Florida girl awarded $800,000 for McDonald’s Chicken McNugget burn
Her family had alleged the child received severe burns when a McDonalds nugget fell on her leg.
Broadway strike averted hours after walkout vote
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), which represents stagehands, hair and make-up artists and wardrobe talent on Broadway, said it was negotiating with the Broadway League and Disney…
Gilgo Beach suspect killed victim at family home, investigators suspect
Law enforcement sources told CBS, the BBC’s US partner, that investigators believe at least one of the Long Island murders took place at the Heuermann home in Massapequa Park, where…
Powerball: One winning ticket sold for $1.08bn jackpot
A record prize was won in November by California resident Edwin Castro, who was the sole winner of the $2.05bn prize, according to the Guinness World Records. In May, a…
Hollywood strike: Actors and writers accuse NBCUniversal of turning up heat with tree row
A film studio cut trees that had given striking actors and writers shade during blazing temperatures.
Beethoven skull fragments return to Vienna
The remains have been donated by a US businessman to a university so they can be studied.
A Collision in Court: Trump Grand Jury Proceedings Delay a Jan. 6 Verdict
For several months, Federal District Court in Washington has been ground zero for the Justice Department’s various attempts to deal with the legacy of former President Donald J. Trump. The…
The Polygon and the Avalanche: How the Gilgo Beach Suspect Was Found
They called it the polygon. Using phone records and a sophisticated system that maps the reach of cell towers, a team of investigators had drawn the irregular shape across a…
Florida’s new black history curriculum ‘sanitised’, say critics
Education Commissioner Manny Diaz also earlier defended the proposal: “As age-appropriate, we go into some of the tougher subjects, all the way into the beginnings of the slave trade, Jim…
Putin may still seek revenge on Wagner boss – CIA chief
“Putin is the ultimate apostle of payback,” William Burns told the Aspen Security Forum.