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President Biden has announced his first annual budget – a $6trn (£4.2trn) package that includes investment in fighting climate change and steep tax hikes...

People in California are being offered the chance to win a $1.5m (£1.06m) lottery prize if they get a coronavirus vaccine. Ten vaccinated residents...

A co-founder of Black Lives Matter is to step down from its foundation but insisted her decision is not linked to what she branded...

A former NASA astronaut has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after killing two young sisters in a car crash nearly five years ago.  James Halsell...

Marcus Rashford has had a Zoom call with Barack Obama, describing the experience as “surreal”. The 23-year-old footballer met virtually with the former president...

A mechanic at a San Jose, California rail yard has shot dead eight co-workers before taking his own life as police officers arrived on...

A man has walked free from prison after 32 years after his murder conviction was overturned due to new evidence. Gilbert Poole Jr, 56,...

Prosecutors in New York have convened a special grand jury as part of a two-year investigation into Donald Trump’s business dealings. According to news...

George Floyd’s daughter led a chant of “say his name” outside the White House, a year after the 46-year-old man was murdered by a...

US President Joe Biden will meet with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for face-to-face talks in Geneva on 16 June. The main focus will be...

Hundreds of people are expected to join members of George Floyd’s family in Minneapolis today to commemorate one year since he was murdered by...

In the Third Ward of Houston in Texas, the name and face of George Floyd adorn dozens of walls. The murals and slogans reflect...

Virgin Galactic has made its first rocket-powered flight from New Mexico to the fringe of space in a manned shuttle. Two pilots made the...

Two prison officers who were guarding paedophile Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself have avoided jail after admitting they falsified records. Tova Noel...

Pop megastar Lady Gaga has admitted she went through a “total psychotic break” after being left pregnant by her alleged rapist. WARNING: The piece...

Sixty-eight big cats have been seized from an animal park featured in the hit Netflix series Tiger King. Lions, tigers, lion-tiger hybrids and a...

Kendall Jenner has come under fire again amid allegations of cultural appropriation over a campaign shot in Mexico for her new tequila brand. The...

Bodycam footage of a death in custody in the US show police officers repeatedly using a stun gun on an unarmed black man as...

The US House of Representatives has voted for an independent commission on the violent siege on the Capitol building. Modelled on the investigation into...