Demand grows for Trump tariff refunds after supreme court rules them illegal - US politics live
US’s highest court did not explicitly address if Trump administration is now required to issue refunds to American importersTrump’s tariffs are illegal, supreme court rulesTrump threatens 10% global tariffs and rails against supreme courtWhat will happen to Trump’s tariffs after supreme court verdict?According to reporters at the supreme court, one box of opinions has been brought out.Typically, this means we can expect two decisions from the court. Continue reading...
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After Supreme Court Loss, Trump Plans to Impose Global Tariffs Using Different Laws
The administration has been preparing for months for the possibility that the Supreme Court would rule against the president and developed contingency plans.
Officials investigate deadly California avalanche for possible criminal negligence
Nevada county sheriff said investigation includes learning why the ski trip was not cancelled by the guide companyAuthorities are investigating whether any criminal negligence was involved in the deadly avalanche that swept California’s Lake Tahoe this week, which killed at least eight skiers and their guides while returning from a three-day backcountry skiing trip.The Nevada county sheriff’s office said on Friday said that they notified the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Osha), which regulates workplace safety, of the active investigation. Continue reading...
Renowned scientist who studied distant planets fatally shot at his home near LA
Authorities suspect Carl Grillmair was shot by man arrested for carjacking, as friends mourn him as ‘irreplaceable’A renowned California Institute of Technology (Caltech) scientist who studied distant planets and other areas of astronomy for decades was recently shot to death at his home in a rural community outside Los Angeles, authorities said.Carl Grillmair, 67, died from a bullet wound to the torso on Monday in Llano, an unincorporated community in the Antelope Valley, according to information from the LA county medical examiner’s office. The county sheriff’s department said it had arrested a suspect in Grillmair’s slaying, identifying him as 29-year-old Freddy Snyder. Continue reading...
Sentence extended but no jail for NT hit-and-run driver Jake Danby who called victims ‘oxygen thieves’
Jake Danby’s sentence for hitting two Aboriginal men with his car, killing one, was extended from five months to two years in home detentionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe family of an Aboriginal man fatally run down before the driver bragged about his death are angry and heartbroken after their brother’s killer has again avoided jail on appeal.In June 2024, Jake Danby hit two Aboriginal men with his car on a Darwin street, killing one and injuring the other. Continue reading...
FBI and Las Vegas police investigate suspected case of terrorism
A man, 23, drove a car full of weapons through gate of power facility before shooting himself in the head, officials saidA 23-year-old man drove from New York to a Las Vegas suburb and crashed a rented Nissan Sentra through a gate and into a pile of heavy wire reels at a power substation before shooting himself in the head, local police said on Friday, describing the incident as a suspected act of terrorism.The suspect, Dawson Noah Maloney, died of the self-inflicted shotgun wound, the Las Vegas sheriff, Kevin McMahill, said at a press conference on Friday. He was wearing soft body armor when police discovered him. Continue reading...
US envoy suggests it would be ‘fine’ if Israel expands across Middle East
'It would be fine if they took it all,' Mike Huckabee says when asked about expanding Israel from Nile to Euphrates.
Twelve Palestine Action activists granted bail
Bailed activists include four former hunger strikers: Teuta Hoxha, Kamran Ahmed, Qesser Zuhrah and Heba Muraisi.
Trump says he is considering limited military strike on Iran
Trump's new threat came a day after he appeared to give Iran about 10 days to agree to a deal to curb its nuclear programme.
Anna Murdoch-Mann, author and ex-wife of Rupert Murdoch, dies aged 81
Philanthropist and mother of Elisabeth, James and Lachlan Murdoch died at home in Palm Beach, FloridaThe author and philanthropist Anna Murdoch-Mann, the ex-wife of the Australian media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, died at her home in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday. She was 81.Murdoch-Mann’s death was reported Friday by the New York Post, one of her ex-husband’s media properties. Continue reading...