[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge accused the Justice Department on Wednesday of attacking her character in an effort to undermine the integrity of the judicial system, forcefully pushing back against the Trump administration's criticism of the courts for rulings that blocked parts of the president's agenda.U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell’s comments came in an order denying the Justice Department’s bid to remove her from a case over an
[ad_1] Jeffrey Goldberg has told the BBC that top Trump officials who accidentally added him to a group chat discussing bombings in Yemen, should accept their mistake. Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic, has released the full exchange from the Signal group chat. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday "someone made a big mistake" inviting Goldberg, but he says none of the messages put the lives of service members
[ad_1] A Yale professor who studies fascism is leaving the US to work at a Canadian university because of the current US political climate, which he worries is putting the US at risk of becoming a “fascist dictatorship”.Jason Stanley, who wrote the 2018 book How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them, has accepted a position at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.Stanley
[ad_1] Two men have been arrested after a woman died when she was hit by a driver who had been travelling away from Metropolitan Police in north-west London.The men, aged 18 and 19, were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop. They remain in custody, the force said.The crash happened at about 14:10 GMT in Grahame Park Way, Edgware, on Tuesday. The
[ad_1] Donald Trump has announced new trade taxes of 25% on cars being imported to the US.The US President said the latest tariffs would come into effect on 2 April, with collections starting the next day.Trump claimed the measure would lead to "tremendous growth" for the car industry, promising it would spur jobs and investment in the US.Analysts have said the move will increase prices, hitting brands such as Toyota
[ad_1] The Lithuanian army says it is searching for four US soldiers missing for two days during drills in the Baltic state amid reports they had died.The four soldiers and their tracked vehicle had gone missing on Tuesday afternoon near the border with Belarus, the military said earlier. The US Army said the vehicle had been found submerged in water.The Lithuanian army said on X that a "rescue operation is
[ad_1] Rebecca WoodBBC Midlands TodayChloe HughesBBC News, West MidlandsPA MediaThe BSA Goldstar is the last one that Dave Myers (right) rode while filming Hairy Bikers Go West"That bike still has his DNA on it... I really really hope that the person who gets it, loves it."Lilian Myers, widow of one half of the Hairy Bikers, Dave Myers, was determined to see the last motorbike he rode when filming the programme
[ad_1] Jeremy BowenInternational Editor in ParisWatch: BBC asks Zelensky about Russian conditions for a ceasefire dealUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he hopes the US will "stay strong" in the face of Russian demands to lift sanctions as a condition for a ceasefire in the Black Sea. Moscow said a maritime truce announced on Tuesday to allow safe passage for commercial vessels would only begin once Western restrictions on Russia's
[ad_1] By his own recognition, Gérard Depardieu acts in a world that is no longer his own.On day three of his sexual assault trial in Paris, the French cinema star admitted that he was given to "rude" and "vulgar" language no longer regarded as acceptable.It got to the point a few years ago, he said, where he insisted no female assistants should come near him in his dressing-room, because they
[ad_1] Firefighters are at the scene of another blaze on Slieve Binnian in the Mourne Mountains.Six fire engines and a command support unit were dispatched to the fire on Wednesday evening, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) said.It follows a large gorse fire on the mountain on Monday, and two other blazes in the area last week, one near Silent Valley and another near Castlewellan, in County Down.The
