The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has denied the state’s police force is in chaos after the acting chief commissioner, Rick Nugent, announced he wouldn’t apply for the permanent position after just 41 days in the job. Nugent on Wednesday said he made the “difficult decision” not to seek the role after realising he couldn’t commit…
Stephen Curry had 52 points, including 12 3-pointers, as the Golden State Warriors held on for a 134-125 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night. Curry was 16 of 31 from the field, making 12 of his 20 shots from distance, the dozen 3-pointers matching his season high. Jimmy Butler scored 27 points, and…
Mike Intrator, Chief Executive Officer and founder of CoreWeave, (C) rings the opening bell surrounded by Executive Leadership and family during the company’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq headquarters on March 28, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images CoreWeave‘s stock popped nearly 42% on…
Former Costa Rican president and Nobel winner Óscar Arias said on Tuesday that the US had revoked his visa to enter the country, weeks after he criticized Donald Trump on social media saying he was behaving like “a Roman emperor”. Arias, 84, was president between 1986 and 1990 and again between 2006 and 2010. A…
Trucks make their way to the Ambassador Bridge to cross into the United States at Detroit on April 1, 2025 in Windsor, Canada. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images The dread of something bad happening is usually more severe than the event itself (such as heading back to work after a holiday). This could well be…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said on Tuesday that potential 20% tariffs on all U.S. imports would hurt the economy and fail to solve the problems President Donald Trump is trying to address with the duties. Although Trump’s exact tariff plans remain unknown ahead of their expected announcement on Wednesday — what Trump has called “liberation day”…
Republicans on Tuesday won special elections for two US House of Representatives seats in Florida vacated by Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees, dashing Democratic hopes for an upset victory in the first federal special elections held since the president began his second term. But Democratic candidates Josh Weil and Gay Valimont are likely to lose the…
It took some time, but Bill Parcells is finally getting a place in the New England Patriots Hall of Fame. Team owner Robert Kraft announced on Tuesday at the NFL league meetings in Florida that he will be including Parcells in this year’s class as a contributor, ending a rift between the two that culminated…
Pupils in England are to be taught how to spot the risks of in-game purchases as well as to scrutinise the claims of influencers in a new suite of lessons designed to improve their financial literacy. The package of 80 lessons is aimed at teaching pupils aged five to 16 how to navigate online spending,…
The U.S. government is set to increase tariff rates on several categories of imported products. Some economists tracking these trade proposals say the higher tariff rates could lead to higher consumer prices. One model constructed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston suggests that in an “extreme” scenario, heightened taxes on U.S. imports could result…
