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A ‘sensitive’ diplomatic cable released by the US has revealed more than £260 million has been secretly spent by Russia to try to influence...

Ken Starr, the former judge and lawyer whose ‘Whitewater’ criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president’s impeachment, has died. Mr Starr, who...

The rocket company owned by the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has suffered its first launch failure – with an escape system flinging the crew...

A 52-year-old US man flagged down a police car and confessed to murder. The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Jay Albert Stevens waved down...

Americans are marking the 21st anniversary of 9/11 with tributes to those who died in the deadliest terror attack on US soil. The commemoration...

The family of Pop Idol star Darius Campbell Danesh have thanked everyone for their “love and kindness” following his death, and said that the...

US President Joe Biden has confirmed he is planning to attend the Queen’s funeral when it takes place in the UK. While no formal...

A hiker who went to go and find help for his girlfriend after she became ill has been found dead near a trail in...

The American president has paid tribute to a “steadying presence, a source of comfort and pride for generations” in his fulsome and personal statement...

Hurricane Earl, which is churning towards Bermuda, is forecast to strengthen and bring dangerous surf and rip current conditions over the eastern US coastline...

Ricky Martin has filed a lawsuit against the nephew who claimed he had been in a sexual relationship with the singer and had subsequently...

Barack and Michelle Obama have returned to the White House for the unveiling of their official portraits. More than five years after Mr Obama...

A document describing a foreign government’s military defences, including its nuclear capabilities, was reportedly found in the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s...

Memphis Police have said that a body found in a three-day exhaustive search for heiress Eliza Fletcher, who was allegedly kidnapped while jogging, has...

The man charged with abducting a Memphis heiress was previously sentenced to 24 years in jail for another kidnapping. Cleotha Abston, 38, was arrested...

The operator of California’s power grid has asked people to conserve energy for the sixth day in a row as the state swelters in...

Police investigating the disappearance of a missing Tennessee heiress who was allegedly kidnapped and forced into an SUV while jogging have arrested a man....

Donald Trump has suggested that he may run again for the US presidency in 2024. The former president was back on the campaign trail...

NASA has called off the launch of its Artemis 1 rocket after a leak developed – the second time it has failed to go...