President Donald Trump's lawyers are currently arguing to the Supreme Court that he is too busy being president to be investigated or criminally prosecuted. More »    

Strict social distancing rules for lifts, which would have created havoc for office workers around the country, have been ditched after pressure from landlords and the property industry who argued they were unworkable and may stall the COVID-19 recovery. More » ...

Police in Glendale, Arizona, say that three people were injured after a shooting took place at the Westgate entertainment district on Wednesday evening. More »    

NASCAR raced at Darlington for the second time in four days in their return to action following the coronavirus-induced shutdown. Denny Hamlin won the rain-shortened race, but all the talk after the race was the wreck between Kyle Busch and Chase Elliot with 28 la...

Afterpay's share price briefly surpassed $45 on Thursday, cementing a new all-time high for the buy now, pay later company. The tear upwards was sparked by news that Afterpay has amassed more than 5 million active users in the US, its key growth market. Mor...

Australians are being targeted by scammers using the federal government's early access to super scheme to get their hands on up to $10,000 of retirement savings per victim. More »    

A woman was injured Wednesday after approaching a bison at Yellowstone National Park, which reopened May 18. The victim "refused transport to a medical facility," according to a news release. It was the first such incident of 2020. More »    

Police officers from Maine are investigating a possible vandalism case of a gravestone belonging to US Army Master Sgt. Gary Gordon. Godron, 33, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honour for his actions during the Battle of Mogadishu. More »    

The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has finally gotten underway after a coronavirus outbreak sidelined the carrier for nearly two months, the service announced Wednesday. More »    

The pandemic has taken a toll on nannies, many of whom have described being furloughed, laid off without pay, or forced to choose between their jobs and health. More »    

President Donald Trump's intelligence briefings have posed an enormous challenge, due to his inattentiveness or unwillingness to receive information, The New York Times reported on Thursday. More »    

An H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows U.S. companies to employ highly skilled workers from other countries. Congress allows U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to issue up to 65,000 H-1B work visas to highly skilled foreign workers each ye...

The similarities between Tesla and Apple are increasing, according to Morgan Stanley analysts. The bank's analyst who covers Apple says Tesla is like the tech firm was two decades ago. More »    

Google Maps is getting a new setting that makes it easier to find wheelchair accessible places. The navigation app already offered information about places with wheelchair accessible facilities, but you can now choose to prioritise this in Maps. More »    

Google is releasing a new app called Action Blocks that lets you create shortcuts to specific tasks that appear as tiles on the home screen. The app was designed to make it easier for those with cognitive disabilities to perform tasks like listening to music or ma...

Rebecca Henderson, a Harvard economist and author of "Reimagining Capitalism," said the coronavirus pandemic is a turning point in the conversation surrounding capitalism. More »    

Hedge funds rotated portfolios in the first quarter, buying winners and selling losers as the coronavirus pandemic roiled markets. A Wednesday report by Lori Calvasina - head of US equity strategy at RBC Capital Markets - analysed the quarterly holding reports of ...

Mike Francesa made light of an unnamed NFL player's claim that he was sexually assaulted mid-flight. On his radio show, "Mike's On," Francesa questioned how an NFL player "could not protect himself from the advances of a female passenger" and asked if "we're suppo...

A Wisconsin woman with lupus says she has taken hydroxychloroquine for 19 years and still was infected with the coronavirus. On Monday, President Trump announced he was taking the drug for "a week and a half" after two staffers tested positive. More »    

The TSA announced several changes to the airport screening process, part of its effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic. However, the agency did not announce passenger temperature screenings, something that airlines have been pushing for. More »    

HSBC has forecast property prices will fall nationally, and it says Sydney and Melbourne are the most vulnerable markets. It expects Sydney to fall between 5% to 15% and Melbourne to fall between 7% and 17% next year. More »    

On Monday, pharmaceutical company Moderna announced encouraging results from its first human trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine. "The question is: Was it immediately safe? Clearly it was," Dr. Anthony Fauci said of the prospective vaccine. "But, importantly, i...

Pizza Hut is giving away half a million free pizzas to 2020 high school graduates. The pizza chain is the latest brand to announce an offer to the class of 2020 as graduations and ceremonies get cancelled nationwide. More »    

The 1975 released their fourth studio album, "Notes on a Conditional Form," on Friday. We listened straight through the 22-song tracklist and wrote down our first impressions of each one. More »    

Flipboard Briefing is a digital "personal magazine" that delivers news and content to your phone based on your interests. The Flipboard Briefing app is not available on iOS devices and is limited to Samsung Android phones and tablets. More »