Entire US city told 'lock your doors' as police hunt mass shooter
Sixteen people are dead and at least 50 injured in multiple shootings at a restaurant and bowling alley in the city of Lewiston.
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'This is a great honour': Albanese meets with Biden in Oval Office
Australian PM welcomed to the White House by military band before jumping straight into official meeting on only the fourth state visit since the US President took office.
Politics
Trump abruptly called to witness stand after breaking gag order again
Donald Trump was abruptly called to the witness stand and fined $15,800 after the judge in his civil fraud trial said the former president had violated a gag order.
Donald Trump
Spymaster 'accidentally' shoots dead president
It appeared the unlucky statesman had been caught in a crossfire, but investigations revealed something more sinister.
history
Biden 'confident' AUKUS will pass Congress, he tells Albanese
The Prime Minister and the US President have presented a united front amid current global uncertainty.
Australia
Biden says Hamas hostages 'obviously' in danger from Israel invasion
The US President has denied he demanded Israel delay its ground invasion of Gaza.
Israel Hamas Conflict
Trump supporter Mike Johnson elected new US House Speaker
After weeks of bitter infighting, Republicans united to fill the key role in US politics.
US POLITICS
Stage and screen actor Richard Roundtree dies aged 81
Richard Roundtree, the stage and screen actor best known for his performance as a tough-talking private eye in 1971's Shaft, has died, according to multiple reports.
entertainment
Webb telescope spots major hidden storm on Jupiter
The storm around the planet's equator is twice as strong as a Category 5 hurricane on Earth.
space
Museum fixes skin colour of waxwork after 'The Rock' complains
Museum staff worked overnight to darken the Dwayne Johnson figure after complaints it had "whitewashed" the action hero.
celebrities
Off-duty pilot accused of trying to crash plane 'on magic mushrooms'
The off-duty commercial pilot riding in an extra cockpit seat said "I'm not OK" just before trying to cut the engines midflight.
aviation
Mother charged with murder after six-year-old son found stabbed in house fire
A mother in Peachtree Corners has been charged with murder in the death of her six-year-old son.
crime
Facebook and Instagram owners sued for harming kids' mental health
A group of 33 US states are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features that addict children to its platforms.
Technology
'Superfog' blamed for killer US highway crashes
At least seven people were killed after a “superfog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense fog caused multiple massive car crashes involving 158 vehicles.
Wild Weather
Anthony Albanese invites NRL boss Peter V'landys for dinner at the White House
The Prime Minister will bring the Australian Rugby League chair and NSW Racing boss to a state dinner at the White House, which have honoured visiting heads of governments or reigning monarchs for the last 150 years.
national
Second most powerful job in Washington has been vacant for three weeks and counting
Three weeks after Speaker Kevin McCarthy was toppled in an intra-party coup, the second-most powerful job in Washington remains vacant.
US POLITICS
Pink reveals she almost died of drug overdose as a teenager
The superstar has revealed she was using and selling drugs and got kicked out of her house just weeks before she landed her first record deal.
entertainment
Aussie billionaire a 'red haired weirdo', Donald Trump says
Donald Trump has described one of Australia's richest men as a "red haired weirdo" after reports were published of the complicated relationship between the two.
Donald Trump
Off-duty pilot faces 83 attempted murder counts after alleged hijack attempt
An off-duty pilot riding as a passenger in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines flight tried to "disrupt the operation of the engines" on Sunday.
Alaska
Aussie military pilot's extradition case delayed for secret documents
An extradition hearing for an Australian citizen facing up to 60 years in prison if he is convicted in the United States has been delayed for another six months.
courts
Man who gunned down US judge in his driveway remains at large
Police are still hunting for a man suspected of shooting and killing a US judge hours after he awarded custody of the man's children to his wife.
crime
US synagogue president stabbed to death outside home, police say
Police believe the crime took place inside Samantha Woll's home. Officers found her body with multiple stab wounds and she was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
World
Judge slain in driveway after child custody ruling
A man is suspected of fatally shooting a Maryland judge who had awarded custody of his children to his wife.
World
Second Trump attorney pleads guilty in 2020 fake electors plot
Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney who helped orchestrate the Trump campaign's 2020 fake electors plot, has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election subversion case.
Donald Trump
Judge fines Donald Trump $7900 after post maligning court staffer is found
Donald Trump was fined US$5000 after his disparaging social media post about a key court staffer in his New York civil fraud trial lingered on his campaign website.
