Americas – USA

A man who met a woman on the dating app Bumble on Christmas Eve kidnapped, beat and tortured her for five days after she denied his sexual advances, authorities said.She escaped his apartment after he left to visit his father, covered in…

A growing number of women in Australia have been diagnosed with and are now seeking treatment for ADHD, in a phenomenon that has sparked nationwide medication shortages and millions of TikTok takes on the condition.And experts are now…

A New York woman who works with abuse victims after going through her own toxic marriage was seriously injured after her estranged husband allegedly mowed her down in front of their three children, officials said.Sophia Giraldo, 41, was…

The employee of a US restaurant that closed days before Christmas before its rebranding in the new year has shared the text message her manager sent staff to inform them of the shock news.It was delivered to workers after the 1801 Grille…

US retail giant Target is recalling more than 200,000 weighted blankets after two children suffocated.The anxiety aids are often used to help soothe people to sleep, but Australian infant and child death support charity Red Nose Foundation…

Anthony Albanese’s relationships with Kevin Rudd and Stephen Smith were forged in the heat of Labor’s leadership battles.Now he is sending them to be his eyes and ears in Australia’s closest allies.The emissaries to the US and UK are posts…

Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault.He was also acquitted of one count of sexual battery after a trial in Los Angeles reached a verdict on Monday.WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Harvey Weinstein…

Former Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd will be Australia’s next ambassador to the United States.Rudd’s appointment was announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanes and Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Tuesday.WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Former…

A Los Angeles jury has found rapper Tory Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, guilty of three felonies in the 2020 shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion, whose legal name is Megan Pete.The incident that left Pete wounded with…

A New York man who was caught on video punching an elderly Asian woman 125 times earlier this year was sentenced to over 17 years in jail in connection with the hate crime attack, officials announced Tuesday.In the brutal assault he called…