# America

Last week

22nd January 2023 - 28th January 2023

Biden calls for calm after five police officers charged with beating black man to death

Tyre Nichols died in hospital after he was stopped on 7 January for what the Memphis Police Department said was reckless driving.

29-year-old Tyre Nichols died in hospital after he was stopped for what the Memphis Police Department said was reckless driving.

Family lawyers said police 'brutalised him to the point of being unrecognisable'.

Video footage of the arrest is to be published today

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Fri 7:29 AM

This month

January 2023

# Gun violence

Teacher shot by six-year-old in US is recovering, police say

The teacher was identified as Abby Zwerner, 25, who is described as ‘devoted to students’.

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Jan 9th 2023, 8:54 AM

# kevin mccarthy

McCarthy inches ahead in US speaker race after fierce rebellion within Republican party

The chamber is unable swear in members and begin its 2023-24 session.

39.5k

Updated Jan 6th 2023, 10:21 PM

# Shooting

Five children among eight relatives found shot dead in Utah home

Bodies were discovered yesterday when police did a welfare check at the house.

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Jan 5th 2023, 12:19 PM

Last year

2022

# Blizzard

At least 47 killed after 'worst storm' in almost half a century hits US northeast coast

Much of the eastern United States is expected to remain in a deep freeze until tomorrow at least.

25.1k

Updated Dec 26th 2022, 4:02 PM

# volodymyr zelensky

Zelensky tells US congress aid is 'investment in global security'

Zelensky enjoyed a hero’s welcome on a trip to Washington to rally support

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Dec 22nd 2022, 10:56 AM

# January 6 committee

January 6 committee to issue criminal referrals over attack on Capitol, chairman says

The panel’s chairman said that the committee has decided to issue the referrals, but he did not disclose who the targets will be.

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Dec 6th 2022, 11:17 PM

# brittney griner

US basketball star moved to penal colony following nine-year sentence for drug possession

A Russian court rejected an appeal against Griner’s nine-year sentence for drug possession last month.

29.1k

Nov 9th 2022, 9:00 AM

Voices

Larry Donnelly: Biden’s student debt initiative is a welcome drop in the ocean

Our columnist looks at the prohibitive cost of education in the US and Biden’s recent efforts to address this.

18.7k

Sep 3rd 2022, 8:15 PM

# Ukraine

US says Russia trying to fabricate evidence after deadly strike on prisoners-of-war

The Ukrainians killed at the Donetsk prison included troops captured during the fall of Mariupol.

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Aug 4th 2022, 6:55 AM

# Diplomacy

US and Russian top diplomats hold 'frank' first talks since Ukraine war

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he told his Russian counterpart that the world will not recognize annexation.

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Jul 29th 2022, 10:48 PM

# Abortion Rights

'My body my choice': Thousands rally across US for abortion rights

Thousands also rallied in Texas and Kentucky, and more protests were planned in other major cities as well as at hundreds of smaller events across the country.

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May 14th 2022, 10:30 PM

# Roe v Wade

White House warns against violence after abortion protests

Press Secretary Jen Psaki called for restraint after reports of demonstrations outside the homes of two Supreme Court justices.

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May 9th 2022, 5:16 PM

All time

# America

Police officer guilty of manslaughter over death of black motorist Daunte Wright

Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter shot Wright during a traffic stop after she said she confused her gun for her Taser.

27.8k

Dec 23rd 2021, 9:55 PM

# Kyle Rittenhouse

Anger among black Americans following Rittenhouse verdict as Biden warns against violence

The defendant and the two men he killed were white but the case has been linked from the start to issues of race and the criminal justice system.

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Nov 20th 2021, 9:05 AM

# America

One dead as US college endures two shootings in a week

It is the second shooting at the university but is not thought to be linked.

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Oct 18th 2021, 7:22 AM

# San Diego

At least two dead after plane crashes in California suburb

The plane was a twin-engine Cessna C340, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

13.4k

Oct 12th 2021, 7:13 AM

# US Covid-19

Biden pushes vaccine mandates to boost US economy

Biden had ruled out mandates in the past but feels the action is now required as almost 70 million Americans remain unvaccinated.

15.7k

Oct 8th 2021, 7:35 AM

# Facebook

Zuckerberg says claim Facebook put profits over safety 'just not true'

His comments came after a whistleblower Frances Haugen, gave evidence to US politicians yesterday.

11.8k

Oct 6th 2021, 8:32 AM

# America

Convicted murderer executed in Missouri despite pleas for clemency

Ernest Lee Johnson, 61, was executed for the 1994 murders of three convenience store workers.

