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A former street gang leader accused of masterminding the 1996 drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas faces opening statements on Monday in a murder trial tied to a long-unsolved crime that became a seminal moment in rap history.

One of Belgium's biggest-ever wildfires blazed out of control Monday even as cooler weather and rain eased conditions for firefighters, while in Greece a fire briefly flared up near the main airport on the outskirts of Athens.

The resumption of hostilities in the Middle East in July sent gas pump prices back up, after a brief ceasefire cooled them in June. Inflation for food bought from stores cooled in July, with fresh vegetable and chicken prices driving the decline.

Cristiano Ronaldo says this Saudi Pro League season is likely to be the last of his professional career.

Thousands of people were still waiting for aid on the Indonesian island of Flores on Monday, days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 68 people, injured more than 200 others and damaged hundreds of homes and other buildings.

The mayor of Summerland, B.C., says that damage assessments have been completed as more of his community's residents return, after being forced to flee due to the out-of-control Bald Range wildfire.

Hayden Panettiere had a prolific career that started when she was a child, and her credits include the voice of Dot in A Bug's Life, Remember the Titans and Scream VI. Her role as a cheerleader with superpowers in Heroes propelled her to fame, with the series revolving around the mantra "Save the cheerleader, save the world."

School District 59 says work to remove the exterior of Tumbler Ridge Secondary School begins Monday. Crews have spent the last several weeks moving out the school's contents using covered trucks ahead of its physical destruction.

Not much is known about the song CIA — only that it was recorded onto a cassette tape from a Toronto radio broadcast in the mid-1980s. Online detectives using Reddit are searching for the band, and think there could be a connection to Ontario's Waterloo region.

Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador are rumoured to have reached a deal regarding Churchill Falls.

The premier warned that Canadians' data is at risk of "being sent to the U.S. and into the hands of President Trump."

Etobicoke-raised slugger traded the batter's box for broadcast booth — and a cross-Canada road trip is next on his list.

A 22-year-old man and 17-year-old boy were killed in the early April shooting on the grounds of a Brampton school.

The outbreak is moving at an “exceptional pace” ahead of efforts to track it, warned the World Health Organization over the weekend.

Public health officials confirmed six cases in the area of Bathurst and Dupont Streets during July.

The number of Trump appointees worth at least $100 million is more than four times the combined total under the three previous presidents, according to a report from Public Citizen.

Trump cited his good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the decision to cut military exercises with South Korea.

After losing two grandchildren in a drowning, Michael Williams wants Ontario to make classroom water-safety lessons mandatory

Michaels CEO David Boone says the retail crafting giant is capitalizing on a massive shift toward hands-on hobbies.

Jury has heard so far from witnesses who demonstrated Clancy had sought treatment for severe mental health problems

Ottawa is pressing for a reduction in levies on autos and lumber, two sticking points in negotiations

Andy Burnham thought he was messaging with Susie Wiles before he became suspicious and cut off communications

Monday marked the day by which both sides were expected to reach a final deal under an MoU agreed in June and aimed at ending the war

Case that led to the US$5-million verdict concerned Trump’s statements in 2022 when he called Carroll’s claim a ‘hoax’ and a ‘con job’ in a post on social media

Long-unsolved drive-by shooting gripped the hip-hop community, partly because no one was charged until Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis was indicted in 2023

Fifth Corgi Race Vilnius drew dogs and their owners to the Lithuanian capital’s Vingis park on Saturday for what organizers said was the biggest edition yet

Fires fuelled by climate change have intensified drought and left vegetation tinder-dry

The two sides are further apart than they were in June, when Trump signed the memorandum of understanding with Tehran

Quake killed at least 68 people, injured more than 200 others and damaged hundreds of homes and other buildings

Many residents on Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara province spent the day mourning victims and waiting for aid to arrive to communities still cut off by the deadly quake.

There has been no immediate response from President Donald Trump's administration to Abelardo de la Espriella's request for a suspension.

Throughout the conflict, U.S. President Donald Trump has alternated between threats of escalation and assertions that a peace deal is imminent.

The U.S Geological Survey said the quake hit Indonesia's Flores region with a depth of 10 kilometers at 5:58 a.m. Indonesia time.

Some temporarily relief at the gas pump for Canadian consumers is set to end next month when the fuel excise tax pause is scheduled to expire.

The 7.4-magnitude quake struck on Monday, toppling apartment blocks, damaging homes, schools and hospitals, sending residents into the streets across western Colombia.

Farage abruptly quit his seat in July amid an investigation into whether he failed to report a five million pound gift from an overseas crypto billionaire.

A proclamation signed by Trump imposes a 100% tariff on drones of a certain size or with certain capabilities that are particularly sensitive for national security purposes.

The Met Office said the temperature of 38.1 degrees Celsius (100.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in west London was a tenth of a degree higher than the previous record set June 28.

