14+ hour, 31+ min ago (622+ words) By EMILY LEFROY, US CHIEF LIFESTYLE REPORTER The author and podcast host's fashion choices have been lauded by many with some claiming she has recently been flaunting a slimmer figure and implying she has used'weight loss drugs such as Ozempic. In the clip, she confidently posed in a dark gray collared tee with a slight V-neck and distressed blue jeans. She completed the look with a thick brown leather belt that matched her brown suede boots, while a wind machine dramatically blew her hair back. Obama showed off her toned arms in the tiny tee, with a flash of her taut stomach seen in her high-rise jeans. She looked relaxed and confident, with people taking to social media to discuss her slimmed-down look. 'Do any of you have any idea how Michelle Obama suddenly lost all this weight at 61, which…...

16+ hour, 20+ min ago (949+ words) Campbell Soup is facing a firestorm after a former employee allegedly secretly recorded a vice president insulting both the company's products and its customers. Robert Garza of Michigan filed a lawsuit against Campbell's on Thursday and released audio he says features Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer Martin Bally. He provided the damaging recording to Detroit's Local 4 News, which broadcast portions of it. The speaker also referenced 'bioengineered meat,' saying, 'I don't wanna eat a piece of chicken that came from a 3D printer.'" While bioengineered foods are allowed for sale in the US, companies are required to label such products." Campbell's has disclosed that its canola, corn, soybean and sugar beet are grown from genetically modified seeds. A Campbell Soup Company spokesperson told Daily Mail: 'We are proud of the food we make, the people who make it and…...

16+ hour, 30+ min ago (516+ words) By VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER CIA agents were so taken aback by the behavior of a prominent Republican congressman on a foreign trip earlier this year that he was reportedly banned from foreign travel." Texas Republican Congressman Dan Crenshaw, who serves on the House Intelligence Committee, allegedly toasted inappropriate remarks by a Mexican official during an August meeting, according to Punchbowl News. The congressman's conduct reportedly alarmed officials at the"CIA's Mexico City station enough that they sent a cable to the agency's headquarters in Langley, Virginia, reporting what they viewed as unprofessional conduct tied to drinking, as well as a lack of decorum in front of Mexican officials." The remarks toasted by Crenshaw allegedly made a woman in the meeting uncomfortable, per sources who spoke with Punchbowl." Crenshaw was visiting America's southern neighbor as head of the House…...

18+ hour, 31+ min ago (1069+ words) By WILIAM HUNTER, SENIOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY REPORTER Mind control weapons may sound like something from a dystopian science fiction film, but experts now say they are becoming a reality." Scientists have issued an ominous warning over mind-altering 'brain weapons' that can target your perception, memory, and even behaviour. In a newly published book, Dr Michael Crowley and Professor Malcolm Dando, of Bradford University, argue that recent scientific advances should be a 'wake-up call'. Professor Dando says: 'The same knowledge that helps us treat neurological disorders could be used to disrupt cognition, induce compliance, or even in the future turn people into unwitting agents.' Nations including the US, China, Russia, and the UK have been researching so-called central nervous system (CNS)-acting weapons since the 1950s. Now, Dr Crowley and Professor Dando argue that modern neuroscience has become so advanced that truly…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1182+ words) By MARIANNE GARVEY, US REAL ESTATE REPORTER A tiny Nebraska'town with less than 4,000 residents was left in ruins after softball-sized hail storm battered homes, shattered windows, and caused $100million' damage" an almost unthinkable loss for a community that small. The disaster in Cozad is part of a far larger, and largely overlooked, crisis. Unlike Florida's hurricanes and California's wildfires, hailstorms rarely make national headlines. They typically strike a single town at a time, often without triggering federal disaster aid, and are less deadly than floods or fires. But experts warn these monster storms are becoming more frequent, more destructive and more expensive across the central US " and insurers are pulling out.' Hail now causes more home-damage dollars nationwide than hurricanes in some years, and is driving insurance premiums in the Great Plains to the highest levels in America.' Nebraska now has…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1639+ words) By NICK ALLEN, US NEWS EDITOR (POLITICS) As voters headed to the polls in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City'earlier this month, they may have observed something - or someone - was absent: young men in red MAGA hats. In 2024 a stunning wave of enthusiasm for President Donald Trump among men in their 20s helped propel him to the White House. They were a key part of the MAGA coalition he built. But this time, many of them stayed home or, worse, switched sides. And it could be a harbinger for Republicans, that whoever succeeds Trump'will not be able to count on the 'manosphere' next time. Just a year ago in the presidential race, Trump won male voters between the ages of 18 and 29 over Kamala Harris by a margin of 49 to 48 percent. The race for this demographic was largely won on the…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago (759+ words) Marco Rubio was forced on the defensive last night after a bipartisan group of senators claimed he told them the US's peace plan for Ukraine was authored by Russia. The US Secretary of State denied their account, with a'spokesman calling it "blatantly false", but the dispute threatens to derail President Trump's push for a peace deal to be achieved this week. The secretary of state doubled down on the assertion that Washington was responsible for a proposal, which has faced push back in Europe for being so favorable to Moscow. The widely leaked 28-point US-backed peace plan'was, according to the White House, the result of a month of work between Rubio and Trump envoy Steve Witkoff along with input from what it said was both Ukrainians and Russians.' The plan accepts many Russian demands that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago (749+ words) By ALEXA CIMINO, US REPORTER A night of celebration spiraled into panic when two shootings rocked Chicago just hours after the city lit its official Christmas tree. One person was killed and eight others were wounded on Friday as terrified crowds fled through an area known as The Loop. The first burst of gunfire erupted around 9.50pm near State and Randolph streets, steps from the Chicago Theatre. Police on patrol heard shots fired into a large group, triggering a stampede. Seven teens, aged 13 to 17, were hit and rushed to Stroger and Lurie Children's hospitals in fair to good condition. Police have not identified a motive, and no arrests have been made." Barely 30 minutes later and four blocks apart, about a 5 minute walk, panic struck again near Adams and Dearborn." There, officers found two more victims: an 18-year-old man shot in the…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago (774+ words) Usha Vance was spotted at an official engagement without her wedding ring, weeks after husband JD Vance publicly revealed the religious divide in their marriage." The Second Lady was ringless during her visit to Camp Lejeune military base in Richlands, North Carolina"on Wednesday with First Lady Melania Trump." Additional images from Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River confirm the ring remained off throughout the visit. The image comes after weeks of nasty trolls whispering about the state of the Vance marriage, which began in October with the Vice President's tight hug he gave to Erika Kirk during a memorial for her husband, the right wing activist Charlie Kirk. The speculation about a possible rift between the Second Couple was fueled by the VP admitting that he has pleaded with his wife to convert from Hinduism: he…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago (1165+ words) By ROSS IBBETSON, ASSOCIATE EDITOR The United States has issued a terrifying new warning for the airspace around Venezuela as Donald Trump dispatched a B-52 nuclear bomber for an 'attack demo.' The Federal Aviation Authority sent out a Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) at 1.08pm ET alerting pilots, airlines, and air traffic controllers of a 'potentially hazardous situation' in and around Venezuela. Just hours later, the Air Force announced that last night a B-52 - along with'KC-135 Stratotankers and fighter jets - 'conducted a bomber attack demo' in the Southern Command area of operation set up to deter illegal drug runners from Venezuela.' The FAA notice warns of a''worsening security situation and heightened military activity in or around Venezuela.' 'Threats could pose a potential risk to aircraft at all altitudes, including during overflight, the arrival and departure phases of flight, and/or airports and…...