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A senior state official has become the first openly transgender person to be confirmed by the US Senate. Rachel Levine, the former Pennsylvania Health...

The jury has been selected in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former US police officer accused of murdering George Floyd. Opening statements are...

AstraZeneca has defended its use of coronavirus vaccine data after US authorities suggested some results from a large American-led trial may have been based...

President Joe Biden has called for an assault weapon ban and the closure of background check loopholes, after the seventh mass killing this year...

US police carrying out a drug raid have discovered a semi-automatic pistol disguised as a toy Nerf gun. The Glock pistol had a 50-round...

A murder suspect in the US has claimed to have killed 16 people, including his estranged wife, prosecutors said. Sean Lannon made the admission...

Donald Trump plans to launch his own social media platform in two-three months’ time, it is claimed. Jason Miller, a spokesman for Trump’s 2020...

An emergency curfew has been imposed for Miami Beach as thousands gathered to celebrate spring break – with reports of fights breaking out. Revellers...

Hundreds of people have gathered in Atlanta to support the Asian American community after six Asian women were killed in three spas in the...

Joe Biden is “just fine” after he fell up a flight of stairs as he boarded his presidential plane on Friday. The US president,...

US and Chinese officials have clashed during their first face-to-face meeting since Joe Biden became president. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese...

Racism is persistent and pervasive in America’s history and present, but what about its future? US correspondent Cordelia Lynch reflects on whether the US...

President Joe Biden says his administration will meet his goal of giving 100 million vaccine shots on Friday – six weeks ahead of schedule....

Vladimir Putin has hit back at Joe Biden after the US president said he agreed that his Russian counterpart was a “killer”. Mr Putin...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has sent back the first sounds of it driving on Mars – giving further insight into the Red Planet’s environment. The...

Demi Lovato says she was raped when she was just 15 and working for the Disney Channel in the late 2000s. Speaking in her...

Eight people have been killed in shootings at massage parlours in and around Atlanta, Georgia. A 21-year-old man suspected of carrying out all three...

Former US first lady Michelle Obama has said it “wasn’t a complete surprise” to hear the Duchess of Sussex’s claims of racism within the...

A man convicted of slaughtering his parents and four siblings in a home that later inspired the The Amityville Horror book and movies has...