Image copyright Reuters Image caption Elon Musk has complained before about “negative propaganda” Elon Musk’s bombshell announcement that he is thinking of taking the electric car company Tesla private has landed him a lawsuit from unhappy investors. The American entrepreneur said on Tuesday that de-listing from the stock exchange could be the “best path forward” […]
Media captionPlane followed by fighter jets An airline employee who stole an empty passenger plane from Seattle airport has crashed on a nearby island. Authorities said the man had made “an unauthorised take-off” late on Friday local time, forcing Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to close. Two F15 fighter jets pursued the plane. It is unclear if […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Crops are often treated with the herbicide glyphosate Chemical giant Monsanto has been ordered to pay $289m (£226m) damages to a man who claimed herbicides containing glyphosate had caused his cancer. In a landmark case, a Californian jury found that Monsanto knew its Roundup and RangerPro weedkillers were dangerous and […]
Image copyright Kev Bourque/via Reuters Image caption Emergency vehicles pictured near the scene in Fredericton, New Brunswick Canadian police say a suspect is in custody after at least four people – two of them police officers – were killed in a shooting in the eastern city of Fredericton, New Brunswick. The city police confirmed the […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Amalija and Viktor Knavs were born in Slovenia and are in their 70s President Donald Trump’s parents-in-law have become US citizens in a private ceremony. Viktor and Amalija Knavs, Melania Trump’s Slovenian-born parents, took the oath of citizenship in New York on Thursday, their lawyer confirmed. He said the pair […]
On 12 August, the small, serene city of Charlottesville, Virginia will mark the anniversary of a deadly white nationalist rally that shocked the nation. The violence that day cost the life of a young counter-protester and scarred Charlottesville. An official report condemned city officials for failing to adequately prepare and police for standing by as […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Laura Ingraham hosts a show on Fox News, President Donald Trump’s favourite media network Fox News host Laura Ingraham has denied claims that her remarks about “massive demographic changes” in the US being a “national emergency” were racist. On Thursday, Ms Ingraham said she does not support white nationalists […]
Image copyright Martin G. Johnson / YouTube Image caption Video uploaded to social media showed residents confronting the police about the unmarked truck Police in the US city of Chicago say they will “take a hard look” at their use of “bait trucks” to catch thieves following criticism from activists. Video posted on social media […]
On 12 August, the small, serene city of Charlottesville, Virginia will mark the anniversary of a deadly white nationalist rally that shocked the nation. The violence that day cost the life of a young counter-protester and scarred Charlottesville. An official report condemned city officials for failing to adequately prepare and police for standing by as […]
Canadian police say at least four people have been killed in a shooting in the eastern city of Fredericton, New Brunswick. They have advised residents of Brookside Drive to “stay in their homes with doors locked at this time for their safety”. The public should avoid the area, they said. “We will provide more details […]
