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Britain’s biggest mortgage lender expects three interest rate cuts this year

The boss of Britain’s biggest mortgage lender has told Sky News he expects three interest rate cuts this year, bringing some relief to borrowers...

Business

UK faces four years of economic pain because of Labour’s budget, BrewDog co-founder says

Britain faces four years of economic pain because the government has made life difficult for businesses following the budget, the co-founder of BrewDog has...

Sports

Filly Thorpedo Anna wins Horse of the Year

Associated Press Jan 23, 2025, 11:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH, Fla. — Thorpedo Anna won Horse of the Year honors at...

Trump orders remaining JFK assassination files to be made public

Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of classified files on the assassination of President John F Kennedy. The 1963 killing in Dallas...

Politics

Children in B&Bs beyond legal limit as homelessness crisis pushes councils to ‘breaking point’

A record number of children are living in B&Bs beyond the legal limit as England’s homelessness crisis pushes councils to breaking point. MPs said...

Southport murders: The 14 minutes of terror that left three children dead

Axel Rudakubana’s horrific knife attack on a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club killed three children and injured others. This is how it unfolded. By Natasha...

Sports

Are the Dodgers ruining baseball? Inside the Roki Sasaki signing — and a spending spree that has rocked MLB

Open Extended Reactions SIX YEARS AGO, when the world knew next to nothing of a gangly 17-year-old pitcher in Japan, a Los Angeles Dodgers...

Sports

Irish CB, first-round hopeful Morrison enters draft

Adam RittenbergJan 23, 2025, 01:49 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Notre Dame...

Sports

Gophers promote Collins to defensive coordinator

Associated Press Jan 23, 2025, 07:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota has promoted Danny Collins to defensive coordinator after the departure...

Sports

Notre Dame’s Golden returns to Bengals as DC

Ben BabyJan 22, 2025, 04:46 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior...

World

ICC prosecutor calls for arrest of Taliban duo over ‘persecution’ of women

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has told Sky News he is seeking the arrest of two senior Taliban figures over...

Sports

Braves sign outfielder Profar to 3-year, $42M deal

Open Extended Reactions Outfielder Profar will join center fielder Michael Harris II and right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr., the 2023 National League MVP coming...

Braves sign outfielder Profar to 3-year, M deal

Sports

Ichiro wants to have drink with lone HOF holdout

Associated Press Jan 23, 2025, 05:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Ichiro Suzuki wants to raise a glass with the voter...

Business

Davos delegates leave World Economic Forum under no illusion of Trump disruption ahead

For three days Donald Trump dominated Davos from a distance. On the fourth, he did it in person, albeit virtually, with a speech that...

Technology

Twilio stock surges after company issues optimistic 2027 profit forecast

Twilio CEO Khozema Shipchandler speaks at Twilio’s Signal event in Sao Paulo on Aug. 14, 2024. Courtesy: Twilio Cloud communications software maker Twilio on...

Technology

Trump signs executive order promoting crypto, paving way for digital asset stockpile

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on cryptocurrencies in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 23,...

Technology

Google restores Joe Biden to ‘U.S. presidents’ search results, blames ‘data error’ for omission

David Gray | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google on Thursday blamed a “data error” after users reported that former President Joe Biden was missing...

Technology

Ivanka Trump warns investors that meme token bearing her name is fake

Hakan Nural | Getty Images Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, is warning investors against buying a fraudulent crypto coin bearing her...

Science

China’s EAST Sets New Record in Nuclear Fusion

China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), referred to as the “artificial sun,” has achieved a new milestone in nuclear fusion research. The reactor maintained...

Science

Seismic Data from NASA’s InSight Might Solve the Mystery of Mars’ Dichotomy

Recent seismic data from NASA’s InSight lander could provide answers to a 50-year-old puzzle concerning Mars’ unique structure. The planet is divided into the...