Pro-Palestine protesters who blocked Golden Gate Bridge convicted of misdemeanor charges 03. July 2026 (00:49) San Francisco jury fails to reach verdict on more serious felony conspiracy charge over April 2024 demonstrationSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailSeven protesters who blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge during a 2024 anti-war demonstration have been found guilty of misdemeanor charges in a case that became yet another flashpoint over how governments and major institutions respond to pro-Palestinian protests in the Trump era.The jury, which deliberated for a total of seven days, was deadlocked on the most serious charge: felony conspiracy. If convicted of that charge, the defendants would have faced a potential sentence of 15 years in prison. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia news live: Deeming lodges legal suit against Victorian Liberal president; blizzard brings snow to NSW and Victorian alps 02. July 2026 (23:48) Case due to be heard in supreme court this morning. Follow the day’s latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGreens claims government ‘politicising fraud’ to justify NDIS changesThe Coalition’s report identified the unregistered market of providers as being beyond the regulator’s reach and entry-point screenings that could assess qualifications but not always suitability.Disabled people deserve an NDIS that is both protected from fraud and designed around their rights, not one where they are treated with suspicion because governments have failed to crack down on those actually exploiting the system. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
California man pleads guilty to faking Nancy Guthrie ransom note 02. July 2026 (23:34) Derrick Callella admitted he called and sent texts to Guthrie’s family, demanding a bitcoin transactionA California man is facing up to two years in prison or a $250,000 fine after pleading guilty to sending Nancy Guthrie’s family a phoney ransom note, federal authorities announced on Thursday.Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen on 31 January at her residence outside Tucson, Arizona. Inside the home, authorities observed her cellphone, medication and other basic essentials. Law enforcement also found drops of her blood near the porch. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US Olympian indicted after Trump alleged ‘vandalism’ at DC reflecting pool 02. July 2026 (22:04) Canoeist David Hearn was arrested in June after touching a peeling piece of liner in the pool from renovation projectDavid Hearn, a three-time US Olympian and canoeist, has been indicted by a grand jury in Washington DC after Donald Trump blamed vandals for damaging Washington’s reflecting pool following a $14.7m renovation project.The indictment accuses Hearn, 67, of “maliciously” breaking or destroying lining material on the bottom of the reflecting pool on 19 June. Lawyers for Hearn denied the allegations following his arrest, accusing the Trump administration of treating ordinary conduct as criminal. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
