North America

Better times? Brady Ebert performing with Turnstile at Coachella, 2019.

Former guitarist of Grammy-winning band charged with attempted murder

In a statement, the band said it had cut ties with Brady Ebert in 2022, "in response to a consistent pattern of harmful behaviour".

55 mins ago

President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House.

Trump budget seeks $2.6 trillion for defence, cuts to domestic programs

The sizable increase for the Pentagon, some 44%, had been telegraphed by the Republican president even before the US-led war against Iran.

7:40am

Trump's ballroom gets approval after judge ordered construction halt

The ballroom vote went ahead on the grounds it affected planning, not construction.

Friday 4:30pm

Army Chief of Staff General Randy George.

Hegseth asks Army's top uniformed officer to step down mid Iran-war

The Pentagon didn't give a reason for the firing, but In a video message last week, Hegseth said he wanted chaplains to focus more on God and less on therapeutic "self-help and self-care".

Friday 3:30pm

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Department of Justice.

A look at Todd Blanche, Trump's pick for acting attorney general

Todd Blanche has been selected to replace Pam Bondi, the new attorney general has represented President Trump as a defence lawyer multiple times.

Friday 2:31pm

Former guitarist of Grammy-winning band charged with attempted murder

In a statement, the band said it had cut ties with Brady Ebert in 2022, "in response to a consistent pattern of harmful behaviour".

55 mins ago

Trump budget seeks $2.6 trillion for defence, cuts to domestic programs

The sizable increase for the Pentagon, some 44%, had been telegraphed by the Republican president even before the US-led war against Iran.

7:40am

Trump's ballroom gets approval after judge ordered construction halt

The ballroom vote went ahead on the grounds it affected planning, not construction.

Friday 4:30pm

Hegseth asks Army's top uniformed officer to step down mid Iran-war

The Pentagon didn't give a reason for the firing, but In a video message last week, Hegseth said he wanted chaplains to focus more on God and less on therapeutic "self-help and self-care".

Friday 3:30pm

A look at Todd Blanche, Trump's pick for acting attorney general

Todd Blanche has been selected to replace Pam Bondi, the new attorney general has represented President Trump as a defence lawyer multiple times.

Friday 2:31pm

Gucci Mane performs during the Festival d'ete de Quebec in Quebec City, Canada on July 12, 2019.

US rapper charged with kidnapping over alleged record label dispute

Prosecutors accused rapper Pooh Shiesty and eight others of robbing three men at gunpoint and kidnapping them following a contract dispute involving Gucci Mane's record label.

Friday 10:29am

Attorney General Pam Bondi, left, listens as President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Washington.

Trump sacks Pam Bondi as US attorney general

It brings the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department’s culture of independence from the White House to and end.

Friday 7:24am

In this image taken from police body camera video released by the Martin County, Florida Sheriff's Office, golfer Tiger Woods performs a field sobriety test for sheriff's deputies following a car crash in Jupiter Island

Bodycam video shows stunned Tiger Woods being handcuffed after crash

The footage also shows deputies removing two pills from the golfer's pocket.

Friday 7:19am

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference at Downing Street on April 1, 2026 in London, England. The Prime Minister is giving an update on the situation in the Middle East, as the conflict continues into a second month.

NZ joins meeting to discuss ways of reopening Strait of Hormuz

New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed to 1News the country will be represented.

Thu, Apr 2

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Taylor Swift appears at the MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, N.Y., on Sept. 11, 2024

Taylor Swift sued over alleged 'Showgirl' trademark infringement

Las Vegas singer Maren Wade says the branding of Swift's 2025 album The Life of a Showgirl comes too close to her own trademark of Confessions of a Showgirl.

Thu, Apr 2

A worker collects engine oil as he works at a degassing station in Zubair oil field in Iraq.

Why stopgap measures will fail to curb fuel price rises

A record amount of oil has been taken off the market since the start of the Iran war, with tankers full of crude stranded in the Persian Gulf and military strikes damaging refineries, pipelines and export terminals.

Thu, Apr 2

New DNA testing confirms serial killer Ted Bundy killed teen in 1974

Investigators long suspected that Bundy killed Laura Ann Aime – police said he confessed without providing any details before his execution in Florida in 1989.

Thu, Apr 2

Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds up the first IPhone on 2007.

Apple turns 50: Half a century of redefined tech and pop culture

A scrawny hippie and a nerdy engineer who became prank-playing friends vowed to change the world when they founded a Silicon Valley start-up on April Fools' Day 50 years ago.

Thu, Apr 2

Trump, in first major speech since war started: US will 'finish the job' soon

"For years, everyone has said that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons. But in the end, those are just words if you’re not willing to take action when the time comes," Trump said.

Thu, Apr 2