R Kelly's challenge against a 20-year sentence for child sex convictions has been quashed by an appeals court. The singer was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison, a Chicago court ruled on Friday. He was convicted in 2022 on three charges of producing child sexual abuse images and three...
Tornado strikes Nebraska as hundreds of homes damaged and thousands without power
Hundreds of homes have been damaged and nearly 10,000 are without power after a tornado smashed through parts of Omaha, in the US state of Nebraska. A number of tornadoes were reported in the state but the worst hit the suburbs to the northwest of the city, which has a...
Harvey Weinstein taken to hospital after being moved to a New York jail
The lawyer for Harvey Weinstein says the former film producer has been taken to hospital after being moved to a New York jail. It comes days after the movie mogul's 2020 conviction for rape was overturned, with a New York court ordering a new trial in the landmark "MeToo" case....
Biden delivers election-year roasting for Trump but ignores anti-war protesters outside
US President Joe Biden has delivered an election-year roasting of his rival Donald Trump, criticizing his immaturity. Speaking at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday night, the 81-year-old responded to concerns that he is too old for a second presidential term. "Yes, age is an issue -...
Donald Trump manages partial victory in Supreme Court as hush money case rumbles on
Donald Trump managed a partial victory in the Supreme Court today, as justices delayed any potential decision on his immunity case over election riots. Trump argued on Thursday he has total immunity over the 2020 riots and while justices in the Supreme Court were not convinced by his arguments, some...
Executor of OJ Simpson’s will wants to block $33.5m payout to families
The executor of OJ Simpson’s estate has said he will try to prevent a $33.5m payout to the families of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman. The former NFL star and Hollywood actor was cleared of their double murder in 1995 in what was dubbed the "trial...
Fears grow for whale entangled in fishing net near San Francisco
Fears are growing for a gray whale entangled in a fishing net off the coast near San Francisco. The nine-meter (30ft) long creature was captured on video swimming with its tail trapped in a massive gill net. It was first spotted off Laguna Beach in southern California in March, when...
Ohio: Women who drove dead man to his bank and withdrew money charged with abusing corpse
Two women have been charged in the US with alleged abuse of a corpse after propping up his body to withdraw money from his bank account, police said. Loreen Feralo, 55, and Karen Kasbohm, 63, lived with 80-year-old Douglas Layman in a house in the town of Ashtabula on the...
Michigan: Man charged under new gun storage laws after daughter, 2, shoots herself in the head
A Michigan man has become the first person charged under a new gun storage law after his two-year-old daughter shot herself in the head. Michael Tolbert, 44, was arraigned on Monday on nine felony charges including single counts of first-degree child abuse and violation of Michigan's gun storage law, said...
Boeing ousts 737 MAX chief – weeks after midair blowout
Boeing has ousted the executive responsible for rolling out its troubled 737 MAX planes - weeks after a panel on a new aircraft blew out in midair. Ed Clark, who had been with the company for 18 years, is leaving effective immediately as the manufacturer battles to save its reputation...