Rob Reiner's son charged with parents' murder
The son of famed Hollywood director Rob Reiner was charged with two counts of first-degree murder over the brutal slaying of his parents, the chief prosecutor of Los Angeles said Tuesday.
Read moreWest Indies hope Christmas comes early in must-win New Zealand Test
Captain Roston Chase hopes that a bonding session over an early Christmas dinner will give the West Indies the festive spirit to beat New Zealand in the must-win third and final Test starting Thursday at Mount Maunganui.
Read moreKnicks beat Spurs in NBA Cup final to end 52-year trophy drought
OG Anunoby scored 28 points as the New York Knicks ended their 52-year trophy drought with a 124-113 NBA Cup final victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.
Read moreKhawaja revels in late lifeline as Australia 194-5 in 3rd Ashes Test
Usman Khawaja hit a defiant 82 Wednesday after being thrown a lifeline at the third Ashes Test in Adelaide as England fought hard in searing heat to stay in the contest at tea on day one.
Read moreGrief and fear as Sydney's Jewish community mourns 'Bondi rabbi'
Wails rang through a packed synagogue on Wednesday as Sydney's Jewish community laid to rest beloved local rabbi Eli Schlanger, gunned down on Bondi Beach in Australia's worst mass shooting in decades.
Read moreTrump orders blockade of 'sanctioned' Venezuela oil tankers
US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a blockade of "sanctioned oil vessels" heading to and leaving Venezuela, sharply escalating his pressure campaign against Caracas while issuing new demands for access to the country's crude.
Read moreBrazil Senate to debate bill to slash Bolsonaro jail term
Brazil's Senate will on Wednesday begin debating a bill passed by the lower house of Congress that could slash the jail term of former president Jair Bolsonaro, a move that sparked nationwide protests over the weekend.
Read moreNew Zealand ex-top cop avoids jail time for child abuse, bestiality offences
A New Zealand court sentenced the country's former deputy police commissioner to nine months of home detention on Wednesday, after he admitted to possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material.
Read moreEurovision facing fractious 2026 as unity unravels
The Eurovision Song Contest heads into its 70th anniversary edition next year mired in its biggest-ever political boycott, with five countries staying away over Israel's participation.
Read more'Extremely exciting': the ice cores that could help save glaciers
Dressed in an orange puffer jacket, Japanese scientist Yoshinori Iizuka stepped into a storage freezer to retrieve an ice core he hopes will help experts protect the world's disappearing glaciers.
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