Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, has been indicted on three federal firearms-related charges, according to a court filing. It came after efforts to reach a plea deal failed, leading to the first-ever prosecution of a sitting president’s child. The indictment, in a Delaware federal court, is tied to the possession of
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Billionaire Elon Musk has refused to answer Sky News questions about claims he foiled a Ukrainian attack on Russian warships. The businessman behind SpaceX and X, formerly known as Twitter, has been accused of enabling Vladimir Putin by withholding the use of his satellite network. Ukrainian military forces planned to use the Starlink satellites for
A convicted murderer on the run after breaking out of prison was shot at by a homeowner who found him in his garage stealing a rifle, US authorities said. Hundreds of state and local police along with federal agents are searching for 34-year-old Brazilian Danelo Cavalcante following his escape from Chester County Prison in Pennsylvania
US President Joe Biden could be facing a possible impeachment inquiry over his family’s business dealings. US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said he is directing committees to open a formal investigation into what he called a “culture of corruption” around the first family. He said over the past few months “House Republicans have uncovered
Drew Barrymore has been dropped as host of the National Book Awards ceremony in the US, after resuming filming of her talk show during the Hollywood writers’ strike. Barrymore has faced criticism and been accused of “scabbing” on social media after announcing the decision, and striking writers picketed the recording of the first show in
Apple has announced its new iPhone 15 range with a USB-C charging port, ditching its lightning standard to comply with EU rules. It marks the first time since 2012 that the tech giant has changed the connector on its flagship device. The switch had been anticipated since last year, when the EU mandated that all
Zeus, the world’s tallest male dog, has died from complications following treatment for bone cancer, Guinness World Records has said. The Great Dane, who stood at one metre tall, was awarded the title in 2022. He was three years old and would have turned four in November. He died from pneumonia following surgery to remove
Pop megastar Taylor Swift has dominated yet another awards show – taking home the top prize and several other gongs at MTV’s Video Music Awards. “This is unbelievable,” Swift told the crowd as she picked up the prize for video of the year for Anti-Hero, the first single from her 2022 album, Midnights. The star
The ‘magic bullet’ theory that describes how a single bullet killed John F Kennedy and injured another has been cast into doubt by an ex-Secret Service agent. Paul Landis, now 88, was in close-proximity to the then president on 22 November 1963, as the motorcade, also carrying First Lady Jackie Kennedy, and Texas Governor John
Kanye West is being sued by a former employee who claims he was forced to work in dangerous conditions and sleep on the floor of a property the rapper was renovating. Tony Saxon claims he is owed $1m (£800,000) in unpaid wages and loss of earnings after working as a project manager, full-time security, and
Ariana Grande has opened up about her use of Botox and lip filler, which she said she “hid behind”. The singer-songwriter, 30, said she stopped using the cosmetics in 2018 during a makeup tutorial video for Vogue. She used makeup as a “disguise” over the years, she said, especially as she started her career “so
A convicted murderer who broke out of prison by “crab-walking” over the walls has been caught after a nearly two-week-long manhunt. Danelo Cavalcante broke out of Chester County Prison in Pennsylvania on 31 August. CCTV showed the 34-year-old stretching himself between a pair of parallel walls from the prison’s recreation yard in order to climb
One of the world’s most fabled neighborhoods for the rich and famous is Beverly Hills, the home of Taylor Swift, Jennifer Aniston, Adele, Jack Nicholson, and Eddy Murphy. And in Beverly Hills is one of the most luxurious and expensive shopping areas you have ever seen, Rodeo Drive. But is the allure of Rodeo Drive
Wednesday morning at 8:30 am Eastern Time, India landed its first rover on the surface of the moon. It’s called Chandrayaan-3. Which means “moon craft” in Sanskrit. Fourteen hours later, the Chandrayaan-3’s rover rolled out and, said India’s space agency, “took a walk around.” But, unlike America’s rovers on Mars, which keep on trucking for up to
Thomas S. Dee, an education professor at Stanford University, has just released the results of a study he carried out in partnership with the Associated Press. The study’s topic is student absenteeism in 40 states, and the results are disturbing. The Dee study concludes that 6.5 million students are chronic absentees. They are absent more than one
In 1968 Pope Paul VI established a Global Peace Day. A New Year’s Day on which the Pope gives a speech “reflecting the signs of our times.” Wednesday August 9th, the Vatican put out an announcement about the speech the pope will give at next year’s Peace Day, coming up on January 1st, just four months
The Washington Post ran a headline Wednesday, August 2, saying Donald “Trump has been indicted before. Historians say this time is different.” Why is this time different? From the Democrat point of view, we are at a turning point in American history. The next 458 days, many Democrats feel, will determine whether we have a
Digital IDs are sweeping the world, but are barely seeping into America. This American techno-sluggishness has disturbing implications. We Americans have traditionally led the world with our technologies and our infrastructure. That is no longer the case. Our roadways and airports make us look like a third world country. Even our water and sewage systems are
Each time Vladimir Putin raises the spectre of nuclear confrontation, the trail ultimately leads back to one man. Eighty years before the Russian president invaded Ukraine, and brought the potential of such weapons back to mainstream attention, J Robert Oppenheimer was recruited to lead a team that would construct the world’s first atomic bombs. Ukraine
US officials have attempted to contact North Korean counterparts over an American soldier who bolted across the border from South Korea – but say they are yet to hear back from Pyongyang. Private Second Class Travis T King was on a tour of the Joint Security Area (JSA), on the border of the village of
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