a Democratic walkout that blocked the vote in the Lone Star State over a Republican effort to redraw congressional maps. The Democratic governor warned the partisan battle risks spiraling

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AI start-up Perplexity makes surprise .5bn bid for Google Chrome

AI start-up Perplexity makes surprise $34.5bn bid for Google Chrome

Artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Perplexity has made a surprise $34.5bn (£25.6bn) takeover offer for Google’s Chrome internet browser. Moving Chrome to an independent operator committed to user safety would benefit the public, Perplexity said in a letter to Sundar Pichai, the boss of Google’s owner Alphabet. Google’s dominance of the search engine and online advertising

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US says UK human rights situation has worsened in past year

US says UK human rights situation has worsened in past year

Kate Whannel Political reporter EPA Police on duty in London, August 2024 A report produced by the Trump administration says the human rights situation in the UK has “worsened” over the past year. The annual report, which looks at global human rights, specifically pointed to what it said were restrictions on freedom of expression and

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Germany’s AfD leads poll for first time, beats CDU with 26% support

Germany’s AfD leads poll for first time, beats CDU with 26% support

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Germany’s rising populist right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has beaten out Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a mainstream conservative party, in popularity in a new survey.  AFD garnered 26% of support in the poll put out by the Forsa Institute for Social Research and Statistical

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New Uvalde body camera video shows parents begging police to storm school

New Uvalde body camera video shows parents begging police to storm school

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Newly released body camera video captures parents begging officers to storm Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, when a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers on May 24, 2022. The video was part of the final batch of documents local authorities withheld during a yearslong legal

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Judge orders ICE to improve conditions at NYC immigration facility

Judge orders ICE to improve conditions at NYC immigration facility

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge on Tuesday ordered federal immigration officials to immediately improve conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility, following complaints by detained migrants of filthy, overcrowded rooms and a lack of basic hygiene products. U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan issued a temporary restraining

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