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As Meghan marks 8 years of marriage to Harry, how tension over protocol like curtsying and THAT bridesmaid's dress row became a 'lightning rod' for acrimony with Kate in the run up to the big day

2026-05-17

Meghan, 44, and Prince Harry, 41, exchanged vows before 600 guests at St George’s Chapel in Windsor on May 19, 2018.

Suspected drunk driver kills 2 pedestrians in violent chain-reaction crash on Manhattan's Upper West Side

2026-05-16

A suspected drunk driver allegedly killed two pedestrians and injured others in a violent chain-reaction crash near Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan Friday.

The Fight for Voting Rights Returns to Selma

2026-05-16

A crowd gathered at a pivotal site of defiance in the civil rights movement, this time in opposition to efforts by Republicans to eliminate majority-Black districts.

Pocket watch chaos comes to California as long lines and frustration over take viral collab

2026-05-16

Hundreds of shoppers lined up outside the Topanga Westfield mall in hopes of getting a pocket watch, the latest “Royal Pop” collaboration between Swatch and Audemars Piguet.

Bolivia launches early-morning crackdown on roadblocks outside La Paz

2026-05-16

The government of Rodrigo Paz has sent about 3,500 soldiers and police to clear protesters demanding his resignation.

In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation

2026-05-16

Thousands of people rallied Saturday in the cradle of the modern Civil Rights Movement to mobilize a new voting rights era as conservative states dismantle congressional districts that helped secure Black political representation.

A new Ebola outbreak has already killed 87 people in Democratic Republic of Congo

2026-05-16

Health officials are working to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC of a virus strain with no known vaccine.

Kevin Warsh comes into the Fed facing a big 'family fight' over cutting interest rates

2026-05-16

With inflation spiking and Treasury yields surging, Warsh is likely to confront a Federal Open Market Committee in no mood to ease.

PIO Narv Narvekar, manager of Harvard’s $57bn kitty, bows out

2026-05-16

Palestinians Stream Back to Northern Gaza on Foot

2025-01-27

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken.