USA Update

Angry shareholders have delivered a first strike against ANZ over its bond trading scandal and forced the bank to withdraw a bonus reward for retiring chief executive Shayne Elliott.

A man has suffered a gunshot wound to his upper body, with a manhunt underway after the offender allegedly fled the scene.

The former boyfriend of Molly Ticehurst is facing two new serious charges and will undergo mental health assessment as he prepares for trial.

Roma, for whom Socceroo Mat Ryan played a full game in goal, and Serie A leaders Atalanta have both enjoyed big Coppa Italia wins over Serie B opposition.

Sydney is among the lucky cities with a promising Christmas Day weather forecast - but it may not be long before temperatures soar again.

The Government is imposing a de facto cap on international students by slowing down visa processing despite Peter Dutton blocking legislation to formally limit the numbers coming to Australia.

Christmas has come early for millions of Australians after the Federal Government returned hundreds of dollars to their bank accounts under a new Bill.

The Federal Reserve has lowered its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, the third-consecutive reduction and one that came with a cautionary tone about additional cuts in coming years. 

The Rev. James B. Callan, a renegade priest who was excommunicated in 1999 after he offered holy communion to non-Catholics, allowed women to celebrate Mass and blessed same-sex unions — and who then helped establish an independent Catholic church that is thriving a quarter-century later — died on Friday in Rochester, N.Y. He was 77. […]

ROCKVILLE, Conn. — A man UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers, and who said on social media he intended to marry her, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a stalking charge. Robert Cole Parmalee, 40, who had an engagement ring and lingerie with him when he was first arrested in August, received a one-year suspended sentence and […]