Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionChicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson: "Smollett dragged city's reputation through mud" US actor Jussie Smollett staged a fake attack on himself because he was "dissatisfied with his salary", Chicago police say.Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said in a news conference that he "took advantage of the pain and…
Enlarge / The Montana State Capitol building, site of a rather unusual hearing. It's no secret that some of our federal legislators don't have a firm grip on scientific evidence; it only takes watching a session of the House Science Committee, where one member suggested the climate-driven rise of the oceans might instead be caused…
(Reuters) - Actor Jussie Smollett was charged on Wednesday with lying to police when he claimed he was attacked and beaten on the streets of Chicago by two masked men shouting racist and homophobic slurs, police said on Wednesday as they sought his arrest. Smollett, a 36-year-old black, openly gay actor on the hip-hop TV…
Image copyright AFP Image caption The UN had expressed concern for 200 families trapped inside Civilians have been evacuated from the last village in Syria still held by the Islamic State (IS) group.A convoy on Wednesday carried hundreds of men, women and children from Baghuz, near the Iraqi border.The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance…
Jonathan GitlinAlthough we make every effort to cover our own travel costs, in this case McLaren flew us to Phoenix to drive the 600LT (and the 720S Spider; more on that next week) and provided two nights in a hotel. I'll admit it: I wasn't sure if I was going to like the McLaren 600LT…
(Reuters) - A high school student from Covington, Kentucky, sued the Washington Post for defamation on Tuesday, claiming the newspaper falsely accused him of racist acts and instigating a confrontation with a Native American activist in a January videotaped incident at the Lincoln Memorial. FILE PHOTO: Nicholas Sandmann, 16, a student from Covington Catholic High…
Image copyright MANDEL NGAN VIA GETTY IMAGES Image caption President Trump at the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh in 2017 The US is rushing to transfer sensitive nuclear power technology to Saudi Arabia, according to a new congressional report. A Democratic-led House panel has launched an inquiry over concerns about the White House plan…
Samsung's UBS-K8500, introduced in 2015, was positioned as the world's first UltraHD, 4K Blu-ray player. Here it is at IFA 2015. Mark Walton The port situation was minimal. Mark Walton It hasn't been that long since the market for these players opened up, and Samsung was one of the first to move into it. Mark…
(Reuters) - Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said on Monday that the arrest of his daughter, Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, was politically motivated. FILE PHOTO: Meng Wanzhou, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's chief financial officer (CFO), is seen in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters December 6, 2018. Huawei/Handout via REUTERS “Firstly, I object…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMcCabe: "There were concerns about Trump's intent" US President Donald Trump has issued an angry response after a TV interview on Sunday alleged that officials had held discussions to have him removed.Mr Trump tweeted of "illegal and treasonous" behaviour and an "illegal coup attempt".In the interview, ex-acting…
