An inquest into Queensland police’s handling of the death of Hannah Clarke and her three children has prompted Western Australia’s police minister to examine how the state’s force handles domestic violence cases. Clarke’s husband Rowan Baxter set fire to the family SUV while she and their children, Aaliyah, 6, Laianah, 4, and Trey, 3, were […]

So, Justice Michael Lee has found that Clive Palmer and Mark McGowan defamed each other. Well, of course they did. Queensland billionaire Clive Palmer and WA Premier Mark McGowan. But that the damage to either’s reputation was so inconsequential as to award each man paltry monetary compensation. In fact, the premier’s reputation was likely enhanced, […]

The New York Yankees are reportedly trading outfielder Joey Gallo to the Los Angeles Dodgers, mercifully ending a Bronx experiment gone woefully wrong. Gallo, who joined the Yankees at the 2021 trade deadline, will try to start over with the Dodgers. Across 140 games with the Yankees, he batted .159/.291/.368 and struck out 194 times. […]

AN influencer hired a gang of thugs to throttle her ex-boyfriend in revenge for ending their relationship, police say. Isabela Gomes Pereira, 28, from Contagem, Brazil is accused of hiring three men to break into Leandro Rezende's home as revenge for calling things off. Investigators claim the sleeping 36-year-old was attacked and tied with electrical […]

Get ready for MORE strikes: Tube and London Overground workers set for 24-hour walk-out this month in row over pay, jobs and conditions London Underground and the Overground workers set to walk out this month  Tube workers have been in dispute over pensions for more than six months  While Overground workers employed by Arriva Rail London […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bestselling author Stephen King gingerly stepped up to the witness stand Tuesday in a federal antitrust trial. Tracing his own history, he laid out a portrait of a publishing industry that has become increasingly concentrated over the years while richly rewarding his creative endeavors. “My name is Stephen King. I’m a freelance […]

As inflation rates hit 40-year highs, a surge of new drivers are joining Uber's platform in the hopes of earning extra cash. In the company's earnings call Tuesday morning, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi estimated that more than 70% of drivers said inflation had played a part in their decisions to join the ride-hailing service. "To some […]

With recession fears mounting, Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano is striking an upbeat tone on future demand. “We had a terrific quarter, which illustrated the resilience of travel broadly and the resilience of Marriott’s business model,” Capuano said on Yahoo Finance Live. Capuano added he is “not seeing” a marked slowdown in business as the economy […]

Things got pretty gross Monday on Running Wild With Bear Grylls, as Simu Liu used his mouth to resuscitate a maggot. Since the Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star was in the snow-covered Canadian Rockies, the only fishing bait available was frozen maggots. In order to revive one of the insects, he […]

Massachusetts has become the 18th state to adopt a version of the CROWN Act. On July 18 Governor Charlie Baker signed the bill into law which prohibits discrimination based on hairstyles. In 2017, the issue of hair discrimination came to light in the northern state when then-15-year-old twin Black girls, Deanna and Mya Cook were […]