https://www.scmp.com/rss/327754/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Clavicular, the “looksmaxxing” influencer and streamer whose real name is Braden Eric Peters, has reached a resolution in the misdemeanour case filed after a video posted online apparently showed him repeatedly shooting an alligator while on an airboat in the US Everglades. On March 26 in the Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area, Peters was among a group of men on an airboat that had stopped near an alligator that did not appear to be moving, according to videos posted on... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353788/us-looksmaxxing-influencer-clavicular-given-probation-shooting-everglades-alligator?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353788/us-looksmaxxing-influencer-clavicular-given-probation-shooting-everglades-alligator?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 May 2026 02:26:26 +0000 Meredith Chen Meredith Chen Beyond the crimson walls west of the Forbidden City, where broad lakes shimmer beside stately pavilions and lush greenery, Zhongnanhai has long stood as the secluded heart of Chinese power – a political sanctuary where phones fall silent and access is tightly controlled. Yet there was a rare glimpse of the interior of the walled-off compound on Friday morning, as President Xi Jinping hosted Donald Trump for talks over tea and a working lunch in the final hours before the US president wrapped up... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3353733/inside-zhongnanhai-xi-welcomes-trump-chinas-secluded-heart-bidding-goodbye?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3353733/inside-zhongnanhai-xi-welcomes-trump-chinas-secluded-heart-bidding-goodbye?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 May 2026 11:17:45 +0000 Reuters Reuters All 11 people aboard a private plane that crashed at sea off central Florida survived the wreck and were rescued from their lifeboat hours later by a US Air Force Reserve team, US Coast Guard and US Air Force officials said on Wednesday. “For all those people to ‌survive is pretty miraculous,” US Air Force Major Elizabeth Piowaty, commander of one of the aircraft involved in the rescue, told reporters at a news briefing a day after Tuesday’s crash. The ill-fated plane, a twin-engined turboprop... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353501/miraculous-rescue-us-coast-11-survive-crash-and-5-hour-sea-ordeal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353501/miraculous-rescue-us-coast-11-survive-crash-and-5-hour-sea-ordeal?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 May 2026 04:04:13 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The widow of a man killed in last year’s mass shooting at Florida State University is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, blaming the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot for giving advice on how to carry out the rampage. The lawsuit comes after state authorities disclosed that ChatGPT gave information to the shooter about what time and location would maximise victims on campus, as well as the type of gun and ammunition to use. Authorities say he was also told that an attack can get more media... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353194/lawsuit-blames-chatgpt-maker-openai-helping-plan-florida-university-shooting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353194/lawsuit-blames-chatgpt-maker-openai-helping-plan-florida-university-shooting?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 May 2026 19:50:48 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service More than 100 people aboard a cruise ship that departed from Fort Lauderdale in Florida last month have fallen ill from norovirus, according to the US Centres for Disease Control. The Caribbean Princess, a Princess Cruises ship, departed from Port Everglades on April 28 for an 11-day voyage, according to Cruise Mapper. But on Thursday, the CDC announced that 102 passengers and 13 crew members were sick and had been isolated. There are more than 4,000 people on board, according to the CDC. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353023/norovirus-outbreak-caribbean-princess-cruise-ship-sickens-over-100-guests?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353023/norovirus-outbreak-caribbean-princess-cruise-ship-sickens-over-100-guests?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 May 2026 03:30:43 +0000 Lucy Quaggin Lucy Quaggin China is the United States’ “most consequential threat and competitor in space”, leveraging its capabilities “as a tool of diplomacy and influence”, US lawmakers were told at a congressional hearing on Wednesday, as the two countries’ race to the moon intensifies. The US and China are locked in a high-stakes space race, with both nations aiming to put astronauts on the moon in the coming years. While China has set a 2030 target for its first crewed lunar landing, the US’ Artemis programme aims... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3351922/us-lawmakers-warn-china-top-space-rival-race-moon-intensifies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3351922/us-lawmakers-warn-china-top-space-rival-race-moon-intensifies?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:30:18 +0000 Mark Magnier Mark Magnier The United Nations is bloated, costly, badly in need of reform, and too often works against US interests, but pulling out of the international organisation would see China expand its influence and leave Washington at a major disadvantage, according to testimony before a House oversight committee on Wednesday. The hearing came as the administration of US President Donald Trump has imposed an “America first” overhaul of international funding, leaving the UN, over the past 18 months, at what... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3351920/un-bloated-costly-china-fears-should-keep-us-involved-house-committee-told?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3351920/un-bloated-costly-china-fears-should-keep-us-involved-house-committee-told?