A joint investigation by The Guardian and ITV News details allegations against David Walliams involving teenage fans and other women. Walliams denies grooming, criminal conduct and abusing his fame.
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Prosecutors want Thomas Markle detained after he allegedly cut off an ankle monitor while awaiting trial on a child sexual abuse material charge. He has denied the allegations.
Pete Hegseth rejected eight articles of impeachment at his first Pentagon news conference in nearly six months, defending military operations in Iran and Venezuela as ordered by President Trump. The confrontation follows Republican midterm losses that Vice-President JD Vance has blamed on the Iran war.
British police arrested a 41-year-old senior U.S. Army soldier near Gloucester over suspected national security offences relating to Russia. He remained in custody as officers searched two locations in Gloucestershire.
House Republicans chose Jim Jordan over Steve Scalise to lead them in the next Congress after losing more than 40 seats in the midterms. The secret-ballot vote was 106 to 73, according to CBS News.
The Senate voted 73-25 to take up a bipartisan bill aimed at speeding energy and data center projects. Supporters project lower electricity costs, while environmental groups warn it would weaken protections.
The United States failed to appear for its rescheduled U.N. human rights review, and the U.N. delayed the examination until January. Rights groups urged scrutiny despite Washington’s absence.
The FDA is requiring all GLP-1 drugs to carry a warning about a rare eye condition that can cause permanent vision loss. The agency says the risk may be increased, but how the drugs might contribute remains unclear.