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In D.C., lawmaker moves to impeach defense secretary

Illinois prohibition will end unregulated legal market, but some businesses brace for fallout

Former PM also calls for maximum 18-week wait for diagnosis to give patients faster access to treatment

Of the Reading-based retailer’s eight Philly-area locations, five exist at malls that are shuttered, repurposed, or in the process of being transformed.

Shipbuilding giant is undertaking one of the largest peacetime naval buildups

Each year, thousands of orange flowers at the Sánchez Farm herald the Day of the Dead.

Matthew Zoladz is accused of dumping Heather Strickland’s body offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.

Exclusive poll reveals more voters back rejoining since PM opened door to reversing Brexit, as ex-Labour leader Kinnock backs closer co-operation: ‘When we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu’

Israeli PM fighting to stay in power as exit poll suggests Eisenkot’s bloc just ahead of his far-right coalition. There was record turnout in the first national vote since the start of wars on Gaza and Iran

The UK has ‘weaker control’ over immigration since leaving European Union, warns prime minister, as he says he wants to rejoin in his lifetime – but rules out returning to free movement without another referendum

Supporters, opponents of Netanyahu express many intense anxieties.

Rayner says nothing ruled out ahead of talks to reset EU ties as PM hints at return to freedom of movement – and figures suggest UK has missed up to £240bn of growth since 2020

How winning a coveted Michelin star split a Mexico City taco stand in two

Many doubt party's chances in statewide races but are anxious for different leaders.

Trump's Ouster of Guilfoyle Fits a Pattern

Commerce secretary objects to significant cuts in levies on steel, aluminum and autos

PM says he’ll use Brussels summit next month to push for a reset to improve ties with EU – and promises ‘public will be the boss’ on unpicking Brexit in his biggest hint yet on fresh referendum

Legal scholars call for new statutes to manage risks

‘Yes, there was… there was state-sponsored interference in the British democratic process’ Andy Burnham, prime minister

Co-pilot is said to have aimed at large airport to maximize casualties

Nearly two dozen employees have exited Our Lady of Lourdes after Virtua Health switched a staffing provider for the emergency room.

The system in the Gulf of Mexico has an 80% chance of developing.

Most crashes involving Waymos resulted in no apparent injuries

After 320,000 acres in northern Arizona were nominated for oil and gas leasing – where experts say no oil or gas exists – a public lands mystery began

There is still plenty of time for a storm, possibly in the Gulf of Mexico.

‘Made in Europe’ talks shelved Brexit ‘more harm than good’ France and Spain welcome moves

After Ed Miliband tells party conference Britain's future is at the heart of Europe, ministers say it is 'not if but how' prime minister will include Brexit reversal in next election manifesto

Regulatory system to protect farmworkers from pesticides is haphazardly enforced, records show

The prime minister and wife Marie-France van Heel are cheered by party members in Liverpool yesterday

The dispute stands to heighten economic anxiety, especially in 5 crucial border states.

Dysfunctional Assembly Does Little to Address Top Global Issues

Legislator says they shouldn't expect more help from state

Lack of substance reveals the limits of the U.S. president's approach to statecraft.

Chinese leader more cautious on AI • Trade war truce extended • Talks to include policy on Taiwan

President rolls out red carpet despite friction over trade and tech

Summit marked by goodwill and muted expectations for major developments

TAIWAN, IRAN AMONG TOPICS OF DISCUSSIONS / Leaders trade praise and willingness to work together

Anxiety deepens over use in explicit images

Sides plan to touch on Taiwan, Iran, AI, economies at talks

Former PM calls for end to Keir Starmer’s ‘Brexit red lines’ and says the UK must commit to rejoining a reformed bloc within a decade – starting with deals on defence, energy and technology

A Flood of Government Money and a Focus on Robotics

Pomp and pageantry as superpowers look to maintain a trade truce

As Xi arrives, China’s economy may face its worst year since 1991

Agency, disabled riders want changes now before new Green Line cars

Iran war sent costs soaring. Trump can thank Xi's policy that they aren't higher.

Reversing Brexit is most popular option in 646 of 650 constituencies, finds new electoral survey of 12,000

Exiled Far From Home in a Nation Lax on Human Rights

Chance for a deal to guard against runaway technology low given U.S., China distrust.

Thousands of jobs and city's identity are at stake as Ellison, Bonta battle over merger.

Balance of power is shifting to more brown and Black

Former chancellor and now chair of the British Museum tells Independent editor-in-chief that, much like the Bayeux Tapestry he has just brought to Britain, Brexit is not the end of the story

Some street closures possible this weekend

CAPTURE OF KEY ISLAND

Philly first responders inhaled a ‘witch’s brew’ of toxic dust. Now they’re paying the price

Documents reveal carcinogens were present in area for months after the attacks.