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:39:41 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Federal investigators say they believe the man who carried out a mass shooting at Brown University and later killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor did not act randomly. Instead, former Brown student Claudio Neves Valente, 48, appeared to target places and people for what they represented in his own life – institutions and individuals he associated with personal failure, missed opportunity and perceived injustice. In a detailed behavioural assessment released on Wednesday, the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351919/brown-university-shooter-targeted-symbolic-victims-tied-grievances-fbi-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351919/brown-university-shooter-targeted-symbolic-victims-tied-grievances-fbi-says?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:14:32 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A former University of South Florida student has been charged with killing his roommate and the roommate’s girlfriend – two doctoral students from Bangladesh who disappeared earlier this month, authorities said Saturday. Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, is facing two counts of premeditated murder in the first degree with a weapon in the deaths of Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy, students at USF, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. He made an initial court appearance Saturday in Tampa,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351443/roommate-charged-murder-2-bangladeshi-phd-students-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351443/roommate-charged-murder-2-bangladeshi-phd-students-us?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:30:27 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being developed to treat mental health conditions, including depression, the latest indication of the Trump administration’s commitment to the experimental treatment approach. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last weekend directing the FDA and other federal agencies to speed access and loosen restrictions on psychedelics, a class of hallucinogenic drugs which remain illegal... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351373/us-fda-plans-ultra-fast-review-3-psychedelic-drugs-after-trump-directive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351373/us-fda-plans-ultra-fast-review-3-psychedelic-drugs-after-trump-directive?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:28:37 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Potentially millions of Americans suddenly have a much easier path to Canadian citizenship, prompting a rush of people to explore their ancestry and file paperwork seeking dual citizenship. For people like Zack Loud of Farmington, Minnesota, it was a surprise to learn that under a new law, Canada already considered him and his siblings citizens because their grandmother is Canadian. “My wife and I were already talking about potentially looking at jobs outside the country, but citizenship pushed... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351206/millions-americans-may-now-also-be-considered-canadian-under-new-law?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351206/millions-americans-may-now-also-be-considered-canadian-under-new-law?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:57:59 +0000 He Huifeng He Huifeng Shortly after the doors opened each day at the ongoing Canton Fair, every corner of the robotics and drone halls quickly filled to capacity, while the new energy pavilion remained densely packed with overseas buyers. Foreign buyers moved slowly between booths, live streaming their encounters with new tech products to social media, queuing to try out the latest devices and in some cases, purchasing samples on the spot at the event, which started last Wednesday. The scenes reflect a broader shift... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3350820/chinas-canton-fair-defies-global-trends-overseas-customers-flock-buy-robots-drones?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3350820/chinas-canton-fair-defies-global-trends-overseas-customers-flock-buy-robots-drones?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:00:08 +0000 Lucy Quaggin Lucy Quaggin The US visa system rolls out the “red carpet” for spies and aids China’s alleged efforts to steal American innovation, senators charged at a congressional hearing on Wednesday, as Washington and Beijing intensify competition for dominance in artificial intelligence and advanced technologies. Through its permissive legal channels, the US is “inviting, welcoming, come on in with the red carpet rolled out” people who steal military and commercial secrets, Republican Senator Ashley Moody of Florida... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3351062/us-visa-system-rolls-out-red-carpet-chinese-spies-congressional-hearing-told?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3351062/us-visa-system-rolls-out-red-carpet-chinese-spies-congressional-hearing-told?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:37:28 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Florida on Tuesday announced a criminal probe into whether artificial intelligence played a role in a deadly mass shooting at a university in the US state. The decision to launch an investigation came after prosecutors reviewed exchanges between OpenAI chatbot ChatGPT and the suspected gunman, who opened fire at Florida State University last year, according to state Attorney General James Uthmeier. “If ChatGPT were a person, it would be facing charges for murder,” Uthmeier said. Florida law... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350966/florida-investigating-chatgpt-role-mass-shooting-university?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350966/florida-investigating-chatgpt-role-mass-shooting-university?