After flirting with running for governor in his home state of Texas, actor Matthew McConaughey says it's not something he wants to do "at this moment".
Winger Caitlin Foord says the Matildas will have a point to prove when they attempt to rebound from their opening loss to the United States in their second friendly clash in Newcastle.
Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defence in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a political flashpoint in the US.
A declassified US intelligence report saying it was plausible the COVID-19 pandemic originated in a laboratory is unscientific and has no credibility, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin says.
A senior US diplomat has urged North Korea to refrain from additional missile tests and to resume nuclear diplomacy, days after the North fired its first underwater-launched ballistic missile in two years.
North Korea has accused the United States of raising military tensions with China through its "reckless" backing of Taiwan, and said the growing US military presence in the region constitutes a potential threat.
A gang that kidnapped 17 members of a US-based missionary group has demanded a $US17 million ($A23 million) ransom for them, according to Haiti's justice minister, as quoted by the Wall Street Journal.
