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Thirteen US states and Washington DC are suing TikTok over claims it is harming children’s mental health and not doing enough to protect them....

Florida is bracing for the landfall of category five Hurricane Milton, as officials have pleaded with residents to follow evacuation orders. Given the potential...

Hurricane Milton is set to make landfall in the US as a Category 4 storm, just days after Hurricane Helene caused more than 200...

Donald Trump has suggested migrants in the US who have committed murder have done so because “it’s in their genes”. While seeking to criticise...

Some Americans are already voting for their next president and, if polls are to be believed, the economy and immigration are at the forefront...

Swarms of wasps stirred up by flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene have prompted US health officials to stock up on allergy medication....

Country music star Garth Brooks has been accused of rape and sexual assault in a lawsuit filed by his former hair and make-up artist....

Donald Trump has remade the American political landscape. His is a remarkable if often controversial story from a real estate mogul to the White...

Three police officers have been convicted of witness tampering in the case of Tyre Nichols, who died after a prolonged beating during a traffic...

Melania Trump has reportedly defended the right to abortion in her upcoming memoir, writing that “restricting a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate...

A couple killed when Hurricane Helene hit the US last week were found hugging each other in bed, their grandson has said. Jerry Savage,...

Two students have made a pair of smart glasses with facial recognition technology to discover the private information of strangers. In a video demonstration,...

A couple who suffered serious injuries in a crash while in an Uber have been told they cannot sue the firm – because they...

The start of the annual Fat Bear Week contest in the US was delayed this week after one of the potential contestants was killed...

A doctor charged in connection with the death of Friends star Matthew Perry has pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to distribute the...

Tim Walz and JD Vance have defended their respective running mates during their first and possibly only vice presidential debate. Hosted by CBS News,...

The primary aim for candidates in a vice-presidential debate is to do no harm to the name at the top of the ticket. Both...

John Amos, best known for his roles in the 1977 miniseries Roots and Die Hard 2, has died at the age of 84. He...

The challenges are greatest in the rural parts of this western half of North Carolina. The road into Swannanoa is open now but many...