Video shows the dramatic moment an avalanche gathers speed as it slides down a mountain in the Cottonwood Canyons in Utah. Authorities announced road closures for avalanche mitigation efforts.
When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced this week that the social media giant would scrap third-party fact-checking and ease moderation of sensitive topics, he cast the decision as reflecting the zeitgeist. The re-election of United States President-elect Donald Trump signalled a “cultural tipping point” towards free speech over moderation, Zuckerberg said. In many ways, he…
Epic immigrant drama “The Brutalist” and surreal narco-musical “Emilia Perez” are big winners at this year’s Golden Globes as prizes have been shared widely across an international crop of films. “The Brutalist” was crowned best film, drama, at the year’s first major showbiz awards gala on Sunday, putting it on course to be a major…
More than 50,000 residents in the US state of California have been warned to evacuate their homes after a fast-moving wildfire broke out in the mountains north of Los Angeles. The Hughes Fire has already burned some 3,750 hectares (9,266 acres) since breaking out on Wednesday and remains completely uncontained. Recommended Stories list of 4…
Updates: Israel keeps up West Bank raids; 3 Gaza children freeze to death
United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order for the creation of a sovereign wealth fund within the next year, saying it could potentially buy the short video app TikTok. Trump offered on Monday little in the way of detail, and it was unclear how such a wealth fund would work. Typically such…
A second United States federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order which aims to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants. “Today, virtually every baby born on US soil is a US citizen upon birth,” said Maryland District Judge Deborah Boardman. “That is the law and tradition of our country. That law and…
