WASHINGTON — A diplomatic standoff over restoring international sanctions against Iran may be the most vivid example yet of how the United States has largely isolated itself from the world order — instead of isolating Tehran, as the Trump administration intended. At nearly every step President Trump has taken in …...Read More

A cap on the number of students allowed places on medicine, dentistry, veterinary science and teaching courses will be lifted – in a lifeline for pupils affected by the exams debacle. The Department for Education also pledged extra funding to help universities afford to teach increased numbers of students after …...Read More

“Welcome to the fourth night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention: ‘Uniting America.’ OK, these last few nights have been going so well, we’ve decided to add a fifth night where we will just play Michelle Obama’s speech on a loop.” “We’ve cried out for justice. We have gathered in …...Read More

Can it be only last month that Peter Foster, regretful and newly contemplative, declared himself to be a reformed character? A month ago the serial conman said he was writing his memoirs in an act of catharsis that would set him on the path to a better sort of life. …...Read More

A hero schoolboy leapt off a seaside pier into the sea when he saw a toddler floating 30 yards off shore. Eli Harrison, 11, didn't hesitate to jump into the water when his family saw the youngster off the coast of Staithes in North Yorkshire. His mother Kayleigh said Eli …...Read More

Shortly after he left the West Wing, documents show, Mr. Bannon entered into a financial relationship with Mr. Guo, a onetime member of Mr. Trump’s private club Mar-a-Lago who also goes by the name Miles Kwok. That arrangement eventually led to a $1 million contract between Mr. Bannon and a …...Read More

Socializing at fast food joints is actually beneficial for elderly people's brains, a new study suggests. Previous research has shown that social interaction is key to protecting the cognitive development and function of seniors. As it turns out, meeting up at a McDonald's or a Burger King serves as a …...Read More

It was a reference to the case of Alexander Izaguirre, an undocumented immigrant convicted of selling cocaine in 2008. He was a participant in Back on Track, an initiative spearheaded by Ms. Harris that placed young, first-time drug offenders who pleaded guilty to their crimes into a jobs program rather …...Read More

Flight prices from the UK to Portugal have gone up SIXFOLD just hours after the government announced it was bringing in an air bridge with the popular holiday destination. Average fare prices to Faro - the airport used by holidaymakers heading to the Algarve - rocketed from just £35 to …...Read More

Similarly, on health care, Mr. Biden has spoken often of the part he played in helping pass the Affordable Care Act, even though many Americans continue to see it as flawed: Just 42 percent of registered voters nationwide — including only 37 percent of independents — said the law had …...Read More