Today’s Lead News Stories

The U.S. government has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit from survivors and relatives of the victims of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting who say the U.S. Army failed them by not intervening before the killings

Oliver White took his life one day after £1.1 million worth of watches were stolen from the brokers in which he worked

Several French public figures are mentioned in newly released documents from the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, showing correspondence between the financier or his circle and personalities from politics, culture and academia.

The US has accused China of secretly conducting nuclear tests, urging Beijing to join arms control talks as the New START treaty expires. While Russia and the US acknowledge the need for urgent negotiations, China rejects the claims and refuses to participate, citing its smaller arsenal. This raises fears of…

Disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie from her home in Arizona is being investigated as kidnapping

Immigrant activists, civil rights groups and local leaders of Florida issued an alert for thousands of travelers planning a trip to Florida for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026. They said the conditon of Florida is so deplorable that international travelers should ask themselves if a soccer match is worth…

Thorbjørn Jagland's communications suggest he stayed at the convicted sex-offender's home while holding influential diplomatic posts

In Santa Clara, California, where nearly half of residents were born outside the US, fear builds as game approaches

Massive protests erupted outside Chief Adviser Mohammad Yunus’s official residence, Jamuna, on Friday as government employees staged demonstrations demanding the immediate implementation of the ninth national pay scale.

Dozens of people have died, including two Australians, as record-breaking snowfall blankets the north

Cubans, once fast-tracked to US residency, now find themselves targets of Trump’s immigration crackdown