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The US central bank has imposed its third major interest rate rise in a row. The Federal Reserve has once again hiked rates by...

Donald Trump and three of his children have been served with a lawsuit alleging “years of bank, tax and insurance fraud”. New York attorney...

The US president says Russia has “shamelessly violated the core tenets” of the United Nations charter with its “brutal, needless war” in Ukraine. Delivering...

Dramatic cockpit video shows a military jet striking a vulture moments before it plummets to the ground in Texas. The newly released clip shows...

The actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather has accepted an apology from the Oscars almost 50 years after she was booed off stage. In 1973...

A young sailor accused of setting fire to a US Navy warship was angry about being assigned to deck duty after failing to become...

A judge has ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning his murder conviction, which was the subject of the popular Serial podcast. Mr...

American President Joe Biden has said US forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion – his strongest words yet on...

Joe Biden has said the UK was fortunate to have had the Queen for 70 years, adding: “We all were, the world’s better for...

President Biden and his wife Jill are expected to pay their respects to the Queen on Sunday after flying into the UK for Her...

In January 1960 a letter arrived at the White House in Washington.  It was for the president, and it contained a recipe for drop...

A mother charged with drowning her three children at New York’s Coney Island beach has been arraigned on murder charges. Erin Merdy faces three...

The iconic jersey worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan during the opening match of the 1998 NBA finals has sold at auction for a...

Two buses of migrants from the US-Mexico border were dropped off near Vice President Kamala Harris’s home, as three Republican governors continue to use...

Baltimore prosecutors have filed a motion seeking a new trial for Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction was the subject of the hugely popular Serial...

The billionaire owner of Patagonia has given his business away to an environmental trust and non-profit. The company will continue to produce outdoor clothing,...

A prisoner on death row in Alabama could be executed next week using a new, untried method that deprives the body of oxygen. James...

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...