Netflix drops Warner Bros bid, clearing way for Paramount takeoverDanielle Kaye,Business reporterandNardine Saad,Los Angeles, California Getty ImagesNetflix has backed away from its proposal to buy Warner Bros Discovery, clearing the way for Paramount Skydance to win a months-long battle for one of Hollywood's most storied studios. Warner Bros, which put itself up for sale last year, on...

France investigates ex-minister Jack Lang over Epstein linksAFP via Getty ImagesFinancial crime prosecutors in France say they have opened a preliminary inquiry into former Culture Minister Jack Lang over his links to Jeffrey Epstein.Lang, a major figure in French socialist governments between the 1980s and 2000s, is being investigated for suspected "laundering of tax fraud proceeds". It...

Bill Clinton asked about hot tub photo and testifies he knew 'nothing' of Epstein crimesAna FaguyandNada Tawfik and Cai Pigliucci,hearing in Chappaqua, New YorkWatch: Hot tub, flight logs, and other key moments from Bill Clinton's depositionFormer President Bill Clinton told a congressional panel he "saw nothing," and "did nothing wrong" in relation to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The...

Tumbler Ridge grieves after one of Canada's deadliest mass shootings'Everyone knows somebody affected' - small Canadian town united in grief after mass shootingNadine YousifSenior Canada reporter, in Tumbler Ridge, British ColumbiaWatch: How the Tumbler Ridge school shooting unfoldedIn the small town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, residents are reeling after a mass shooting left nine...

Swiss bar fire victims to get solidarity payoutEPAMost of the victims were young and relatives are still struggling to comprehendThe Swiss government has announced an emergency payout of 50,000 francs ($65,000; £48,000) for the victims of the deadly fire at the ski bar resort of Crans-Montana on New Year's Eve.The so-called solidarity contribution will go to each of the 115 injured and the...