Tunnels offer faster, safer crossing from Mexico

Noem’s close adviser effectively controlled billions in spending; Lewandowski denies seeking business or playing role in contracts

First-in-the-nation experiment faces demand, cost issues

Growers in a Mexican village are forced to form militias to protect their land from cartel violence

Battling sexist assumptions, the author helped women assert their equality.

Badenoch promises £10bn by reimposing two-child welfare cap and axing Chagos deal

Borrowing costs soar to highest in decades, leaving PM with £14bn shortfall as he blames Brexit for country's ills

Economy took a 6% hit from leaving the EU

PM says EU departure was part of ‘series of wrong turns’ since the 1980s

Reports come as Arizona cattle imports resume

The 18-to-29 cohort was more negative toward the president than any other age group. One factor: Economic anxiety.

Damning findings by freight firms show annual lost revenue of £400 per household compared to 2019 – as new survey reveals 98.2 per cent of businesses want to rejoin the EU single market

Legislation to ban disposable devices, a toxic waste plague, heads to Newsom.

Trump tells Canadian leaders to “fall in line” or face worse than existing tariffs.

Ex-officials say bunker undercuts ballroom suit

Mexico leader’s naming of journalists sparks outcry

Sell-off persists despite intervention • Debt pile and inflation stoke anxiety

Exclusive Reform and Tory politicians help fuel bigotry, says Phillipson

Houston to weigh $50M agreement

Spectrum's plan to exit SportsNet adds to drama of sale

Investigation uncovers allegations cancer diagnoses were fatally delayed while surgery deaths were inadequately reviewed – as whistleblowers say case could surpass Mid-Staffordshire in scale

He came to office promising no more forever wars, but now he seems uncertain how to exit from this one.

'Axis of Resistance' has been surprisingly resilient in face of U.S. campaign, analysts say.

For the last 10 years, Colectivo Árbol has been reuniting Mexicans in Tampa and across Florida with relatives from their home country.

Inspections to begin on facilities linked to cyclospora illnesses

Drivers look to save by mixing in more public transit, bicycles

Lineage fights city on timeline as stench persists and residents anxiously await relief.

The self-driving vehicles, equipped with cameras that link to AI-based software, began picking up passengers last month. A Tampa Bay Times reporter braved the streets in one.

Many voters fret, but president promotes technology, data sites

Protesters fight to save iconic cottonwood over the U.S.-Mexico border

Effective treatments exist but too few doctors know about them, experts say

Netanyahu: Exit from enclave won't happen until Hamas disarms

Politicians accused of “conspiracy of silence and inaction” as evaluation of water quality in lakes and rivers across country finds pollutants ranging from microplastics to “forever chemicals”.

Revealed: nine jails battle to contain higher levels of carcinogenic and potentially deadly radon – exposing officers and inmates – months after The Independent revealed unsafe measures of the toxin at 42 sites

LAUSD board listed accusations against chief. His attorneys called them a ‘hit job.’

Tehran’s maximalist stance poses risk of new escalation with U.S., economic harms

Reasserting Influence With Militant Groups and Gaining Level of Coordination

It’s the cartels’ biggest revenue source after drugs

The U.S. fast-casual chain says it can succeed south of the border, where Taco Bell has tried and failed twice

Support exists among lawmakers, but path to make it happen steep

Nasdaq 100 hits correction territory / 'Negative momentum' grips markets

Fixing old detectors would take $1.5 billion, so officers get paid to look for smoke.

Brexit shift

After US president hits dozens of countries with fresh export fees, British firms’ advantage over European rivals ‘evaporates overnight’ – because of better terms negotiated by Brussels

Abrupt Move Highlights Security Issues in 747 Donated by Qatar

More than $250 million has accumulated on predictions tied to where LeBron James will play next

Center teaches older people how to read decades after leaving school

One in six residents are anxious about environmental degradation. Green groups can help boost morale.

As cases surge, many Chicagoans rethink what's on their plates

Progress made by firefighters, but some northern air readings are 10 times above warning level.

Three Lions concede two late goals against Argentina to exit World Cup despite Anthony Gordon opener

Experts recommend following guidelines for safe food handling

The spending plan includes more money for education but doesn’t touch on legalizing weed or taxing skill games.

Years of war and economic isolation have reduced Russian president to a supplicant

Many fear trove will go to Europe and never return

Mexican Americans are stunned after construction worker is killed

Some locals sour on lawyers in lucrative landfill cases

Mexican citizen accused of trying to run over federal officer

Man avoids prison in '24 asphyxia case at Galveston jail

Groups help Arizonans navigate cost, complexity

Flexibility is key as drones, AI and cheap missiles upend how battles are waged

As Snelling prepares to exit CPD, holiday incidents are down

The defender (right, with Anthony Gordon) says yesterday’s win shows they can handle Norway’s star striker

Leo XIV takes some by surprise with a run of decisions in which he sets the agenda.

