Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs were recovered unharmed on Friday in Los Angeles, the police said, two days after thieves stole the dogs and shot a man who was walking them. The man was shot on Wednesday night after two people got out of a white car and demanded that …

The N.B.A. G League said on Friday that it was investigating a report by Jeremy Lin, one of the best-known Asian-American players in basketball, that he had been called “coronavirus” on the court. Lin disclosed the slur in a Facebook post on Thursday in which he denounced the racism and …

This story contains spoilers for the seventh episode of “WandaVision.” If you are a fan of the Disney+ Marvel series “WandaVision,” there are five words that have been stuck in your head for the past week: “It was Agatha all along.” The 62-second ear worm appears in Episode 7, “Breaking …

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopian officials and allied militia fighters are leading a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing in Tigray, the war-torn region in northern Ethiopia, according to a confidential United States government report obtained by The New York Times. The report, written earlier this month, documents in stark terms a …

Health workers in regional NSW will begin receiving the coronavirus vaccine within weeks, as the state’s vaccination program approaches a significant milestone. Five major vaccination hubs and 99 satellite sites will be rolled out across NSW starting from March 15, Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced on Saturday. Newcastle, Wollongong, Wagga Wagga, …

US President Joe Biden has visited a food bank, health centre and emergency operations facility to assess recovery efforts from a deadly Texas winter storm. Biden and wife Jill landed in Houston on Friday where he met Republican Governor Greg Abbott and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to discuss the recovery …

A member of an organised crime network has been charged with breaching a serious crime prevention order in Sydney. Police arrested the 26 year old Auburn man after pulling over his car at Panania on Friday afternoon. Officers then searched a unit in north Sydney and a second unit in …

Former Scottish leader Alex Salmond has criticised the government of his successor and one-time friend for undermining democratic principles and the rule of law. The swipe is the latest in a political tug of war that threatens to tear apart Scotland’s independence movement. Salmond’s comments came in testimony before parliamentary …

By his own admission, Cameron Smith has hit more balls in practice in the last fortnight than he has done all of last year which is giving him a new-found confidence. And that could spell an ominous warning to his rivals at the WGC-Workday Championship where the world No.27 sits …

Disposable plastic straws, cutlery and containers will soon be banned in Victoria in a state government crackdown on single-use plastics. Victorian Health Minister Lily D’Ambrosio on Saturday announced specific single-use plastic items would be phased out and banned by 2023. Plastic straws, drink stirrers, plates and polystyrene containers and cups …