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:22:14 +0000 Lucy Quaggin Lucy Quaggin A Chinese university student has been charged with unauthorised photography of US military aircraft in Nebraska during a road trip through several states, which included a stop at an air force base in South Dakota. Tianrui Liang, who is studying in Glasgow, was arrested at New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport on April 7 as he attempted to return to Scotland, court documents filed in the Eastern District of New York revealed. The 21-year-old has been charged with photographing defence... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3350933/chinese-college-student-charged-illegally-taking-photos-us-military-planes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3350933/chinese-college-student-charged-illegally-taking-photos-us-military-planes?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:30:56 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A Democratic lawmaker resigned on Tuesday, becoming the third member of the US House of Representatives to step down in just over a week as a wave of ethics scandals engulfs Congress. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida announced her immediate resignation ahead of a scheduled disciplinary hearing by the House Ethics Committee, which had been weighing potential sanctions over a string of campaign finance violations. Her departure follows the recent resignations of Democrat Eric Swalwell and... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350930/cherfilus-mccormick-third-lawmaker-quit-wave-scandal-swamps-us-congress?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350930/cherfilus-mccormick-third-lawmaker-quit-wave-scandal-swamps-us-congress?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:05:23 +0000 Reuters Reuters US congressman Eric Swalwell said on Monday he will resign from the House of Representatives, bowing to pressure from both Democrats and Republicans to leave Congress or face expulsion following sexual misconduct allegations that upended his campaign for governor. The California Democrat vowed to fight the allegations but said ‌he must also “take responsibility and ownership” of his mistakes. “Expelling anyone in Congress without due process, within days of an allegation being made, is wrong,”... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3349966/swalwell-quit-congress-following-sexual-misconduct-allegations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3349966/swalwell-quit-congress-following-sexual-misconduct-allegations?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:03:14 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service The bomb placed outside a US Air Force Base visitors centre in Florida last month was built inside two 2-litre cherry Pepsi bottles, according to federal prosecutors. Alen Zheng, 20, of Land O’Lakes, is accused of planting the bomb and lighting the fuse at the base on March 10. He drove the explosive to MacDill Air Force Base in the boot of his Mercedes SUV, according to a document filed by prosecutors Friday. The bomb did not detonate. US Attorney Gregory Kehoe has said it had the “potential to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3349057/bomb-allegedly-left-us-base-alen-zheng-was-built-inside-2-pepsi-bottles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3349057/bomb-allegedly-left-us-base-alen-zheng-was-built-inside-2-pepsi-bottles?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:32:24 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar If you think Gheorghe Mureşan and Manute Bol, both of whom are 231cm (7ft 7 inches) tall, or even Sun Mingming, who stands at a mighty 236cm (7ft 8.9 inches), are the tallest basketball players in the world, think again. College basketballer Olivier Rioux, 20, now holds the record, with a staggering height of 236cm (7ft 9 inches). He made it to the Guinness Book of World Records in 2021 as the tallest teenager when he was 226cm (7ft 5 inches) tall. View this post on... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348748/meet-olivier-rioux-tallest-basketball-player-world-whos-nba-prospect?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348748/meet-olivier-rioux-tallest-basketball-player-world-whos-nba-prospect?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Apr 2026 22:00:17 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press After crashing his SUV last week in Florida, Tiger Woods took out his phone and told a deputy, “I was just talking to the president,” according to body camera footage released Thursday showing Woods’ arrest on a DUI charge. The phone conversation was not captured on video, but Woods could be heard saying, “Thank you so much,” as he hung up and the deputy approached. It was not clear if Woods was referring to US President Donald Trump, whose former daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump, is dating... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3348863/after-car-crash-tiger-woods-told-officer-he-was-talking-president?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3348863/after-car-crash-tiger-woods-told-officer-he-was-talking-president?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:33:45 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Four Artemis astronauts were zooming towards the moon on Thursday after a major engine firing, a milestone that commits Nasa to the first crewed lunar fly-by in more than half a century. With enough thrust to accelerate a stationary car to highway driving speed in less than three seconds, the Orion capsule engine blasted the astronauts on their trajectory towards the moon, which they now will loop as part of the 10-day Artemis II mission. “Human beings have left Earth orbit” for the first time... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3348862/nasas-artemis-crew-gets-green-light-make-big-push-moon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3348862/nasas-artemis-crew-gets-green-light-make-big-push-moon?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:52:18 +0000 Mark Magnier,Khushboo Razdan Mark Magnier,Khushboo Razdan After avoiding much of the churn, firings and senior official turnover that marked his first term, US President Donald Trump on Thursday added to the string of high-profile departures in recent days, as bad news heaped more pressure on the White House. The administration announced that US Attorney General Pam Bondi was leaving to be replaced by her deputy, Todd Blanche, in an acting capacity. “We love Pam,” Trump wrote on social media. “She will be transitioning to a much-needed and important... