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Man sues Johnson & Johnson for $25m claiming talcum powder killed his wife
The lawsuit, filed in Maine, claims Cynthia Cartwright ingested asbestos while using the product, Pecos River Talc, which is a subsidiary of the pharmeceutical giant
Shark Tank star says there’s ‘something great’ about Trump wanting to make Canada the 51st state
“Because if you figured out a way to put these two countries together, it would be the most powerful country on earth,” Kevin O’Leary declared on Fox News.
US teacher jailed in Russia is formally designated as wrongfully detained
U.S. homelessness crisis surges to record levels alongside rising rents and immigration
Advocates demand urgent action on housing and family support while Trump promises tent cities and ‘mental institutions’
Visitors warned after toddler nearly runs off 400-foot cliff near Hawaii volcano
The National Park Service says the boy was just about a foot away from a fatal fall when his mother snatched him up
North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine dies, South Korea says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent more than 10,000 soldiers to help Russia, according to Kyiv and Seoul
Man indicted on murder charges in burning death of woman inside New York City subway train
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was arrested following the harrowing incident on Sunday morning on a stopped F train at Brooklyn’s Coney Island station
MAGA civil war ramps up as Trump ally Laura Loomer lays into Elon Musk — and loses her blue check
“[Musk] has removed my blue check mark on X because I dared to question his support for H1B visas, the replacement of American tech workers by Indian immigrants,” Laura Loomer tweeted Thursday.
More Americans believe health care is the government’s responsibility. MAGA is looking to end federal programs
Newfound belief in government health care comes as some Republicans are getting ready to push for cutting government spending on health care programs such as Obamacare and Medicaid
Takeaways from AP's report on social safety nets in states that ban abortion
In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families
New York couple planned dream wedding in Asia. They're now suing the planner over the nightmare it became
Exclusive: Jasmine Lau and Ashwin Kaja say their wedding planner changed their ceremony date without telling them, left guests stranded, and caused the groom’s father to be burned during a sacred Hindu fire ritual, among other things
Russian air defence likely behind Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people, military experts say
Russia has downplayed speculation that its military was behind the Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan
Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds
Russia warns ‘radical’ Donald Trump against resuming nuclear testing
Ministers warned the US that its nuclear arsenal is intended to ‘sober up’ countries on the ‘brink of direct armed conflict’ with Russia
Israeli attacks kill 50 more Palestinians as troops storm northern Gaza hospital
US pressures expert monitoring group into withdrawing famine warning for northern Gaza
Chanting South Korean ruling party lawmakers swarm parliament in protest of impeachment vote
South Korea's lawmakers chanted and shoved each other as the parliament's speaker addressed the chamber on Friday, 27 December ahead of an impeachment vote against acting president Han Duck Soo.
As Trump returns to the White House, and Putin’s forces advance – what next for Ukraine in 2025?
Ukraine is facing an array of issues heading into 2025, underscored by anxiety about what the re-election of Donald Trump could mean for the country’s future. Tom Watling speaks to politicians, military experts and aid workers to discover what next year could hold