Author: Truth Times News Desk

The Trump administration is moving to roll back longstanding restrictions on testosterone replacement therapy, in a decision that has divided medical experts over whether the evidence justifies easing warnings that have governed the drug’s use for nearly a decade. The Department of Health and Human Services announced on Thursday that it is requesting updates to the prescribing information for testosterone replacement therapy, commonly known as TRT, with the aim of making the treatment more accessible to older men. The move builds on a decision made in 2025 to drop cardiovascular warning labels that had been attached to testosterone medications since…

Donald Trump’s newly appointed acting Director of National Intelligence raised eyebrows within his own agency before even officially starting the role, after asking whether he could take home the President’s highly classified daily intelligence briefing, according to CNN sources. Bill Pulte, 38, currently director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and now also acting head of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, made a series of unusual enquiries during his first briefing with his new team last week. He asked whether he would receive access to a government plane, expressing concern about his ability to travel freely between…

The USGA has issued an official statement confirming that Rory McIlroy’s golf ball was not interfered with by a spectator during the opening round of the US Open, putting an end to controversy that erupted after footage appeared to show a fan reaching towards his ball on the fourth hole. The incident occurred at Shinnecock Hills on Thursday as McIlroy’s second shot bounced off a cart path and into a spectator area near the fourth green. A female fan was seen approaching the ball, prompting nearby crowd members to be heard shouting “No,” as concern grew that she may have…

Residents of a rural lane,Sunwood Lane in Clayton West Yorkshire have caught a man on camera dumping waste from the boot of a car, as they take matters into their own hands by installing their own surveillance equipment to combat what they say has become a persistent and growing problem. The footage, captured on a trail camera on Sunwood Lane in Clayton, near Bradford, shows a man in dark clothing unloading large flat items — believed to be construction or household waste — from a silver or grey hatchback. A partial registration plate, beginning LE19, is visible in the footage,…

A university clerk in Brazil Vanderley dos Santos Gomes has been convicted of fraud after arranging for his own foot to be surgically amputated and claiming it was hacked off during a violent robbery, in an attempt to collect £220,000 from four separate insurance policies. Vanderley dos Santos Gomes, a technical administrative assistant at the Federal University of Reconcavo da Bahia in the state of Bahia, took out four life and personal accident insurance policies in June and July 2019 that would have paid out a combined total of 1.5 million Brazilian reais — around £220,050 — if he became…

A Japanese farmer has been rearrested over the arson that destroyed a mosque in Hokkaido earlier this year, in a case that has exposed deepening tensions between local residents and a Pakistani community in a northern Japanese city. Ryotaro Ishii, 37, from Chitose, was rearrested on 16 June on suspicion of arson in connection with the fire on 28 February that completely destroyed the Ebetsu Masjid, a prefabricated building of around 138 square metres used as a mosque in the Kakuyama district of Ebetsu. No injuries were reported as the building was unoccupied at the time. Ishii had previously been…

A man with an extensive criminal history has been charged after stabbing a 34-year-old man and attacking a pregnant woman outside a restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina, with police saying he used a knife, his hands, feet and teeth during the assault. Paul Abdul Hicks, 31, was arrested on Monday and charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and assault on a pregnant woman. A judge set no bond when he appeared in court on Tuesday morning, according to Queen City News. Officers from…

France is fining men for walking bare-chested through town centres in a growing crackdown at popular tourist resorts, in a striking departure from the country’s longstanding reputation for casual beach-side freedom. While sunbathing topless remains legal on most French beaches, local councils across the country have been introducing bans on shirtless men in town centres, pedestrian areas and heritage sites, citing hygiene, decency and the protection of the local environment. The trend has accelerated this summer. In Narbonne, a seasonal ban came into force this week and will run until 30 September, covering main tourist and pedestrian areas of the…

Washington DC is poised to elect a democratic socialist as its next mayor, on a direct collision course with Donald Trump, who has threatened to federalise the capital if voters choose a candidate he disapproves of. With more than 60 per cent of votes counted in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, Janeese Lewis George was holding just above 50 per cent, with her main rival, former city council member Kenyan McDuffie, on 36 per cent. Because DC’s voter base is overwhelmingly Democratic — Kamala Harris won 90.3 per cent of the presidential vote there in 2024 compared to Trump’s 6.5 per cent…

Jurgen Klopp has called on Fenway Sports Group to back new Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola with time and patience after Arne Slot’s dismissal, drawing on his own experience of being given the room to implement change at Anfield — even during difficult periods — as the blueprint FSG should follow. Slot’s departure came just over a year after he delivered the Premier League title to Liverpool in his debut season in charge, but a four-match losing run and a shift towards a more possession-based style that left supporters cold sealed his fate earlier than many had expected. The contrast with…