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Nathan Chasing Horse: Dances With Wolves actor charged with sexual abuse of young girls

Nathan Chasing Horse – who appeared in the Oscar-winning film Dances With Wolves – has been formally charged with sex trafficking, sexual assault and...

World

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Images show scenes before and after disaster

The level of destruction caused by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey is strikingly clear in this series of before and after images. The...

World

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Doctor describes the conditions in Syrian hospital with ‘dying children’ and ‘no electricity’

A doctor in an earthquake-stricken region of northern Syria described the hospital he was working at as “reminiscent of a warzone”. Frantic efforts to...

World

Turkey earthquake: Terrifying video shows block of flats collapse in less than 10 seconds

A huge rumbling crash, screeches of buckling metal and shouts from people running away can be heard in dramatic footage of a seven-storey building...

World

5,600 buildings destroyed by quake in Turkey – as civil war complicates rescue efforts in Syria

More than 5,600 buildings in Turkey have been destroyed by yesterday’s powerful earthquake and aftershocks – as the long-running civil war in Syria complicates...

Sports

Orioles CEO, brother to dismiss legal dispute

6:48 PM ET Associated Press Baltimore Orioles CEO John Angelos and his brother Lou Angelos have agreed to end their fight over a lawsuit...

Suspected Chinese ‘spy balloon’ was same size as 20-storey building, US military says

A suspected Chinese spy balloon that was shot down by the US over the weekend was 60m (200ft) tall – comparable to a 20-storey...

Sports

Miller’s new two-round NFL mock draft: One big trade, five QBs and several rising prospects

7:00 AM ET Matt MillerESPN The Senior Bowl and Shrine Bowl are in the rearview mirror, so it seems like a good time to...

Sports

Iowa amends OC Ferentz’s deal, adds points goal

5:15 PM ET 1 Related The team has brought in some new faces to help the offense, including Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara, who helped...

Business

Britcoin digital pound decision to be made by 2025

A decision on whether to introduce a so-called ‘Britcoin’ digital pound is to be made by 2025, the Treasury has announced, as a consultation...

Technology

Google CEO issues rallying cry in internal memo: All hands on deck to test ChatGPT competitor Bard

Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees Monday the company is going to need all hands on deck to test Bard, its new ChatGPT rival....

Sports

‘I’m going to do it my way’: Steve Cohen on his offseason spending spree

7:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” NEW...

Environment

London activates emergency severe weather ‘protocol’ as UKHSA cold alert extended

With temperatures set to drop as low as -6C in the South and East of England, emergency cold measures have been activated by the...

London activates emergency severe weather ‘protocol’ as UKHSA cold alert extended

With temperatures set to drop as low as -6C in the south and east of England, emergency cold measures have been activated by the...

Woman declared dead at New York care centre found breathing at funeral home

An investigation has been launched after an 82-year-old woman was pronounced dead at a New York nursing home – only to be found breathing...

Sports

Twins, Correa decide he’ll skip WBC with wife due

2:53 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins and Carlos Correa made a mutual decision that the shortstop will skip the World...

Technology

Google announces Bard A.I. in response to ChatGPT

CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai during press conference at the Chancellery in Warsaw, Poland on March 29, 2022. Mateusz Wlodarczyk | Nurphoto...

Technology

Crypto exchange Binance will suspend U.S. dollar transfers

Changpeng Zhao, billionaire and chief executive officer of Binance Holdings Ltd., speaks during a session at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday,...

Environment

Neo-Nazi and woman charged with conspiring to attack Maryland power grid

Brandon Russell is seen in this mugshot from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office via AP An admitted neo-Nazi and a...

World

Turkey and Syria earthquake: Frantic rescue efforts continue as as number of killed rises

Frantic rescue efforts are continuing as hundreds of people are trapped under rubble following a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake early Monday morning that rocked...