Still trapped on Baltimore ship, months after bridge collapse
As a controlled explosion rocked the Dali on Monday, nearly two dozen sailors remained on board, below deck in the massive ship’s hull. The simultaneous blasts sent pieces of Baltimore’s…
Trump’s lawyer attacks Michael Cohen in hush-money trial
Donald Trump’s legal team sought on Tuesday to dismantle the credibility of the star witness in the ex-president’s criminal trial, Michael Cohen. Mr Trump showed no reaction as his lawyer,…
Defence questions Cohen’s credibility at Trump trial
Michael Cohen took the stand for a second day in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial on Tuesday. Cohen, who was once Trump’s personal attorney, testified about hush-money payments to adult-film star…
Biden plans to send $1bn arms shipment to Israel
Last month, Congress passed a bill providing $95bn in aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. A US state department report last week found that some American-made weapons provided to Israel…
Why is Canada having so many wildfires this season?
There were several fires burning across Canada as of Tuesday, with a few dangerously close to towns and cities. One is near Fort Nelson, a town in the north-eastern corner…
Mothers of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA allege ‘abuse’
The mothers of former Miss USA and Miss Teen USA have spoken out about why their daughters stepped down from their titles. One mother told a US morning news show…
Miniature poodle Sage wins Westminster dog show
Sage, a miniature poodle from Houston, Texas, won the top prize at the 148th annual iteration of the show.
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Hundreds of Officers Pursue Manhunt After Deadly Ambush in France
Hundreds of police officers in France were searching on Wednesday for an escaped inmate and the armed assailants who freed him during a violent ambush of a prison convoy a…
Game Finally On! Judge Denies Key Motions to Dismiss in Kentucky Retirement Systems Litigation, Subjecting KKR, Blackstone, PAAMCO, and Top Financiers Henry Kravis, George Roberts, Steve Schwarzman, and Tomlinson Hill to Discovery | naked capitalism
It now seems like an eternity ago, but the latest big play in the long-running Kentucky Retirement Systems case, with the centerpiece a deeply underfunded pension fund reaching for return,…