Worldwide temperatures briefly exceeded a key warming threshold earlier this month, drawing notice in the scientific community and prompting public chatter that climate change might be accelerating

Federal authorities say the man charged with killing his mother at sea during a 2016 fishing trip off the coast of New England has died in jail while awaiting trial

When former President Donald Trump visited the iconic Versailles restaurant in Miami after being arraigned on 37 federal charges, he announced that there would be “food for all.” There was just one problem: according to a report in the Miami New Times, Mr Trump never picked up the tab. Mr Trump’s visit to the Cuban restaurant functioned largely as a campaign stop after he spent the morning in federal court on charges that he mishandled classified documents and impeded the government’s attempts to get them back. Mr Trump recieved a warm welcome at Versailles, a frequent stop for Republican candidates in the city, where diners sang him a rendition of “Happy Birthday” and prayed over him. But Mr Trump only saw fit to stay at the restaurant for a handful of minutes after announcing that there would be food for all, leaving no time for people to order let alone for him to pay the check. Mr Trump flew back to New Jersey that afternoon to deliver a speech from his Bedminster golf club, telling the crowd that he declined to give back boxes of classified documents in part because he had clothes in the boxes. The fact that Mr Trump didn’t pay the tab for customers at Versailles after telling them he’d do so won’t suprise many who have followed his career in public life. In fact, the former president has a long history of stiffing people working for him. During his 2016 presidential campaign, USA Today reported that Mr Trump refused to pay in full hundreds of different people contracted to work for him — from dishwashers to attorneys. TruthSocial, the social media network favoured by Mr Trump to compete with Twitter, has also reportedly been engaged in a battle with its web host over unpaid bills. Mr Trump, who has frequently boasted of his wealth and is estimated to have a net worth in excess of $2bn, currently has far bigger legal headaches than unpaid bills. He has been indicted in New York over alleged his role in a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, and also been federally indicted over his handling of classified documents after leaving the presidency. Those prosecutions are playing out while Mr Trump competes to return the White House. He is currently the favourite to win the Republican presidential nomination for a third straight time, leading a large field of challengers that includes both Gov Ron DeSantis of Florida and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez. Read More Trump news – live: Trump rejected efforts to settle classified papers as Melania spotted in NYC on birthday

The Supreme Court has preserved a federal law giving preference to Native American families when it comes to adopting Native children in foster care

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As communities across the United States celebrate June as Pride Month, a city near Detroit, Michigan, has voted to permanently ban the display of Pride flags on public property.

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Enough Republican members showed up in the Oregon Senate to end a six-week walkout that halted the work of the Legislature and blocked hundreds of bills, including some on abortion, transgender health care and gun safety

A 21-year-old American woman died after being assaulted and pushed down a slope by an American man near one of Germany's most popular tourist sights, Neuschwanstein Castle, in Bavaria, according to local police.

Two Americans were found dead in a hotel room in Baja Sur California, a Mexican state, on Tuesday (13 June), according to reports. The two people were discovered in the Hotel Rancho Pescadero in the seaside town of El Pescadero around 9pm local time on Tuesday. Paramedics received a report of the two Americans were unconscious but by the time they arrived, the two were unresponsive with no vital signs, according to ABC News. The Baja California Sur Attorney’s General Office told ABC News the two Americans were identified as John Heathco, 41, and Abby Lutz, 28. Lutz is from Newport Beach, California. In a statement posted on Facebook, police said they suspected their cause of death was “poisoning” as there were no traces of physical violence. However, authorities are still determining what “substance” caused their deaths. The two had been dead “between 10 and 11 hours” before they were found. US officials told Associated Press they were “aware of the case.” According to a GoFundMe, started by one of Lutz’s family members, Lutz and Heathco were on a couple’s trip together to Mexico when they began to feel sick and assumed they had food poisoning. The two went to the hospital for treatment and started feeling better. But then their families received a phone call saying the couple had “passed away peacefully in their hotel room in their sleep.” “We have been told it was due to improper venting of the resort and could be carbon monoxide poisoning,” the GoFundMe caption reads. The Hotel Ranco Pescadero is a luxury hotel and a Hyatt property. In a statement provided to The Independent, Henar Gil, the general manager of Rancho Pescadero said: “We are truly heartbroken by this terrible tragedy. Our hearts are with the impacted families and loved ones during this unimaginable loss.” “Local authorities are still actively investigating the situation, and the safety and security of our guests and colleagues remains a top priority, as always. We can confirm there was no evidence of violence related to this situation, and we are not aware of any threat to guests’ safety or wellbeing. We are working to care for those who have been impacted and we are working closely with authorities as they conduct their investigation to understand the cause of death. Further inquiries should be directed to local authorities.” El Pescadero is a town located between Todos Santos and the resort of Los Cabos in Baja California Sur which is on the Baja California Peninsula. Read More Mexico charges migrant in detention center fire that killed 40 Federal prosecutors will not pursue charges in mysterious death of US woman in Mexico Texas mother among three Americans to die from fungal meningitis after outbreak linked to Mexican clinics

By Denis Balibouse BERN (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday urged Switzerland to allow the re-export of weapons to

Federal authorities say the man charged with killing his mother at sea during a 2016 fishing trip off the coast of New England has died