SYDNEY (AP) – England weathered multiple setbacks with skipper Ben Stokes limping from the field and opener Zak Crawley dismissed in the first over of the second innings before rallying to reach 80-1 at lunch Wednesday on Day 4 of the fifth and final Ashes test.
WASHINGTON (AP) – There are few signs that President Donald Trump’s supporters wanted the United States to become more embroiled in foreign conflicts ahead of its military actions in Venezuela – even as many Republicans show initial support for his military strike there, according to an Associated Press analysis of recent polling.
Despite fallout from the expenses scandal and Bondi, Labor still holds a 54-46 lead in Resolve, but Anthony Albanese's ratings have slumped. Newspoll analysis has One Nation's surge concentrated with voters of lower educational attainment. A special national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, gave Labor a 54-46 lead by respondent preferences.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Five years ago outside the White House, the outgoing president Donald Trump told a crowd of his supporters to head to the Capitol – ” and I’ll be there with you ” – in protest as Congress was affirming the 2020 election victory for Democrat Joe Biden.
Steve Smith Delivers a Familiar Masterclass as Sydney Finally Gets Its Smudge Day This summer has carried an air of unease - strange rhythms, unfamiliar moments and a sense that things weren't quite aligning. The antidote, as it so often is, arrived in the most unmistakable form. Steve Smith. If Sydney was forced to wait for a proper Smudge Day, it was worth it.
NEW YORK (AP) - Broad gains led by technology stocks pushed Wall Street to more records on Tuesday. The S&P 500 rose 42.77 points, or 0.6%, to 6,944.82, setting a record on just the third trading day of the year. The Dow rose 484.90 points, or 1%, to 49,462.08, hitting a record for a second-straight day. The Nasdaq composite rose 151.35 points, or 0.6%, to 23,547.17.
Bruce Lehrmann has applied to the High Court, seeking to overturn adverse findings in his defamation case against Network 10 and journalist Lisa Wilkinson. Documents filed this month outline grounds of appeal against earlier rulings that found, on the balance of probabilities, Mr Lehrmann raped then-colleague Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has made broad but vague assertions that the United States is going to “run” Venezuela after the ouster of Nicolás Maduro but has offered almost no details about how it will do so, raising questions among some lawmakers and former officials about the administration’s level of planning for the country after Maduro was gone.
Travis Head posted his third century of the series to lift Australia to 281-3 at lunch on Day 3 of the fifth and final Ashes test, justifying his elevation to open the batting and underlining his intent to make it a permanent move.