Aussie travellers are being warned to be on the lookout for a new type of scam in Bali, after a woman claimed she foiled an attempt to rob a father and son in the Kuta Burger King.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster urged residents to “be very careful and stay inside tonight,” as the state expects to feel the impact of Hurricane Idalia. (Aug. 30)

A federal judge has issued a default judgment against Rudy Giuliani in a defamation lawsuit filed by two Fulton County election workers and ordered him to pay more than $130,000 in attorney fees.

All of the top legal stories from the week, broken down.

A court tossed a lawsuit saying Fairfax County and the State of Virginia are not providing students with disabilities what they need in class. But the families say they will keep fighting. Trevor Chaplick and Michael Adamson talk about their involvement.

Comfortable through the remainder of the week. Turning hot next week.

Hunters in the US state of Mississippi have killed the largest alligator ever found in the state during the annual 10-day Alligator Hunt.

The animal measured four metres long and weighed 367 kilograms.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday, weeks after he had a similar episode in Washington. (Aug. 30)

Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast, submerging homes and vehicles, turning streets into rivers, unmooring small boats and downing power lines before…

At least two people have died in storm related accidents and almost 400,000 are without power as a monster hurricane rages through the US.