World news

• Q2 2020 CEO Letter

  23-07-2020 23:53 via article.wn.com
  SVB Financial Group Q2 2020 CEO Letter July 23, 2020 To our Stakeholders: In the second quarter, our clients and our markets demonstrated notable resilience, even as the broader economy continued to weaken. Against this backdrop, we delivered strong Q2 performance with Earnings per Share of $4.42, Net Income of $229M and Return on Equity of 13.36 percent.Our results reflected robust balance sheet growth, exceptional client liquidity, resilient net interest income, low credit losses, record inves
  
  Read more

• Lauren Boebert’s son arrested on child exploitation charges

  11-08-2026 01:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Congresswoman’s 21-year-old son, Tyler, has had numerous run-ins with law enforcement
  
  Read more

• Lauren Boebert’s son faces new round of child exploitation charges

  11-08-2026 01:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Congresswoman’s 21-year-old son, Tyler, has been accused of child abuse in the past
  
  Read more

• Former firefighter claims oysters from a steakhouse caused him brain damage: lawsuit

  11-08-2026 00:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  Joseph Belgio, 44, suffers from ‘severe cognitive deficits’ and will need ‘lifelong, around-the-clock care,’ his lawyer says
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Iran-US war latest: Trump demands compensation from Iran in snub to six-point ultimatum

  11-08-2026 00:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Iran has warned the Strait will remain shut until the US meet six crucial conditions
  
  Read more

• Sanitation workers find two lost heirloom rings after sorting through 20,000lb of trash

  11-08-2026 00:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Brooklyn resident quickly called for help after realizing that the two ‘irreplaceable’ items were accidentally thrown out, according to New York City’s Sanitation Department
  
  Read more

• Defense implies Lindsay Clancy’s psychiatrist was a ‘box-checking robot’ over patient care

  11-08-2026 00:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Clancy’s lawyer portrayed her care not as common practice in US mental healthcare, but rather as inadequate
  
  Read more

• Defense calls Lindsay Clancy’s psychiatrist ‘box-checking robot’ over patient care

  11-08-2026 00:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Clancy’s lawyer portrayed her care not as common practice in US mental healthcare, but rather as inadequate
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Flight operations to pause at DC airport for Trump’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix

  10-08-2026 23:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Freedom 250 Grand Prix will be the first‑ever Indy car race on the National Mall.
  
  Read more

• Moment Ukraine’s Black Forest Brigade destroys Russian air defence command centre

  10-08-2026 23:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ukraine said the attacks on key air defence systems would allow them to strike deeper into Russia
  
  Read more

• US oil reserve just hit a low not seen since 1983

  10-08-2026 23:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump authorized the release of 182 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in March shortly after launching the Iran War
  
  Read more

• Speedboat operator charged after mom and baby die following boat capsizing in New York Harbor

  10-08-2026 23:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Twelve other individuals were rescued and remain in stable condition
  
  Read more

• Trump mocked over apparent zone-out during Oval Office vaccine announcement

  10-08-2026 23:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘This is getting ridiculous,” wrote one X user. Another chimed in: ‘Why doesn't the assembled media speak out about this...they all see it’
  
  Read more

• WHO warns it is ‘chasing’ Ebola as death toll surpasses 1,900: ‘The virus is ahead of us’

  10-08-2026 23:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Confirmed cases of Ebola in this outbreak have reached 4,200, including over 1,900 deaths, according to the latest government figures
  
  Read more

• Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has fraud and bribery charges dropped by US judge

  10-08-2026 23:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Adani Group has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing
  
  Read more

• Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche sworn in as attorney general

  10-08-2026 22:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Blanche is officially taking over the agency he has led in an acting capacity since Pam Bondi was fired in April
  
  Read more

• LAUSD prepares to implement strict limits on students’ screen time after years of encouraging classroom use

  10-08-2026 22:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  The district will also block student access to streaming platforms, social media, and YouTube unless access is explicitly approved by a teacher
  
  Read more

• Los Angeles County mulls creating office of gender equity based on UN principles

  10-08-2026 22:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  The office would be centered around principles of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, commonly known as CEDAW
  
  Read more

• Tuesday’s primaries will give Democrats a big idea on how much the left has taken hold of the party

  10-08-2026 22:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Michigan’s primary is over. The left’s takeover of the Midwest may have just begun, and that’s bad news for an establishment that thought it could contain them, writes John Bowden
  
  Read more

• Officer who fatally shot Black man on a bike in Madison is named as authorities mull charges

  10-08-2026 22:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Bystanders captured the confrontation on video but there is no body camera footage of the shooting
  
  Read more

• Trump upends childhood vaccine schedule including splitting up the MMR shot

  10-08-2026 21:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  The executive order would call for states to reconsider guidance for vaccine requirements for school
  
  Read more

• Heat warnings overlook a common health problem that extreme temperatures may make worse

  10-08-2026 21:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Heat affects the body through dehydration, broken sleep and the way it quietly shrinks the range of things a person is willing to do in a day
  
  Read more

• Katie Miller comes to AOC’s defense after MAGA attacks Dem for freezing her eggs

  10-08-2026 21:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘If one woman wants to preserve her right to have children...we should celebrate that,’ Katie Miller wrote on X
  
  Read more

• Powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits Colombia leaving more than 100 dead and more trapped 

  10-08-2026 21:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Officials remain concerned about aftershocks as the true extent of the damage is yet to be assessed
  
  Read more

• The Farmer’s Almanac winter report is out - here is what you can expect in your region

  10-08-2026 21:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Keep the snow shovel, rain boots, and ice scraper close at hand. This winter, you may need all three,’ warned forecaster Caleb Weatherbee
  
  Read more

• RFK Jr takes aim at ‘unvetted’ ingredients in US food supply with new FDA proposal

  10-08-2026 21:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Neither of Monday's announcements are likely to immediately impact American diets, which are blamed for a host of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease
  
  Read more

• Parents beware: your kid’s favorite squish toy might be a danger

  10-08-2026 21:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Viral videos show these popular toys being heated up in the microwave to expand — but parents are being warned that this trend may be dangerous for their kids
  
  Read more

• Powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits Colombia leaving at least 111 dead and more trapped 

  10-08-2026 21:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Officials remain concerned about aftershocks as the true extent of the damage is yet to be assessed
  
  Read more

• Trump upends childhood vaccine schedule including splitting up the MMR shots

  10-08-2026 20:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  The executive order would call for states to reconsider guidance for vaccine requirements for school
  
  Read more

• Traffic to Trump’s Truth Social suffers double-digit decline over summer as rival sites see numbers climb

  10-08-2026 20:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Howard Polskin of TheRighting, a website that tracks conservative media, says he’s ‘really struck by the steepness of the plunge’
  
  Read more

Follow @uk_worldnews on Twitter!