Christopher Kent Podlesnik pleads not guilty to charges
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/matt-gaetz-death-threats-wyoming-liz-cheney-b1824735.html

A Mexican man has been charged with coordinating a smuggling effort that left 13 people dead when their overloaded SUV was struck by a big-r..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/man-charged-with-smuggling-after-california-crash-kills-13-california-mexican-san-diego-guatemalans-b1824742.html

A federal judge has authorized the release of a Georgia woman and her Tennessee son on charges for their involvement in the Jan. 6 riot at t..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/home-confinement-for-man-mother-charged-in-capitol-riot-georgia-tennessee-senate-nashville-b1824191.html

An estimated 20 million people around the world help keep cities clean by scavenging through landfills and dumps
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/trash-scavengers-who-help-keep-cities-clean-plea-for-vaccine-new-delhi-india-zimbabwe-nairobi-mexico-b1824193.html

America’s top dogs won’t have their pack of fans on hand at this year’s Westminster Kennel Club dog show
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/westminster-dog-show-wont-have-spectators-due-to-virus-westminster-new-york-madison-square-garden-america-hudson-river-b1824194.html

National civil rights leaders appeared alongside several family members of George Floyd at a prayer service, hours before opening arguments ..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/floyd-family-leaders-hold-prayer-service-on-eve-of-trial-george-floyd-minneapolis-black-b1823695.html

Chile's president has announced that a two-day election to select the drafters of a new constitution is being delayed until May because of t..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/chile-delays-constitutional-assembly-election-over-pandemic-chile-sebastian-pinera-united-nations-icu-covid-b1823696.html

North Korea has accused the United Nations of a “double standard” over its reaction to the North’s missile launches, warning it of a serious..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/n-korea-accuses-un-of-double-standard-over-missile-firings-south-korea-seoul-joe-biden-foreign-ministry-pyongyang-b1823694.html

Efforts fail to free the 400m-long vessel at high tide on Saturday
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/suez-canal-ship-ever-given-b1823469.html

Canadian authorities say a man went on a stabbing spree around a library in British Columbia and killed one women and injured six other peop..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/1-dead-six-injured-in-stabbing-attack-at-canadian-library-vancouver-british-columbia-north-vancouver-twitter-b1823475.html

LeBron James received the President’s Award for his public service achievements at the 52nd NAACP Image Awards that highlighted works by ent..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/lebron-james-chadwick-boseman-honored-at-naacp-image-awards-lebron-james-chadwick-boseman-los-angeles-michelle-obama-springhill-entertainment-b1823474.html

What’s happening in Bristol? The latest from last night’s protest
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bristol-arrests-protest-kill-the-bill-b1823243.html

Huge ship remains stuck sideways for fifth day
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/suez-canal-ever-given-ship-us-navy-b1823248.html

Ministers unveil plan to spend £500 million to boost mental health support across England after the pandemic
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-nhs-staff-mental-health-funding-b1823139.html

Mondeo was first launched in Europe in 1993 and replaced Ford’s Sierra model
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ford-mondeo-production-to-end-b1822679.html

A fuel tank at an oil facility in Saudi Arabia caught fire after being struck by a projectile in the latest such attack amid its yearslong w..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/fuel-tank-attacked-catches-fire-in-southern-saudi-arabia-saudi-arabia-yemen-dubai-united-arab-emirates-mohammed-bin-salman-b1822704.html

‘I’d like to think [it’s because] I’m a nice guy, but it’s not’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/biden-immigration-press-conference-trump-b1822545.html

At least 150 vessels are waiting to use the Suez Canal after a skyscraper-sized cargo ship wedged across the vital waterway
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/stuck-ship-in-egypts-suez-canal-imperils-shipping-worldwide-suez-canal-egypt-asia-panama-africa-b1822104.html

Industry leaders say vetting customers would be ‘simply unworkable’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/coronavirus-vaccine-pubs-boris-johnson-b1821967.html

Hong Kong’s sudden suspension of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech has been another blow to its vaccination program
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/hong-kong-vaccination-drive-struggles-to-gain-public-trust-hong-kong-sinovac-pfizer-chinese-biontech-b1822106.html

Official reportedly told UN colleagues people had offered to ‘take care of her’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/jamal-kashoggi-angnes-callamard-death-threat-b1821345.html

‘This is not and should not be a partisan issue,’ president says of requiring universal background checks on gun sales
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/biden-boulder-shooting-congress-gun-control-b1821295.html

Some children say they showered once in seven days
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-border-wall-texas-camp-biden-b1821454.html

New Zealand will spend billions of dollars to encourage more home building and will also remove some tax breaks for speculators as it tries ..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/new-zealand-spends-billions-to-slow-skyrocketing-home-prices-new-zealand-jacinda-ardern-hamilton-auckland-b1820882.html

From stress and illness to social distancing rules, the last year has been a tricky time for our sex lives. Natasha Preskey explores how Cov..
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/celibacy-covid-lockdown-pandemic-sex-b1794886.html

Two passers-by were treated for injuries after a gruelling rescue effort
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/thames-seal-dog-attack-rescue-b1820590.html

