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IS “Beatle” El Shafee Elsheikh has been found guilty of hostage-taking and conspiring to murder journalists and aid workers in Syria. The 33-year-old former...

The rollercoaster story of Elon Musk becoming Twitter’s largest single shareholder is set to continue, as another shareholder has filed a lawsuit against him....

Police have released details of a “person of interest” they are searching for following a shooting on a rush-hour subway train in New York....

Tough sanctions against the international Kinahan crime cartel have been imposed by the US government, as part of a major new operation against the...

Pop star Britney Spears has revealed she is pregnant with her third child – months after winning her conservatorship legal battle. The singer shared...

US citizens are now able to select a gender-neutral “X” on their passport. Some 1.2 million and four million people in the US are...

A murder charge against a Texas woman over a “self-induced abortion” will be dropped, according to local officials. Lizelle Herrera, 26, was arrested on...

NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins has died aged 24 after being hit by a dump truck while out walking in south Florida. The Pittsburgh Steelers...

A woman in Texas has been charged with murder over what law enforcement described as a “self-induced abortion”. Lizelle Herrera, 26, was arrested by...

Alabama’s governor has signed into law new rules that could see doctors face jail if they continue to prescribe hormone treatment and puberty-blocking medication...

Will Smith will not be allowed to attend any Academy events for 10 years after slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage at the ceremony....

A boy was left with a fractured skull and brain damage when he was accidentally hit by a stray throw at a professional baseball...

Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed as the first black woman to sit on the US Supreme Court in its 233-year history. The judge...

An “aggressive” fox that bit a congressman and at least eight other people outside the US Capitol has tested positive for rabies. Police managed...

The US has announced sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters. The latest move is partly in response to scenes in Bucha,...

US police have identified the so-called “I-65 Killer”, also known as the “Days Inn Killer”, who murdered three motel clerks near a Midwest highway...

A man arrested over a mass shooting that left six people dead had posted a live Facebook video of himself posing with a handgun...

Britney Spears has announced she is writing a new tell-all memoir, saying the process has been “healing and therapeutic”. The pop star, who was...

Sacramento Police have said they have made an arrest after a mass shooting in California’s state capital during the early hours of Sunday morning....