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Simone Biles has won bronze in the women’s balance beam final in her eagerly awaited return to action at the Tokyo Olympics. Biles made...

The White House has defended plans for Barack Obama’s 60th birthday this weekend, as America brings back some COVID-19 restrictions due to a surge...

A US police officer has become the third suicide among those who defended the Capitol building from rioters in January. Washington DC police officer...

Simone Biles, who has pulled out of several events at the Tokyo Olympics citing the need to protect her mental health, will compete in...

A TikTok star has died after spending several days on life support following a shooting inside a cinema in the US, police and his...

Amanda Knox has claimed new film Stillwater sensationalises her life and rips off her story “without her consent” and “at the expense of her...

Simone Biles has pulled out of another two Olympics finals, USA Gymnastics has said. The four-time Olympic gold medallist has ruled herself out of...

Donald Trump’s tax returns must be given to congressional investigators by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US Justice Department has said. In a...

The amount of ice that melted from Greenland on Tuesday alone would be enough to cover the whole US state of Florida in two...

President Joe Biden has called on states and local authorities in the US to offer residents $100 (£71) to get vaccinated against COVID-19. State...

A tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii after an 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaska Peninsula. Alerts have been issued for the...

America’s central bank is monitoring the spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus amid concern that it could hold back parts of the...

A man has been jailed for life after killing a 21-year-old student who mistook his car for her Uber ride. It took just over...

Simone Biles says mental health concerns were behind her shock withdrawal from the team gymnastics final at the Tokyo Olympics as she admitted: “I...

Olympic champion Simone Biles has pulled out of the gymnastics team finals due to an apparent injury. The record-breaking American athlete had a rocky...

President Joe Biden is to end the US military’s combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year after coming to an agreement...

The US is “going in the wrong direction” on coronavirus as cases soar due to the Delta variant and a large proportion of unvaccinated...

Two weeks after the largest anti-government demonstrations in decades in Cuba, activist groups say more than 500 protestors are still missing. Thousands of people...

R Kelly is facing additional accusations in his sex trafficking case, including one that he had sexual contact with an underage boy that he...