A lawsuit against rock band Nirvana, by a man who claimed his depiction as a naked four-month-old baby on their album cover was child pornography, has been dismissed. US District Judge Fernando Olguin in Los Angeles said Spencer Elden had waited too long to claim Nirvana sexually exploited him, having sued more than 10 years
Municipal services are ripe for conversion to electric vehicles. With all of those hours on the road, switching away from polluting gas-powered engines could make a huge difference. But when it comes to fire trucks, I’m not sure if this little Alibaba fire truck has what it takes. But it certainly has gusto, and that
In this article 5334.T-JP STLA-IT GM F TSLA The race to build electric vehicles in the U.S. is heating up as fresh rounds of investment come out of Washington. Workers at the former heart of the auto industry fear being left behind. “When we look carefully at what goes on on the factory floor, it
A commentator on Russian state TV called for the bombing of Kyiv after the sinking of the Moskva, a major Russian warship. #CNN #News
Ten people have been killed and at least 15 others injured after mass stabbings in an indigenous community in the Saskatchewan province of Canada. The attacks happened at multiple locations, with police investigating 13 crime scenes, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. Officers are hunting for two suspects, Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson, who it
Either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will be crowned the next Conservative Party leader and prime minister of the UK later today, after a gruelling summer contest. The pair have spent the past six weeks battling it out to persuade Tory members that they have what it takes to run the party – and the
On a prime minister’s first day in office, they are taken into a top secret meeting and asked to make a plan in case of nuclear attack. Kate Fall, David Cameron’s ‘gatekeeper’ and deputy chief of staff, remembers that moment because she was firmly ushered out of the PM’s den: “I was told categorically: ‘No.
Later today, either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will be crowned victor of the Conservative leadership contest and the country’s next prime minister. It follows a gruelling six-week long campaign which has seen the two leadership hopefuls take part in 12 Conservative hustings across all four nations of the UK. Who will be the next
Irish police have named the three siblings who died in a “violent incident” at a house in Dublin. Lisa Cash, 18, and her twin siblings Christy and Chelsea Cawley, 8, were found at a property in Rossfield Estate, Tallaght, at about 12.30am on Sunday. They were taken to hospital in Crumlin, but were later pronounced
Barack Obama has won an Emmy Award in the outstanding narrator category for his work on Netflix documentary series, Our Great National Parks. The five-part series, which features national parks from around the globe, is produced by Barack and Michelle Obama‘s production company, Higher Ground. The couple set up the company after Barack left office
A 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder in connection with the killing of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, Merseyside Police said. The force said the man remains in custody and is being questioned by detectives. Meanwhile, a 41-year-old man from Knowsley has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and
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BALI, Indonesia — The European Union on Saturday urged China and India to join the G-7 initiative to apply a cap on Russian oil prices, saying it is unfair for countries to pay excess revenues to Moscow amid the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine. The G-7 nations announced Friday that they agreed on a plan to
The Royal Family has led tributes to the Queen on her 96th birthday as the occasion was toasted with 41 and 62-gun salutes and a new photograph of the monarch was released. Two salutes were fired, the first, at noon, of 41 guns by The King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, in Hyde Park, close to
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) faces a fierce primary challenge from Harriet Hageman, who is embracing former President Trump’s lie about the 2020 election. CNN’s Jeff Zeleny reports. #CNN #News
Three sisters have died following a violent incident at a house in Dublin, police have said. The teenage girl and her two younger siblings were taken by ambulance to Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) in Crumlin, but all three were later pronounced dead. Officers were called to a property on the Rossfield Estate in Tallaght at
Police investigating the disappearance of a missing Tennessee heiress who was allegedly kidnapped and forced into an SUV while jogging have arrested a man. Eliza Fletcher, 34, has been missing since Friday morning after going for her regular morning run near the University of Memphis. The Memphis Police Department said on Sunday that 38-year-old Cleotha
Donald Trump has suggested that he may run again for the US presidency in 2024. The former president was back on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania on Saturday – his first rally since the FBI’s search of his Mar-a-Lago estate last month. He told his supporters: “We are leading Biden and everyone else, including the
8:26 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Noah Gragson shot past Sheldon Creed on the final lap to defend his Xfinity Series victory at Darlington Raceway on Saturday night. Gragson, tracking leader Creed, looked like his chance at victory might’ve slipped away when NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson took over second. But as
Liz Truss will go “bigger than expected” on energy after becoming the new prime minister on Tuesday, Sky News understands. The foreign secretary has won the Conservative leadership contest over rival Rishi Sunak and will succeed Boris Johnson tomorrow. Having made tax cuts a key priority during her leadership campaign, she has remained tight-lipped about