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LONDON — Britain will lower the voting age from 18 to 16 by the next national election as part of measures to increase democratic participation, the government announced Thursday. The center-left Labour Party pledged before it was elected in July 2024 to lower the voting age for elections to Britain’s …

President Donald Trump is facing growing pressure, including from some of his closest allies, for more transparency on the Jeffrey Epstein case. But there are mixed opinions on what steps the administration should take next. Trump has urged his supporters to move on from the case, decrying the story as …

Singer Connie Francis, a star of the 1950s and ‘60s known for her hits “Pretty Little Baby” and “Stupid Cupid,” has died, her publicist announced. She passed away on Wednesday at the age of 87. No cause was disclosed. “It is with a heavy heart and extreme sadness that I …

WASHINGTON — One of the three nuclear enrichment sites in Iran struck by the United States last month was mostly destroyed, setting work there back significantly. But the two others were not as badly damaged and may have been degraded only to a point where nuclear enrichment could resume in …

Martha Martin has to use up all of her remaining vacation days for the year to stay home with her infant son, and it still won’t be enough. Nine-month-old Hal was recently exposed to measles at day care and can’t go back for almost a full month. He’s not had …

Syria’s leader accused Israel on Thursday of sowing discord with a wave of intense airstrikes following deadly sectarian clashes that threatened the country’s fragile unity and illustrated its neighbor’s capacity to attack across the region. In a televised speech, Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa promised to protect the rights and freedom …

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Tornado rips through western Wisconsin 02:08 Influencer’s husband could face felony child abuse charge in son’s drowning death 01:40 Now Playing Trump slams some supporters over Epstein files 03:11 UP NEXT 21 children, many from …

HONG KONG — Chinese authorities in Hong Kong have launched a criminal investigation after more than a dozen female students and teachers at the University of Hong Kong accused a male law student of using AI to generate deepfake porn images of them. The probe, announced Tuesday by the Office …

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Hassett on Trump firing Powell: ‘A highly uncertain legal matter’ 09:22 80 years after nuclear bomb tested in N.M., victims will get reparations 04:40 Now Playing A detailed look at the relationship between Trump and …

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Tornado rips through western Wisconsin 02:08 Now Playing Influencer’s husband could face felony child abuse charge in son’s drowning death 01:40 UP NEXT Trump slams some supporters over Epstein files 03:11 21 children, many from …