US rapper A$AP Rocky has turned down a final prosecution plea offer of 180 days in jail and will face the possibility of a guilty verdict and years in prison as jury selection begins at his trial in Los Angeles. The agreement offered to the 36-year-old hip-hop star, fashion mogul and actor whose legal name … Read more
CARLETONVILLE, South Africa (AP) — A specialized mine rescue camera was lowered late last year into an almost 2.6-kilometer (1.6-mile) deep mineshaft in South Africa, where hundreds of illegal miners were reported to be trapped, starving, dehydrated and desperate to get out. With no architectural plans of the actual mineshaft and its levels and tunnels, … Read more
The driver of a vehicle that plunged into the icy waters of Lake Ontario at Ashbridges Bay on Sunday, killing a female passenger, has been charged by Toronto Police. In a release, police said Kristjan Serraj, 23, of Oakville, was charged with dangerous operation causing death on Monday. First responders were called to the east-end … Read more
A small contingent of Republicans in Congress on Tuesday criticized President Donald Trump’s pardons of more than 1,500 people charged for their actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, including rioters who violently attacked police. “I just can’t agree,” Senator Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina, told reporters on Capitol Hill early … Read more
Sometimes, a hat is just a hat. But not at the inauguration of the U.S. president. In 2017, after Donald Trump’s first inauguration, designer Ralph Lauren faced a boycott for dressing first lady Melania Trump in a pale blue dress and matching jacket. The hashtag #BoycottRalphLauren started trending on Twitter among people who disagreed with Trump’s politics. Other designers like … Read more
A man has been charged with murder after another man’s body was found in a playground near a primary school in Melbourne’s southwest. The man’s body was found in a park near Elementary Rd in Mambourin — about 10km from Werribee — about 7.30am on Tuesday. He is yet to be formally identified by Victoria … Read more
The NFL conference championship games still need to be played, but the league already has its Super Bowl LIX officiating crew set for New Orleans on Feb. 9. Ron Torbert, the veteran referee who also led a crew in Super Bowl LVI where the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, will be back for … Read more
Relatives of four victims of a Monterey Park shooting are suing the gunman’s estate and the dance studio where the attack took place, claiming wrongful death. The lawsuits were filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court by the relatives of Xiujuan Yu, Yu Lun Kao, LiLan Li and Mymy Nhan, who were among those … Read more
Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound and other drugs often used for weight loss may help lower the risk of a wide range of health conditions, from diabetes to Alzheimer’s, according to a new study, but they also may come with risks like pancreatitis and stomach paralysis. The large observational study, published Monday in Nature Medicine, is the … Read more
President Trump announced during his inauguration on Monday that he would be renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.” One of Trump’s aides previewed earlier Monday the administration would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico in addition to renaming Mount Denali as “Mount McKinley.”