A U.S. grand jury has indicted a jailed Pennsylvania man for threatening to kill the chair of the congressional committee investigating the January 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
[MUSIC PLAYING]Ukrainians are enduring power curbs, including the first blackouts imposed by grid authorities since the war began, to allow the repair of infrastructure destroyed by Russian air strikes as Kyiv's forces pressed on towards the city of Kherson.Although Ukraine is advancing against Russian troops in the east and the south, it is struggling to protect power generating facilities and other utilities from missile and drone strikes that appear designed to disrupt and demoralise as winter approaches.
Alex Hales draws comfort from his past success in Australia, knowing he has "the game and the record" to hit form at any point for England at the T20 World Cup.The biggest factor in Hales being selected ahead of Phil Salt to open the batting alongside Jos Buttler for the recent T20 series win over Australia was because of his reputation in the Big Bash League.
Penrith forward Scott Sorensen will become the third generation of his family to represent New Zealand after being named to start in the Kiwis' World Cup game with Jamaica.Sorensen, who has won back-to-back NRL titles with the Panthers, will carry a celebrated legacy onto the field when he makes his international debut at Hull's MKM Stadium on Saturday (Sunday AEDT).
Australia's environment ministers are set to meet for the first time in more than a year, with a pledge to safeguard more of the country's land and waters on the agenda.On Friday, federal, state and territory ministers will meet for the first time since the Albanese government took office and they are due to discuss a commitment to protect 30 per cent of Australia's land and oceans.
Rain and isolated thunderstorms could deliver up to 30 millimetres of rain for already drenched parts of northern Victoria.The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting the downpour will lash the state on Friday, with flood warnings still in place for much of Victoria's north.
Beans, beans, they're good for your heart, which is why Australia's Heart Foundation wants people eating more of them.Rather than their well-known, rhyming side effects, our low consumption of heart-healthy legumes is simply because people aren't confident cooking with them, according to the Heart Foundation's research.
Australia's latest COVID-19 data could differ from actual case numbers after some states scrapped mandatory reporting of tests.People in Victoria and NSW are no longer required to log their positive rapid antigen tests with state authorities.
Flooding continues across inland NSW, as western Sydney residents are warned of rising waters in the flood-prone Hawkesbury-Nepean.Minor flooding is expected to begin there on Friday, and residents of several suburbs including Windsor, Penrith, and North Richmond have been told to monitor the conditions.
Australia will pump almost $1 billion into the Pacific to strengthen regional security ties and counter China's growing influence.Tuesday's budget will include $900 million in Pacific funding across four years, including almost $140 million worth of security spending.
After a policeman shot an Indigenous teenager dead in a remote Northern Territory community, he asked other officers involved to turned off their body-worn cameras, an inquest has been told.Constable Zachary Rolfe shot Kumanjayi Walker, 19, three times during a botched arrest at Yuendumu, northwest of Alice Springs, on November 9, 2019.
A jury in the trial of the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins is entering its second full day of verdict deliberations.Bruce Lehrmann is charged with sexual intercourse without consent and is being tried in the ACT Supreme Court.
The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez is unlikely to be solved when a coroner delivers her findings.The 18-year-old was reportedly last seen about 11pm on May 31, 2019 when he was ejected from the Cheeky Monkeys bar in Byron Bay.
Wall Street's main indexes have regained footing, recovering from a brief shock after the resignation of Liz Truss as prime minister of the United Kingdom, as focus moved back to positive forecasts from IBM and AT&T.1 per cent on Thursday, leading the advance among Dow components after the software and IT services company beat quarterly earnings estimates on Wednesday and said it expects to exceed full-year revenue growth targets.
Alex de Minaur has trumped rising Cincinnati kid JJ Wolf, looking the real deal while racing into a sixth ATP quarter-final of the season at the Stockholm Open.The Sydneysider looked to be back to his lightning best as he carved out a 6-4 6-2 victory over Wolf, who came into Thursday's match buoyant after reaching his first ATP final at the Firenze Open last week.
Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a US diplomat, has pleaded guilty of causing death of a teenager by driving carelessly in a fatal crash in England three years ago, with prosecutors saying they would not pursue a more serious charge against her.Harry Dunn, 19, died in August 2019 after his motorcycle was in a collision with a car driven by Sacoolas near RAF Croughton, an air force base in the English county of Northamptonshire that is used by the US military.
Liz Truss says she will resign as British prime minister, brought down just six weeks into the job by an economic program that shattered investor confidence and enraged much of her Conservative Party.Speaking outside the door of her Number 10 Downing Street office on Thursday, Truss accepted that she had lost the faith of her party and said she would step down next week, becoming the shortest-serving prime minister in British history.
Liz Truss says she is resigning as prime minister, brought down by her economic program that sent shockwaves through the markets and divided her Conservative Party just six weeks after she was appointed.A leadership election will be completed within the next week.
The underdog story of Namibia has come to a dramatic end at the Twenty20 World Cup, falling to fellow associate nation UAE in a seven-run thriller.Namibia, who upset Test nation Sri Lanka in their opening game, needed to beat UAE to secure their spot in the tournament's Super 12 stage.
A Russian fighter jet released a missile near an unarmed British spy plane patrolling in international airspace over the Black Sea on September 29, defence minister Ben Wallace says.Wallace told parliament on Thursday that Russia had blamed the issue on a technical malfunction and that British aircraft were now being accompanied by fighter aircraft escorts.
The Perth Scorchers have maintained their unbeaten start to the WBBL season with a topsy-turvy two-wicket win over the Melbourne Stars at the WACA Ground.In reply to the Stars' meagre 9-110 on Thursday, the Scorchers were in all sorts of trouble at 7-74 in the 16th over.
