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In spring in the northern hemisphere, Blake Whitney trains alongside the best baseballers in the world but in the off-season he's just another player in Alice Springs.

After reporting a loss of power to both engines, a pilot skids a small jet across a Florida highway before it bursts into flames.

With the most successful franchise of the past five years going up against one of the most decorated teams in NFL history, Super Bowl LVIII will be a tough one for viewers who aren't fans of either side.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered the military to prepare a plan to evacuate the population of Rafah ahead of an expected Israeli invasion of the southern Gaza town.

The world-renowned Japanese orchestra conductor led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for nearly three decades, the longest tenure in its history.

Australian Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo has said his team is "no longer just a platform for Red Bull Racing".

The Oscars have added a new category for the first time in more than two decades, with casting set to be honoured alongside acting, writing and directing. Here are five films we wish were honoured at the time.

A special report into Joe Biden's handling of confidential documents he took when he was a senator and vice president has ruled out criminal charges, but it has raised other serious questions, writes Carrington Clarke.

Vanessa Bryant says Kobe picked the design of his first statue outside the LA Lakers' home court, and that it is the first of three of the NBA superstar, one of which will also depict their late daughter Gianna.

US President Joe Biden has been found to have mishandled classified documents, but will not be charged due to investigators concluding he has ‘poor memory’.

Usher has worked with many stars throughout his career and has hinted at who he might share the Super Bowl LVIII half-time show stage with.

Unlike Donald Trump who has been criminally charged for mishandling classified documents, investigators did not recommendation charges, concluding Biden is an ‘elderly man with poor memory’.

America's top court weighs Donald Trump's presidential eligibility in a constitutional test legal experts describe as one of the most consequential cases the US has seen in decades. Here's what you need to know.

The report noted Mr Biden's problems with memory recollection, including that he could not remember the dates of his vice presidency under Barack Obama and the death of his son Beau to cancer in 2015.

The US Supreme Court's justices have appeared sceptical toward a judicial decision kicking Donald Trump off the ballot in Colorado for participating in an insurrection during the 2021 Capitol attack.

US Fed member Loretta Mester says investors may have expected a rate cut in the US in March, but she wants to see more signs that inflation is definitely downwards before rates are lowered, and we're not there yet.

President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Loretta Mester, who has a vote on US interest rates, says the economy is in a 'good position' and believes the Fed should wait for 'more information' before cutting rates.

A US drone strike in Iraq's capital has killed a high-ranking commander of the Kataib Hezbollah militant group who is responsible for "directly planning and participating in attacks" on American troops in the region, the US military says.

The yearlong investigation focused on the improper retention of classified documents by the US president from his time as a senator and as vice-president.

Her lawyers say the tracking tips off the superstar's stalkers while creator Jack Sweeney argues it allows transparency.

Australian shares end higher after AGL posts a better than expected half-year profit and upgrades its forecast for the full year. Mainland Chinese shares shrug off the worst deflation numbers since the global financial crisis. Look back on how the trading day unfolded.

Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a Hamas ceasefire deal that would ensure the return of hostages still held in Gaza.

A case from Colorado is headed to the US Supreme Court which is a test of both Donald Trump's eligibility and the separation of powers.

In a first in the US, prosecutors argues Jennifer Crumbley and her husband failed to prevent the school shooting by giving their son a gun and ignoring warning signs.

The guilty conviction of the Michigan school shooter's mother sets a "contentious" precedent for holding parents accountable for their child's wrongdoings, a US legal expert says.