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Campaigners on both sides knew the judges’ likely decision, but when it came there was still a flood of emotion outside the Supreme Court....

The US Supreme Court has voted to overturn the constitutional right to choose abortion which has existed for almost 50 years, paving the way...

The US Senate has passed a rare bipartisan package of gun safety legislation, sending it to the House of Representatives for further approval. The...

A judge has given final approval to a $1bn settlement for victims of the Miami apartment block collapse which killed 98 people. The bulk...

A woman was rescued from a “five-hour hostage situation” after including a note saying “please call the police” with a takeaway order. Staff at...

A plane carrying 126 people caught fire after it was forced to crash land at Miami International Airport when its front landing gear failed....

The Robb Elementary School, where 19 students and two teachers were gunned down, is to be demolished. High school dropout Salvador Ramos, went on...

Multiple police officers armed with rifles and at least one ballistic shield were on site at the Texas school shooting within 19 minutes –...

Elon Musk’s transgender daughter has applied to legally change her name because she no longer wants to “live with or wish to be related...

A police officer armed with a rifle hesitated when he had an opportunity to shoot the Uvalde school gunman, it has been reported. The...

US President Joe Biden has fallen off his bike in Delaware as he celebrated his 45th wedding anniversary on a weekend away with wife...

In a characteristically bombastic speech, former President Donald Trump has spoken for the first time publicly about the Capitol riots hearing – dismissing it...

A pensioner shot dead three guests at a church potluck dinner in a wealthy suburb of Alabama. Police said the 71-year-old man, who had...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the United States acts as if it is “sent by God to Earth with their sacred interests” in a...

Amber Heard was “ice cold” and “didn’t seem natural” in court, a juror in the multimillion-dollar libel case brought by her ex-husband Johnny Depp...

Donald Trump “poured gasoline on the fire” during the riots at the US Capitol on 6 January 2021, a House investigation has heard. And...

A Republican state representative who describes himself as a death penalty supporter has said he believes that death row inmate Richard Glossip is innocent....

A dozen children were served floor sealant instead of milk at a day care summer programme at a school in Alaska. Several students complained...

The man who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan has been fully released 41 years after the shooting. John Hinckley Jr, now 67, seriously wounded...