Astrobotic have given up on their Peregrine-1 spacecraft landing on the moon after it sprang a crippling propellant leak. The problem occurred in the first few hours of the lunar lander's journey into space. The Pittsburgh-based firm - which had been hoping to be the first private company to complete...
Tupac Shakur: Ex-gang leader charged with murder granted $750,000 bail ahead of trial
A former gang leader charged with orchestrating rapper Tupac Shakur's drive-by shooting in 1996 has been granted bail set at $750,000. Duane "Keffe D" Davis can serve house arrest with electronic monitoring ahead of a trial, which is set for June, the judge in the case ruled at the latest...
Donald Trump in court: Prosecutor warns of ‘frightening future’ if former president wins case
Donald Trump has appeared in court as he tries to dismiss a federal criminal case where he faces charges he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Mr Trump's lawyers argued in front of appeal judges in Washington DC that he was immune from prosecution because he was...
Israel claims to have discovered biggest Hamas tunnel yet in Gaza
Israeli forces battling Hamas claim to have uncovered the largest Hamas tunnel found in Gaza, designed to carry carloads of Hamas fighters up to the border with Israel. Neutralizing the hundreds of kilometers of underground tunnels and bunkers in Gaza is among the aims of the Israeli offensive, launched after...
North Korea tests long-range missile which ‘can reach anywhere in the US’
North Korea has tested a long-range missile which is believed to have the potential to reach anywhere in the US. South Korea, Japan and the US condemned the testing of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which is the fifth one to be successfully launched by North Korea this year. It...
Parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke pleads guilty to child abuse after starving two of her children
A US mother who used to give parenting advice to more than two million subscribers on YouTube has pleaded guilty to child abuse after starving two of her children. Ruby Franke, a mother of six from Utah, has admitted four counts of aggravated child abuse. She was arrested in August...
Marvel axes actor Jonathan Majors after jury finds him guilty of assault and harassment of ex-girlfriend
Marvel Studios has dropped actor Jonathan Majors after he was found guilty of assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend. Majors, 34, was convicted on two counts but acquitted of a different assault charge and of aggravated harassment. A star of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Majors featured in the series Loki, and...
Google to pay compensation to millions of US customers after Play Store court case
Google will pay out $700m and allow more competition on its Play Store after it was accused of using illegal restrictions and overcharging consumers when they buy items in apps. It forms part of an antitrust settlement in the US, ahead of a legal battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games,...
Tanker hit by missile off coast of Yemen was due to stop in Israel
A tanker that was hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen was due to make a stop in Israel, its owners have confirmed. The MT Strinda was attacked in the Red Sea near the port city of Mokha on Monday night. The ship caught fire but the crew...
Brooklyn Nine-Nine star, Andre Braugher, dead at the age of 61
Andre Braugher, who starred as the uptight, emotionally closed off Captain Raymond Holt in the US comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has died at the age of 61, his publicist has confirmed. He appeared alongside Andy Samberg and Terry Crews as New York police officers in the fictional 99th precinct. The...