Alec Baldwin sued over 'reckless' film shooting death by victim's family

ALEC Baldwin is being sued by Halyna Hutchins' family over the "reckless" shooting death on the Rust film set. Hutchins, the director of photography, was fatally shot while director-writer Joel Souza was injured when Baldwin discharged a prop firearm on the set on October 21, 2021. The suit claims Baldwin and the other defendants in […]

Lawyers: Sex abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew settled

NEW YORK (AP) — A tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit accusing Prince Andrew of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre when she was 17 years old, according to a court filing Tuesday. Attorney David Boies, who represents Giuffre, said in a filing in Manhattan federal court that lawyers on both sides were informing the […]

Branson's Virgin Galactic re-opens ticket sales for spaceflight, shares soar

(Reuters) – Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it is re-opening ticket sales for upcoming space travel to the general public from Feb. 16, driving its shares more than 10% higher in premarket trading. The tickets are priced at $450,000 each, including an initial deposit of $150,000. "We plan to have […]

New Zealand passes law banning conversion therapy

By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand's parliament on Tuesday near-unanimously passed a legislation that bans practices intended to forcibly change a person's sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, known as conversion therapy. The bill, which was introduced by the government last year, passed with 112 votes in favour and eight votes opposed. […]

How to invest in a 'recession scare': BofA survey

Fund managers are at least thinking a "recession scare" could emerge in the market this year, reflecting one to two months of heightened geopolitical risks, elevated inflation and rising interest rates. "Upcoming recession scare best played via long bonds-short commodities," said the latest Bank of America fund manager survey. The report reflects responses from 171 […]

Woman dies in hospital after alleged Caulfield 7-Eleven assault

A woman has died in hospital after she was allegedly assaulted by two other women at a service station in Melbourne’s south-east last week. Victoria Police were called to the 7-Eleven store at the corner of Hawthorn Road and Pyne Street in Caulfield about 10.15am last Thursday following reports of an assault. Upon arrival, investigators […]

Jimmy Carr 'will leave out Holocaust travellers joke'

Jimmy Carr ‘will leave out Holocaust travellers joke’ when he performs his live show this week as council says it will light up venue in colours of the Romani flag Jimmy Carr promised no material from his Netflix show ‘His Dark Material’ will feature in Wednesday’s Cambridge gig Comes after backlash to a joke about […]

Super Bowl celebrations descend into violence with one shot as Los Angeles Rams fans seen ‘setting off fireworks in bus'

AT least one person was shot while “violent and destructive” Los Angeles Rams fans allegedly set off fireworks inside a bus following their team’s victory in the Super Bowl. The Rams narrowly defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in Sunday’s star-studded match at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Fans poured onto the streets following the Rams victory. […]