UK housebuilding in deepest slump since 2020 lockdowns; Warner Bros rejects ‘inferior’ $108bn Paramount hostile bid – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK construction sector shrinks for 12th month running ...
CNN

Botched Epstein redactions trace back to Virgin Islands’ 2020 civil racketeering case against estate

A botched redaction in the Epstein files revealed that government attorneys once accused his lawyers of paying over $400,000 to “young female models and actresses” to cover up his criminal activities ...
CNN

Justice Department sues Fulton County, Georgia, for 2020 ballot stubs and other election records

The Justice Department sued Fulton County, Georgia, on Friday, seeking records related to the 2020 election as efforts continue to prove President Donald Trump’s false claims that the election was ...
CNN

Just how monogamous are humans? Scientists break down how we compare with other animals

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...
CNN

FBI agents fired over 2020 kneeling photo during George Floyd protests sue Director Kash Patel

A group of former FBI agents are suing the agency and Director Kash Patel for allegedly violating their constitutional rights by firing them for kneeling during a 2020 protest in the wake of George ...
TechCrunch

Meta signs commercial AI data agreements with publishers to offer real-time news on Meta AI

Meta has signed commercial AI data agreements with news publishers to offer real-time global, entertainment, and breaking news on Meta AI, its AI chatbot. Now, when users ask Meta AI news-related ...
The New York Times

CNN, Unwanted by Netflix, Is Excluded From a Sale, for Now

The prospect of Paramount’s buying Warner Bros. Discovery had led CNN journalists to wonder if the channel may be combined with CBS News. Instead, CNN will remain in a separate corporate entity. By ...
CNN

Accused DC pipe bomber told FBI he believed the 2020 election was stolen, sources say

During interviews with the FBI, the suspect arrested in the pipe bomb probe told investigators that he believed the 2020 election was stolen, providing perhaps the first indication of a possible ...
Yahoo

Catherine Zeta-Jones & Michael Douglas Break Silence On CNN Boycott

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas are cool as a cucumber with CNN. The famous couple is reportedly not upset with the network after their son's underwhelming outing on CNN's Scott Jennings show ...
CNN

Can Trump break the vicious cycle that prolongs the war in Ukraine?

Bullish assessments by US officials are driving President Donald Trump’s latest effort to end the war in Ukraine toward a familiar and inevitable acid test. Will Russia agree to any deal that Ukraine ...
Yahoo! Sports

How a commercial break flipped the Chiefs’ season — and restored their identity

The moment that altered the Chiefs’ season — maybe saved the Chiefs’ season — arrived during a commercial break, with a three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback stuck on the sideline and a running ...
CNN

‘They just don’t feel like they can catch a break.’ CNN’s Harry Enten on Americans and rising prices.

Witness to ICE agents: 'you shot her in the f**king face'; says: 'I can't let this narrative of self-defense go any further' ...