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American basketball star Brittney Griner has told a US diplomat she is “keeping the faith” after appearing in a Russian court on cannabis possession...

A judge has stopped the US state of Kentucky from imposing an almost complete ban on abortion. A law enacted there in 2019 proposed...

The man suspected to have been driving the truck in which dozens of migrants died during a people smuggling attempt in Texas pretended to...

US President Joe Biden’s efforts to enforce environmental regulation in the world’s second-most polluting country have been dealt a major blow by a Supreme...

This January 6th committee has been struggling to cut through. Despite some extraordinary revelations over three weeks, Americans seem to be so desensitised and...

Donald Trump tried to grab the steering wheel from a US Secret Service agent when told he would not be taken to the US...

The number of migrants who were found dead inside a truck in Texas has risen to fifty, Mexico’s Foreign Minister said. The deceased migrants...

At least 40 people have been found dead inside a lorry in Texas, the state’s governor Greg Abbott has confirmed. Citing a source close...

Rudy Giuliani has claimed he was the victim of what could have been a deadly assault after he was allegedly slapped on the back...

Beyond the protests at the last remaining abortion clinic for hundreds of miles, the patients have been arriving one after the other.  Deeply personal...

On the corner of a street in Jackson, Mississippi, America’s reckoning with abortion is up close and raw. The entrance to the car park...

Joe Biden is continuing to look for “solutions” after the US Supreme Court overturned the right to access an abortion in a history-making decision...

Protests are continuing in cities and towns across America after the Supreme Court stripped away constitutional protection for those seeking abortions. The court overturned...

Campaigners on both sides knew the judges’ likely decision, but when it came there was still a flood of emotion outside the Supreme Court....

The US Supreme Court has voted to overturn the constitutional right to choose abortion which has existed for almost 50 years, paving the way...

The US Senate has passed a rare bipartisan package of gun safety legislation, sending it to the House of Representatives for further approval. The...

A judge has given final approval to a $1bn settlement for victims of the Miami apartment block collapse which killed 98 people. The bulk...

A woman was rescued from a “five-hour hostage situation” after including a note saying “please call the police” with a takeaway order. Staff at...

A plane carrying 126 people caught fire after it was forced to crash land at Miami International Airport when its front landing gear failed....