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US Vice President Kamala Harris has tested positive for COVID-19. A statement from her press secretary said she had “exhibited no symptoms” and will...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has asked whether Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter will give China “a bit of leverage” over the platform. Twitter...

Twitter has reached an agreement for the billionaire Elon Musk to buy the social media platform in a $44bn (£34.6bn) deal. The announcement follows,...

Twitter is facing increasing pressure from shareholders to seek a deal with Elon Musk. The world’s richest man has offered to buy the social...

A Philadelphia toddler who was shot several times when his father brought him to a drug deal as protection, has died. Yaseem Jenkins, who...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has visited Kyiv, according to a Ukrainian presidential adviser. He met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and was expected to...

A woman had to be rescued by firefighters after falling into a toilet while trying to find her mobile phone that had accidentally been...

The European Union could fine big tech companies billions of pounds as part of a new landmark deal to tackle hate speech, disinformation, and...

Firearms are now the leading cause of death among children and teenagers in the United States, figures suggest. More people aged one to 19...

A passenger who was punched in the face by Mike Tyson threw a water bottle at him before the confrontation, his representatives have claimed....

Johnny Depp has faced hours of tough questioning from Amber Heard’s lawyer during his libel trial – with graphic texts about his ex-wife and...

The Florida Senate has passed a bill that would dissolve the special taxing district that allows Walt Disney Co to self-govern in its theme...

A report into the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the film set of Rust by actor Alec Baldwin has found that management “knew...

The body of a young boy has been found hidden inside a suitcase in Indiana. The child, who has not yet been identified, was...

A mystery spike in hepatitis cases among children in the UK that has seen six youngsters needing liver transplants has now been seen in mainland...

People are no longer required to wear a face mask on public transport in the US after a federal judge voided a national mandate,...

A series of pictures showing Johnny Depp with apparent lacerations, bruising and scratches to his face alleged to have been caused by Amber Heard...

Art Rupe – the music executive who helped R&B go mainstream – has died aged 104. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member...

Several people have been injured in a shooting at a shopping mall in South Carolina, US police said. The Columbia Police Department said those...