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His dark and wry dissections of modern culture redefined British literature in the 1980s

Aderrien Murray is recovering at home after being placed on a ventilator and chest tube in the hospital for a collapsed lung, fractured ribs and a lacerated liver after he was shot by police

We break down White House Plumbers episode 4, "The Writer's Wife." What's fact and what is fiction?

I am deeply saddened to share that C. Boyden Gray has passed away. It is very hard to put into words all the Gray accomplished throughout his remarkable life. The Washington Post immediately published a pre-written obituary--a sign of his profound reputation in D.C. and nationwide. Adam White and Jenn…

Trump’s latest defamation lawsuit comes after his investment in struggling Truth Social platform saw his net wealth fall by $700m in the past year

An article in the Washington Post recently declared “a crisis in American girlhood.” Girls in the United States are experiencing alarmingly higher rates of sexual assault, mental health issues and suicidality than ever before.

Following Depp’s $50m defamation lawsuit in Virginia, Clémence Michallon looks at the former couple’s legal history

A US air raid in Syria may have killed a poor farmer with 10 children rather than al-Qaeda leader as initially stated.

Royal writer Carolyn Durand said that Harry and Meghan are "chased all the time" and the couple will soon need to make a decision on whether they want more privacy or to remain in the public eye.