Former INXS manager in $500 million inheritance battle
A former manager of Australian rock band INXS is locked in a bitter court fight with her family over her late father’s $500 million estate.
· Michaela Whitbourn
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Newest first · UTC+11:00The shipping dynasty and the $500 million inheritance battle
A daughter who claims she was cut out of a share of a vast $500 million inheritance has launched a court fight for a share of her late father’s estate, in the latest in a series of legal feuds across the globe involving the wealthy family.
· Michaela Whitbourn
Kevin Federline breaks silence on Britney Spears’ DUI arrest, questions if this is a ‘one-off’ incident
Kevin Federline is concerned that his ex-wife Britney Spears’ DUI arrest will not be the last of her struggles.
· Jolie Zenna
‘Devastated’ Britney Spears fears jail time after DUI arrest — what loved ones are hoping for instead
Britney Spears is fearing the worst case scenario following her shocking DUI arrest on Wednesday.
· Audrey Rock
Daughter of ex-US intel director sentenced to 35 years for murder
This photo provided by the Montgomery County Police Dept. shows Sophia Negroponte. (Montgomery County Police Dept. via AP, File)
Man accused of killing three women in Utah known to police in Iowa
A pink ribbons hangs on a pole Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Lyman, Utah, in front of the house of a woman that was killed a day earlier. (AP Photo/George Frey)
· Margery A Beck
Britney Spears’ son Jayden rushes to mom’s side after DUI arrest
Britney Spears’ son Jayden James rushed to her side after she was arrested for a DUI on Wednesday night.
· Eric Todisco
One of WA’s most notorious prisons is now a five-star hotel
Fremantle’s historic former police station has been transformed into new luxury accommodation with the opening of Garde Hotel. Launched in September, the city’s first five-star stay blends the heritage grit of the Convict Quarter with coastal-inspired design.
· Louise Goldsbury
BBC Middle East editor’s ‘Israeli propaganda’ court case begins
The UK High Court has heard arguments in a defamation case, in which a BBC Middle East editor is suing a journalist over an article that accused him of inserting “systematic Israeli propaganda” into the network’s coverage. Raffi Berg, who has publicly heaped praise on Israel, is seeking damages from Owen Jones and a…
· RT
Cleveland judge sets $2M bail for woman accused of killing daughters
Aliyah Henderson, 28, attends a bond hearing in Cleveland on Thursday, March 6, 2026, on charges she killed her two daughters. (WKYC via AP)
Cuban diplomats leave Ecuador after Noboa's 48-hour deadline
People hold up a Cuban flag as police stand guard outside the Cuban Embassy in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Carlos Noriega)
Teens, man arrested over fatal fight at Melbourne railway station
Police were called to reports of a fight at Mernda Railway Station on Friday. (ABC News)
LI fugitive who fled after deadly 2005 crash smiles as he’s confronted by victim’s tearful family and given up to 10 years
The family of a man killed by a reckless driver who fled to India over two decades ago tearfully described how the loss of their father has forever changed their lives.
· Brandon Cruz
Water polo star accused of sex assault convicted of sick attack on second teammate
A water polo player accused of sexually abusing and racially harassing a teammate at an elite Los Angeles school had previously been convicted of sexually assaulting another teammate, court records reveal.
· Kevin Barr
Human rights court orders reparations for forced sterilisation case in Peru
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has ordered Peru to pay reparations to the family of Celia Ramos, a mother of three whose death resulted from a campaign of forced sterilisations during the 1990s.
· Brian Osgood
Disgraced ex-University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore takes plea deal on lesser charges
Disgraced ex-University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore shockingly agreed on a plea deal, avoiding trial and testimony from a woman who says he barged into her home with a knife after their affair was exposed.
· Ella Morrison
SF mayor under fire for response to street attack that left cop bleeding — as attacker’s extraordinary criminal past revealed
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is taking heat for his apathetic-seeming response to an assault on a member of his security detail — as the attacker behind the brutal body slam is revealed to have never faced charges over an arrest for suspicion of murder.
· Annie Gaus
A worrying development - DailyNews
According to a recent news report, there is a sharp increase in the retirement of police officers, which, if correct, constitutes a worrying development that could affect the effective implementation of law and order in the country. It could also mean a rise in crime since a laxity in taking action against criminals…
· Mavan perera
Police: Two men attacked San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie's bodyguards
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie speaks at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Nationwide monitoring of drone activities to ensure national security - DailyNews
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya has instructed all police stations to monitor drone operations and related businesses to prevent the gathering of sensitive national security information and potential terrorist threats.
· Mavan perera
US attack on Iranian warship did not violate international law, experts say
Two Iranian sailors, carrying green bags, who were rescued from IRIS Dena warship by Sri Lanka’s navy are escorted to a Judicial Medical Officer from the National Hospital, in Galle, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
· Mark Sherman
Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore pleads no contest to 2 misdemeanors
Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore arrives for a court hearing with his wife, Kelli Moore, left, and attorney Ellen Michaels, Friday, March 6 2026, at Washtenaw County 14A-1 District in Ann Arbor, Mich. (Jordyn Pair/Ann Arbor News via AP)
· Larry Lage
Legal fight over SpaceX beach closures hits Texas Supreme Court
A girl plays in the sand as people protest at Boca Chica beach, Texas, Saturday, May 3, 2025, hours before polls closed for the incorporation election that would turn Starbase into an official Texas city. (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez, File)
Private TV broadcaster falls within RTI law - CA - DailyNews
Our Court Correspondent The Court of Appeal has ruled that a private television broadcaster could be treated as a “public authority” under the Right to Information Act, holding that entities performing public functions under Government licences may be subject to the Right to Information Act. The judgement was delive…
· Mavan perera
How Britney Spears’ DUI arrest could land star back in conservatorship: expert
It will take more than one DUI arrest for Britney Spears’ conservatorship to be reinstated, according to a legal expert.
