Meet… the ‘World’s Ugliest Dogs’

The World’s Ugliest Dog Awards have crowned this year’s winner (Picture: AP/Getty) An eight-year-old Pekingese pup named Wild Thang has beaten stiff competition to be crowned the winner of this year’s World’s Ugliest Dog contest. The annual contest, held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California, this weekend, saw eight dogs compete for the coveted … Read more

UK’s richest family convicted of exploiting servants

The group were accused of trafficking servants (Picture: AFP) Four members of the wealthy Hinduja family have been sentenced to four years in prison for exploiting vulnerable domestic workers. The Swiss criminal court threw out the more severe charges of human trafficking for the family of Indian-born tycoon Prakash Hinduja, his wife, son and daughter-in-law. They were accused … Read more

Newsom, Democrats use cuts, reserves and ‘fiscal emergency’ declaration to solve California budget deficit

Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers have struck a deal to offset the state budget deficit. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers struck a deal Saturday to make $16 billion in cuts, declare a statewide fiscal emergency and pull money from the state’s rainy-day reserves to balance a $46.8 billion budget … Read more

Trump will address influential evangelicals who back him but want to see a national abortion ban

Republican presidential candidate former President Trump smiles during a campaign event at 180 Church, June 15 in Detroit. (Carlos Osorio / Associated Press) Donald Trump is set to speak Saturday to a group of politically influential evangelicals who fiercely support him but would like to see the presumptive Republican presidential nominee promise to do more … Read more

Helicopters scramble to rescue people in flooded Iowa town while much of U.S. toils again in heat

Temperatures around 37.8 degrees Celsius were predicted for Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Virginia — while Philadelphia; Newark, New Jersey; Columbus, Ohio; and Detroit were bracing for temperatures nearly that hot. This image provided by Sioux County Sheriff shows City of Rock Valley, Iowa on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Gov. Kim Reynolds sent helicopters to the … Read more

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