The blue-wave brigade are riding the flood of victory in these US midterm elections, but it ain’t over until it’s over.

An Adelaide council has sparked fury among residents after pulling funding for a Christmas street celebration.

Dennis McKenna sexually abused 29 students at St Andrew’s Hostel in Katanning the 1970s and 80s while he was the warden.

The Herald’s chief investigative reporter, Kate McClymont, returned for a second day of evidence in the former 2GB heavyweight’s criminal trial.

A police investigation is underway after a NSW Health site was hacked.

The Democratic party has dominated the US midterm elections, with several historically red states turning blue for the first time in decades.

Canva will undergo a huge restructure which will impact 1271 jobs, or 22 per cent of its workforce.

House prices not only determine where people live but the number of children in a family.

Californians weigh in on proposed billionaire tax, voter ID requirements, several other ballot measures.

The Australian sharemarket extended its losses on Wednesday afternoon as US futures fell in response to the Democratic landslide in the US midterm elections.

The Monterey County Sheriff's Department said the two people found dead near Moss Landing State Beach were Marco Antonio Perez, 15, and Nathaniel Flores, 13. Both were Salinas students.

While the changes unveiled by the deputy premier last month have spooked major unions, ‘red unions’ say they don’t go far enough.

Sixteen candidates are vying for three seats on the board that oversees the Los Angeles Community College District, the largest in the country with some 200,000 students.

The Brisbane brand with fans such as Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry and Whoopi Goldberg could be sold, with the administrator seeking potential buyers who can “move quickly.”

Firefighters and paramedics rushed to the scene after receiving a triple-zero call from a motorist.

Hong Kong’s leader has begun a four-day visit to Beijing and Shanghai to deepen economic ties with the mainland, calling for closer collaboration on finance and innovation and technology (I&T), and pledging to help Chinese enterprises expand overseas. Speaking at the annual Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium on Wednesday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said the Northern Metropolis would create a new platform for the two cities to cooperate on research and innovation. The...

The 188-year-old retailer is facing imminent collapse after crucial negotiations with its landlords failed.

The plan would see large floodlights set up at Snapper Rocks, so surfers can keep catching waves into the night.

Jagadish Krishnan is having a bet both ways when he says he has done “everything appropriately” when declaring gifts, while simultaneously claiming he’s no longer a businessman outside parliament.

The Herald’s chief investigative reporter will give evidence on Wednesday about her interviews with men who later became complainants in Jones’ criminal trial.

Canva was the start-up every Australian tech entrepreneur wanted to have founded. Its job cuts raise hard questions about what comes next.

Marissa Roy, 34, a deputy state attorney general, has campaigned on a promise to convert the city attorney's office into a massive "public interest law firm," while her opponent, veteran L.A. prosecutor John McKinney, has pitched himself as a more traditional law-and-order candidate.

In a rematch of the 2022 race, L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna defeated Alex Villanueva, who sought to reclaim the office he held for a single term.

If approved, Measure FD on Tuesday's ballot would raise L.A.'s sales tax by 0.5% to boost funding for the Fire Department.

Teachers union support — and a Democratic electorate — made Richard Barrera the favorite, even though Republican Sonja Shaw finished first in crowded primary.

The biggest Black Friday sale this year could be David Jones itself after the department store operator’s last hope for a rescue deal collapsed.

Jose Ugarte led Estuardo Mazariegos in Council District 9, while Tim Gaspar and Barri Worth Girvan were nearly even, early returns show.

After an arson attack on a Springvale factory, police say they are sick of urging youth not to accept jobs from crime bosses who consider them “expendable”.

Justice Ian Jackman of the Federal Court made headlines with a blistering speech.

Santa was seized following a high profile raid on a puppy farm in Canning Vale last Christmas. Now, he's living a life he once could have only dreamed of thanks to a Perth foster carer.