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Australian Olympic silver medalist Nathan Jon Baggaley, and his younger brother, were found guilty of trying to smuggle $200 million worth of cocaine into Australia. Nathan, 45, a world champion kayaker, and brother Dru Anthony Baggaley, 39, were found guilty by the Brisbane Supreme Court on Thursday for plotting to smuggle 650 kg (1,433 lbs) […]

Nearly 600 criminals, nine gang members, and over 14 pounds of cocaine were seized at the southern border in March. Florida’s governor claims the Biden administration is not honoring detainers on criminal illegal immigrants. Johnson & Johnson throws out a batch of vaccine doses contaminated with the wrong ingredient. Read More RSS Feed | The

Chapman University’s efforts to revamp its campuses appear to be paying off with a record number of applications. More than 15,000 incoming freshmen applied for enrollment this year, up from the 14,000 applications the school received in 2020. The boost in applicants comes as Chapman moves forward with new developments its officials say will benefit

Google pledges nearly $30 million to the newly formed European Media and Information Fund to fight fake news and misinformation online. This comes as Big Tech companies face scrutiny for the alleged roles they played in spreading misinformation. YouTube is rolling out new measures, too. It may allow creators to hide the number of dislikes

Twins whose shenanigans gained them YouTube fame have pleaded guilty to a number of charges related to a pair of fake robberies in Irvine. Alan and Alex Strokes pleaded guilty to the charges—which included misdemeanor false imprisonment and reporting false emergencies—in exchange for a plea bargain, the Orange County District Attorney’s office said March 31.

LONDON—Wrapped up in coats and with London’s famed landmarks behind them, members of the Royal Opera Chorus sing the Anvil Chorus from Giuseppe Verdi’s 1853 opera “Il Trovatore” in their first reunion in a year. Standing apart due to social distancing measures brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 25 singers are gathered on the

PARIS—France reported 50,659 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, against 59,038 on Wednesday and 45,641 reported on Thursday a week ago, Health Ministry data showed. A total of 5,109 people were in intensive care units in France with COVID-19, up by 56 from a day earlier. France could hit the peak of the third wave of

Orange, Calif.—Just days before a gunman stormed into an Orange office complex—killing four people and injuring another—an employee at the targeted company posted a cheery message on Facebook. “Happy Sunday to you all,” a Unified Homes real estate broker posted on Facebook, alongside a photo of her desk, accessorized with a pot of pink orchids.

The United Kingdom and the European Union (EU) may soon hit Australian exports with carbon tax policies designed to compel European trading partners to reduce emissions. On March 10, Members of the European Parliament adopted a resolution to support a carbon tax, otherwise called the “carbon border adjustment mechanism” (CBAM). Details are to be presented

The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Florida’s water lawsuit against Georgia on Thursday, ending the long-running legal fight between the two states. The case involved the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers in Georgia, which join to form the Apalachicola River at the Florida line. The court rejected Florida’s claim that Georgia uses too much of the water