Timelapse video shows massive clouds of smoke growing out of the Garnet wildfire in Fresno County, California. The fire has burned nearly 14,000 acres (5,665 hectares) and remains uncontained. The wildfire is believed to have been the result of a lightning strike, following a thunderstorm over the Central Valley, according to the US Forest Service. […]
George Clooney film praised as 'midlife crisis masterpiece'
Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter at the Venice Film Festival Getty Images George Clooney was joined by wife Amal on the red carpet at the film’s premiere in Venice There’s a line in George Clooney’s new film where one character tells him: “You’re the American dream, the last of the great movie stars.” It’s a comment which […]
US court rules many of Trump's global tariffs are illegal
A US appeals court has ruled that most tariffs issued by US President Donald Trump are illegal, setting up a potential legal showdown that could upend his foreign policy agenda. The ruling affects Trump’s so-called “reciprocal” tariffs, imposed on most countries around the world, as well as other tariffs slapped on China, Mexico and Canada. […]