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The head of Islamic State in Syria has been killed in a US drone strike, according to the Pentagon. Maher al-Agal, one of the...

The “deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date” has been revealed. The picture was made public by NASA and is...

Mass shootings in America have become so common that an official handbook has been prepared to help mayors to cope when there is a...

Hollywood actor Paul Rudd has become a real-life superhero after reaching out to a schoolboy whose yearbook was only signed by two students. Rudd,...

Amber Heard’s lawyers have made another call for a re-trial of her defamation case with Johnny Depp. In documents filed on Friday, the actress’s...

Elon Musk has pulled out of a deal to take over Twitter for $44bn (£36.5bn). In a statement provided to the US Securities and...

A woman has been left feeling “very relieved and excited” after firefighters dived into a river to retrieve her huge diamond ring after it...

Ahead of the biggest premiere the world of astronomy has ever seen, NASA has published the cosmic A-list that will be appearing through the...

Ghislaine Maxwell has officially appealed against her conviction and sentence in the United States for sex trafficking. The 60-year-old was found guilty of luring...

Derek Chauvin has been given a 21-year jail sentence for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin will serve the federal sentence at the same...

US basketball player Brittney Griner has pleaded guilty to drugs charges in a Russian court. The 31-year-old was arrested at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport in...

An armed policeman at the Uvalde school massacre had an opportunity to shoot the gunman but missed his chance waiting for permission from a...

The man charged with killing seven people in a shooting on an Independence Day parade in Chicago has confessed to police that he fired...

A two-year-old has been left an orphan after both of his parents were killed when a rooftop sniper opened fire on the Fourth of...

The man suspected of shooting dead six people in Chicago was dressed as a woman to hide his facial tattoos, in a bid to...

The man suspected of killing at least six people and seriously injuring more than 30 at a Fourth of July parade in Chicago has...

Jeff Bezos has clashed with US President Joe Biden’s administration on Twitter over the cost of petrol for American consumers. Mr Biden had tweeted...

Police have released bodycam footage showing the moment a black man was shot up to 60 times after he fled a traffic stop. Eight...

A one-year-old has died in the US state of Georgia after being left inside a parked car outside a Walgreens for up to four...