CNN — At least two Philadelphia high school students are facing disciplinary action after a racist video recorded outside of school surfaced on social media showing one girl spraying black paint on another girl’s face as they made racist comments a week into Black History Month. Two of the girls […]
Elon Musk admits Twitter is hit with ‘multiple internal and external issues’ – as tech meltdown leaves users unable to like and read messages Twitter’s CEO Elon Musk admitted: ‘Multiple internal and external issues simultaneously today. Should be fully back on track later tonight’ Users were unable to like tweets, […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Just a quick snap here that Zelenskiy will reportedly travel to attend a European Union summit later on Thursday with French President Emmanuel Macron, his office has said in a statement this morning. Macron earlier said […]
Three Biden administration officials have exceeded the amount of time they can use the “acting” title and are currently serving in their positions unlawfully, a government watchdog group declared Wednesday. The Government Accountability Office found that Deidre Harrison, the acting controller at the Office of Management and Budget; Allison Randall, […]
Feb 9 (Reuters) – Twitter owner Elon Musk said the social media app should be back up later in the day after some users were unable to tweet on Wednesday, prematurely encountering a message that said “You are over the daily limit for sending Tweets.” Musk tweeted early on Thursday […]
Defiant Russians fighting for Ukraine against Vladimir Putin’s forces have vowed to fight tooth and nail to repel his invading hordes – and warned their countrymen: “All of your enemies are sitting in the Kremlin”. The Free Russia Legion was formed in March 2022, with Ukrainian insiders suggested its founding […]
President Joe Biden on Wednesday called out Republican lawmakers who booed when he accused them of wanting to cut Social Security and Medicare during his State of the Union address, pointing out that several of them have expressed support for those cuts. “My Republican friends, they seemed shocked when I […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, his wife Ri Sol Ju and their daughter Kim Ju Ae – Korean Central News Agency Nuclear-armed North Korea has showcased what could be a new, solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a widely-anticipated military parade attended by Kim Jong-un, his wife and young […]
Hong Kong CNN — North Korea displayed almost a dozen advanced intercontinental ballistic missiles at a nighttime military parade on Wednesday, in what state-run media said was evidence of the country’s “largest nuclear attack capability.” The missiles were paraded through Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung square as leader Kim Jong Un, […]
The widow of Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, Allison Holker, has filed a spousal property petition to obtain control of half of the late entertainer’s estate after he died without a will at the age of 40 via suicide this past December. Holker, 35, requested in court docs reviewed by The Blast […]
The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Russell Westbrook to Utah and reacquiring guard D’Angelo Russell from Minnesota in a three-team, eight-player deal, a person with knowledge of the trade told the Associated Press on Wednesday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the teams hadn’t announced the major […]
The Nets unloaded Kyrie Irving, and unleashed Cam Thomas. With Irving out of the lineup the past three games (one before and two after he was traded), Thomas has cracked 40 points in every one. At 21, he’s the youngest player in NBA history to score at least 40 in […]
Feb 8 (Reuters) – Solar technology firm Nextracker raised $638 million in its U.S. IPO, pricing it slightly higher than its indicated target range, parent company Flex Ltd (FLEX.O) said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that the number of shares sold was increased. Nextracker sold 26.6 million shares of […]
A young Syrian girl was found to be protecting her younger brother after the siblings were trapped under the debris of their collapsed home in Syria. Video footage shows the heartwrenching moment where the girl is requesting rescuers to save her little brother. The seven-year-old called Mariam, and her younger […]
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament voted on Wednesday to impeach Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min, holding him responsible for government failures in disaster planning and the response that likely contributed to the high death toll in a crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in October. The impeachment […]
President Biden on Wednesday said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has “already lost Ukraine,” adding that aid to Ukraine during the Russian invasion is open-ended. “There’s no way that Putin is going to be able to — he’s already lost Ukraine,” Biden said. “He thought that if he invaded Ukraine, […]
CNN — A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed last weekend by a man who found the child in his car after it was stolen, Denver police said. The man, who authorities did not identify, reported that his car had been stolen Sunday and told police that he was tracking […]
PICTURED: Ex-NFL star Vontae Davis is found curled up ASLEEP on the side of a highway next to two smashed up cars and struggles to keep his eyes open as he’s questioned by cops for DUI arrest after ‘crashing his Tesla into a pick-up truck’ By Jake Fenner and Kate […]
Alan Tudge to confirm resignation around 3.15pm Katharine Murphy, who always knows all the things worth knowing, tells me that Alan Tudge will confirm his departure from federal politics following question time. It will be “on indulgence”. So that will be about 3.15pm (Canberra time) for those wanting to watch. […]
Well, this is em-bear-assing. Minnesota state officials had to remind the public not to approach a hibernating bear after a well-meaning group tried to offer up a “smorgasbord” of sweets and cat food to one of the animal’s that was stuck in the snow. The group stumbled upon a 6-year-old […]