· Leah Bitsky
Judge weighs New York Times bid to block policy limiting journalists' access to Pentagon
The Pentagon is viewed from the window of an airplane Aug. 27, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
· Michael Kunzelman
Kanye West arrives to court to testify in case surrounding his $57 million Malibu mansion
Kanye West arrived to court Friday to testify in a trial surrounding the failed renovation of his former $57 million Malibu mansion.
· California Post Staff
Kalshi ripped over ‘deceptive’ and ‘predatory’ actions for not paying $54M after Iran leader’s death
Kalshi prediction market was sued for a failure to pay out $54 million to people who bet that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would leave office before March 1, 2026, according to a class action lawsuit filed on Thursday.
· Reuters
US customs agency says it is not yet able to reimburse tariff costs
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has announced it will need an additional 45 days to set up a system to process refund requests for the tariffs recently struck down by the Supreme Court.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Unhinged suspect who allegedly clocked NYPD cop in head inside subway station is busted: sources
The unhinged man who allegedly clocked an NYPD cop in the head while the officer tried to arrest him for an earlier stabbing was busted Friday morning, law enforcement sources said.
· Joe Marino, Amanda Woods
Drug addict arrested with stolen motorcycle in Katubedda - DailyNews
A 34-year-old man who allegedly stole a motorcycle worth over Rs. 6.2 million belonging to a sales representative of a private company, along with cash and then used the same motorcycle to carry out gold chain snatching incidents in three Police divisions, was arrested at a roadblock in Katubedda by the Mount Lavini…
· Mavan perera
Was it a choice or was it murder? The curious case of the Nannup Four
In one of Australia's most baffling missing persons cases, those left behind have to face two really stark possibilities: was it a choice or was it murder?
· Dominique Bayens
'A Court of Thorns and Roses' fans to get 2 new books
NEW YORK (AP) — Romantasy favorite Sarah J. Maas has given her millions of fans a plot twist they had long been waiting for — two more books over the next 11 months in her blockbuster “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series.
· Hillel Italie
New York Attorney General is Investigating Columbia for Allowing Predatory Doctor to See Patients Despite Warnings
The New York State attorney general’s office has begun investigating how Columbia University let a predatory doctor continue to see patients despite decades of warnings.
· Bianca Fortis
‘Assault on children’: Calls grow for probe into Iran girls’ school attack
Calls are growing for an independent investigation into an attack on a girls’ school in southern Iran that killed 165 young pupils this week, with United Nations experts denouncing the deadly bombing as “a grave assault on children”.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks arrested for suspicion of DUI after traffic stop
Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence early Friday morning in Scottsdale, Arizona, police said.
· Associated Press
Government officials get closer to a solution to refund illegal tariffs
The United States Court of International Trade, center, in front of the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
· Mae Anderson
Peru ordered to pay compensation for forced sterilization program
Demonstrators perform representing the female victims of a forced sterilization program under the administration of late Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori in Lima, Peru, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Conservatorship expert weighs in after Britney Spears DUI: what’s next?
Despite Britney Spears’ shocking DUI arrest, the incident alone is unlikely to land her back under a conservatorship, a legal expert told the California Post.
· Bianca Heyward
Trump-tariff refunds being hashed out in closed-door ‘settlement conference’
A US judge will meet behind closed doors with government lawyers on Friday seeking to hammer out a process to refund up to $166 billion in illegally collected tariffs, a meeting a court official described as a “settlement conference.”
· Reuters
Anthropic CEO apologizes for lashing out at Trump as he gears up for court battle with Pentagon
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has apologized for bashing the Trump administration in an explosive letter to staffers as he gears up for a court battle over the Pentagon’s blacklisting of his AI firm.
· Taylor Herzlich
Britney Spears’ ex-husband Sam Asghari weighs in on pop star’s DUI arrest: ‘People make mistakes’
Britney Spears’ ex-husband Sam Asghari acknowledged that “people make mistakes” after the pop star’s DUI arrest in California Wednesday night.
· Connor Surmonte
When voluntary surrender lowers penalty in a criminal case
My brother applied for a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) clearance and was informed that he had a “hit,” as there was a pending case against him, which he readily acknowledged. He was instructed to return to the NBI after three days. Upon his return, the NBI officers confirmed the existence of an outstanding …
· Persida V. Rueda-Acosta
Trump tariffs: Customs and Border Protection tells judge it can't comply with refund order
U.S. Customs and Border Protection told a U.S. Court of International Trade judge on Friday that it is not currently able to comply with his order to begin refunding about $166 billion collected in reciprocal tariffs imposed last year by President Donald Trump.
· Dan Mangan
Iran war energy shock (Live) w/ Alex at Reporterfy & Cyrus Janssen
Starmer is in zugzwang. Mandelson arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office
Water polo star accused sexually abusing black teammate at elite LA school is son of Hollywood director
The water polo phenom accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing and racially tormenting a black teammate at an elite Los Angeles private school is the son of a Hollywood director who has worked on blockbuster films including “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Castaway,” according to a new report.
· Kevin Barr
Zealand's stock plummets after disappointing drug result. Its CEO tells CNBC people need to focus less on the 'weight loss Olympics'
The chief executive of drugmaker Zealand Pharma sought to calm investors about the latest trial results, which showed patients lost less weight than expected and prompted the stock to fall more than 35%.
· Elsa Ohlen