Americas

Design

Naked Nirvana baby has Nevermind 'exploitation' lawsuit dismissed

Spencer Elden, now 30 years old, had his claim thrown out after representatives for the band's estate argued he has spent his life profiting from his appearance on the album cover.

05/01/2022

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Colorado wildfire victims return to burned homes

Hundreds of homeowners in Colorado were let back into their neighborhoods to see what's left of their houses after last week's devastating wildfire at the base of the Rocky Mountains.

05/01/2022

USA

'We were trapped': Trauma of Jan. 6 lingers for lawmakers

Many lawmakers went on to seek therapy. Some were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress.

05/01/2022

Canada

Iran should pay victims over 2020 plane downing, says Canadian court

The court awarded more than €74 million in damages to the families of six of the victims, but it remains unclear how they will receive compensation from Tehran.

04/01/2022

USA

Prince Andrew's lawyers ask US court to throw out sex abuse claims

The prince’s lawyers say that a 2009 deal Virginia Giuffre struck with financier Jeffrey Epstein should prevent her from suing Andrew now, even though he wasn’t a party to it.

04/01/2022

Tech News

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes convicted of fraud and conspiracy

Holmes was convicted on two counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit fraud after seven days of deliberation.

04/01/2022

USA

Settlement between Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew accuser released

The Duke of York's lawyers say the 2009 deal should bar his accuser from suing Andrew now, even though he wasn’t a party to the original settlement.

03/01/2022

USA

US FDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens amid Omicron surge

Boosters already are recommended for everyone 16 and older, and federal regulators on Monday decided they're also warranted for 12- to 15-year-olds once enough time has passed since their last dose.

03/01/2022

Brazil

Brazilian president 'doing well' after being rushed to hospital

"He is stable, undergoing treatment, and will be reevaluated throughout the morning," his doctors said in a statement. "At the moment, there is no forecast for his release."

03/01/2022

USA

Two people still missing after massive Colorado fire

The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Utility officials found no downed power lines around where the fire broke out.

03/01/2022

Nature

Human expansion pushes howler monkeys toward deadly power lines

The NGO Save Monkeys fears it will soon be reporting at least one death a day, and that howler monkeys will die out as a result.

03/01/2022

Culture news

Janet Jackson felt 'guilty by association' over Michael abuse claims

The revelations have been teased in an extended trailer for the 55-year-old singer's new documentary, 'Janet'.

03/01/2022

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Wildfire evacuated resident returns to burned down home

As families trudged through the snow to determine the condition of their homes on Saturday after a wildfire burnt through Denver's suburbs, one man was brought to tears but what he saw. Homeowner Viliam Klein was overcome with emotion as he returned to his burned-down home in the US town of Superior

02/01/2022

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Swimming group holds annual New Year's day plunge in Boston

The annual New Year's day plunge is led by one of America's oldest cold-water swimming groups, the L Street Brownies.

02/01/2022

USA

Prince Andrew can't halt lawsuit with domicile claim, US judge rules

The prince's lawyers claimed in October that Giuffre had made false claims against Andrew because he “never sexually abused or assaulted" her.

02/01/2022

Culture news

Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99

A mainstay of US television for more than 60 years, Betty White - one of the Golden Girls - has died.

31/12/2021

USA

US: Wildfires burn hundreds of homes in Colorado, thousands evacuated

Colorado’s Front Range, where most of the state’s population lives, had an extremely dry and mild autumn while the winter has been mostly dry so far.

31/12/2021

Home

These tiny houses are being built to reverse LA’s homelessness crisis

Villages made up of 8x8 ft houses are being built in Los Angeles as a way to tackle the city’s spiralling homelessness crisis.

31/12/2021

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Snow, ice close COVID test sites in Seattle-area

Amid a COVID-19 surge, health officials closed coronavirus testing sites or reduced hours in the Seattle-area because of days of snow and freezing temperatures.

31/12/2021

Experiences

What happened on my 43-hour train journey from Chicago to LA

We pass herds of buffalo, wild deer, huge ranches and even ghost towns...

31/12/2021

USA

Maxwell accuser says jury 'sent a strong message' on sexual abuse

The British socialite was found guilty on Wednesday of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by the American millionaire Jeffrey Epstein.

30/12/2021

Peru

Peruvian shamans make predictions for the new year

Will they be right or not? The answer will come in the upcoming months.

30/12/2021

USA

Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of luring girls for Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse

British socialite and former partner of Epstein faces up to 65 years in jail.

30/12/2021

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New Yorkers say goodbye to their worst 2021 memories

Covid, online uni and masks : New Yorkers say goodbye to their worst 2021 memories

29/12/2021

Culture news

Breakout US inauguration poet Amanda Gorman releases New Year's poem

The 23-year-old first caught public attention with her impassioned reading of 'The Hill We Climb' at President Joe Biden's inauguration in January. Her latest set of verses touches on the hope and fear many of us have felt in 2021.

29/12/2021

USA

Biden and Putin to talk on Europe's security before possible meeting

The White House says the two leaders will speak by phone on Thursday, ahead of January talks that Moscow says should be "serious" and not "blah blah "blah".

29/12/2021