China’s military is rehearsing the encirclement of Taiwan during three days of military drills. Beijing – which views Taiwan as a breakaway province of China – called the operation a “stern warning” to the island’s government. The exercises began hours…
Florida’s Ron DeSantis threatens Disney with tolls and taxes
Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis has escalated his feud with Disney, threatening to impose taxes on its hotels and roads that lead to the theme park. He also promised to strip the company of its control over development in a district…
US national security documents with Ukraine, China secrets turn up in ‘‘nightmare’’ leak
Classified documents that seem to detail US national security secrets related to Ukraine, the Middle East and China have emerged online in what one intelligence official called a “nightmare” sequence of events. The latest leak, revealed by the New York…
Former model accuses onetime Harvey Weinstein associate of sexual assault
In New York State Supreme Court on Thursday, a former model filed a lawsuit alleging that she was raped by Fabrizio Lombardo, a onetime associate of disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. The suit also named Weinstein, Disney, and Miramax as…
Mifepristone: US judge halts approval for abortion pill
A Texas judge has revoked the longstanding approval for the widely used abortion drug mifepristone. The pill has been authorised for over 20 years, and is used in more than half of US pregnancy terminations. In a 67-page opinion, Judge…
Supreme Court’s Clarence Thomas defends luxury trips
US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has said he believed luxury trips taken with a billionaire Republican donor followed guidelines. A ProPublica report earlier this week said Mr Thomas had accepted vacations from real estate mogul Harlan Crow nearly every…
LSU women’s basketball champs to accept White House visit
The LSU women’s basketball team will accept an invitation to the White House after beating Iowa in the national title game, contradicting a statement by star player Angel Reese that the Tigers would not visit. LSU spokesman Michael Bonnette told…
Richard Branson’s satellite launching firm Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy protection
Virgin Orbit has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US after failing to secure the funding needed to recover from a January rocket failure. Virgin Orbit, which is 75% owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, lodged the…
Michigan family welcomes 1st daughter in over 130 years
A Michigan family is overjoyed after welcoming a newborn two weeks ago. Two-week-old Audrey was born on March 17 — St. Patrick’s Day — to Carolyn and Andrew Clark of Caledonia. Audrey also happens to be the first daughter on…
Trump indictment: US going to hell, says ex-president
The US is “going to hell”, Donald Trump has said in a defiant address after pleading not guilty to falsifying business records to hide damaging information ahead of the 2016 election. The former president was charged with 34 counts in…