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3348858/trump-fires-pam-bondi-us-attorney-general-amid-epstein-files-furore?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3348858/trump-fires-pam-bondi-us-attorney-general-amid-epstein-files-furore?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:20:46 +0000 Reuters Reuters Utah officials announced on Wednesday that they were ⁠closing a five-decade-old ⁠case after finding “definitive proof” that American ⁠serial killer Ted Bundy killed a 17-year-old Utah girl. The girl, Laura Ann Aime, went missing on the night of October 31, 1974, after leaving a party alone to make a purchase from a convenience store, the ‌Utah County Sheriff’s Office said. Her body was found by two college students on Thanksgiving Day that year, according to authorities, who added that her body... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3348723/dna-links-serial-killer-ted-bundy-unsolved-murder-17-year-old-us-girl?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3348723/dna-links-serial-killer-ted-bundy-unsolved-murder-17-year-old-us-girl?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:33:14 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words The White House announced last week that US President Donald Trump’s visit to China has been delayed to mid-May, citing the conflict in Iran. Beijing’s response has been muted: the Foreign Ministry noted only that the two sides “have remained in communication” over the... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3348393/unfinished-business-delay-trumps-china-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3348393/unfinished-business-delay-trumps-china-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Tiger Woods was released on bail on Friday, hours after his Land Rover clipped a truck, rolled onto its side and the golfer was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, officials said. Christine Weiss, a spokeswoman for the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, said Woods, who was not injured in the crash, was released late on Friday. Florida law required that he spend at least eight hours in jail before he could post bail. Woods had been travelling at “high speeds” on a residential road... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3348218/tiger-woods-involved-rollover-car-crash-florida?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3348218/tiger-woods-involved-rollover-car-crash-florida?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:34:56 +0000 Reuters Reuters Newly released records in the ⁠now-dismissed classified documents case against US President Donald Trump raise fresh concerns over national security risks and potential private business motivations, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee said. The records, handed over by the US Department of Justice as part of the Republican-led panel’s investigation into former US Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigations into Trump, show FBI investigators said in a 2023 memo that the classified... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3347915/new-records-trump-documents-case-raise-concerns-over-business-conflict-us-lawmaker?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3347915/new-records-trump-documents-case-raise-concerns-over-business-conflict-us-lawmaker?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:29:59 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The woman alleged to have shot up Rihanna’s luxury Los Angeles home pleaded not guilty to attempted murder when she appeared in court on Wednesday, as details emerged of a near miss for the global megastar. The “Umbrella” singer and her partner, rapper A$AP Rocky, were in an Airstream trailer on the sprawling property when 35-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz is alleged to have opened fire. Rihanna told police she heard the sound of several rounds hitting the trailer, and opened the curtains to find... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3347911/woman-pleads-not-guilty-attempted-murder-rihanna-and-assaulting-singers-family?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3347911/woman-pleads-not-guilty-attempted-murder-rihanna-and-assaulting-singers-family?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:41:14 +0000 Reuters Reuters Ukrainian and US delegations concluded a second day of talks in Florida on finding ways to end the four-year war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday. Russian representatives were not present at the talks, which opened in Florida on ‌Saturday. They were originally expected to attend the negotiations, which were expected to take place in Abu Dhabi. The US team is led by special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law. “It is clear that the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3347513/ukraine-and-us-teams-conclude-talks-zelensky-says-new-prisoner-exchange-possible?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3347513/ukraine-and-us-teams-conclude-talks-zelensky-says-new-prisoner-exchange-possible?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Mar 2026 21:11:33 +0000 Lucy Quaggin Lucy Quaggin Beijing’s global pharmaceutical push is following a playbook seen in rare earths, semiconductors and electric vehicles, US lawmakers said on Wednesday, as concerns grow over the United States’ reliance on Chinese drug ingredients. “China is cornering the market on our medicines – from the supply of generic drugs that Americans depend on every day, to the cutting-edge biotech pipeline that will determine who leads medicine in the years and decades ahead,” said John Moolenaar, the chair of the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347087/fears-grow-over-us-drug-supplys-rising-dependence-chinese-ingredients?