# America

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# robert mueller

Investigator's team 'interested in speaking to Trump' over possible Russian collusion

When or even if an interview would occur was not immediately clear.

8.4k

Jan 9th 2018, 7:01 AM

# Ancient Beringians

Ancient DNA evidence reveals story of first Native Americans to enter the continent

A team of researchers made the discovery using DNA from a six-month-old Native American infant.

29.0k

Jan 7th 2018, 3:30 PM

# Justice

US police apologise to victims after throwing away untested rape kits

The Fayetteville police force in North Carolina has admitted it threw away more than 300 rape kits.

13.7k

Jan 7th 2018, 8:30 AM

# Bombogenesis

Four killed, flights cancelled and schools closed as 'bomb cyclone' batters the US

Nearly 75% of flights departing Boston and New Jersey’s Newark airports were cancelled.

31.1k

Jan 5th 2018, 7:39 AM

# dear sisters

Top Hollywood women launch anti-harassment initiative following Weinstein scandal

Over 300 influential women have signed it.

13.9k

Jan 2nd 2018, 8:10 AM

# It's sort of Erie

A white Christmas: Record-breaking 60 inches of snowfall has completely buried this US town

58 inches of snow fell between Christmas Day to Stephen’s Day in the US town of Erie.

57.1k

Dec 27th 2017, 10:24 AM

# tax reform

US President Donald Trump signs $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law

He also signed short-term funding bill into law that that will keep the federal government running until 19 January.

11.0k

Dec 22nd 2017, 5:34 PM

# roy moore

'We need his vote': Trump backs Republican accused of preying on teenagers

US Senate hopeful Roy Moore is accused of sexually inappropriate conduct with a string of teenage girls.

14.3k

Dec 4th 2017, 1:55 PM

# Tampa

Suspected serial killer arrested after bringing murder weapon to his job at McDonald's

Howell Emanuel Donaldson is charged with four murders which spanned 51 days.

29.8k

Nov 29th 2017, 10:47 PM

# Navajo

Donald Trump calls senator 'Pocahontas' at event honouring Native Americans

Sarah Huckabee Sanders said a racial slur “was certainly not the president’s intent”.

50.0k

Nov 27th 2017, 9:58 PM

# in the name of peace

'The Irish conflict's Martin Luther King': John Hume's journey to America

The topic is explored in a new documentary and book.

12.1k

Nov 26th 2017, 8:30 PM

# Father Solanus Casey

60,000 attend mass in Detroit clearing the way for sainthood of Irish-American priest

Bernard Francis Casey was born in Wisconsin in 1870, the sixth of 16 children born to Irish immigrants.

21.2k

Nov 20th 2017, 12:14 PM

# Red Carpet

Trump says that 'twisted' North Korea won't subject the world to 'nuclear blackmail'

Trump said the red carpet rolled out for him in Asia showed that “America is back”.

11.9k

Nov 15th 2017, 10:45 PM

# Off to Jail

Former US congressman Weiner starts prison sentence for sexting 15-year-old girl

Weiner was sentenced in September by a judge who said the crime resulted from a “very strong compulsion”.

23.7k

Nov 6th 2017, 10:26 PM

# International Agreement

35 US-born children adopted by Irish families

The adoptions have taken place in the last four years.

27.0k

Nov 2nd 2017, 6:45 PM

# New York Attack

Five killed in New York terror attack were Argentine friends celebrating a school reunion

The Argentine victims were from the city of Rosario.

23.4k

Nov 1st 2017, 12:18 PM

# Utah

Nurse arrested after refusing to draw blood from unconscious patient settles case for $500,000

Wubbels plans to use part of the money to fund legal help for others trying to get similar body-camera video.

38.3k

Nov 1st 2017, 9:50 AM

# Explainer

What is going on in America with Trump's advisors, Russia and a special prosecutor?

And is it important?

20.0k

Oct 31st 2017, 11:17 AM

# Botsmasters

126 million Americans may have seen posts linked to Russian operation during US election

Moscow has denied any attempt to manipulate the US election.

8.3k

Oct 31st 2017, 7:04 AM

# Tension

US Defense Secretary warns North Korea of 'massive military response'

Pyongyang in recent months has sparked global alarm by conducting a sixth nuclear test and test-launching missiles capable of reaching the US mainland.

14.6k

Oct 28th 2017, 11:33 AM

# JFK

US release trove of secret files on JFK assassination - but 300 are delayed on national security grounds

Kennedy scholars have said the documents were unlikely to contain any bombshell revelations.

