A council has been accused of “bribery” for offering a one-off payment to staff who agree to sign an agreement that could see big changes to Australia Day.

Police are hunting for two men after a woman was found dead from a gunshot wound in a suburban Queensland street.

Mini-maxi URM Group will have five brothers on board for the Sydney to Hobart, a feat never achieved in 78 previous editions of the race.

Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto has succumbed to internal pressure and will move to readmit expelled MP Moira Deeming, days after voting to keep her out.

Places of public worship in NSW will be able to upgrade their security without the need for lengthy planning approvals to offer worshippers better protections.

The US military says it mistakenly shot down one of its own fighter aircraft over the Red Sea, forcing both pilots to eject.

Anushka Sharma, one of Bollywood's most celebrated actresses and a fashion icon, continues to wow her followers.

HARTFORD, Conn. —  In a marquee matchup Saturday night, No. 7 USC defeated perennial powerhouse No. 4 Connecticut 72-70, avenging its Elite Eight loss to the Huskies in April and strengthening its status as one of the nation’s elite teams. Undeterred playing in front of a sold-out crowd on the road, USC opened the game with […]

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu on Sunday morning, hours before a suspension on commercial flights to the island nation was to be lifted. While Sunday’s early-morning earthquake rattled buildings, it did not seem to have caused as much damage as the that had struck on Tuesday. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck […]

Rickey Henderson, who died Friday at age 65, stole 1,406 bases in his incredible 25-year Major League Baseball career. That not only made him the all-time leader, it put him 468 steals ahead of second-place Lou Brock. Henderson stole his final 109 bases after he passed the age of 40. Henderson also holds the record […]