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347087/fears-grow-over-us-drug-supplys-rising-dependence-chinese-ingredients?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:33:43 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The BBC said on Monday it had asked a US federal court in Florida to dismiss a US$10 billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump against the British broadcaster. Trump launched a lawsuit last year over a BBC documentary that edited his 2021 speech ahead of the US Capitol riot. The documentary was “never aired in Florida – or the US” or available to stream there on any platform, a representative for the British Broadcasting Corporation said in a comment sent to Agence France-Presse. It... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3346800/bbc-asks-florida-court-dismiss-trumps-us10-billion-lawsuit-over-january-6-speech-edit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3346800/bbc-asks-florida-court-dismiss-trumps-us10-billion-lawsuit-over-january-6-speech-edit?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:01:11 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Nasa cleared its moon rocket on Thursday for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs. The 98-metre (322-foot) rocket will roll out of the hangar and back to the pad next week at Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre, leading to a launch attempt as early as April 1. It will mark humanity’s first trip to the moon in more than 50 years. The timing is interesting. From the end of March, US President Donald Trump is slated to visit China and meet with President Xi... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3346456/nasa-clears-artemis-moon-rocket-april-launch-4-astronauts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3346456/nasa-clears-artemis-moon-rocket-april-launch-4-astronauts?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Mar 2026 05:24:02 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A Florida woman accused of firing gunshots at Rihanna’s home in Los Angeles was charged on Tuesday with one count of attempted murder and other felony offences including 10 counts of assault on a person with a semi-automatic firearm. District Attorney Nathan Hochman said that the singing superstar, her partner A$AP Rocky, their three small children and her mother were all on the property at the time. The district attorney’s office said Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 35, was charged in the shooting Sunday... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3346159/woman-charged-attempted-murder-shooting-rihannas-los-angeles-home?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3346159/woman-charged-attempted-murder-shooting-rihannas-los-angeles-home?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2026 02:07:14 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse On a visit to Texas on Friday, US President Donald Trump gave a raucous speech on the economy and then stopped off at a fast-food joint. “Hamburgers for everyone!” Trump declared to cheering customers at the Whataburger restaurant in Corpus Christi, before the 47th president left clutching a bag with order No 47. Nine hours later, in the dead of night, Trump announced from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida that he had ordered the start of a major attack against Iran. It was the culmination of a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3345001/burgers-then-war-trumps-bluffs-iran-strikes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3345001/burgers-then-war-trumps-bluffs-iran-strikes?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Feb 2026 22:13:05 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Cuba’s coastguard shot dead four people and injured six others travelling in a US-registered speedboat in an exchange of fire off the Cuban coast on Wednesday, the interior ministry in Havana said. The “illegal” Florida-registered boat was detected one nautical mile from Falcones Cay in Villa Clara province, the ministry said in a brief statement. As a coastguard vessel approached to identify the boat “shots were fired from the boat”, injuring the commander of the Cuban vessel, the ministry... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3344655/cuba-coastguard-kills-4-firefight-us-registered-speedboat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3344655/cuba-coastguard-kills-4-firefight-us-registered-speedboat?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:08:14 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, US President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida, before being shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to a spokesman for the US Secret Service. Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House when the breach occurred around 1.30am. The man had a fuel can and a shotgun, authorities said. Investigators identified him as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin of North Carolina, according to a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344275/us-secret-service-kills-armed-man-entering-trumps-mar-lago?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344275/us-secret-service-kills-armed-man-entering-trumps-mar-lago?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:03:48 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Nasa’s new moon rocket suffered another setback on Saturday, almost certain to bump astronauts’ first lunar trip in decades into spring. The space agency revealed the latest problem just one day after targeting March 6 for the Artemis II mission, humanity’s first flight to the moon in more than half a century. Overnight, the flow of helium to the rocket’s upper stage was interrupted, officials said. Solid helium flow is essential for purging the engines and pressurising the fuel tanks. This... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344230/nasa-moon-rocket-hit-new-problem-putting-march-launch-astronauts-jeopardy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344230/nasa-moon-rocket-hit-new-problem-putting-march-launch-astronauts-jeopardy?