USA Update

The supermodel wife of the disgraced recruitment firm executive jailed for threatening to rape a flight attendant during his first-class outburst is defending her husband days after he was sentenced for the harrowing incident.

The first 25km of stage one of the Tanami Road upgrade is sealed, with 32km of stage two now underway with Aboriginal participation exceeding targets, according to Transport Minister Rita Saffioti.

Lovely worked for over six hours into the night with his fishing partner to reel in the 16.5-foot, 700-pound shark, which was longer than his entire boat, he recalled.

The share market operator has ordered Greatland Resources to explain why output forecasts were slashed not long after its ASX debut, causing $1 billion of shareholder value to evaporate in one day.

The woman who was savagely beaten at Disney World in front of horrified park goers and crying children has been identified as the attacker's mother.

Cassidy's 11-year-old son told authorities that he once walked in on the victim hidden "in a closet with his hands taped together with duct tape."

Broc Feeney's bid for the inaugural Sprint Cup title could be spoiled by Supercars teammate Will Brown after the Triple Eight pair went fastest in practice.

Erin Patterson's lies to police and claims she loved her estranged husband's family after killing them can be viewed as a court released her police interview.

The Nationals are “showing up” for the people of Kiama after rapist MP Gareth Ward’s resignation, an MP claims, as a possibly heated by-election looms.

West Coast mid-season signing Tom McCarthy admits he’s ‘not sure what he can do’ against Adelaide’s forward monster in Riley Thilthorpe, but said the Eagles won’t be backing away from a fight.