Anthropic IPO announcement odds drop on Kalshi following midterms and AI sell-off

‘Good luck’: Remulla skips France trip, taunts ‘hiding’ PH solons

MANILA, Philippines – Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Friday wished the Filipinos ‘hiding’ in France good luck amid protests in the foreign country.  In a press conference, Remulla announced the cancellation of his trip to France, which was set to seek out fugitive former Rep. Zaldy Co and mother-son lawmakers Sen. Loren Legarda and Cong.

Meghan Markle's father arrested in US over child sex abuse images: media

MIAMI — Thomas Markle, the estranged father of Prince Harry's wife, Meghan Markle, was arrested in Florida on Friday over alleged possession of images of child sexual abuse, British and US media reported. Markle, 82, was taken into custody by FBI agents at the retirement home where he lives in the town of Lakeland, the Daily Mail and New York Post said. The Daily Mail, quoting an unidentified source, said Markle was arrested on charges of possession of child sexual abuse material. The FBI did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment. The arrest comes after pictures of child sex abuse were allegedly found at Markle's former home in the Philippines and at a storage unit he rented in Mexico. Meghan Markle said last month that she was "deeply distressed" by accusations that her father possessed images of child sexual abuse. She said she had blocked contact between him and her children over previous "troubling and disturbing" allegations. Harry, the second son of King Charles III and estranged brother of heir to the throne Prince William, married Meghan, an American former actress

Investors dive into bonds as global AI tech selloff continues

Investors fled to the safety of bonds on Friday as stocks extended their slide in both Europe and Asia after worries around AI wiped trillions of dollars off stock markets.

Kunal Kamra takes a dig at Deepinder Goyal over Temple wearable, questions scientific claims

Deepinder Goyal has defended his experimental Temple wearable after doctors raised concerns about its scientific claims, citing $30 million in investment and promising further validation. Comedian Kunal Kamra responded with a pointed post on X, questioning the entrepreneur’s arguments.

Meghan’s father Thomas Markle arrested in US on child sex abuse material charges

Thomas Markle, the father of Prince Harry’s wife Meghan, was arrested on Friday morning by federal agents in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material, people familiar with the matter said. The people who confirmed his arrest were not authorised to publicly discuss the investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity. Markle, 82, was taken into custody at the retirement home where he lives near Tampa. The arrest comes after a stash of child porn was allegedly found at...

Meghan Markle’s father Thomas arrested on suspicion of child sex offences

Duchess of Sussex’s father has previously denied possessing child abuse imagery

Russell Brand rape joke on Big Fat Quiz of the Year resurfaces after court verdict

Police officer dead and three wounded in Colorado mass shooting

Authorities said the gunman was also believed to have been involved in a hit-and-run incident earlier on ThursdayA Colorado police officer was killed and three others were injured after a gunman opened fire near a public transport bus in Lakewood on Thursday evening, authorities said.The suspect...

Trump's White House warns conservative commentators it's 'monitoring' their comments

Pete Hegseth snagging a seat in the Senate isn't looking likely

Fears new UK porn laws leave ‘healthy’ acts open to criminalisation

Government says new laws will tackle ‘real-world harm’, but critics argue they could criminalise ‘healthy’ sexual acts

Foster mom charged with murder after missing 10-year-old is found dead

The foster mom is a teacher in the School District of Philadelphia