McCarthy resumes bid for speaker, victory still out of reach

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans plunged into a second day struggling to elect a speaker for the new Congress on Wednesday with no apparent off-ramp from the political chaos they have created. GOP leader Kevin McCarthy was faring no better than he…

U.S. bishops' rifts unlikely to ease after Benedict's death

NEW YORK (AP) — Many of the conservative prelates who dominate the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops were appointed by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. His recent death deprives them of a symbolic figurehead but is unlikely to weaken their collective power or…

Cristiano Ronaldo should use mega-deal to speak out about human rights

Cristiano Ronaldo should use mega-deal to speak out about human rights

Cristiano Ronaldo should use his £175million-a-year Saudi football mega-deal to speak out about the kingdom’s human rights abuses, says Amnesty International Campaigners called on Cristiano Ronaldo to challenge human rights abuses They said Ronaldo should use his profile to challenge Saudi Arabia’s…

How West Ham owner David Gold built £500m porn empire

How West Ham owner David Gold built £500m porn empire

From growing up on Green Street to buying his boyhood club: How West Ham’s owner David Gold went from selling buttons in the East End to making his fortune from £500m porn empire and buying Ann Summers Mr Gold died today surrounded by…

Gaetz sends letter to Architect of the Capitol asking why McCarthy is occupying Speaker’s office

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) sent a letter to the Architect of the Capitol on Tuesday questioning why House Speaker candidate Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was already inhabiting the Speaker’s office amid an intraparty battle over the House’s top leadership position. “I write to…