On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump made the startling announcement (over Twitter, of course) that ISIS has been defeated in Syria. The flurry of tweets also stated that the administration would be pulling all of the U.S. troops out of the country following the defeat of the Islamic militant group. The news has shocked and concerned many, even leading to […]

A federal commission on school safety has repudiated the use of disparate-impact analysis in evaluating whether school discipline is racially biased. The Trump administration should go further and extirpate such analysis from all federal regulations. Disparate-impact analysis holds that if a facially neutral policy negatively affects blacks and Hispanics at a higher rate than it does whites and Asians, it […]

A Colorado baker at the center of a court battle after he refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple is back in court after again refusing to make a cake celebrating a customer’s gender transition. Lawyers for Jack Phillips have filed a federal lawsuit claiming that state is punishing him over the refusal to make a gender […]

Everyone loves a good optical illusion, and some are caused by something as simple as an odd pattern in fabric or unusual pose. Whether it seems that heads have swapped, or limbs elongated beyond belief, it takes a little time to work out what's going on in these perfectly timed photos. Some of the images appear as if the person has […]

Publishing giant Meredith said Friday it finalized the $150 million sale of Fortune magazine to Thai business tycoon Chatchaval Jiaravanon. Sports Illustrated and Money — two other storied brands that Meredith got in the $2.8 billion Time Inc. acquisition — remain on the block and won’t likely sell by year’s end as Meredith had hoped, sources said. Jiaravanon only appeared […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump did not discuss in advance his decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday. “The president made his own decision. It was not something he discussed with President Erdogan. He has informed President Erdogan of his decision,” said the official, who spoke […]

However wind is set to pick up and there will be heavy rain in northern parts of the UK.   UK weather forecast for 6am on Saturday Today we can expect to see dry weather for most people across the country. There will be sunny spells throughout the day however do expect to see some showers especially in the north […]

Prince Charles and Camilla back the Daily Mail’s volunteering campaign in rare and dramatic intervention to help beleaguered hospitals Charles and Camilla today give their backing to Daily Mail’s volunteer campaign  Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall praise volunteers’ ‘incredible impact’  The couple pay homage to the UK’s ‘long and proud history of volunteering’   The Prince of Wales and […]

A student turned high-class escort was ‘bludgeoned to death with a pestle’ A British banker has been sentenced to at least 19 years in prison for the murder of a student-turned-sex worker. Zahid Naseem, 48, paid Abbotts, a high-end sex worker, for a one-night rendezvous in May. He claims he “acted in self-defense” when he whacked her in the back of the head […]

Farm livin’ is the life for … Donald Trump? President Trump on Thursday celebrated the signing of a new farm bill by tweeting out a video from the 2005 Emmys showing him in overalls, a straw hat and holding a pitchfork while singing the theme song to the TV sitcom “Green Acres” with “Will & Grace” actress Megan Mullally. At […]