A new White House report released Thursday accuses China of routing their exports through third countries with more favourable U.S. tariff rates or avoid them altogether.

Democrats aren’t shifting left as much as you may think.

In May, she published a memoir after a tumultuous decade that involved depression, substance abuse, losing custody of her daughter and stints in rehab.

Muslim communities have been growing for decades, particularly around Dallas. Now, conservatives want to roll up the welcome mat.

Three primaries for the House and the Senate on Tuesday pose a fresh test for the left, this time in a conservative-leaning state where socialism is often seen as a dirty word.

After responding to a 911 call, emergency responders pronounced the actress dead at an apartment complex in Greenville, S.C.

The court declined President Trump’s long-shot request that it reconsider his appeal. He has separately asked the court to overturn a much larger 2024 award.

Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence.

Aimee Lee learned to make hanji with Korean masters. Now she practices their traditional technique in the United States.

The armed group, based in Yemen and backed by Iran, said it had launched missiles near the vital maritime trade route, in a conflict that shows no sign of abating.

After decades of notoriously high murder totals, Baltimore and the people whose work entails dealing with the city’s most violent crimes are adjusting to a new reality.

The U.S.-Iran deal was supposed to open the Strait of Hormuz while they negotiated a final deal on Tehran's nuclear program within 60 days.

Recent SEC instructions on data center bonds appear applicable to the recent Nvidia financing move, lawyers say.

Meta faces a federal trial over child safety claims that could bring major financial penalties and changes to Facebook and Instagram.

Maran Nalluswami, Synchrony's chief strategy officer, told CNBC it will probably take six to 12 months to get payments fully integrated into ChatGPT.

Treasury yields were little changed as traders awaited the latest FOMC minutes due later this week.

Technology giants are shelling out billions to scale capacity to meet massive data center demand.

Producers of the iconic French fizz face a challenge to preserve its taste profile while they also battle tariff complications and fewer drinkers.

Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz sank to a new low as a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is set to expire on Monday with no deal in sight.

Peter Thiel’s hedge fund disclosed a $76 million stake in Argentine oil producer Vista Energy, sending its shares higher in premarket trading.

A falling VIX points to growing investor complacency ahead of a traditionally turbulent time for markets, strategists warn.

The threat came in response to a question about negotiations between Iran and Oman regarding control of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a reporter.

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and envoy first held rare talks with Hamas’s new leader in Egypt over the weekend in his effort to advance the stalled 15-point plan.

Amid reports of burnout and poor conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, Adm. Brad Cooper acknowledged that long stretches at sea can be challenging but said some of the concerns were "old news."

The president's son-in-law and envoy is expected in Jerusalem on Monday for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who last week rejected the Trump-backed 15-point plan.

The death of Jason Arday, 41, came a little more than a week after he resigned from his post at the university amid accusations of plagiarism that ignited a culture-war firestorm.

The earthquake took place around 5 a.m. and was centered off the coast of Flores Island in the quake-prone archipelago.

The US and Oman have been working separately to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's busiest oil shipping routes.

Lev Schlosberg is found guilty of "discrediting" Russia's army - a verdict he condemns as punishment for his political position.

The couple's third child was born earlier this month at a hospital in Lisbon, Portugal, weighing 6lb 9oz.

Alaba has said he took out two taxpayer-funded loans during the pandemic but insisted he had not tried to avoid paying the money back.

US President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is seeking to gain Israeli backing for the US-backed Gaza peace plan.

The Scottish FA are all-in on Sebastien Pocognoli, 39, showing bravery and ambition - what everybody wanted, writes Tom English.

The US president has already paid the writer over $5m in damages in the assault and defamation case.

The move would require renegotiating the UK's Brexit deal and could risk stripping British expats living in the EU of similar rights.

A car in which the five teenagers were travelling in was going the wrong way down a motorway in County Kildare.

What can England expect from Joe Root's leadership, based on his first full-time spell in charge?

Iran said it reached an agreement with Oman over a plan for ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz

Tropical Storm Lala has left behind a muddy mess from intense rainfall and flooding as it moved past Hawaii’s main islands

The FTSE 100 index closed down 29.81 points, 0.3%, at 10,720.30.

The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog is reviewing a controversial DEA tactic in which agents permitted fentanyl to reach the streets to build cases against traffickers

President Trump shared several seemingly AI-generated images of himself along with George Washington over the weekend

Charlie Morgan, who made headlines in 2013 as a Swansea City ballboy after being kicked by the Chelsea winger during a League Cup semi-final, co-founded the business alongside Jackson Quinn

Britain’s Princess Eugenie has named her first daughter Adelaide Elizabeth Annina

All the essential cost of living information whether claiming benefits or not

Ohio State and Oregon give the Big Ten Conference the top two teams in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason rankings for the first time in 65 years

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he was ‘shocked and saddened’ at the horrific road crash which saw five teenagers die and left four others seriously injured