Donald Trump
Families 'given fake ashes' as 189 bodies left uncremated
A Colorado funeral home where 189 decaying bodies were discovered this month appears to have fabricated cremation records and may have given families fake ashes.
crime
Israel and Ukraine support 'vital' for global security: Biden
The US President is making the case for deepening US involvement in two unpredictable foreign conflicts in a rare Oval Office address.
World
US warship shoots down missiles 'potentially headed for Israel'
A US Navy warship operating in the Middle East intercepted multiple projectiles near the coast of Yemen on Thursday, two US officials told CNN.
World
Why Natalee's killer can't be prosecuted for her murder
He confessed to killing her with a cinderblock on a Caribbean beach in 2005. But prosecutors have been confounded for now.
World
Perth mum's Pretty Hot Sauce hits Woolworths shelves
Mother of two Renae Bunster was inspired to make her first sauce called Sh*t The Bed after travelling in Mexico.
Perth
US accuses China of 'risky' fighter jet intercepts
The Pentagon has accused the rising Asian superpower of a campaign of 'coercion' against American aircraft.
south china sea
Animated Trump told to keep volume down in trial
A judge has warned Donald Trump at his New York civil fraud trial to keep his voice down after the former US president conferred animatedly with his lawyers
Donald TrumpSuspect admits he murdered Natalee Holloway on Aruba in 2005
The chief suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway has admitted he beat the young Alabama woman to death on a beach in Aruba after she refused his advances.
Caribbean
Biden says Gaza hospital blast 'appears as though it was done by the other team'
Biden said data from his Defence Department showed it was not likely a strike by the Israeli military, something a National Security Council spokesperson later posted on social media.
Israel Hamas Conflict
Israel OKs limited aid for Gaza as regional tensions rise following hospital blast
Israel said it will allow Egypt to deliver limited quantities of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the first crack in a 10-day siege on the territory.
Israel Hamas Conflict
Officials say at least 189 bodies were found decaying at US funeral home
The remains were found by authorities responding to a report of a foul odor at the funeral home in Colorado.
World
Britney Spears writes of abortion while dating Justin Timberlake in memoir
Britney Spears wrote that she had an abortion while dating Justin Timberlake more than 20 years ago, according to a peek inside her hotly-anticipated memoir.
entertainment
Hundreds likely dead in Gaza hospital blast, as Israeli blockade cripples medical response
If confirmed, the attack would be by far the deadliest Israeli airstrike in five wars fought since 2008.
Israel Hamas Conflict
Ukraine claims a major strike on Russia thanks to US-provided missiles
Ukraine on Tuesday claimed to have carried out one of the most destructive attacks on Russian air assets since the beginning of the war
Russia Ukraine
Trump decries gag order outside NY court room as civil fraud trial continues
Former US president Donald Trump on Tuesday decried the gag order issued on him by the federal judge overseeing his federal 2020 election subversion case, claiming she "took away my right to speak".
Donald Trump
US President Joe Biden will visit Israel in high-stakes trip
The risks of a presidential visit to Israel are not small. On Monday, as Antony Blinken met with Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, air sirens blared, forcing the two men to shelter in place.
Israel Hamas Conflict
Toddler fighting for life after being shot in the head at US church
Emergency Communications notified responding officers that the victim was a two-year-old child who had been shot in the head.
World
US sending second nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to Middle East
The presence of two of the US Navy's most powerful warships is designed to send a message of deterrence to Iran and Iranian proxies in the region.
Israel Hamas Conflict
Boy, 6, stabbed to death in anti-Muslim attack, US authorities say
Joseph M. Czuba, 71, allegedly stabbed the child 26 times before he succumbed to injuries.
Murders
'Three's Company' actress Suzanne Somers dies aged 76
The actress passed away "peacefully at home" surrounded by loved ones.
World
'Ring of fire' eclipse brings cheers and shouts of joy
First came the darkening skies, then the crescent-shaped shadows on the ground, and finally an eruption of cheers.
Eclipse
Trump says he stands with Netanyahu after a barrage of criticism
Donald Trump said that he stood with Israel and its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as his GOP rivals continued to pointedly denounce his lashing out at Netanyahu days after Hamas’ deadly attacks.
Israel Hamas Conflict
Resident of tiny US town scores $1.7 billion jackpot
The person who bought the ticket has yet to come forward and has one year to do so.
Powerball
Australian man ordered to stay in US ahead of court date for fatal crash
Australian man Luke Nardini who has been charged with manslaughter over a deadly crash in San Francisco has been ordered to stay in California while he awaits a further court date.
national
Stand-up comedian Cal Wilson dies aged 53
The colourful TV personality, who moved from New Zealand to Melbourne in 2003, died following a short battle with a rare and aggressive cancer.
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