New York (AFP) – Workers at an Amazon sorting center in New York began voting Monday on whether to join the Amazon Labor Union, which recently became the first union at the e-commerce giant in the United States. About 1,800 employees at the center have…
Amber Heard lawyers wrap up cross-examination of Johnny Depp
Washington (AFP) – Lawyers for Amber Heard on Monday ended their marathon grilling of Johnny Depp at his defamation trial against his former wife by playing audio recordings of heated arguments between the couple. “Shut up fat ass,” the “Pirates of the…
Texas court stays execution of mother who says murder confession was coerced
Houston (AFP) – A court in Texas on Monday stayed the execution of Melissa Lucio, a mother of 14, who was due to be put to death on April 27 for the 2007 murder of her two-year-old daughter after a controversial trial. Pregnant with twins at the time, …
Elon Musk: tech visionary turns social media king
San Francisco (AFP) – Sometimes it feels like it’s Elon Musk’s world and we just live in it. The endlessly innovative, endlessly eccentric billionaire has struck a deal to buy Twitter — giving him control of the social media network on which the world…
US judge holds Trump in contempt over civil fraud probe
New York (AFP) – A US judge held former president Donald Trump in contempt of court Monday for failing to turn over documents related to an investigation of possible fraud in the Trump family’s business dealings. The judge, Arthur Engoron, ordered Trum…
Crew of first private flight to ISS set for splashdown
Washington (AFP) – Three businessmen and a former NASA astronaut are set to splash down Monday off the Florida coast after spending two weeks aboard the International Space Station. After a dizzying descent, a SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying the Axiom-1…
Twitter shares rise on reports it will accept Musk takeover bid
New York (AFP) – Twitter shares rose Monday following reports the company is poised to accept Elon Musk’s takeover offer, a dramatic shift after the board organized a “poison pill” to ward off the billionaire entrepreneur’s hostile buyout bid. The deal…
Ex-senator Orrin Hatch, hailed as ‘American original,’ dies at 88
Washington (AFP) – Former US senator Orrin Hatch, who retired in 2019 as one of the chamber’s longest-serving lawmakers, has died at 88, prompting President Joe Biden to praise his longtime colleague Sunday as “an American original.” Hatch passed away …
US sees Ukraine victory over Russia with ‘right equipment’
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – The United States believes Kyiv can win the war against Russia if it has the “right equipment”, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Monday, as strikes on railway infrastructure in central Ukraine killed at least five. A landmark vis…
Johnny Depp in starring role at defamation trial
Washington (AFP) – Testy at times, rambling and poetic at others, Johnny Depp has embraced a familiar role at his defamation trial against his former wife Amber Heard — the leading man. During three days on the witness stand, the three-time Oscar nomi…