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Bob Dole, who overcame severe combat wounds to become a senior figure in US politics, has died at the age of 98. The long-time...

A Republican congressman has been criticised for posting a picture of himself and his family posing with guns, just days after four teenagers were...

The parents of a teenage school shooting suspect who disappeared after they were charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter have pleaded not guilty....

A handbook Ghislaine Maxwell gave to staff working at Jeffrey Epstein’s house in Palm Beach – in which they were told to “see nothing,...

Involuntary manslaughter charges have been filed against the parents of a 15-year-old accused of killing four students and wounding seven others at a Michigan...

Alec Baldwin has said he does not feel guilt over the fatal film-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins – and that there is “only...

Ghislaine Maxwell told a former maintenance man for Jeffrey Epstein not to look the financier in the eye, jurors have heard. Maxwell introduced herself...

Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, is currently on trial, facing eight charges – including six counts of enticing minors and sex...

A fourth student has died following the school shooting in Michigan. Three other students were killed when a 15-year-old boy opened fire at his...

The US Supreme Court has signalled a willingness to curtail abortion rights in the US and possibly overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling...

Outside Mississippi’s only abortion clinic, it is rowdy, tense, and uncomfortable.   As women turn up to receive abortions at Jackson Women’s Health, they...

Tiger Woods has said be won’t be able to play golf full-time “ever again” after a car crash in which he could have lost...

The new Omicron variant of COVID-19 is a “cause for concern and not for panic”, Joe Biden has said. The US president told reporters...

Ghislaine Maxwell targeted young girls and manipulated them before “serving them up for sexual abuse”, a US prosecutor said in her opening statement in...

For a woman known around the world, who has been the focus of documentaries, podcasts and endless news coverage, Ghislaine Maxwell still remains an...

More than $1.5m (£1.1m) has been raised to help an American man who was freed after spending 43 years in jail for a triple...

The long-awaited trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, who is facing six sex-trafficking charges, is due to start in New York on Monday. The charges involve...

Stephen Sondheim – the composer and lyricist behind some of the world’s best-known musicals – has died aged 91. Just some of his best-known...

NASA has delayed the launch of its new James Webb Space Telescope following an “incident” that happened affecting its connection to the rocket. The...