US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed three film stars to be special ambassadors tasked with promoting business opportunities in Hollywood. “It is my honor to announce Jon Voight, Mel Gibson,…
The latest test of Space X’s giant Starship rocket has failed, minutes after launch. Officials at Elon Musk’s company said the upper stage was lost after problems developed after lift-off…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised Zyn nicotine pouches to be sold to as a tool to quit smoking cigarettes. Thursday’s decision allows 10 Zyn flavours, including…
Nasa astronaut Suni Williams, one of two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station, ventured outside for a spacewalk on Thursday for the first time since arriving on board seven…
Kilauea volcano in Hawaii started erupting for the fourth time, sending lava fountains 200 ft (60m) into the air. Rocks and tephra (volcanic debris) can be seen falling, with geologists…
Firefighters battling two fires that have wreaked destruction across Los Angeles for nine days have had some respite on Thursday from the weather. The near hurricane-strength winds that initially fanned…
Universal Music Group has fired back at Drake’s attempt to sue it over the release of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us last year. The Canadian musician filed a…
AFP via Getty Images The hiking trail through Temescal Canyon in western Los Angeles is a favourite of locals. Towering above the twisting roads and manicured homes that make up…
Getty Images As protesters gather in Washington DC on Saturday for this year’s Women’s March, Vanessa Wruble, one of its founders, will be 2,500 miles away, at her farm in…
TRUMP VANCE TRANSITION TEAM HANDOUT/EPA The official portraits of US President-elect Donald Trump and his second-in-command JD Vance have been released ahead of their inauguration on Monday. Both Trump and…