Joan Didion, American journalist and author, dies at age 87
Unsparing observer of national politics and her own life, she won enormous acclaim for her memoir of grief, The Year of Magical Thinking Joan Didion, the eminent journalist, author and…
US and Japan draw up joint military plan in case of Taiwan emergency – report
US would set up bases from a Japanese island to Taiwan and deploy troops, with Japan providing logistical support, Kyodo reports Japanese and US armed forces have drawn up a…
Russia fines Google £73m over failure to delete ‘illegal’ content
Moscow ruling is first revenue-based fine of its kind in Russia and comes amid fears of internet crackdown A Moscow court has said it is fining Alphabet’s Google 7.2bn roubles…
Louisiana energy firm to pay millions following oil spill that began 17 years ago
Taylor Energy to pay more than $43m in clean-up costs, penalties and damage, and transfer $432m clean-up fund America’s longest running oil spill dispute is close to a resolution after…
America’s Housing Market Is Overheating — What Does This Mean?
Over the last year, the housing market in America has been hotter than ever before. In many ways, it overheated with no signs of stopping. What exactly does this mean…
Iran nuclear deal: eighth round of talks begins in Vienna
An eighth round of talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal has begun in Vienna, with Iran saying participants have been largely working from an acceptable common draft text and…
John Madden, legendary football coach and video game namesake, has died at 85
John Madden, the Super Bowl-winning football coach and legendary broadcaster who became known to a new generation thanks to the Madden NFL video game series, died Tuesday at age 85,…
Egyptian pharaoh’s mummified body gives up its secrets after 3,500 years
Amenhotep I ‘unwrapped’ digitally by Cairo scientists, revealing details from his grave jewellery to his teeth With his narrow chin, small nose and curly hair he physically resembles his father,…
Ghislaine Maxwell jury deliberations resume after Christmas break
Jurors consider evidence in Briton’s sex-trafficking trial Maxwell, who has pleaded not guilty, tried on six counts Jury deliberations will resume on Monday morning in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial in…
Elizabeth Holmes fraud trial: jury begins second week of deliberations
Former Theranos chief faces 11 criminal charges, alleging she duped investors and patients over blood-testing technology The jury weighing fraud charges against the former Theranos chief executive Elizabeth Holmes will…