Joran Van der Sloot's lawyer files petition to block his temporary transfer to the US
An attorney for Joran Van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, has filed a habeas corpus petition against his client's temporary transfer from a Peru prison to the US.
2023-06-06 23:17
'Jerry Maguire' star Cuba Gooding Jr. settles civil sex abuse case, averting trial
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has settled with a woman who claims he raped her, averting a trial that was about to begin in New York City
2023-06-06 22:57
PGA Tour and LIV Golf merge to end golf's 'civil war'
The PGA Tour and DP World Tour announced on Tuesday that they have merged their commercial operations with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf and ended all litigation, bringing to...
2023-06-06 22:56
Lawyer for billionaire linked to US Justice Thomas offers to meet Senate staff
WASHINGTON A lawyer for Texas billionaire Harlan Crow has offered to meet with Senate Judiciary Committee staff to
2023-06-06 22:53
UNESCO hails $2.9-bn Australian plan to protect Great Barrier Reef
The UN's cultural agency UNESCO welcomed on Tuesday commitments from Australia to protect the Great Barrier Reef, with the government pledging 4.4 billion Australian dollars ($2.9 billion)...
2023-06-06 22:51
Coinbase targeted by SEC in latest shot at crypto firms for allegedly skirting securities laws
Coinbase has been targeted by U.S. regulators in a new lawsuit that alleges the cryptocurrency platform is operating as an unregistered securities platform and brokerage service
2023-06-06 22:46
Ex Formula One boss Ecclestone pleads not guilty to fraud charge
Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has formally pleaded not guilty to a fraud charge over his alleged failure to declare millions of dollars held in a trust in Singapore
2023-06-06 22:23
Bulgaria gets new government as former rivals enter uneasy alliance
Bulgaria’s parliament has formally approved the new government proposed by two main political rivals — the GERB party of ex-Premier Boyko Borissov, which won the April general election, and the runner-up, the pro-European liberal coalition “We Continue the Change — Democratic Bulgaria.”
2023-06-06 22:15
'Marc Anthony genes kicking in': Video of Jennifer Lopez teaching daughter Emme, 14, to sing leaves Internet stunned
While many fans are awestruck by Emme in the viral video, Jennifer Lopez received some harsh criticism from trolls
2023-06-06 21:55
SEC brings charges against cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase
The Securities and Exchange Commission sued cryptocurrency platform Coinbase on Tuesday, charging the company with operating an unregistered securities platform and brokerage service
2023-06-06 21:47
Mental Floss’s ‘The Curious Compendium of Wonderful Words’ Features Fun Slang, Strange Phrase Origins, and More
Sure, all books are filled with words—but not quite like this.
2023-06-06 21:29
Astrud Gilberto, singer of 'The Girl from Ipanema,' dead at 83
Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on “The Girl from Ipanema” made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age 83
2023-06-06 21:29