Former Labour leader warns new prime minister should not be constrained by the party’s Brexit ‘red lines’ and says rejoining European Union is ‘the only patriotic thing to do’ for Britain’s future

City considers a maximum limit on temperature

‘Disappeared’: 130,000 Mexicans presumed dead in cartel violence

Supreme Court rules they are not entitled to apply while in Mexico

Damning report finds more than 500 cases of needless harm over a decade of ‘deeply embedded’ systemic failure and ‘cruel’ care in Nottingham hospitals, after this paper first uncovered the NHS’s biggest ever maternity scandal

US growth bolsters non-tech stocks Nvidia dips below $5tn value South Korea’s Kospi also hit

10 YEARS ON Far from ‘taking back control’, Brexit has left Britain isolated, divided and poorer. A new poll for The Independent suggests two-thirds of voters think leaving the EU failed to cut immigration. A decade of broken promises and revolving-door leadership has left younger voters disillusioned. An entire generation...

Political Turmoil and Economic Pain Persist

Revolving Door of Prime Ministers for Britain

U.K. prime minister’s credibility was felled by repeated missteps, one linked to Epstein.

PM to set out plan today with autumn departure the most likely option

PM makes plan to step down – while US president declares him gone, saying: ‘I wish him well!’ – as calls grow for proper leadership contest amid fears of Andy Burnham coronation

Military confronting Mexico drug cartels, smugglers at a cost

Their family-owned Mexican restaurant is an ode to dad

Ministers loyal to PM urge him to set timetable for departure by end of the weekend

Barnier suggests UK could keep pound and not join Schengen zone

Fresh air strikes from Israel target Lebanon

Ever More Refined A.I. Works Bedevil Even the Sharpest Eyes

Their promises of more jobs, more trade, more power for Britain have proved a con, Michael Heseltine writes as the Brexit vote 10th anniversary approaches.

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker joins fans in a Mexican chant before entering the FIFA Fan Festival at Lemon Hill in Philadelphia on Thursday, the opening day of the 2026 World Cup.

A star-studded show rocks Estadio Azteca before the first game between the co-hosts and South Africa

Illinois law that would halt the practice awaits signature by Pritzker

Europe: The Way Back Former ambassador recalls White House reaction – and the unusual advice Trump gave Theresa May

David Miliband says the vote to leave the EU – 10 years ago this month – has cost Britain up to 1% of GDP annually, an act of ‘sabotage’ equivalent to ‘a punishing tax every day’. Writing in Anthony Seldon’s ‘The Brexit Effect’, serialised exclusively in The Independent, the former foreign secretary calls on Labour to give new momentum to rebuilding closer ties with Europe

The state sees growth, but unemployment hits 5.3%

In part three of our serialisation of Anthony Seldon’s ‘The Brexit Effect’, John Curtice explains why many Britons see leaving the EU as a ‘disappointment’

In part two of our serialisation of Anthony Seldon’s ‘The Brexit Effect’, rights lawyer Marina Wheeler says she was ‘aghast’ at the power of European judges

Ten years on from the Brexit referendum, we remain divided over our future direction while the world around us has changed dramatically. Today, The Independent launches a campaign to build a better relationship with Europe – and a more prosperous, secure and confident Britain

Washington is investigating two governors suspected of having connections to organized crime

Governor argues wealthy snowbirds and investors should pay more of the tax burden.

Legislators collect approximately $170,000 over 26-day impasse

With state’s jungle primary, many hope to avoid having two Republican candidates for governor

EVEN LEGAL RESIDENTS Forcing Exits by Severing Access to Child Care, Jobs and Housing

Johnson floats street naming or other formal recognition in Chicago for Pope Leo XIV

The Mexican man was arrested after he helped Berks County authorities investigate the fatal shooting of his daughter.

71-year-old is fighting deportation to Mexico

Mayor invites Leo XIV to celebrate Mass in Grant Park next year

As the number of young people neither working nor learning passes one million, a bombshell report blames a lack of entry-level jobs and finds an 'anxious generation' trapped in their bedrooms - a crisis costing all of us £125bn a year

HE’S HOLDING TO MAXIMUM DEMANDS Midterm pressure won’t make him bend, he says

As massive hold-ups at Dover cause French authorities to suspend the EU entry-exit system, the chair of the European delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Assembly says UK can be at front of the queue

Chemical tank at aerospace firm is expected to fail or explode, officials say.

Thirty years ago, Cuban jets shot down two aircraft operated by the Brothers to the Rescue, a Miami-based Cuban exile organization. Four people were killed.