This Month
Elusive Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun and Batman, dies
A wide-ranging actor who earned critical praise, he was known to be charismatic but unpredictable. At one point he dropped out of Hollywood for a decade.
March
Trump’s attack on the judiciary: ‘speed and intent is remarkable’
The US president is testing constitutional limits and challenging the courts to stop him. Who will blink first?
Why the MAGA faithful could bring down Trump
The president is entering new and dangerous territory as he pushes ahead with inflation-raising tariffs that could hit US consumers.
How Mel Gibson’s gun rights got this Federal worker fired
Elizabeth Oyer said she was fired after refusing to back the restoration of gun ownership rights to the Australian actor, who was convicted on domestic-violence charges in 2011.
February
10 of Gene Hackman’s best movies
Most people have at least one favourite Gene Hackman performance. The actor, a chameleonic everyman with a movie star’s charisma, was found dead with his wife.
Musk calls courts corrupt as Trump’s agenda faces legal pushback
The billionaire and Vice President J.D. Vance are openly questioning the judiciary’s authority as the president’s sweeping reforms face resistance.
January
Trump offers to pay out 2 million WFH employees
Federal staffers would be paid for eight months to September if they decide to resign rather than return to the office full-time.
TikTok ban repeats the tech regulation cobra effect
History shows digital bans don’t eliminate threats; they just reshape them because the real issue is the systems that allow such vulnerabilities to exist in the first place.
New Orleans attacker surveyed area using Meta smart glasses, says FBI
Images from the glasses were among a trove of footage that federal authorities recovered showing the planning behind the New Year’s Day attack.
Attacks prompt extra security ahead of Washington events
Preparations are well under way for the roughly two-week stretch that will test security in the nation’s capital.
The shadow of Islamic State will loom over the Trump presidency
Whatever ISIS’s operational capacity, it has influenced a wave of radicalised ‘lone wolf’ attackers on both sides of the Atlantic.
Trump uses New Orleans attack to push security and border agenda
The incident and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas have fuelled Republican narratives that crime is out of control.
Deadly attacks rattle US ahead of Trump inauguration
The main attack, by 42-year-old Army veteran Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar in the Bourbon Street area of the French Quarter, is being probed as an act of terrorism.
‘No terrorist to me’: Relatives, friends saw few signs before attack
Little in his outward persona suggested Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar could be responsible for such a brutal attack along one of the most famous US streets.
Musk says Cybertruck explosion probably ‘act of terrorism’
One person died and seven others were injured after the EV exploded in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas.
Suspect in New Orleans terror attack that killed 15 was an army veteran
US President Joe Biden condemned the “despicable” ISIS-inspired attack that 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar carried out on New Year’s Day.
Screams and lifeless bodies filled street as New Year’s celebrations turned to terror
For many, spending New Year’s Eve in the historic French Quarter of New Orleans, which dates back to 1718, would have been a rare experience. For some, it turned deadly.
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement after 8 years
The relationship between two of Hollywood’s most well-known actors had provided steady fodder for the tabloid media for years.
December 2024
China hacked US Treasury in ‘major incident’
The state-sponsored actor gained access to the workstations of government employees and documents, the United States said.
‘Powerful message to consulting’: McKinsey to pay $1b for opioid crisis
The business consulting giant has agreed to pay the money to end a US Justice Department criminal probe into its role in bolstering sales of pain pills.