24.9k

Oct 27th 2017, 7:13 PM

# gun law

Three million adult Americans carry a loaded gun on a daily basis

New research reviewed the behaviour of 1,444 gun owners in the US.

11.2k

Oct 22nd 2017, 8:45 AM

# Las Vegas

Disappearance of Las Vegas shooting security guard raises questions

Jesus Campos “wants to tell his story at a time and place of his choosing.”

41.5k

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Oct 18th 2017, 1:28 PM

# Second Amendment

'We're a country that idealises its founding': America's complicated relationship with the gun

That intimate connection with firearms is under renewed scrutiny after the worst mass shooting in recent US history.

10.1k

Oct 15th 2017, 10:30 AM

# Secretary of State

Tillerson denies he considered resigning from Trump cabinet but doesn't say whether he called him 'a moron'

“I serve at the appointment of the president and I am here for as long as the president feels I can be useful to achieving his objectives.”

11.2k

Oct 4th 2017, 5:12 PM

# american embassy

US withdraws diplomatic staff in Cuba over mystery 'sonic attacks'

The attacks of an unknown nature have targeted at least 21 US embassy staff in Havana over the past few months, the US said.

11.1k

Sep 29th 2017, 7:16 PM

# Ooo-rah

A woman has passed US Marine infantry training for the first time

Three dozen female Marine Corps officers had previously signed up for the infantry training program but failed to finish.

42.4k

Sep 25th 2017, 9:55 PM

# tensions

North Korea says Trump has declared war as it vows to shoot down US planes

“He declared a war on our country.”

26.6k

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Sep 25th 2017, 6:10 PM

# US politics

Former US congressman Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in sexting case

Weiner, weeping as he read from a written statement on a page he held in front of him, called his crime his “rock bottom”.

24.3k

Sep 25th 2017, 3:57 PM

# threats threats and more threats

As US warplanes fly off North Korea, Trump says the country's leaders 'won't be around much longer'

The war of words between the two powers shows no sign of abating.

36.9k

Sep 24th 2017, 9:15 AM

# racial attack

'Cold, calculated, planned': US man could face death penalty after murdering two black people

Kenneth James Gleason, from Louisiana, killed two black men last week.

20.0k

Sep 20th 2017, 4:18 PM

# travel ban upheld

US Supreme Court upholds Trump's refugee restrictions in travel ban case

The order was not the court’s last word on the travel policy that President Donald Trump first rolled out in January.

10.6k

Sep 13th 2017, 7:05 AM

# Bit American

'Soft, under-performing, tattooed millionaires': Lalas takes names in scathing rant at US national team

Lalas implied Christian Pulisic ‘didn’t warrant a mention’ while naming and shaming USMNT players and management.

14.5k

Sep 11th 2017, 1:25 PM

'It is a worry': Tourism Ireland concerned about the fall-off in tourists visiting Ireland in July

While there has been a 3.8% boost in overall overseas visitors this year, there was a decline in tourist numbers last month.

19.1k

Aug 29th 2017, 3:45 PM

# Addiction

Scientists are using painkiller-addicted fish to develop new treatments for addicts

Researchers found the fish were willing to work harder and even enter risky conditions in order to get their fix.

7.5k

Aug 27th 2017, 8:45 AM

# major dick dowling

Call for Tuam Town Hall to remove memorial to Irish Confederate major

Shaun Cunniffe said that the plaque should be removed to a museum so that people can discuss the issues around it.

34.6k

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Aug 19th 2017, 6:09 PM

# Heritage or Hate?

The icons of Confederacy at the heart of America's debate

There are more than 1,500 symbols of the Confederacy on public land, mostly in the South.

12.4k

Aug 19th 2017, 7:00 AM

# extremism

A new generation of white nationalist groups flourish under Trump

Analysts say theses groups may have members in the tens of thousands and tacit supporters in the hundreds of thousands.

10.3k

Aug 19th 2017, 7:00 AM

# heather heyer

Thousands hold vigil for Charlottesville victim as Trump pays tribute to 'truly special young woman'

Those in attendance at the vigil sang several spirituals and observed a moment of silence.

9.9k

Aug 17th 2017, 7:46 AM

# Charlottesville

Trump condemns hate on 'many sides' after woman killed by car at anti-Nazi protest

Two police officers died after a helicopter crashed.

18.9k

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Aug 13th 2017, 7:41 AM