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US President Donald Trump. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Trump set to appear in court to face election conspiracy charges

The accusations that Trump and six unnamed co-conspirators plotted to upend the 2020 election is the former president’s third criminal indictment since March

President Donald Trump. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Trump trial likely to begin next Tuesday: Senate chief

The Senate impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump is likely to begin in seven days with key players sworn in later this week, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said…

US President Donald Trump. (Reuters)

The whistle-blower, impeachment and Trump phone call: What we know

This is what we know about the affair launched by a complaint from a mysterious whistle-blower in the US intelligence community

At the core of Trump’s message to his raucous, adoring supporters is the now near daily warning that America is literally under attack from an “invasion” of illegal immigrants. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters)

BuzzFeed story, video prompt media soul-searching, Trump attacks

Two events have been latched upon by US president Donald Trump to bolster his long-standing grievance that the press is biased against him

George Conway, 55, is her husband of 17 years and the father of their four children — three girls and a boy, George Jr. (Twitter)

The Conways: Washington power couple divided over Trump

The marriage of George T. Conway III and Kellyanne Conway has been described as the best reality show in Washington

Hurricane Florence is seen from the International Space Station as it churns in the Atlantic Ocean towards the east coast of the United States, September 10 2018. (NASA)

Over a million told to flee as Hurricane Florence stalks US East Coast

Hurricane Florence has the potential to bring catastrophic flooding to areas of the eastern United States already soaked by heavy rain

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneels in protest during the US anthem. (Timothy Ludwig/USA Today Sports)

Nike selects NFL ‘pariah’ Kaepernick to ‘just do it’

Colin Kaepernick staged his first silent protest during the team’s third preseason game

The fate of private commercial deposits with VBS is also in serious doubt, most notably that of about R370-million in funds meant for widows and orphans of former mineworkers. (Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Former Trump campaign chief goes on trial for bank and tax fraud

Paul Manafort has pleaded not guilty to 18 counts of bank and tax fraud related to his lobbying activities

Bill Clinton

Sex and the White House: From Clinton to Trump

Today, another US president is accused of sexual impropriety – specifically of paying off a porn star one month before the November 2016 election

The three women

White House rejects Trump accusers’ demand for Congress probe

Three women who claim they were sexually harassed by Trump urged Congress to investigate his behavior and allegations of misconduct.

Facebook seeks $5bn initial public offering on Wall Street

Facebook seeks $5bn initial public offering on Wall Street

Facebook has filed to go public and is seeking a $5-billion initial public offering — the largest flotation by a Wall Street-listed internet company.

HP surrenders as post-PC era beckons

The surest sign the post-PC era is here is the announcement by the world’s top personal computer maker that it is taking steps to exit the business.

According to Mariette Liefferink

Obama makes history in 140 characters

Barack Obama replied to a barrage of questions about the economy from Twitter users in the social media-savvy president’s first "Twitter Town Hall".

Net giants join next-gen address stress test

Net giants join next-gen address stress test

Facebook, Google and other tech giants have taken part in a global test of a new system designed to replace the dwindling pool of Internet addresses.

Apple denies tracking iPhones

Apple on Wednesday denied claims it was tracking iPhone users but said it would fix software "bugs" that resulted in location data being unencrypted.

Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal takes on New York Times

Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal takes on New York Times

The two newspaper heavyweights are poised to do battle as Rupert Murdoch’s <i>Journal</i> challenges Arthur Sulzberger’s <i>Times</i>.

2009: The Year of Twitter and Facebook

Twitter, fuelled by smartphones and online bursts of 140 characters, soared to lofty heights over the past year while Facebook eclipsed MySpace.

Curtain falling on ‘digital decade’

While it got off to a rocky start with the Y2K bug and dotcom bubble, the era dubbed the "Digital Decade" has turned out to be a dizzying period of in

Hearst looks to digital readers of the future

With an eye on the readers of the future, US publisher Hearst announced plans on Friday to launch a digital newsstand.

All eyes on Murdoch as papers ponder digital future

Is Rupert Murdoch bluffing? Making a bold high-stakes gamble that will save the troubled newspaper industry?