Fears are growing for a gray whale entangled in a fishing net off the coast near San Francisco. The nine-meter (30ft) long creature was captured on video swimming with its tail trapped in a massive gill net. It was first spotted off Laguna Beach in southern California in March, when...
At least 50 injured after ‘incident’ on flight from Sydney to Auckland
At least 50 people have been injured after a flight from Sydney to Auckland suffered a "technical" issue mid-air. LATAM Airlines said in a statement there was "a technical event during the flight which caused a strong movement". It added: "LATAM deeply regrets any inconvenience and discomfort this situation may...
Death row execution abandoned after multiple lethal injection attempts fail
The execution of one of the longest-serving death row inmates has been called off after prison officials were unable to deliver his lethal injection. Thomas Eugene Creech, who has been convicted of five murders and is suspected of several more, was due to be executed at 10am local time in...
Odysseus lander shown touching down on moon with broken leg in dramatic new pictures
Dramatic new images have been released of the Odysseus spacecraft landing on the moon. The pictures, along with huge amounts of data, have been downloaded just hours before night falls at the lunar south pole and the lander's batteries run out of power. Intuitive Machines, the US company behind the...
Michigan: Man charged under new gun storage laws after daughter, 2, shoots herself in the head
A Michigan man has become the first person charged under a new gun storage law after his two-year-old daughter shot herself in the head. Michael Tolbert, 44, was arraigned on Monday on nine felony charges including single counts of first-degree child abuse and violation of Michigan's gun storage law, said...
Boeing ousts 737 MAX chief – weeks after midair blowout
Boeing has ousted the executive responsible for rolling out its troubled 737 MAX planes - weeks after a panel on a new aircraft blew out in midair. Ed Clark, who had been with the company for 18 years, is leaving effective immediately as the manufacturer battles to save its reputation...
Joe Biden calls Vladimir Putin a ‘crazy SOB’ – and the Kremlin reacts
Joe Biden has sparked a war of words with the Kremlin after he called Vladimir Putin a "crazy SOB" at a fundraiser. Speaking at an event in San Francisco, the president fired a barb at his Russian counterpart while discussing the effects of climate change. "This is the last existential...
Adam Montgomery: Man disposed of daughter Harmony’s body in tote bag ‘like it was trash’, court hears
A man disposed of his five-year-old daughter's body "like it was trash" after brutally beating her to death, a US court has heard. Harmony Montgomery was last seen in 2019 but New Hampshire Police did not learn she was missing until December 2021. Lawyers for Adam Montgomery, 34, say he...
US central bank takes step towards first rate cut but signals extended caution
The US central bank has raised expectations that interest rate cuts are around the corner, but also signaled it wants more evidence that easing inflation is sustainable. The Federal Reserve kept its core interest rate range steady between 5.25-5.5% following the first meeting of its Federal Open Market Committee in...
‘Pandemic of snow’: Alaska hit by record snowfall
A "pandemic of snow" has covered a city in Alaska, causing the roofs of commercial buildings to collapse - with officials urging residents to get out their shovels to avoid a similar fate at home. Home to just under 300,000 people, Anchorage is no stranger to cold winters. But this...