In the jungles of southeast Myanmar, the army was shooting and otherwise tyrannizing civilians long before last month’s military coup
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/in-myanmars-hinterland-army-uproots-ethnic-karen-villagers-karen-myanmar-bangkok-aung-san-suu-kyi-britain-b1820351.html

Forces braced to lose ‘industrial age’ capabilities such as older tanks, ships and warplanes under plan to create more agile military
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/army-cuts-troops-defence-review-marines-b1820340.html

A second Canadian citizen held for more than two years on spying charges in apparent retaliation for Canada's arrest of a senior executive o..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/2nd-canadian-goes-on-trial-in-china-on-spying-charges-huawei-china-beijing-meng-wanzhou-justin-trudeau-b1820350.html

Minister Robert Jenrick considering inspection report into council following arrest of mayor
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/liverpool-city-council-government-jenrick-corruption-b1820143.html

Highest daily total comes as it is announced more than half of all UK adults have now had first jab
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-vaccine-uk-record-b1820060.html

Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales has issued more evacuation orders following the worst flooding in decades
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/australias-most-populous-state-hit-by-severe-rains-floods-sydney-new-south-wales-australia-b1820148.html

The mood is so bad at the U.S. Capitol that a Democratic congressman recently let an elevator pass him by rather than ride with Republican c..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/fallout-from-riot-virus-leaves-toxic-mood-on-capitol-hill-republican-donald-trump-joe-biden-ilhan-omar-washington-b1819932.html

Dentists told they are well placed to identify signs such as injuries to the head, face and mouth
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nhs-domestic-abuse-sex-assault-sarah-everard-b1819773.html

A FOX 11 reporter and photographer were among five people seriously injured when an SUV crashed into a building in Hollywood
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/los-angeles-tv-crew-injured-in-suv-crash-driver-arrested-los-angeles-los-angeles-county-hollywood-walk-of-fame-hollywood-walk-of-fame-los-angeles-fire-department-b1819929.html

Garment workers in Myanmar are urging major international brands to denounce the recent military coup there and put more pressure on factori..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/garment-workers-in-myanmar-fight-for-democracy-livelihoods-myanmar-new-york-experts-steve-smith-adidas-b1819404.html

The judge in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death is expected to rule on two major motions as ju..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/jury-nearly-complete-for-chauvin-trial-major-rulings-loom-george-floyd-derek-chauvin-minneapolis-black-b1819406.html

The city of Chicago has decided to withhold first doses of COVID-19 vaccines from a hospital that improperly administered vaccinations to Tr..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/vaccine-withheld-from-hospital-that-gave-trump-tower-shots-vaccine-chicago-lori-lightfoot-trump-tower-george-miller-b1819408.html

Japanese nuclear regulators have said the world’s largest nuclear power plant will not restart anytime soon due to serious holes in the anti..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/japanese-regulators-say-tepco-nuclear-plant-prone-to-attack-fukushima-japanese-tokyo-north-korea-b1818821.html

Kerry reportedly went maskless while flying from Boston to Washington
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/john-kerry-flight-no-mask-b1818747.html

Talk with rogue state have been stalled since Donald Trump’s efforts in 2019
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/north-korea-biden-administration-contact-b1818805.html

The United Nations is warning that an offensive by Houthi rebels in Yemen has escalated the nearly six-year conflict in the Arab world’s poo..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/un-yemen-conflict-escalates-as-country-speeds-toward-famine-yemen-sanaa-mark-lowcock-joe-biden-houthi-b1818241.html

Government coming under pressure for tougher stance on China after review stresses trade links
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/dominic-raab-china-integrated-review-b1818099.html

Amnesty International accuses him of ‘throwing human rights defenders to the wolves’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/dominic-raab-trade-human-rights-b1818126.html

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he'll appoint a Black woman to the U.S. Senate if Sen. Dianne Feinstein retires before her term ends in 20..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/newsom-will-appoint-black-woman-if-feinstein-retires-early-gavin-newsom-sacramento-kamala-harris-democrats-lindsey-graham-b1817670.html

Authorities say a set of camp trailer safety chains and quick, careful work by emergency crews saved two people after their pickup truck plu..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/rescuers-save-2-from-pickup-dangling-over-deep-idaho-gorge-boise-idaho-gooding-b1817672.html

The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is sending a team to Detroit to investigate a crash involving a Tesla that drove beneath a semit..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/us-sends-team-to-detroit-to-investigate-teslasemi-crash-tesla-detroit-national-transportation-safety-board-department-of-transportation-florida-b1817671.html

‘All women can identify with feeling uneasy, spooking yourself out when walking home after a night out,’ attendee says
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/sarah-everard-met-police-vigil-protest-latest-b1817072.html

‘BTS doesn’t need the Grammys but the Grammys need BTS,’ wrote one fan
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/bts-grammys-2021-scammys-twitter-b1817101.html

Jury selection is entering its second week in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer who is charged in the death of George Floyd
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/7-picked-7-to-go-for-jury-in-excops-trial-in-floyd-death-george-floyd-derek-chauvin-minneapolis-black-chicago-b1817120.html