# US

Last year

2022

# Midterms

Republicans win 218th seat to claim slim majority in US House

The result is far short of the sweeping victory Republicans predicted.

17.6k

Nov 17th 2022, 7:37 AM

# Artemis

NASA successfully launches new powerful rocket heading for the Moon

It was third time lucky for NASA after two previous launch attempts were canceled for technical reasons.

10.9k

Nov 16th 2022, 7:20 AM

# US

Donald Trump launches 2024 bid to return to the White House

The announcement comes just a week after an underwhelming midterm showing for Republicans.

46.6k

Nov 16th 2022, 6:48 AM

# US

Walmart offers to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits

The proposal follows similar announcements earlier in November from the two largest US pharmacy chains, CVS Health and Walgreen Co.

14.7k

Nov 15th 2022, 4:05 PM

# mid-terms

Trump follower Kari Lake loses Arizona governor race as Republicans close in on House control

Lake, a former TV anchor, had been seen as one of Trump’s most reliable picks.

35.2k

Nov 15th 2022, 7:30 AM

# US

Virginia suspect now in custody as two university shootings leave seven dead in the US

The suspect is believed to be one of the college’s students.

18.5k

Updated

Nov 14th 2022, 4:41 PM

# g20 in bali

Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping agree that nuclear weapons should never be used

The pair held their first face-to-face talks since Biden took office.

14.2k

Nov 14th 2022, 2:09 PM

# COP27

Joe Biden tells COP27 that the 'very life of the planet' is at stake in climate crisis

The US president told the summit that every country needs to “step up” and “renew and raise our climate ambitions”.

4.2k

Nov 11th 2022, 4:58 PM

# rarity

US women suffer first home defeat in over five years

Germany ended their 71-match home unbeaten streak, which included 64 victories and seven draws.

6.5k

Nov 11th 2022, 12:14 PM

# US

Homes evacuated as Tropical Storm Nicole batters Florida

Officials in Daytona Beach Shores deemed multiple multi-story coastal residential buildings unsafe and went door-to-door telling people to leave.

6.3k

Nov 10th 2022, 3:25 PM

LIVE

GOP 'Red Wave' fails to materialise but control of US Congress still unclear

Joe Biden’s party defeated Republicans in several key races, defying expectations of a Republican surge.

In one of the most bitterly-fought races Democrat John Fetterman flipped a senate seat for Pennsylvania.

Republicans held on to governors’ mansions in Florida, Texas and Georgia.

86.6k

Updated

Nov 9th 2022, 10:50 AM

# Ransomware

National cyber security centre join forces with international teams to fight ransomware hackers

The meeting in the White House in Washington DC was attended by the States cyber security officials.

7.4k

Nov 6th 2022, 6:00 AM

# California

Singer Aaron Carter dies aged 34

The brother of Backstreet Boys singer Nick Cater was found dead this morning.

93.5k

Nov 5th 2022, 9:16 PM

# Weapons

North Korea fires ‘more than 20’ missiles, including one close to South Korean territory

South Korea issued an air raid alert amid the escalated hostilities in the region.

21.1k

Updated

Nov 2nd 2022, 12:59 PM

# US

Suspect in assault at Nancy Pelosi home had shared conspiracy theories online

The man denied the results of the 2020 election and defended former president Donald Trump

24.6k

Oct 29th 2022, 7:40 AM

# USA

Intruder shouted 'Where is Nancy?' before assaulting Pelosi's husband in their home

The US Speaker of the House of Representatives was not in her home at the time.

47.8k

Updated

Oct 28th 2022, 7:38 PM

# Harvey Weinstein

Dancer in Weinstein film tells court he sexually assaulted her

Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to four counts of rape and seven other counts of sexual assault.

17.7k

Oct 28th 2022, 9:39 AM

# North Korea

North Korean nuclear test would meet 'unprecedented' response: US, Japan, South Korea

Seoul and Washington have repeatedly warned that Pyongyang could be close to testing an atomic bomb for the first time since 2017.

17.4k

Oct 26th 2022, 8:01 AM

# harvey weinstein trial

Woman tells LA court ‘Harvey Weinstein rape filled her with guilt'

The woman was the first of eight accusers set to testify in Los Angeles where the 70-year-old is on trial for rape and sexual assault.

10.9k

Oct 26th 2022, 7:01 AM

# Huawei

Chinese officers charged in plot to obstruct US Huawei probe

Washington has long accused Beijing of meddling in US political affairs and stealing secrets and intellectual property.