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Feb 2026 17:20:58 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse An airport in Florida will soon be renamed after US President Donald Trump, after a bill proposing the change was approved by the state’s legislature on Thursday. Trump, a real estate mogul who has plastered his name on buildings around the world, has sought to leave his mark on the country in an unprecedented image and building campaign. Florida’s Republican-led legislature approved a bill to rename the Palm Beach International Airport as the President Donald J. Trump International Airport,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344142/trumps-name-cleared-land-palm-beach-airport-after-florida-republicans-pass-bill?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344142/trumps-name-cleared-land-palm-beach-airport-after-florida-republicans-pass-bill?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:38:00 +0000 Julie Zhang Julie Zhang A surge in drug research in China has driven the cost of a laboratory monkey to about 140,000 yuan (US$20,260), a sum that exceeds the country’s average annual wage. Official government procurement records showed that prices had doubled in the last five years for such monkeys, which are widely used in the preclinical stage to check whether a drug is safe and how it is absorbed, broken down and cleared by the body. Analysts said the soaring cost was underpinned by a flood of drug-licensing deals... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3343819/chinas-biotech-boom-sends-price-lab-monkeys-drug-tests-climbing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3343819/chinas-biotech-boom-sends-price-lab-monkeys-drug-tests-climbing?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:00:08 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A federal judge in Florida on Thursday set a February 2027 trial date for US President Donald Trump’s US$10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC. Trump filed the suit against the British broadcaster last year over the editing of his speech ahead of the US Capitol riot in a documentary on the flagship BBC current affairs show Panorama. Trump alleges that the BBC’s editing of his January 6, 2021 speech made it appear that he had explicitly urged supporters to attack the Capitol, where... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343374/trumps-us10-billion-bbc-defamation-suit-going-trial-2027-florida?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343374/trumps-us10-billion-bbc-defamation-suit-going-trial-2027-florida?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:00:12 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial When it comes to guiding China’s most important foreign relations and its international strategy, President Xi Jinping is known to favour head-of-state diplomacy – direct personal contact with his counterparts – as well as using diplomatic channels. This week has seen an extraordinary example of this: Xi’s video call with Russian President Vladimir Putin was followed in quick succession by a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday. After the official readouts, some of the details... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3342693/xis-same-day-calls-trump-and-putin-showcase-head-state-diplomacy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3342693/xis-same-day-calls-trump-and-putin-showcase-head-state-diplomacy?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 23:15:11 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A man convicted of trying to assassinate US President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024 was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison. US District Judge Aileen Cannon pronounced Ryan Routh’s fate in the same Fort Pierce courtroom that erupted into chaos in September when he tried to stab himself shortly after jurors found him guilty on all counts. Prosecutors had asked for life without parole, saying Routh was unrepentant and had never apologised. A defence lawyer brought in for his... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342430/ryan-routh-who-tried-shoot-trump-florida-golf-course-gets-life-prison?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342430/ryan-routh-who-tried-shoot-trump-florida-golf-course-gets-life-prison?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:16:54 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Iguanas stunned by cold temperatures dropped from trees in usually balmy Florida on Sunday as icy conditions blasted southern US states, dumping nearly a half metre of snow in some areas and whipping up high winds that caused traffic chaos. The heaviest snows were reported in North Carolina - a state that rarely sees snow other than in its highest elevations. The city of Lexington saw 40cm (16 inches), and Faust in the state’s Walnut Mountains got 56cm (22 inches). State Governor Josh Stein... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342026/us-winter-weather-leads-heavy-snow-cancelled-flights-and-florida-falling-iguanas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342026/us-winter-weather-leads-heavy-snow-cancelled-flights-and-florida-falling-iguanas?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:48:22 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A fresh cache of files released on Friday related to the investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein contains documents that refer to numerous high-profile figures. US President Donald Trump, tech billionaire Elon Musk and Britain’s former prince Andrew are among those making headlines after being named in the documents. Here are key details about some of the others mentioned, none of whom has been accused of wrongdoing: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates In a draft email... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341970/who-else-epstein-files-billionaires-celebrities-and-norways-crown-princess?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341970/who-else-epstein-files-billionaires-celebrities-and-norways-crown-princess?