Pete Marocco, the Trump administration official who played a major role in dismantling the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has left the state department, a US official said on Sunday. Donald Trump’s administration has moved to fire nearly all USAID staff, as billionaire Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” has slashed funding and…
Rory McIlroy has gotten the final major monkey off his back. The Northern Irishman won the 89th Masters on Sunday, completing the career grand slam and winning his fifth major championship. While McIlroy entered Sunday’s final round with a two-stroke lead, his win didn’t come easily. He needed a playoff in order to get his…
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio said that he is worried the US will experience “something worse than a recession” as a result of Donald Trump’s trade policies. Speaking to NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, the 75-year-old hedge fund manager said: “I think that right now we are at a decision-making point and very close to…
Military planners have been called in to help tackle the mounting piles of rubbish on Birmingham’s streets after a month-long strike by refuse workers. The all-out strike, which began on 11 March as part of a dispute over pay, has meant thousands of tonnes of rubbish have gone uncollected and prompted warnings of a public…
A high school student from Wisconsin killed his parents as part of a larger plot to assassinate US President Donald Trump, the FBI has said. Nikita Casap, 17, has been charged with the killing of his mother, Tatiana Casap, 35, and his stepfather Donald Mayer, 51, who were found dead at their home on 28…
US stock markets were expected to stage a recovery on Monday after Donald Trump excluded imports of smartphones and laptops from his tariff regime late on Friday night. Shares in Apple and chip maker Nvidia were on course to soar after tariffs on their products imported into the US were lifted for 90 days. The…
Billie Jean King has had a prolific career as a No. 1 tennis player in the world and fierce advocate for women’s representation and equality in sports and beyond. So it makes sense that people often ask her for her best advice for doing meaningful work that makes a positive impact. King says the best…
Former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy, who was facing criminal charges stemming from a fatal car accident in December, has died at age 24, a university athletics spokesman said Sunday. While the LSU Athletic Department confirmed Lacy’s death, it did not confirm the cause. WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge, citing an unnamed family member, reported that Lacy,…
Bring even more heat to the desert! Hot Pilates founder Shannon Nadj spilled her wellness must-haves with ET right in time for the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach. The fitness guru, who has worked with festivalgoers like Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner, and Shay Mitchell, is known for helping her clients strengthen…
A body has been found in the River Thames in the search for 11-year-old Kaliyah Coa, who entered the river in North Woolwich on 31 March, police have said. According to the Metropolitan police, officers were alerted to a body in Maritime Quay in east London at about 9am on Sunday. While the body is…
