The Independent

Rishi Sunak has handed peerages to Theresa May, Sir Graham Brady and his chief of staff in a dissolution honours list announced less than an hour before polls close at the General Election.Deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden, ex-chief whip Julian Smith, former defence secretary Ben Wallace and Scottish secretary Alister Jack have been given knighthoods while ex-Cabinet minister Therese Coffey is made a dame.The Prime Minister rewarded his right-hand man in No 10, Liam Booth-Smith, with a peerage along with former 1922 Committee chairman Sir Graham, and former Cabinet ministers Chris Grayling and Sir Alok Sharma.Ex-MP Craig Mackinlay, whose battle...

Sunak gives peerages to Theresa May and Graham Brady

Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - On a night of sweeping change across British politics, one thing at the heart of the government remained the same on Friday morning: Larry the Downing Street cat.

All change at Downing Street, except Larry the Cat

The Guardian

PM pledges swift action on NHS and prisons, setting out agenda to reform public services and rebuild international relations

Starmer tells his cabinet: now it’s time to deliver on our promises

Keir Starmer set to work as Britain's new leader Friday, speaking with world leaders and appointing his ministerial team after his Labour party's landslide general election victory ended 14 years of Conservative rule. - World reaction -
The results bucked a trend among Britain's closest Western allies, with the far-right in France eyeing power and Donald Trump looking set for a return in the United States.

UK's new PM Starmer speaks to world leaders, names top team

 Prime Minister Keir Starmer held his first Cabinet meeting Saturday as his new government takes on the massive challenge of fixing a heap of domestic woes and winning over a public weary from years of austerity, political chaos and a battered economy.Starmer welcomed the new ministers around the table at 10 Downing St., saying it had been the honor of his life to be asked by King Charles III to form a government in a ceremony that officially elevated him to prime minister.“We have a huge amount of work to do, so now we get on with our work,”...

New UK Prime Minister Starmer assembles Cabinet for the first meeting: 'Now we get to work'

NBC News

President Joe Biden told Democratic governors Wednesday that he’d been cleared by a doctor after last week’s debate, contradicting earlier statements from the White House about his medical care. The president met with the Democratic governors in person and by video call Wednesday evening and faced questions about...

Biden says he saw a doctor after the debate and acknowledges: 'I screwed up'

Virginia State

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Cheryl E Preston

Some Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful said they were skeptical when Thomas Forrester (Mathew Atkinswon) asked Hope Spencer (Anikka Noelle) to marry him for a third time on Friday.

The Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers: Thomas was not sincere in his proposal to Hope on Friday

J. Souza

A fight between passengers marred the final night of a Carnival Cruise Line sailing on June 6th. The incident, which unfolded in the Lido Deck dining room onboard the Carnival Paradise, involved a group of women and resulted in thrown chairs and plates.

Cruise Ship Fight Near Buffet Captured on Camera, Passengers Banned for Life

Gwendolyn Bounds is a 52-year-old cancer survivor and former journalist who has dedicated the last seven years to becoming a world-class obstacle course athlete. Bounds recalls how the inspiring journey helped her regain control over her body.

Meet the cancer survivor who transformed into a world-class athlete

Georgia State

For years, lawyers and advocates fought the use of “stop and frisk,” a policing tactic that left a majority of Black and brown men who experienced it physically and mentally scarred and distrustful of law enforcement. After a lengthy legal battle, a federal judge in 2013 found it unconstitutional, essentially banning it.

Trump courts Black men as he pledges return to a policy that disproportionately targeted them

Webb City, MO

Kristy Tallman

TULSA, Okla. – On June 28, 2024, the last of nine defendants was sentenced for the kidnapping and murder of Jolene Walker Campbell, an Osage Nation citizen, U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced.

9th Defendant Sentenced to 50 Years for Role in Kidnapping and Murder of Osage Nation Woman

A large wildfire burned out of control in northern California, consuming 3,500 acres and threatening thousands of homes and other structures. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated. The West is also dealing with stifling temperatures, with 120 million people under heat alerts. NBC News' Liz Kreutz reports.

Dangerous heat wave and wildfires in the West

CBS News

London — When Keir Starmer was elected to lead Britain's Labour Party in 2020, right after the party suffered its worst general election defeat in 85 years, he made it his mission to make the party electable again. Four years later, after 14 years of governments led by the rival Conservative Party, Starmer arrived Friday at the prime minister's residence at 10 Downing Street for the first time as the man in Britain's top job.With all but two of the final results in, Labour had won a remarkable 412 of the seats in the British Parliament's 650-seat House of Commons. The...

Who is Keir Starmer, the new U.K. prime minister?

Wisconsin State

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ruled 4-3 to reinstate the use of most ballot drop boxes across the crucial battleground state, overturning a decision it made less than two years ago that banned the use of most of those boxes. "Our decision today does not force or require that...

Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns ruling that barred most ballot drop boxes

Some former Justice Department officials who served under Donald Trump during his first term fear that the Supreme Court’s recent immunity ruling will make it easier for him to use the department against his enemies if he is re-elected president. Other ex-officials downplayed the impact of the ruling —...

Some ex-DOJ officials who worked for Trump fear the Supreme Court just made it easy for him to use the DOJ to attack foes

Rishi Sunak is expected to visit King Charles at Buckingham Palace this morning (5 July) to offer his resignation, as the UK votes the Labour Party into power at the General Election.After a brief window, Keir Starmer will then visit the monarch, to be asked to become to the new prime minister. Starmer will likely make a statement outside Downing Street later today as he and his family prepare to move in.In less than two years since becoming King, Charles has welcomed two new prime ministers.This is the first time in 14 years that the UK has had a Labour...

Watch live: View of Buckingham Palace as Starmer sworn in as prime minister

 The new Labour cabinet arrived at 10 Downing Street on Saturday morning (6 July) for their first meeting with new prime minister, Keir Starmer.Rachel Reeves was appointed at the first female chancellor in 800 years, Wes Streeting as health secretary, Angela Rayner as deputy prime minister, and David Lammy as foreign secretary.Other ministerial appointments include James Timpson (CEO of Timpson), whose work on prison reform has seen him land a role as prison minister. Sir Patrick Vallance, who became a prominent figure during the pandemic is now the science minister.

New Labour cabinet arrive at Downing Street for first meeting with Starmer

One week since his first debate with former President Donald Trump, President Biden is still struggling with the fallout from his performance among his fellow Democrats. Mayor Andrew Swaby of Kingston, Jamaica discusses Hurricane Beryl’s deadly path through the Caribbean. Voters in the United Kingdom are casting their ballots and likely will elect a new prime minister. Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor discusses waning support for Ukraine in Congress.

Meet the Press NOW — July 4

Pennsylvania State

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Bucks County Beacon

Backlash to LGBTQ+ progress has increased substantially in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. in recent years. From attacks on LGBTQ inclusion in public schools and threats against drag queen story hours to mounting anti-LGBTQ legislation, right-wing extremists have used disinformation and conspiracies to try to erode the rights and liberties and even safety of queer and trans Americans.

As Anti-LGBTQ Backlash Grows, Advocates Say There Is ‘Hope’ In Action

California State

Samuel Woodward was convicted of first-degree murder with a hate crime enhancement for the 2018 stabbing death of Blaze Bernstein. Bernstein was a gay Jewish college sophomore who was home visiting family in Southern California when he was killed. KNBC’s Hetty Chang reports.

California man convicted of murder, hate crime, in stabbing death of gay college student

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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks outside No. 10 Downing Street

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer paid tribute to his...

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks outside No. 10 Downing Street

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