Van Jones breaks into song live on CNN as Trump loses control of House and Senate: 'This is like Christmas, and a birthday'

Commentator Van Jones celebrated Democratic gains in the 2026 midterms as a repudiation of President Donald Trump’s leadership (AP/CNN)

Democratic victories across several key races in the 2026 midterm elections sparked celebrations among party supporters, with political commentator Van Jones describing the results as a major rejection of President Donald Trump’s political leadership. Commentator Van Jones celebrated Democratic gains in the 2026 midterms as a repudiation of President Donald Trump’s leadership (AP/CNN) Reacting to … Read more

US midterm election 2026 LIVE: Trump's approval rating tanks ahead of key vote, Iran tensions

US midterm elections 2026 LIVE: Trump, Vance continue to hold rallies to push for a Republican stronghold in the upcoming Senate and House elections.

US midterm elections 2026 LIVE: Trump, Vance continue to hold rallies to push for a Republican stronghold in the upcoming Senate and House elections. US midterm elections 2026 LIVE: The United States is all set for its midterm elections on November 3. The midterms will determine who controls the US Congress. The outcome of the … Read more

Live Nation expands concert hall development as live music demand grows across the US and global markets

Live Nation expands concert hall development as global demand for live music grows. (Pexel/Representative image) (Pexel)

Live Nation is expanding its business by building its own concert halls. The company, which has promoted and organised concerts around the world for decades, is now focusing on designing and developing its own venues. It wants to fill gaps in the market where suitable concert halls are not available and improve the experience of … Read more

Chicago Marathon 2026 tracking: How to track runners live, start time and where to watch

Chicago Marathon 2026: Track runners live and watch race coverage online. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (AFP)

The 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon will take place on Sunday, October 11at Grant Park in Chicago. The race is expected to attract thousands of runners, and organisers have made it easy for friends and family to follow participants throughout the event. Chicago Marathon 2026: Track runners live and watch race coverage online. (Photo … Read more

A Miami airport passenger had an ‘unexplained bulge’; officers found 10 live birds hidden in his underwear

A Miami airport passenger had an ‘unexplained bulge’; officers found 10 live birds hidden in his underwear

A Miami International Airport passenger returning from Cuba was arrested after US Customs and Border Protection officers found 10 live birds concealed in plastic tubes sewn into his underwear. Alberto Hernandez Castillo, 40, a Cuban national and permanent resident of the US, arrived from Havana on October 4 aboard World Atlantic Flight 503 and was … Read more

In 2015, New Jersey began installing 40 oyster reefs along about 800 metres of Gandy’s Beach; the structures later supported more than 800 live oysters per square metre and cut storm-wave height by up to 51%

In 2015, New Jersey began installing 40 oyster reefs along about 800 metres of Gandy's Beach; the structures later supported more than 800 live oysters per square metre and cut storm-wave height by up to 51%

The project included 27 concrete “oyster castle” breakwaters and 13 shell-bag reefs. In an unusual effort to protect an eroding stretch of New Jersey’s Delaware Bay shoreline, 40 constructed oyster reefs were installed at Gandy’s Beach Preserve between 2015 and 2016.A new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science examined the project along with other … Read more

Five adopted Black children abused by white parents awarded $4.4 million settlement after CPS failures in West Virginia; some were forced to live in a shed without running water or a bathroom

Five adopted Black children abused by white parents awarded $4.4 million settlement after CPS failures in West Virginia; some were forced to live in a shed without running water or a bathroom

Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Lantz were sentenced to decades in prison for abusing the children. (Photo: WCHS TV) Five children who were subjected to years of abuse and neglect by their adoptive parents in West Virginia have been awarded a $4.4 million settlement from the state Department of Human Services following failures by Child … Read more

A Texas man used this Civil War relic as a paperweight for years; bomb experts later found it was actually a live explosive

A Texas man used this Civil War relic as a paperweight for years; bomb experts later found it was actually a live explosive

The Civil War-era shell sat on a Texas man’s desk for years as a conversation piece. (Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office) A Texas man kept a Civil War-era artillery shell on his desk for years, believing it was nothing more than a harmless dummy round. The object had become a conversation piece in his home, with … Read more

Who is Alma de la Rosa Flores? Mexican reporter and her cameraman hit by car during live broadcast

Alma Flores and Cristo Martínez faced a life-threatening situation when a runaway SUV hit them during a live broadcast in Monterrey.

A TV reporter and her cameraman had a close brush with death when they were hit by a runaway SUV while reporting live on air. Alma Flores and Cristo Martínez faced a life-threatening situation when a runaway SUV hit them during a live broadcast in Monterrey. Mexican correspondent Alma de la Rosa Flores was doing … Read more

British Transport Police spent £320,786 testing live facial recognition at London stations and scanned more than 500,000 faces; the six-month trial produced one alert, and that person was wrongly identified

British Transport Police spent £320,786 testing live facial recognition at London stations and scanned more than 500,000 faces; the six-month trial produced one alert, and that person was wrongly identified

A six-month trial of live facial recognition at London railway stations cost British Transport Police (BTP) £320,786 and scanned more than 500,000 faces, but it produced just one alert from the police watchlist. That alert turned out to be a false identification, with no arrest resulting directly from the technology during the trial period. The … Read more