Trump to be sentenced over hush money case but judge signals no jail time
The US president-elect dismisses the case as "nothing but a rigged charade".
Briton among dead in New Orleans vehicle attack
The family of London man Edward Pettifer mourn a "wonderful son, brother, grandson, nephew and friend".
Bringing a tyrannical Ethiopian queen and her twins to life
A compelling new audio drama shines a spotlight on Ethiopia's ancient Aksumite Empire.
Soul singer Brenton Wood, behind the 1967 hit Oogum Boogum Song, dies aged 83
Born Alfred Jesse Smith, his smash title has repeatedly been used in film and television shows
Soul singer Brenton Wood has died at the age of 83, TMZ and Variety reported. Wood’s manager Manny Gallegos confirmed the news.
Woods, born Alfred Jesse Smith, is best known for his 1967 hit The Oogum Boogum Song which has repeatedly been used across film, television and in commercial campaigns. He died at his home in Moreno Valley, 63 miles east of Los Angeles, his manager Manny Gallegos told the publications.
Continue reading...Chilean president makes historic trip to South Pole
Gabriel Boric is the first leader in the Americas to visit the South Pole, stressing Chile's "Antarctic mission".
Q&A: Leader of Myanmar’s shadow government talks civil war strategy in 2025
Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) seeks to deal a decisive blow to the country’s military rulers in 2025.
‘At a loss for words’: loved ones mourn victims of New Orleans truck attack
Family remembers Terrence Kennedy, 63, as ‘nicest person in the world’ after reporting he was one of 14 people killed
More victims of the New Year’s attack in New Orleans, which killed at least 14 people and injured dozens more, have been identified by their relatives, as authorities continue to investigate the fatal incident.
The New Orleans coroner’s office has released the names of 12 of the 14 victims who were killed when a man drove a pickup truck into crowds on Bourbon Street and then opened fire before being killed in a shootout with police, in what officials are investigating as an act of terrorism.
Continue reading...Cold dips, lights and fireworks: Photos of the week
A selection of news photographs from around the world.
New Orleans coroner releases identities of most truck attack victims
More than half of the 12 identified were from local areas and all ranged in age from 18 to 63
The New Orleans coroner’s office has released the identities of most of the 14 people killed in the deadly truck attack aimed at New Year’s Day revelers on the city’s famous Bourbon Street.
More than half of the 12 victims identified after being slain Wednesday by the attacker – a US army veteran who was shot dead by police – were from the New Orleans metropolitan area or other Louisiana communities. Others were residents of Alabama, Mississippi and New Jersey.
Continue reading...FBI finds bomb-making material at home of New Orleans attack suspect
Investigators recover equipment from house rented by attacker who killed 14 and injured dozens on New Year’s Day
Authorities have confirmed finding bomb-making materials at the New Orleans home that US military veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar rented before ramming a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers, according to an FBI statement containing the most complete account yet of the attack.
Investigators recovered from Jabbar’s rental truck a transmitter intended to trigger the two bombs, the statement read, confirming prior media reporting.
Continue reading...Last hope for Indian nurse on death row in Yemen: pardon from victim’s family
Time is running out for Nimisha Priya, who was convicted for the murder of a Yemeni man in 2017.
Suspected human bones found in Queensland national park
Crime scene set up in Springbrook national park after a person discovered what police believe could be a set of human bones
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Suspected human bones have been found in a popular Queensland national park, sparking a wider search of the area.
The bones were found by a member of the public in Springbrook national park in the Gold Coast hinterland at about 11.35am on Friday.
Continue reading...Suspect in Cybertruck blast suffered from PTSD
Police said the US army member had no animosity toward Trump and the blast appeared to be a "tragic case of suicide".
FBI suspects soldier behind Las Vegas Cybertruck blast suffered from PTSD
The soldier, Matthew Livelsberger, was found dead in the wreckage of the New Year's Day explosion outside a Trump hotel.
Johnson re-elected as House Speaker in razor-tight margin
Republican Mike Johnson could only lose two votes from his own party in his bid for speaker re-election, and he nearly did.
China’s overqualified youth taking jobs as drivers, labourers and film extras
With high youth unemployment rates, Chinese graduates are resorting to working as waiters, cleaners and movie extras.
Meta is killing off its own AI-powered Instagram and Facebook profiles
Instagram profile of ‘proud Black queer momma’, created by Meta, said her development team included no Black people
Meta is deleting Facebook and Instagram profiles of AI characters the company created over a year ago after users rediscovered some of the profiles and engaged them in conversations, screenshots of which went viral.
The company had first introduced these AI-powered profiles in September 2023 but killed off most of them by summer 2024. However, a few characters remained and garnered new interest after the Meta executive Connor Hayes told the Financial Times late last week that the company had plans to roll out more AI character profiles.
Continue reading...Brighton vs Arsenal preview; kickoff time, team news, how to follow, stream
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has urged his players to 'flip the coin' in their pursuit of the Premier League title.
Nigel Farage ‘very pleased’ Elon Musk backs Reform UK, calling him a ‘hero’
Speaking at party conference, its leader calls reports of tech mogul’s potential $100m donation ‘somewhat overexaggerated’
Nigel Farage has hailed Elon Musk as a “hero” and said he was “very pleased he’s backing our party”, but he called reports that the tech mogul was preparing to donate $100m (£80m) to Reform UK “somewhat overexaggerated”.
Speaking at Reform’s East Midlands conference on Friday night, the party leader said Musk’s efficiency plan for Donald Trump’s government was the “blueprint we need” as he called for a “complete change of culture in Britain”.
Continue reading...New Orleans mourns as Bourbon Street reopens after truck-ramming attack
Residents have erected a makeshift memorial to the victims, as local businesses prepare for the tourist high season.