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:30:50 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service The man who dumped a five-year-old girl in the Everglades – leaving her to be killed by alligators – had his life spared by a jury on Friday afternoon in a Miami-Dade courtroom. Harrel Braddy, 76, sat quietly when the verdict was read, briefly putting down his head before looking up at the ceiling. His eyes appeared to water. Braddy hugged his lawyers as the jury walked out of the courtroom. The girl’s mother, who testified about the horrific details of Braddy’s attack, was not in the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341912/us-man-escapes-execution-dumping-girl-5-be-killed-alligators?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341912/us-man-escapes-execution-dumping-girl-5-be-killed-alligators?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Jan 2026 23:18:01 +0000 Khushboo Razdan,Igor Patrick Khushboo Razdan,Igor Patrick Washington on Friday welcomed a Panamanian court ruling cancelling a contract held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings to operate two ports along the Panama Canal, a decision seen as a boost to the United States’ efforts to counter Chinese influence in the western hemisphere. The reaction came as Panama’s government sought to reassure workers and investors on the ground that trade and jobs would not be affected. “The United States is encouraged by the recent Panamanian... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3341908/us-hails-panama-high-court-ruling-against-ck-hutchisons-ports-concession?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3341908/us-hails-panama-high-court-ruling-against-ck-hutchisons-ports-concession?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:06:42 +0000 Reuters Reuters US President Donald Trump has filed a US$5 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase on accusations of debanking, according to a complaint posted ‌on the CNBC website. Trump said JPMorgan violated its own policies by singling him out, in a bid to ride ‍the “political tide”, and terminating several of his accounts. He said the bank “unabashedly” boasted for 225 years it served customers with respect, and worked diligently to uphold its core values. “Despite claiming to hold these principles dear,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340908/trump-sues-jpmorgan-accusing-bank-closing-his-accounts-political-reasons?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340908/trump-sues-jpmorgan-accusing-bank-closing-his-accounts-political-reasons?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:25:41 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Netflix’s latest reality TV show, Members Only: Palm Beach, stars Hilary Musser, Rosalyn Yellin, Maria Cozamanis, Ro-Mina Ustayev and Taja Abitbol, the wealthy residents of Florida’s most affluent seaside town. The show’s description on Netflix reads: “Private clubs, luxurious couture and charity galas mean everything in this soapy reality series, set in a posh paradise with a wealth of drama.” Premiering on December 29, 2025, with all eight episodes dropping the same day, Members Only: Palm... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3340387/why-everyone-talking-about-members-only-palm-beach-and-its-trump-loving-cast?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3340387/why-everyone-talking-about-members-only-palm-beach-and-its-trump-loving-cast?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:56:36 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial The global trade in shark fin has been more strictly regulated in recent years, an essential step in the battle to save endangered species from extinction. However, this has not prevented the highly lucrative illegal trade from flourishing. Despite some eye-catching seizures, Hong Kong remains a major hub. A comprehensive study published in Science Advances highlighted the alarming level of shark fin from protected species reaching the city’s markets. The research was led by Mote Marine... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3340008/study-shows-hong-kong-must-do-better-end-illegal-shark-fin-trade?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3340008/study-shows-hong-kong-must-do-better-end-illegal-shark-fin-trade?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Jan 2026 22:45:07 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Four International Space Station (ISS) crew members splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, Nasa footage showed, after the first ever medical evacuation in the orbital lab’s history. A video feed from Nasa showed the capsule carrying American astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov and Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui land off the coast of San Diego at 12.41am local time. A health issue prompted their mission to be cut short, after spending five months in... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339938/nasa-sends-4-astronauts-back-earth-first-medical-evacuation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339938/nasa-sends-4-astronauts-back-earth-first-medical-evacuation?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 23:31:08 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The BBC intends to ask a US federal court in Florida to dismiss a US$10 billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump against the British broadcaster, according to newly filed court documents. Trump launched the lawsuit last year over a BBC documentary that edited his 2021 speech ahead of the US Capitol riot, when lawmakers were certifying Joe Biden’s 2020 election win. The programme spliced together two separate sections of Trump’s speech on January 6, 2021, in a way that made it appear... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3339764/bbc-moves-dismiss-trumps-us10-billion-lawsuit-over-capitol-riot-documentary?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3339764/bbc-moves-dismiss-trumps-us10-billion-lawsuit-over-capitol-riot-documentary?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:26:20 +0000