9.6k

Oct 24th 2022, 8:11 PM

# Washington DC

Investigators demand Trump testifies about US Capitol Hill riot

Lawmakers say the former president was the “central cause” of a coordinated effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

10.3k

Oct 21st 2022, 9:35 PM

# Streets of philadelphia

'Every single vote matters': Biden travels to Philly as activists hit local bars ahead of the midterms

With polling less than three weeks away, it’s all to play for in Pennsylvania.

9.9k

Oct 21st 2022, 7:35 AM

# Court

Trump to testify in defamation case against him after claiming writer lied by saying he raped her

E. Jean Carroll, 78, alleges that Trump raped her in the changing room of a New York department store.

12.6k

Oct 19th 2022, 2:58 PM

# Connecticut

Police officer wounded in apparent ambush shot and killed attacker

Two other police officers were killed in the attack.

43.3k

Oct 15th 2022, 5:46 PM

# missile tests

North Korea says recent tests were 'tactical nuclear' drills

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared the country an “irreversible” nuclear power.

10.4k

Oct 10th 2022, 6:58 AM

# Connecticut

Jury yet to reach verdict in Alex Jones' Sandy Hook defamation trial

The jury must decide how much Jones and his company Free Speech Systems should pay to relatives of eight Sandy Hook victims.

10.7k

Oct 7th 2022, 11:02 PM

# Texas

Uvalde school district suspend entire police force following outrage over officer

It follows the hiring of a former state trooper who was part of the police response during the shooting at Robb Elementary School in May.

34.4k

Oct 7th 2022, 10:40 PM

# New York

First witness in Kevin Spacey trial claims sexual abuse by actor

Andrew Holtzman was called to testify by lawyers for actor Anthony Rapp.

15.4k

Oct 7th 2022, 9:41 PM

# Connecticut

Closing arguments held in Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook defamation trial

The trial will determine how much Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, should pay for claiming the school shooting was a hoax.

9.2k

Oct 6th 2022, 10:35 PM

# US

Joe Biden pardons thousands for ‘simple possession’ of marijuana

The US President also urged governors to extend the clemency to the far bigger number of people

26.4k

Oct 6th 2022, 9:00 PM

# US

Bodies of kidnapped California family including baby found in orchard

The announcement came after authorities released surveillance video of a man kidnapping eight-month-old Aroohi Dheri.

43.1k

Oct 6th 2022, 8:51 AM

# Court

Scrubs co-executive producer charged with 18 counts of sexual assault

Eric Weinberg is said to have ‘relied on his Hollywood credentials’ to lure young women to photo shoots where he allegedly assaulted them.

29.4k

Oct 6th 2022, 7:25 AM

# Halyna Hutchins

Alec Baldwin reaches settlement with family of cinematographer killed on film set

The actor fatally shot Halyna Hutchins with a prop gun during a rehearsal for “Rust” in New Mexico last October.

19.4k

Oct 5th 2022, 4:12 PM

# US

Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene over classified documents seized in Mar-a-Lago raid

A US court last month allowed the Justice Department to resume its use of the documents as part of its ongoing criminal investigation.

18.1k

Oct 4th 2022, 11:04 PM

# RIP

Tributes paid to country music pioneer Loretta Lynn, who has died aged 90

A family statement shared online said the songwriter died peacefully in her sleep this morning.

25.0k

Updated

Oct 4th 2022, 8:54 PM

# Trump

Donald Trump files $475-million lawsuit against CNN for alleged defamation

Trump at a rally in Michigan last weekend.

16.4k

Oct 4th 2022, 7:14 AM

# United Nations

US asks UN Human Rights Council to debate rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region

A UN report on Xinjiang published last month cited possible crimes against humanity against Uyghur Muslims in the region.

5.3k

Sep 26th 2022, 11:40 AM

# Ukraine

Drone attack hits Ukraine as US warns Russia of ‘consequences’ over nuclear weapons

A massive fire and explosion was caused in the port of Odessa.

34.5k

Updated

Sep 26th 2022, 10:04 AM

# risk of recession

'Certainly a risk' of US recession, says US Treasury Secretary

Janet Yellen added that ‘we’ve got a good strong labor market, and I believe it’s possible to maintain that.’

15.4k

Sep 11th 2022, 7:06 PM

# out of court

Judge dismisses Donald Trump’s Russia probe suit against Hillary Clinton and FBI

US District Judge Donald Middlebrooks said Trump’s lawsuit contained ‘glaring structural deficiencies’ .

30.7k

Sep 9th 2022, 9:32 PM