The rise and fall of Canada’s ‘Crypto King’ Aiden Pleterski
He invested only 1.6% of that sum – while spending millions on luxury cars, flights on private jets and lakefront mansions, according to court documents. Mr Pleterski was still in…
Storms Batter Houston, Leaving at Least 4 Dead
Four people were killed and nearly a million customers along the Gulf Coast were without power early Friday after intense thunderstorms swept through Texas the night before, bringing heavy rain,…
The End Is Near: 5 Takeaways From Trump’s Criminal Trial
Michael D. Cohen, Donald Trump’s former fixer and current antagonist, faced a tough cross-examination on Thursday as the defense drilled into his past lies. Mr. Cohen, once known as a…
And the Defense Calls … the Pizza Guy
The first criminal trial of an American president has presented more than a few logistical complications. Former President Donald J. Trump spends each day inside a heavily policed, Secret Service-swept…
Taiwan, on China’s Doorstep, Is Dealing With TikTok Its Own Way
As it is in the United States, TikTok is popular in Taiwan, used by a quarter of the island’s 23 million residents. People post videos of themselves shopping for trendy…
Biden endorses cannabis reclassification, slamming ‘failed approach’
The US justice department has formally moved to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous substance – the country’s biggest drug reform in over 50 years. President Joe Biden hailed the…
Police clear camp and retake building at UC Irvine
Police officers clashed with demonstrators as they cleared a Gaza protest encampment at the University of California, Irvine. Protesters had been at the campus for more than two weeks and…
US woman accused of stealing identities to give North Koreans jobs
US prosecutors have accused an American woman of helping North Koreans find remote jobs in the US and then send their wages back to North Korea. Christina Chapman is charged…
Stars back Kevin Spacey acting return
The Oscar winner has not appeared in film or on stage since 2017 after sexual assault claims.
US airman killed after ejection seat misfires from grounded plane
A US Air Force instructor has died after he was ejected from his plane while on the ground, the service said. Captain John Robertson was killed after the seat of…