How did cultural practices over Lunar New Year come about and what do they symbolise?
The new year is all about having a renewed outlook filled with fresh hopes for all the positives — good luck, good health, prosperity, and…
Phillips announces campaign layoffs, says he will remain in race
Phillips was scheduled to appear in Michigan this weekend, ahead of the Feb. 27 presidential primary, but the spokeswoman also confirmed the cancellation of all…
Former CBS exec Moonves pays $11K fine for interfering with LAPD investigation
Les Moonves, former president and CEO of CBS, paid an $11,000 fine to the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission in connection with leaked information about…
Trump hawks $399 branded shoes at ‘Sneaker Con,’ a day after a $355-million ruling against him
PHILADELPHIA — As he closes in on the Republican presidential nomination, former President Trump made a highly unusual stop Saturday, hawking new Trump-branded sneakers at “Sneaker…
Two more Sydney schools test positive to asbestos, one closes for week to clean up ’30 cubic metres’ of mulch
A school in Sydney's north west will remain closed for a week while authorities remove an estimated 30 cubic metres of asbestos-contaminated mulch.St Luke's Catholic…
Trump rails against legal perils in battleground Michigan
That ruling hit him with the hefty payment for fraudulently inflating his financial statements for a decade while also barring him from running a business…
Officials have ‘person of interest’ as search continues for missing Texas girl
1 of 2 | The search for Audrii Cunningham, 11, resumed in an area around Lake Livingston, Texas, three days after she was reported missing…
Update on L.A. firefighters critically injured in truck explosion
Two members of the Los Angeles Fire Department are “making progress” after sustaining critical injuries while fighting a semi truck fire that led to an…
Sydney’s Dom Young ‘all good’ after neck injury scare, Manly’s Toff Sipley to miss Vegas after crusher tackle
In short: Dom Young was taken to hospital after Sydney's game against Manly in a neck braceYoung has been cleared of injury, but Toff Sipley…
Putin Kills Off the Handsome Princes
They say authoritarians who survive have a talent for identifying and eliminating the greatest threats to themselves. To paraphrase Kremlin chump Tucker Carlson, Putin is…
Thailand’s jailed ex-PM Thaksin leaves police hospital, witnesses say | News
BREAKINGBREAKING, Thaksin returned to Thailand in 2023 after 15 years of self-imposed exile. Thailand’s jailed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has left a police hospital…
Porter defends ad about little-known GOP rival in Senate race
Rep. Katie Porter, who accused her main Democratic rival in the Senate race of cynicism for attempting to prop up a Republican in the contest,…
UAW threatens to strike again at Ford Kentucky plant if local contract isn’t resolved
Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers speaks at the UAW conference in Washington, D.C. in January. UAW Local 862 on Friday announced its…
DOJ: Confiscated Russian funds will support Ukraine — via Estonia
The funds are being transferred to Estonia because current authorities do not allow for a direct transfer to Ukraine. According to deputy attorney general Lisa…
Simona Halep sues supplements company she claims caused positive test that led to doping ban
In short: Simona Halep is suing Quantum Nutrition for more than $US10 million in damagesHalep says a supplement she took during the 2022 US Open…
Bernie Sanders shaped this small city, and it gave him fame
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Strolling with her son by the lake, she spotted the telltale crown of flyaway hair. Bernie Sanders was sitting at a table with…
Somalia president accuses Ethiopia of trying to annex part of its territory | African Union News
President Mohamud ‘categorically objects’ to Ethiopia’s Red Sea port deal with Somaliland, territory Somalia claims as its own. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accused…
Russia’s nuclear space weapon a risk for all, says German Space Command chief – POLITICO
The worst-case scenario of an indiscriminate nuclear blast in space radiating out a satellite-frying electromagnetic pulse across low earth orbit would be devastating for everyone,…
Patrick Mahomes, wife Brittany visit 2 girls shot at Chiefs rally
1 of 2 | Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates with his wife, Brittany Matthews, after winning Super Bowl LVII over Philadelphia Eagles…
Must Reads: John F. Kelly says his tenure as Trump’s chief of staff is best measured by what the president did not do
Reporting from Washington — In August 2017, shortly after John F. Kelly became White House chief of staff, he convened crucial meetings on Afghanistan at President…