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Tropical storm Ian has strengthened into a hurricane set to unleash significant winds, flash floods and mudslides in Florida, Cuba and Jamaica, weather experts...

The Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth has arrived in New York for its deployment to the United States to host an Anglo-American military...

Rihanna will perform at the next Super Bowl halftime show, the NFL has announced. The 34-year-old singer shared a photo of her hand holding...

A state of emergency has been declared in Florida as Tropical Storm Ian heads towards the US coast and is forecast to become a...

Abortions have effectively been banned in Arizona after a judge lifted an injunction that had blocked prosecutions for nearly 50 years. Women will have...

Officials in Alabama have halted the lethal injection execution of a prisoner on death row because they couldn’t find a vein before the midnight...

A Florida highway was forced to temporarily close after a multi-vehicle crash caused thousands of cans of beer to cover the road. The semi-trailer...

A NASA-built spacecraft will deliberately crash into an asteroid as part of a test mission later this month. The spacecraft, known as Double Asteroid...

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...