26.5k

Oct 6th 2021, 7:43 AM

# us shutdown

US Senate to vote later today in bid to avert government shutdown

The coming days are expected to be the most critical yet for Biden’s presidency.

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Sep 30th 2021, 10:07 AM

# USA

No migrants left at Texas border camp as Biden condemns ‘horrible’ scenes

Almost 15,000 people – most of them Haitians – converged on the area just days earlier seeking asylum.

33.8k

Sep 25th 2021, 8:30 AM

# Space

Space tourist trip to orbit ends with splashdown

The SpaceX capsule carrying four space tourists landed in the Atlantic after three days in orbit.

26.3k

Sep 19th 2021, 8:04 AM

# America

New York millionaire Robert Durst guilty of best friend’s murder

The 78-year-old Durst will appeal against the conviction, which carries a mandatory life sentence.

84.7k

Sep 18th 2021, 7:45 AM

# California

California forest fires threaten world’s largest trees

Groves of gigantic sequoias could be in the path of the wildfires.

16.5k

Sep 17th 2021, 7:32 AM

# America

Irishman, 'one of world's largest facilitators' of child abuse images, jailed for 27 years in US

Marques had been arrested in Dublin and extradited to the US in 2019.

58.7k

Sep 16th 2021, 8:21 AM

# the recall

California's Democratic governor Gavin Newsom defeats recall election

The Democrat stays in office in the US’s most populous state, preserving his chances for a future run at federal politics.

Only a handful of the 46 names on the ballot had any level of public recognition and most failed to gain traction.

The victory cements Newsom as a prominent figure in national Democratic politics in the US.

25.4k

Sep 15th 2021, 6:52 AM

# California

Dozens of candidates try to unseat California governor in 'recall election' - here's how it works

Most of the list of 40-odd challengers are Republicans.

18.6k

Sep 14th 2021, 8:47 AM

# 9/11 Attacks

World leaders pay tribute to 9/11 victims

Jihadists carried out multiple attacks in the US 20 years ago today.

The commemorations will take place at the Pentagon, Shanksville in Pennsylvania and at the World Trade Centre in New York.

41.0k

Updated Sep 11th 2021, 7:45 PM

# America

Biden blames continued Covid-19 spread on 'distinct minority of Americans'

Measures include all US-based employers with more than 100 workers will have to ensure employees are vaccinated.

33.5k

Sep 9th 2021, 10:55 PM

# Texas

Joe Biden condemns Supreme Court failure to block Texas abortion curb

The court voted 5-4 to deny an emergency appeal from abortion providers and others.

30.7k

Updated Sep 2nd 2021, 8:24 PM

# RFK

Robert F Kennedy’s assassin Sirhan Sirhan granted parole

Two of RFK’s sons went against their siblings’ wishes to support the release of their father’s assassin.

47.2k

Aug 28th 2021, 1:14 PM

# Travel

US maintains restrictions on travel due to rising Delta cases

“We will maintain existing travel restrictions at this point,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters.

41.1k

Updated Jul 26th 2021, 10:50 PM

# Washington DC

Woman dies after being shot as Trump supporters storm US Capitol building

Police said the victim was a white female shot in the shoulder, according to local reports.

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Updated Jan 6th 2021, 11:20 PM

# Campaign Trail

Trump enters White House without a mask and tells people 'don't be afraid of Covid' after leaving hospital

The US President may remain infectious for much of the next week, according to his own administration’s guidelines.

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Oct 6th 2020, 6:58 AM

# America

'It's unfathomable that we've reached this point': US death toll from Covid-19 tops 200,000

Only five countries — Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Spain and Brazil — rank higher in Covid-19 deaths per capita.

31.6k

Sep 22nd 2020, 9:33 PM

# America

US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies aged 87

She died of pancreatic cancer.

33.5k

Sep 19th 2020, 12:45 AM

# September 11

US pays tribute to 9/11 victims as pandemic forces socially distanced commemorations

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will pay their respects at the same memorial today.

18.0k

Sep 11th 2020, 3:21 PM

# Death Toll

US coronavirus death toll hits 150,000

The figure is by far the highest in the world.

28.0k

Jul 29th 2020, 10:13 PM

# China

US says Beijing's pursuit of offshore resources in South China Sea are illegal

Beijing claims most of the South China Sea through a vague delineation based on maps from the 1940s.

12.7k

Jul 14th 2020, 8:56 AM