At least eight tornadoes hit north-eastern Illinois, with no immediate reports of injuries Tornadoes and thunderstorms battered the Chicago area on Wednesday, forcing airports to halt air traffic and prompting officials to advise residents to seek shelter as tornado sirens echoed through the third largest US city. The National Weather Service reported that a tornado […]
Commonwealth Bank head Matt Comyn said mortgagees are reigning in their discretionary spending and dipping into savings Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Young home owners who bought during the Covid-19 pandemic are pulling back their spending sharply […]
Nationals leader calls for extension as animal rights advocates argue the timeline is too long and accuse egg lobbyists of ‘fear-mongering’ Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Caged eggs could be phased out across Australia by 2036, pending […]
A tornado touched down Wednesday evening near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, prompting passengers to take shelter and disrupting hundreds of flights. There were no reports of injuries. (Image credit: Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
In his first public comments since returning home, Chau thanked supporters including some kinder jail guards Pro-democracy activist Chau Van Kham says he wasn’t afraid of dying in a Vietnamese jail and he knew supporters in Australia would never give up on him. In his first comments since returning to Australia, Chau on Thursday thanked […]
Panama beat the United States 5-4 in a shootout in the Gold Cup semifinals in San Diego.
The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs received the award for Best Team at Wednesday night’s ESPYS, with QB Patrick Mahomes honored as Best Athlete, Men’s Sports and skier Mikaela Shiffrin named Best Athlete, Women’s Sports.
LeBron James, who openly pondered retirement after the Lakers were swept in the Western Conference finals, announced Wednesday night at the ESPYS that he will continue his NBA playing career.
The Justice Department on Wednesday appealed the sentences handed down to seven members of the Oath Keepers — including founder Stewart Rhodes — for their roles in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, a signal that prosecutors are not satisfied with the severity of the jail terms delivered by the federal judge overseeing the […]
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has taken pains not to publicly inject herself into the Hollywood labor standoffs, even as the conflict enters a rancorous new phase that threatens to cause broader harm to the city’s economy. It’s a familiar playbook for a leader who centered her campaign around uniting the city’s […]